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 CONTENTS

1. 1. Introductions ......................................................................................... 3

1.2 How old are you? ................................................................................6

2.1 My team....................................................................................................9

2.2 Meet Saleem Hanif.............................................................................12

3.1 Work and leisure....... .............................................................................15

3.2 Work and leisure................................................................................18

4.1 How many visitors?.................................................................................21

4.2. My workspace...................................................................................24

5.1 What‟s she doing?...................................................................................27

5.2 The truck‟s leaving now.....................................................................30

6.1 Eating around the world..........................................................................33

6.2 Tipping...............................................................................................36

7.1 Helping people to learn...........................................................................39

7.2 Revision.............................................................................................42

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 1.1 Introductions
Which introduction is more formal?
1. Read and then complete the sentences under the pictures:

Hello, my name is
Carla Schmidt. I am from
Berlin, Germany.

Hi, I’m Herman

Adolfsson, from Sweden.

Hello, my name’s
I’m Saleem Hanif. Carmen Jones. I’m
I’m from Malaysia, from England.
from Kuala Lumpur.

a. Hello. My name …….………………………… Carla. I am …….…………………………

Germany.
b. Hi, …….………………………… Herman Adolfsson, …….…………………………
Sweden.
c. I‟…….………………………… Saleem Hanif.
d. My …….………………………… Carmen. …….………………………… from England.

2. What’s your name and where are you from? Complete the sentence:

My ___________________ ___________________. ________ _________

(first name)
__________________, in __________________.
(city) (country)

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Grammar | TO BE
1. Complete the table:

I’m (I am) Malaysia.

You’re (You are) Italy.

He’s (He is) France.

_____ (She is) from Brazil.

We’re (We are) America.

_____ (You are) Sweden.

_____ (They are) Poland.

2. Complete the following text with the correct form of the verb ‘to be’.
My name _________ Ingrid. I _______ a graphic designer and I _______ from Munich. I
______ married with two children. They ______ both in high school. Their school _________
near my office. My husband __________ an engineer. We ________ interested in travelling
and the cinema. My sister __________ an accountant.

3. Complete the table:

Are you from Argentina? No, I’m not . I’m from Chile.

Is _____ he from Australia? No, he isn’t . He’s from New Zealand.

________ she from France? No, she ________. She’s from Belgium.

________you from Japan? No, we ________ . We’re from Korea.

________ they from Egypt? No, they ________ . They’re from Tunisia.

4. Use the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ to fill in the gaps:

a) It ……………………… (not) cold today. It ……………………… hot.

b) They ……………………… in the army.
c) We ……………………… (not) hungry.
d) A: ……………………… Milan in the north of Italy?
e) B: Yes, it ……………………… .
f) A: ……………………… you from Germany?
g) B: No, I ……………………… . I ……………………… from Spain.

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Grammar | A or AN

A + consonant sound
We use a before words beginning with a consonant sound (b, c, d, f, g, y etc).
E.g. a cat, a man, a company, a business

AN + vowel sound
We use an before words beginning with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u).
E.g. an answer, an office, an hour, an interesting man

Write a or an:
1. … accountant 6. … lawyer
2. … designer 7. … sales manager
3. … pilot 8. … personal assistant
4. … engineer 9. … analyst
5. … doctor 10. … business analyst

Grammar | Possessive adjectives

I my
A: What‟s your job? you your
B: I‟m an engineer. he his
she her
A: What‟s her name? it its
B: Her name is Carmen. we our
you your
they their

Complete the following text with the correct possessive adjectives:

Hello. My (I) name‟s Carla. What‟s _____ (you) name? I‟m a designer. What‟s _____
(you) job? Sven is _____ (I) colleague. This is _____ (we) office. _____ (I) desk is here and
_____ (I) computer is over here. _____ (he) desk and _____ (he) computer are over there.
These are Mark and Jessica. _____ (they) office is new. Jessica is a sales manager. _____
(she) favourite sportsman is Tiger Woods.

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 1.2 How old are you?
How old are you?
Are you thirty?

No, I’m not. I’m

twenty-seven.
We say „I am twenty–seven years old.‟
NOT „I have twenty years old.‟

Your turn: How old are you?

I __________________ .

Numbers
0 zero 11 eleven 30 thirty
1 one 12 twelve 40 forty
2 two 13 thirteen 50 fifty
3 three 14 fourteen 60 sixty
4 four 15 fifteen 70 seventy
5 five 16 sixteen 80 eighty
6 six 17 seventeen 90 ninety
7 seven 18 eighteen 100 a hundred
8 eight 19 nineteen 200 two hundred (not two hundreds)
9 nine 20 twenty 1,000 a thousand
10 ten 21 twenty-one 2,000 two thousand (not two thousands)

1. Match the numbers:

1. fifty-five a. 11
2. two hundred and thirty b. 24
3. eleven c. 93
4. thirty-seven d. 55
5. forty-eight e. 48
6. seventeen f. 65
7. sixty-five g. 37
8. twenty-four h. 415
9. four hundred and fifteen i. 230
10. ninety-three j. 17

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Speaking
Ask: How old are you?/ How old is your colleague? / Is your colleague twenty?

Vocabulary | What’s the time?

10:00 → ten o‟clock. What is the time / What time is it, please?
10:05 → five past ten It’s half past five.
10:15 → (a) quarter past ten / ten fifteen When is the meeting? / What time is the
10:20 → twenty past ten / ten twenty meeting?
10:30 → half past ten / ten thirty It’s at nine thirty in the morning.
10:45 → quarter to eleven / ten forty-five It’s early/ late.
10:55 → five to eleven / ten fifty-five

1. Match the items on the left with the ones on the right:
1. 9:30 a. a quarter past ten
2. 7:25 b. five to three
3. 11:40 c. half past nine
4. 10:15 d. eleven forty
5. 2:55 e. a quarter to four
6. 3:45 f. twenty-five past seven

2. What time is it?

It‟s …………………… . It‟s …………………… . It‟s …………………… .

