· Yes, now he lives in Moscow, but some years ago he lived in London.
to learn English;
to produce machines Model A;
to sell machines Model A 10;
to buy chemical equipment from Green & Sons;
to work at a plant;
to live in a new district of Minsk
Exercise 4. Say and respond as in the model.
· They say your managers started work at 10 yesterday.
· No, they didn’t. They started work at 9.15.
to buy kitchen equipment from France;
to have talks with the British businessmen;
to make a contract with Brown & Co;
to receive two offers from Brown & Co;
to spend the weekend outside Minsk
Exercise 5. Ask and answer as in the model.
· Did you stay at home last night?
· No, I didn’t. I went out.
to receive much mail;
to discuss the terms of payment;
to go to the plant;
to watch TV;
to live in an old district of Minsk;
to invite friends to your place
The verb to be in the Past Simple Tense
To be – was\were – been
I was
You were
He was
She was
It was
We were
You were
They were
Exercise 6. Ask and answer as in the model.
· Was the General Director in the office yesterday?
· No, he wasn’t. he was in the conference room.
Mr. Blake\at home
Mrs. Blake\in the living-room
the Blakes\at their friends’ place
the Blakes’ children\at home
Nancy\in the kitchen
the girls\in the park
Adverbs much (ìíîãî), little (ìàëî)
Íàðå÷èÿ muchè little â ïðåäëîæåíèÿõ ñòîÿò ïîñëå ãëàãîëîâ. Íàðå÷èå much ìîæåò çàìåíÿòüñÿ a lot.
At our lessons we speak English a lot.
People in England love their homes very much.
I have never been to Tashkent and I know very little about this city.
Exercise 7. Insert much, very much, a lot, and little.
I work at my English …
I help my wife at home …
We know about London …
I speak on the phone …
Jobs and Problems
Everyone sees life through their job. To the doctor, the world is a hospital. To truck drivers, it’s a road system.
A. Gray, a Scottish writer
Exercise 1. Look at these jobs. Who do you think should get the highest salary for the job? Put the jobs in order, the highest salary first.
1. a lawyer
2. a nurse
3. a football star
4. an accountant
5. a fashion model
6. a postal worker
7. a firefighter
8. a teacher
9. an advertising executive
Are the real salaries in the same order in our country?
Exercise 2. What do you like or not like in your job?
· a lot of telephone calls
· writing lots of reports
· working with the same people
· working with a lot of different people
· working on your own
· sharing an office
· using English at work
· working flexible hours (including weekends)
· casual dress
· uniforms
Which is more important to you, a high salary or a job you enjoy?
Exercise 3.
A. Complete the first part of this advertisement with the verbs from the box. Use the words in brackets to help you.
improve lead increase set up train develop
KARADA MODE PLC
European Manager ˆ50K + car
Are you the person we are looking for?
The Role
We are looking for a talented person for this position. In this exciting job you will need to:
· … a team of 25 (to be in charge of)
· … a new branch in Amsterdam (to start)
· … new staff (to teach)
· … sales in all markets (to make more)
· … new products (to create)
· … communication between our head office and local branches (to make better)