It‟s …………………… . It‟s ………………… . It‟s ………………… .

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Vocabulary | Useful expressions
 at work  ill and off work
 at home  in a meeting
 out of the office  on holiday
 out to lunch  on a business trip

1. Complete the following sentences.

Example: A: It‟s 10:15. Where is her boss?

B: He is in a meeting.

1. A: It‟s 5:00. Where is Carmen?

B: ___________________________ .
2. A: It‟s 8:45. Where is your business partner? Is he is a meeting?
B: No, ___________________________ .
3. A: It‟s 3:30. Where is their boss? Is he sick?
B: Yes, ___________________________ .
4. A: It‟s 4:15. Where is your best friend?
B: ___________________________ .
5. A: It‟s 11:40. Where is Jeremy? Is he on holiday?
B: No, ___________________________ .
6. A: It‟s 1:00. Where is your colleague? Is she in her office?
B: No, ___________________________ .

2. Work in pairs. Make similar sentences.

3. Underline the correct prepositions.

1. He‟s not in his office. He‟s out by / to / in lunch.

2. My colleague is off / in / at work today because she‟s sick.
3. Carla is at / in / off work today – she‟s in her office.
4. My business partners are off / in / on a meeting right now.
5. Carmen‟s into / out to / out of the office at the moment.
6. My boss isn‟t at / off / on home today. He‟s at / in / on a business trip.
7. They are at / on / in holiday.

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 2.1 My team

Warm up
1. Which sentences describe you? What about your partner?

“I‟m always on time.‟‟ “I‟m usually very relaxed.”

“I‟m well organised.‟‟ “I‟m a hard worker.‟‟
“I often feel stressed.‟‟ “I‟m often late.‟‟
“I‟m a bit lazy sometimes.” “I‟m a bit disorganised.”

Vocabulary
1. Carmen Jones speaks about her team. Match the people in Carmen’s team with one of
her descriptions.

1. My manager 4. My husband
2. My favourite colleague 5. My PA
3. My customer

A. All managers need a good assistant and Alex is fantastic. He‟s very good at organising
things, very efficient, friendly and positive. He‟s always in a good mood.
B. Ryan is from Australia and he‟s my boss. He‟s a great motivator, but he‟s always ten
minutes late for meetings.
C. Sam is the financial man in the team. He‟s a special character, good at his job, but some
people don‟t like him because he can be very direct. Most people think he‟s rude. He‟s my
husband, but working together isn‟t a problem for us.
D. Daniel‟s based in Cardiff. When we discuss prices he can be very aggressive and
impatient. Sometimes I have to say „no‟. You can‟t always say „yes‟ to your clients.
E. Chloe is nice. She‟s a sales manager, responsible for New South Wales. She‟s very
confident and so is excellent at presenting to customers. She‟s also very creative. We get on
really well together, both in and outside the office.

2. Now read the text again and match a person in Carmen’s team with these sentences.

1. This person is not very popular with some colleagues. ………………………..

2. This person is difficult to do business with. ………………………..
3. This person has a lot of new ideas. ………………………..
4. This person is not very punctual for meetings. ………………………..
5. This person is very well organised. ………………………..

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3. Look at the two columns. Match the words on the left with their opposites on the
right.

punctual in a bad mood

organised late
good with computers rude
tidy inefficient
nice impolite
efficient careless
in a good mood untidy
good with detail disorganised
polite hopeless with computers

4. Now use these words and make sentences about people you know:
your boss your customer your neighbour
your children / parents your partner your teacher

5. Circle ‘the odd one out’ among these adjectives.

1. punctual on time late
2. organised untidy messy
3. polite nice rude
4. careless tidy disorganised
5. efficient organised inefficient

6. Use the words in the box to describe these two colleagues.

efficient rude disorganised tidy late
out of the office punctual good mood nice

He is very (1) disorganised and often (2) ………………………. for meetings. But he‟s a (3)
………………………. guy and is always in a (4) ………………………. . So he‟s popular
with his colleagues.

She‟s very (5) ………………………. . She checks her e-mail with a PDA when she‟s (6)
………………………., and she‟s (7) ………………………. for meetings. Her desk is always
(8) ………………………. . But the problem is, she‟s (9) ………………………. – so she‟s
not very popular.

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Grammar
Ways to build sentences using quality adjectives
 the verb to be + adjective + at + activity
She‟s good at presenting.
 the verb to be + a / an + adjective + personal noun
She‟s an excellent tennis player.

1. Use the table below to make sentences about yourself. Can you add one or two of your
own ideas?
Quality
Activity Personal noun
adjectives
Business General Business General

presenting socialising presenter socialiser excellent / great

managing people football manager footballer very good
selling tennis sales person tennis player good
(your ideas) (your ideas) (your ideas) (your ideas) not very good
bad
very bad
terrible / awful
Example: I’m great at presenting but not very good at making coffee!

Speaking
Describe a person you know. Talk about the following:
 age  two negative qualities
 job and responsibilities  one quality of the person which
 free time interests is similar to you
 two positive qualities

Writing
Write an email to a friend and describe your new colleague / boss / neighbour etc.

Useful phrases
Greeting: Dear Jack, / Hi Shirley! / Hello Anne!
Reason for writing: I want to… / Thanks for…/ Can you …? / Do you want to…? / I‟ll…
Closing an email: All the best/ Cheers/ See you/ Many thanks
Short forms: CU = See you/ TX = thanks/ RUOK = Are you ok?/ FYI = for your information

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 2.2 Meet Saleem Hanif

Reading
Saleem Hanif is the founder and CEO of SH Advertising, a famous
advertising agency. He is from Kuala Lumpur. He is 35 and he is a
very rich man. He is married, and his wife‟s name is Carole. She
isn‟t from Kuala Lumpur. She is from Manchester. Her parents are
from London. London and Manchester are cities in England. Kuala
Lumpur is a city in Malaysia. Saleem and Carole have two sons
and one daughter. They aren‟t in Malaysia now. They are on a trip to the USA to visit their
cousin Anne. She is American.
Saleem is interested in Europe, especially England. His office is full of objects from Europe.

1. Complete the following chart:

Saleem Hanif
Age 35
Nationality
Family
Job
Type of company

2.Tick the correct sentences. Correct the mistakes in the other sentences.
1. Saleem Hanif is the head of SH Advertising. ___________√__________
2. He isn‟t rich. _____He is very rich.______
3. Saleem is married with two children. _______________________
4. His wife‟s name is Penny. _______________________
5. Kuala Lumpur is in Malaysia. _______________________
6. Saleem is interested in Asia. _______________________
7. Saleem‟s office is full of objects from Germany. ________________________

3. Ask and answer questions about Saleem Hanif and his office.
A: Is Saleem Hanif from Malaysia? A: Is his wife‟s name Penny?
B: Yes, he is. B: No, it isn‟t.

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Vocabulary: Nationalities

1. Complete the chart of countries and nationalities. Add other countries and
nationalities.

Country Nationality
-an Country Nationality
Brazil Brazilian -ish
Poland .......................
Germany German
Italy ……………………… …………………. Spanish
……………………… Russian Sweden ………………………
-ese ……………………… Turkish
Japan ……………………… -others
……………………… Chinese France ………………………
-i ……………………… Greek
Kuwait ……………………… The UK ………………………
……………………… Omani The US ………………………

2. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the nationality of the companies.

A: Is Sony Japanese? A: Is Givenchy Swedish?

B: Yes, it is. B: No, it isn‟t. It‟s French.

Sony Givenchy Volvo Zara Gucci Aeroflot Michelin

Siemens McDonald’s Olympic Airways

3. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about your favourite sportsman and
sportswoman, where they are from / their nationality.

A: Who’s your favourite sportsman?

B: Tiger Woods.
A: Is he from …………………………… ?
B: No, he isn’t. He’s from America. He’s ……………………….. .

Tiger Woods

A: Who’s your favourite ………………………..?

B: Maria Sharapova.
A: Is she from ………………………..?
B. Yes, she is. She’s Russian.

Maria Sharapova

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Question words
We use question words such as what, who, What‟s his nationality? He‟s German.
where, how to ask for information. Who‟s your boss?
What‟s your job? Where is he from? / Where is your office?
I‟m a lawyer. (NOT I‟m lawyer.) How old are you? / How‟s business?
I‟m an engineer. (NOT I‟m engineer.)

Complete with who, what, where, how:

1. A: ………………………. are you today? B: Fine, thanks.
2. A: ………………………. is your boss? B: He‟s in a meeting.
3. A: ………………………. are they from? B: They‟re from France.
4. A: ……………………….‟s business? B: Business is good at the moment.
5. A: ………………………. are you from? B: I‟m from Uppsala.
6. A: ………………………. is Uppsala? B: It is in Sweden.
7. A: ………………………. is your nationality? B: I‟m English.
8. A: ……………………….‟s his boss? B: Nick Johnson.
9. A: ………………………. „s your job? B: I‟m a doctor.
10. A: ……………………….‟s her office? B: It‟s over there.

Speaking
Get to know the other people in the room, asking and answering questions about their
job, family, home etc.

Job
Remember:
When you meet someone for the first time:
Home
 Begin with ‘Nice to meet you’ or

You ‘Hello’.
 Ask questions about their job,
Family
organisation, home, city, etc.
 Use words like ‘Really’ or
‘Interesting’ as you listen.

…………  End the conversation with ‘Nice to

meet you’ or ‘Good to meet you’.

.…….

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 3.1 Work and leisure
Starting Point
1. Is there a work-life balance in your life?
2. How many hours per day do you work? How many do you sleep?

Reading
1. Read the following text:
Carlos Ghosn, Superstar
Many people in Japan think Carlos Ghosn is a superstar. But Ghosn is
not a rock star or a football player, he is the CEO and President of
two of the world's biggest car makers: Renault and Nissan.
He speaks five languages fluently and he knows some Japanese, too.
He travels all the time because he works in Paris and in Tokyo. His
schedule is very tight: he attends meetings, visits plants and
dealerships, and meets international customers. When he has time,
he also goes to car shows. Some people call him '7/11' because he
often arrives at the office at 7 o'clock in the morning and sometimes finishes at 11 p.m. He gets up early every day and
works over 70 hours a week.
But it is not all business for Ghosn. He does not work at weekends. He makes time for his wife, Rita, and their four
children. They spend time together and enjoy their hobbies. They live in France, but his elder daughter, Caroline, studies
at Stanford University.

2. Answer these questions.

1. Where does Ghosn live?
2. What does he do?
3. Why do some people call Ghosn '7/11'?
4. Why is Ghosn's schedule busy?
5. Does he work at weekends?

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Grammar| Present Simple 1

I work you work he/ she/ it works we work they work

+ I live you live he/she/ it lives we live they live
I start you start he/she/it starts we start they start
 most verbs: + -s rain→rains work→works
 -s, -sh, -ch, -o, -x: + -es pass→passes teach→teaches
he/ she/ it go→goes do→does
forms  vowel +y : + -s play→plays
 consonant +y: y→-ies fly→flies
 exceptions: have→has
I/ you / we/ they do not / don’t work.
_ He/ she/ does not / doesn’t work. (NOT He doesn‟t works.)
Do I/ you/ we/ they work?
? Does he/ she/ it work? (NOT Does he works?)

1. Write the he/ she/ it forms:

1. stay → ………………… 5. go → ………………… 9. drive → …………………

2. push → ………………… 6. start → ………………… 10. wash→ …………………
3. study→ ………………… 7. write → ………………… 11. fly → …………………
4. enjoy → ………………… 8. cook → ………………… 12. send → …………………

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form ( affirmative, negative or
interrogative)
1. ……………………………………………. (you, know) Katie?
2. Who ……………………………………………. (they, work) for?
3. We ……………………………………………. (not, work) over 40 hours a week.
4. He ……………………………………………. (work) for a British company.
5. Where ……………………………………………. (you, live)?
6. Where ……………………………………………. (he, come) from?
7. She ……………………………………………. (live) in London.
8. We ……………………………………………. (play) tennis at weekends.
9. She ……………………………………………. (not, send) emails every day.
10. What ……………………………………………. (he, do)? He‟s a manager.

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Vocabulary| Leisure activities
1. Complete the leisure activities below. Use words from the box. You can use each word
more than once.
play go to watch listen to do
1. play golf 6. ……………………. the radio
2. ……………………. TV 7. ……………………. the cinema
3. ……………………. music 8. ……………………. aerobics
4. ……………………. exercise 9. ……………………. gym
5. ……………………. tennis 10. …………………… CDs

2. Talk about your leisure activities. What do you do in your free time? Use the
following time phrases.
Times of the year
Times of the day and week  in January, February, March, April, May, June, July
 in the morning / afternoon August, September, October, November, December
 at night  on Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
 at weekends Saturday, Sunday
 at / on the weekend  in (the) spring, summer, autumn, winter

3. Complete the sentences with in, at or on.

1. We have a lot of big orders in March.
2. Do you play golf ………………. weekends?
3. She goes to her house in the country ………………. the summer.
4. Do they always go to Spain ………………. September?
5. We deliver large goods ………………. Monday afternoons.

3. Work in pairs. Ask and answer.

Useful language
in your free time?
What do you do? at the weekend?
after work?
in the evening?
 When do you ……….?
 Do you ………… at the weekend/ in the evening? Yes, I do. / No, I don‟t.
 When are you busy during the day/ week/ year? I‟m very busy ….. .
 When do you go on holiday?
 Where do you go on holiday?

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 3.2 Work and leisure

Reading
1. Read what Herman says about his day.

I try to work regular hours, from 8 to 5.30. But when

there’s a lot to do, I sometimes work in the evenings. I
never go out for lunch. I always have sandwiches at my
desk.
People in companies usually start work at 8.30 or 9.
They finish at 5.30 or 6. They work 40 hours a week, but
managers often work longer.
Shops are open all day from 9 till 7 or 8 in the
evening, sometimes later. I never go out in the evening.
during the week – I’m too tired! I usually stay at home
2. Mark each statement
and watch television.true
But or false: play tennis at the
I always
weekend.
1. Herman works in shifts. _____________
2. He always works in the evenings. _____________
3. He never goes out for lunch. _____________
4. He usually goes out in the evening. _____________
5. He always plays tennis at the weekend. _____________

Grammar| Present Simple 2

 We use the present simple to talk about habits and everyday routines:
I cook every Wednesday. She doesn‟t work at weekends.
 We often use time adverbs and time expressions
Time adverbs
never rarely not very often sometimes often usually/ normally always
0% 100%

Her colleague rarely works from home.

You are always at home before 7:00.
Time expressions
once a day/ a week/; twice a month/ a year; three times a day/ a month; every day etc.
Each year we go to France. / She works from home twice a week.

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1. Complete these time expressions. Use the following words:
three then twice week time every
1. every day 4. once a …………………
2. from ………………… to time 5. ………………… a month
3. now and ………………… 6. ………………… times a week

2. Write the words in brackets in the correct place in the sentence

1. She gets up early. (usually) → She usually gets up early.
2. They have a meeting. (twice a week) →
3. I work late. (once a month) →
4. She is friendly and nice. (always) →
4. We eat in the company cafeteria. (sometimes) →
5. My boss reads the papers. (every day) →

3. Complete the text below with the words in the box.

never always every a times usually
Javier‟s life is (1) ………………….very busy. He is president of his own company, Tecna,
which makes equipment for farms. He doesn‟t begin too early because he works late
(2)……………… evening. He (3) …………………. finishes at 9 o‟clock but sometimes
later. Javier goes to Cuba three (4) …………………. a year to visit important customers. He
also travels to Australia, China, Mexico and the USA, maybe 15 weeks (5) ………………….
year. So how does he stop stress? He walks to work most days and walks home for lunch.
And he (6) …………………. works at the weekend. He spends his time with his family on
the beach!

4. Complete these questions about Javier. Then answer.

1. When / start work?
2. What time / do finish?
3. How often / go to Cuba?
4. Where / go at lunchtime?
5. What / do at the weekend?

5. Now ask your colleagues the same questions.

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6. Look at the expressions in the box.
be at home work from home
go home at … leave for work at …
get to work at … get home at …
go to work by bus, by train, by car, on foot … be at work
be off work

Now complete the following sentences with the correct form of the expressions.

1. Sam goes to work by car – he drives to work.

2. He ………… ………… work at 7.45 every morning.

3. He ………… ………… ………… at about 8.15. am.
4. He‟s ………… ………… all day – he doesn‟t leave his office.
5. He‟s never ill, so he‟s never ………… work.
6. Sam ………… home at 6 in the evening. He ………… home at 6.30.
7. But his wife ………… from home. She‟s ………… home all day.

Speaking
Work in pairs. Ask your partner questions about his daily routines.
Useful questions:
 What time do you get up?  When do you have lunch?
 When do you start/ finish work?  When do you go home?
 How do you go to work / college?  What time do you get home?
 What time do you leave for work /  How often do you … ?
college?
 What time do you get to work /
college?

Writing
Write a paragraph about your daily programme, using the expressions above.

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 4.1 How many visitors?
Look at the table and discuss with your partner:

Questions:
 How many people work for BA Industries in London / Bristol / Birmingham?
 How many people visit the London
showroom?

BA Industries
Visitors to showroom /
Employees month
Men Women Children
London 20 350 100 50
Bristol 8 130 50 20
Birmingham 7 90 50 10

Grammar| Nouns – Plurals

Regular Irregular
 most nouns: add –s man – men
car – cars product- products woman – women
 nouns ending in –y: drop the –y and add –ies child – children
company – companies city – cities person – people
But day - days tooth – teeth
 nouns ending in –o, -ch, -ss, -sh, -x: add –es sheep - sheep
branch – branches wish – wishes box - boxes

1. Circle the correct plural:

1. child childs / children

2. bus buses / busses
3. person persons / people
4. Thursday Thursdays / Thursdies
5. watch watchs / watches
6. class classs / classes
7. holiday holidies / holidays
8. company companys / companies
9. tax taxes / taxs
10. tooth tooths / teeth

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Countable and uncountable nouns

Some nouns can have a plural form, as shown above. They are countable / count nouns.
a showroom – two showrooms an employee – five employees
The sales assistants are very helpful.
Other nouns are uncountable / uncount. They do not have a plural form. You cannot use
them with a / an.
money furniture work information
Money is important.
A lot of, many and much mean a large quantity or number of something
We use a lot of with countable plural nouns and uncountable nouns.
They don’t have a lot of vegetarian dishes here.
We have a lot of time.
We use many with countable nouns.
Many people come to the conference every year.
We use much with uncountable nouns.
Can you pay? I haven’t got much money.

1. Complete with C for count nouns and with U for uncount nouns.
1. reservation C 8. hotel ___ 15. overtime ___
2. equipment U 9. information ___ 16. receipt ___
3. air conditioning ___ 10. seat ___ 17. table ___
4. bathroom ___ 11. luggage ___ 18. tip ___
5. bill ___ 12. flight ___ 19. transport ___
6. employee ___ 13. menu ___ 20. soup ___
7. fax ___ 14. money ___ 21. work ___

2. The nouns below are only uncountable. Use some of them to complete the sentences.

advice employment equipment furniture homework

information knowledge money progress traffic

1. Some say that the purpose of business is to make money; others say that it must have
social aims.
2. When people are late for a business meeting, they usually say that they are stuck in the
__________________.
3. Those who really need __________________ usually don‟t like it and, anyway, they
are not able to follow it.
4. In our companies, we have too many facts and too much __________________ . But
we don‟t know how to use it all so that it becomes real __________________ .
5. Electrical __________________ always breaks down when you need it most. I hate
computers!
6. Levels of __________________ are so high that we can‟t find the people we‟re
looking for.

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Useful language
You can ask about numbers like this: You can answer like this:
How many cars do you sell a month? About twenty.
Not many.
Not a lot.
A lot.
You can also use a lot as an adverb.
Do you like your work?
Yes, I like it a lot.
But How much coffee do you drink during the day?
Two cups of coffee.

3. Complete the questions:

1. A: How many people do you work with?

B: Not ___________. I have only three colleagues.
2. A: Do you have a ___________ of customers?
B: We don‟t have many. There are only three or four, but they are very big customers.
3. A: How ___________ hours ___________ ___________work every week?
B: I work a lot – about 65 hours a week.
4. A: ___________ ___________weeks‟ holiday ___________ ___________ have every year?
B: Not many. Only two.
5. A: How ___________ coffee do you drink during the day?
B: I have two cups of coffee for breakfast and a coffee after lunch.

Speaking
Practice saying the questions and answers in pairs. Add at least three more questions.
For example:
 How many products do you sell?
 How many people visit your office/ showroom?
 How many people have a personal office?
 ……………………………………………………………….
 ……………………………………………………………….
 ……………………………………………………………….
 ……………………………………………………………….
 ……………………………………………………………….
 ………………………………………………………………

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 4.2 My workspace

Reading
1. Read the text
We are a German company that sells cars all over the world.
Our head office is in Frankfurt and altogether we have 25
offices and 85 showrooms in Europe, with 520 employees.
There are three showrooms in the UK – in London, Bristol and
Birmingham. There is also an office in London. There are 35
employees altogether in the UK.
There are individual offices. It‟s not open plan. My office is very nice, with very modern
furniture. There‟s no paper, or very, very little. We want a paperless office with information
on a database. In our building, there are a lot of things for staff, like a fitness centre, a very
good restaurant and drinks machines. Parking is easy: there‟s a car park for 500 cars. I like my
workplace.

2. Now complete the information

1. In Europe, including the UK offices ______ showrooms ______ employees ______
2. In the UK offices ______ showrooms ______ employees ______

Grammar
We use there + be to talk about the existence of something / about where things are.

Singular Plural
+ There is / There‟s a restaurant near the + There are two restaurants near the bank.
bank. - There aren‟t two restaurants near the
- There isn‟t a restaurant near the bank. bank.
? Is there a restaurant near the bank? ? Are there two restaurants near the bank?
Yes, there is. / No, there isn‟t. Yes, there are. / No, there aren‟t.

1. Look at the text again and complete the sentences:

1. There‟s an office in London.
2. A: ………….. there an office in Manchester?
B: No, there ………….. .

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3. A: Are ………….. showrooms in Scotland?
B: No, there ………….. .
4. A: How many showrooms ………….. there in England?
B: There ………….. three showrooms.
5. A: How ………….. employees are there in Europe?
B: There are 120 employees.

Countable and uncountable nouns with There is… / There are…

We can use There is / There are with countable nouns and uncountable nouns to describe
where we work.
Countable nouns: There’s a restaurant. / There are some table games. / There aren’t any
personal offices. / There are no personal offices.
Uncountable nouns: There’s some information on the new database. / There isn’t any paper.
/ There’s no paper.

Some / Any / A lot of

 We often use some in positive sentences or for offers and suggestions:
There are some drinks machines.
Would you like some coffee?/ How about some tea?
 We use any in questions and negative sentences:
Do you have any beef?
We haven’t got any beef today.
 But we can use a lot of in positives, questions and negatives with countable plural
nouns and uncountable nouns:
There are a lot of table games.
There isn’t a lot of time.
Do you have a lot of friends?

1. Correct the mistakes in these sentences:

1. There is two training rooms on the first floor. ______________________

2. I‟d like any water. ______________________
3. There aren‟t any private office on the top floor. ______________________
4. There isn‟t some wine left. ______________________
5. Is there a computer equipment on the first floor? ______________________
6. There isn‟t a lot of spaces in the car park. ______________________
7. Could I have any more coffee, please? ______________________
8. Do you speak some Russian? ______________________
9. He doesn‟t have some friends. ______________________
10. Can you give me any information? ______________________

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2. Choose the correct words in these sentences. Sometimes more than one word or
phrase is possible.
1. There are some / a lot of / any new computers for everyone.
2. There‟s some / any / no information on our intranet.
3. There aren‟t any / a lot of / no free spaces in our car park.
4. There isn‟t a / some / any nice food in the staff restaurant.
5. There‟s a lot of / any / no new furniture in my office.

3. Make similar sentences about your workplace.

Speaking
Ask your partner questions about his / her workplace. Find out three positive and three
negative things, and write them down.
Ask about the building : individual offices / car park / staff restaurant / swimming pool /
smoking room etc.

the area : railway station, shops, fitness centre, banks, restaurants etc

Positive things Negative things

1. ………………………….......... 4. …………………………..........
2. ………………………….......... 5. …………………………..........
3. ………………………….......... 6. …………………………..........

Remember
When talking about places, remember to:
Use There is… / There are…: There’s a big car park.
There isn’t any smoking room.
Ask questions with Is there…? / Are there…?: Is there a staff restaurant?
Are there any individual offices?

Writing
Write an email to a friend about your workspace. Tell him/her about:
 your building  staff restaurant
 your office  area
 car park

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 5.1 What’s she doing?

Reading
1. Read the e-mail:

From: teresa.pym@whamm.com
To: info@splashpools.co.uk
Date: 15 May 2012
Subject: Jacuzzis

Hello,

I am writing to ask for your help. I am buying a house in south London. We are planning the garden
now, and we are looking for an outdoor Jacuzzi. My children and I are hoping to move into the house
very soon – this week. Please can you tell me about the Jacuzzis that you sell?

Have a nice day,

Teresa Pym

2. Now decide if the sentences are T (true) or F (false):

1. Teresa Pym is writing to ask about pools. _F_
2. She is buying a house. ___
3. She and her family are planning the garden. ___
4. She is looking for an outdoor Jacuzzi. ___
5. She is hoping to move into the house next year. ___

Grammar | Present Continuous: positive

You make the present continuous with am / are / is + the –ing form of the verb.
I am eating a cake now. You are writing a report.

1. Complete the table:

I’m (I am)
You’re (You are)
He’ s / She ____ (He / She is)
planning the garden now.
We ____ (We are)
You ____ (You are)
They ____ (They are)

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How to make –ING forms
 most verbs: + -ing work→working play →playing
 verbs ending in -e: ( e ) + -ing make → making hope → hoping
 -ie changes to y + -ing lie → lying
 some verbs double consonant + -ing stop → stopping run → running

2. Write the –ing forms of these verbs.

live ………………………. jump ……………………….

go ………………………. forget ……………………….
sing ………………………. visit ……………………….
answer ………………………. begin ……………………….
get ………………………. want ……………………….
write ………………………. rob ……………………….
lie ………………………. shop ……………………….
feel ………………………. come ……………………….

3. Make present continuous sentences.

→ My grandfather / read / the newspaper. My grandfather is reading the newspaper.

a. I / enjoy / this party.

…………………………………………………………………………………
b. Your tea / get / cold.
…………………………………………………………………………………
c. My colleagues / write / reports now.
………………………………………………………………………
d. My boss / wait / for a phone call.
……………………………………………………………………………
e. We / send / e-mails at the moment.
………………………………………………………………………
f. Your sister / have / a shower now.
…………………………………………………………………………

Present Continuous – questions and negatives

Is she looking for a sauna? No, she isn‟t. She‟s _____________ for a
Jacuzzi.
Are you hop____ to buy it soon? Yes, we ____ . We‟re _____________ to
buy it this week.
Are they mov____ into the house today? No, they ________ .

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4. Use the words below to make questions (?) or negative sentences (x) using the present
continuous.

1. she / plan / garden (?) ___________________________________

2. they / spend / a lot of money (x) ___________________________________
3. he / work on / a big order (?) ___________________________________
4. she / visit / customers today (x) ___________________________________
5. we / listen to music now (x) ___________________________________
6. she / cook tonight (?) ___________________________________
7. they / write e-mails (?) ___________________________________
8. I / answer e-mails (x) ___________________________________

5. Make questions in the present continuous, using questions words below:

how what when where who why
1. ____________ / she / go?
A: Where is she going ? B: To the gym
2. ____________ / you / feel?
A: _________________________________________? B: Fine, thanks.
3. ____________ / work / she /with?
A: _________________________________________? B: Brian
4. ____________ / they / not / work / now?
A: _________________________________________? B: Because they‟re at lunch.
5. ____________ / she / do?
A: _________________________________________? B: She‟s having a coffee
6. ____________ / we / leave?
A: _________________________________________? B: At 3 o‟clock.

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 5.2 The truck’s leaving now

Reading
1. Read the text:
Swedesaunas make saunas at their factory in Kalmar, Sweden.
They deliver to customers all over the world. Splash Pools are
one of their customers in the UK.
Swedesaunas get an order from Splash Pools for some saunas.
They put the saunas on a truck. The truck goes to Gothenburg
and drives onto the ferry. The ferry leaves in the evening. It
crosses the North Sea and arrives in Harwich the next day. The truck drives off the ferry.
The truck goes to the Swede saunas warehouse near London. From the warehouse, another
truck delivers the saunas to the Splash Pools showroom in south London, or directly to Splash
Pools‟ customers. The delivery usually takes two to three days. It is 9 a.m. The truck is
arriving at the warehouse. Carmen Jones is checking the delivery papers. Everything is ok!

2. Match the words to their meanings:

1. ferry a. a product that has been asked for by a customer
2. distribution b. a building for products before they are delivered
3. order c. a ship for cars and trucks
4. warehouse d. a vehicle for moving products by road
5. truck e. when products are taken to a customer

3. Decide if the sentences are T (true) or F (false):

1. Swedesaunas make saunas in Stockholm. F
2. The saunas go from Sweden to the UK by truck and ferry. ____
3. The ferry takes 48 hours to cross the North Sea. ____
4. The ferry arrives in Harwich. ____
5. The Swedesaunas warehouse is near London. ____
6. The saunas always go directly to Splash Pools‟ customers. ____

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Grammar | Present Simple and Present Continuous
PRESENT SIMPLE I work PRESENT CONTINUOUS I‟m working
 things that are always true  things that are happening now
The sun rises in the east She is writing a letter now.
 actions that are repeated ( habits,  things that are happening around
routines) now
She always plays tennis at I‟m playing a lot of tennis these days.
weekends.
 usually, always, sometimes, often  now, at the moment, this week etc
etc.
Remember!
What do you do? What are you doing?
I‟m a nurse. I‟m drinking a cup of coffee.

1. Put the verbs into the correct form:

1. A: What ..................................... (she, do)?
B: She ..................................... (be) a secretary. She usually .......................... (write) emails.
A: But what ..................................... (she, do) now?
B: She ..................................... (write) a business letter.
2. A: What ..................................... (they, do)?
B: They ..................................... (be) photographers. They ..................................... (take)
photographs every day.
A: What ..................................... (they, do) this week?
B: They ..................................... (teach) in a school.
3. A: What ..................................... (he, do) at the moment?
B: He ..................................... (cook).
A: ..................................... (he, be) a cook?
B: No, he ..................................... .
A: But what ..................................... (he, do)?
B: He ..................................... (be) a waiter. He ................................ (work) in a restaurant.

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Speaking
Talk about things that are different for you this week / month / year.
For example: I usually play tennis at weekends, but this month I’m playing football.

Writing
1. Read the following email. Is the style formal or informal?

From: carmen.jones@splashpools.co.uk
To: herman.adolfsson @swedesaunas.com
Date: 30 May 2012
Subject: Order 5436

Dear Mr Adolfsson,

Thank you for sending me technical information about your range of saunas and Jacuzzis.
I would like to place an order for ten white Jacuzzis, Alpine B-140.
Please could you confirm that the basic price is £2,000 each, with a discount of 10%?

Best wishes,
Carmen Jones

Formal emails - Useful phrases

 Greeting Dear Mr / Mrs Freeman Dear Madame / Sir
 Reason for writing Thank you for… / I would like to …
 Information / Action point I will … / Please could you send me …
 Close Best wishes / Best regards /
Yours sincerely (very formal)

TIP Mr. Mrs. Miss. Ms. = US English

Mr Mrs Miss Ms = British English

2. Write an email to a client to place an order / confirm an order/ confirm a meeting etc.

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 6.1 Eating around the world
Warm up

1. Match the typical dishes on the left to the

adjectives on the right. Then make sentences.

Curry is an Indian dish.

1. curry a) American
2. snails b) Italian
3. sushi c) Indian
4. spaghetti d) French
5. goulash e) Hungarian
6. hamburger f) Chinese
7. paella g) Japanese
8. sweet and sour chicken h) Spanish

2. What other typical dishes do you know? What dishes are famous in your country?

Reading
1. Read the text below:

Ablaziz is from France, but he travels a lot. Read what he says about the food he eats when he travels
on business.

“I think that English food is very good. It is a little heavy but very good. The idea of bad English food
is a cliché now. The food is better than in the past. But I think English food is heavier than French
food. French food is lighter.
I don‟t think that English food is more expensive. Generally, the price is similar. But in London, it‟s
interesting, it‟s more expensive than in Paris, much more expensive.
I sometimes travel to the Middle East. I can‟t say that the food there is better than in Europe, but it‟s
different. French food and Italian food is the food I prefer but I can‟t say which is the best.
I also like spicy food, Indian, for example. Indian is spicier than French food generally.”

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2. Now complete the following sentences:
1. ……………………………………. is heavier than ……………………………………. .
2. ……………………………………. is lighter.
3.The food in ……………………………………. is different from the food in
……………………………………. .
4. ……………………………………. is spicier than …………………………………….
generally.

Grammar | Adjective – Comparatives and Superlatives

Rule Adjective Comparative Superlative
Add –er: Add –est:
low lower lowest
one syllable fit fitter fittest
tasty tastier tastiest

Use ‘more’: Use ‘most’:

two or more syllables modern more modern most modern
expensive more expensive most expensive
good better best
irregular
bad worse worst

1. Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

1 It is more harder to break into export markets than home markets. harder
2 China is a more big market than Japan. ______________
3 Our market share is more low than it was last year. ______________
4 The rate of inflation is more bad this month than it was last month. ______________
5 This month's sales are more high than last month's. ______________
6 The Asian market is more good than the European market for rice. ______________

2. Complete these conversations using the superlative form of the adjectives.

1 This is a good product.
Yes, it' s ____________________________________________ product on the market.
2 This is an expensive hotel.
Yes, it's __________________________________________________ place in the city.
3 She is a very popular manager.
Yes, she's __________________________________ head of department in the company.

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4 This is a cheap product.
Yes, it's _____________________________________________ product in the catalogue.
5 This is a very competitive market.
Yes, it's _____________________________________________________ market in Asia.
6 This is a bad year.
Yes, it's ________________

3. Look at the following extract from a London restaurant guide. Make comparison
between these restaurants.

Eating out Cuisine Food quality Price Size

(three courses)
Chez Pierre French £30 70m2

Gianni‟s Italian £45 80 m2

The Mogul Indian £50 55 m2

The English £60 65 m2

Knightsbridge

4. Write six sentences comparing restaurants, health clubs, shops, parks or any other
places of recreation.

1. _____________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________________________
6. _____________________________________________________________________

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 6.2 Tipping
Which of the people below do you tip in your country?
hairdresser waiter/ waitress porter dentist maid cab driver

Reading
1. Read the article. Then answer the questions.
Take a tip from restaurants
Why do we tip waiters, hairdressers and taxi drivers but not nurses and shop assistants? According to
research in the US, more than 90 percent of
restaurant diners tip their waiter or waitress about 10
percent of the bill. Tips are often a large part of the
income of waiting staff.
Research shows that, to get tips, some things work
and others do not. There are three main factors which
can increase tipping.
The first is contact between customer and waiter or
waitress. It includes:
 touching the customer politely on the arm.
 bending down so your eyes are at the same level as the customer‟s.
 extra visits to the table to check that everything is OK.
 smiling when greeting the customer and being pleasant. Being helpful and warm makes a big
difference.
 introducing yourself by name. Even things like writing „thank you‟ or drawing a cartoon on
the bill are effective.
The second factor is speed. There are three occasions during the meal when speed is important:
bringing the menu and drinks and taking the food order; bringing the food; and bringing the bill. It is
important to get the speed right. The trick is to understand what the customer wants. A business lunch
may be quick or slow: get the timing right and the tip increases.
The third factor is giving small gifts – a free aperitif at the start of the meal or a chocolate with the bill.
From the Financial Times

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A. How much do diners usually tip waiting staff, according to the article?
B. What can increase tipping, according to the article? Tick three answers.
a) giving extra things for free
b) quick service
c) dressing smartly
d) playing music
e) creating a good relationship with customers
C. What can waiting staff do to increase tipping, according to the article? Tick three
answers.
a) Never touch the customer.
b) Visit the table often to make sure the customer is happy.
c) Smile at the customer.
d) Be pleasant and helpful.
e) Introduce the customer to the manager.
f) Ask the customer for their name
D. Which factors make you tip more?
 a sunny day  an attractive waiter or waitress
 being in a big group  pay day
 good food  other

2. Underline the correct word to complete each sentence.

1. You ask for the receipt / menu at the start of a meal.
2. You ask for the menu / bill at the end of a meal.
3. You ask for the bill / receipt after you pay.
4. Hello, I booked a table / menu. My name‟s ... .

Vocabulary
1. Choose the odd one out in each group of food words. Use the words from the box to
explain your answer.
fish meat vegetable fruit

1. salmon tuna cod onion Onion – It’s a kind of vegetable.

2. beef apple lamb chicken
3. carrots peas trout broccoli

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2. Look at the words for parts of a menu. Write the dishes below under the headings on
the menu.
soup apple pie steak paté salad ice cream grilled fish
fruit spaghetti snails paella
Starter Main course Dessert
soup

3. Put the following dialogue into the correct order:

a) You should try the roast duck. It‟s delicious.
b) No thanks. I‟m full.
c) Would you like a starter? 1
d) Right. I‟ll get the bill. 1
1
e) I‟d like the soup, please. 1
f) Would you like a dessert?
g) What do you recommend for the main course?
h) Thanks very much. That was a lovely meal. I really enjoyed it.

4. You are in a restaurant. Match what you think to what you should say:
You think You say
1. I want a steak. a) Can I have the bill, please?
2. The fish is good. b) Are there any vegetarian dishes?
3. What is the best dish? c) I‟d like the steak, please.
4. I need to pay. d) I need a few more minutes.
5. I don‟t eat meat. e) Can I have the wine list, please?
6. I want to choose some wine. f) What do you recommend?
7. I‟m not ready to order yet. g) I recommend the fish.

Speaking
Imagine you are in a restaurant. Practice a dialogue with your colleagues.

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 7.1 Helping people to learn

Reading

1. We interviewed Bonnie about her job. Match our questions to Bonnie’s answers.

1. Which organisation do you work for?

2. What do you do?
3. Tell me about a typical day at work.
4. What do you like about your job? What don‟t you like?

A. I think the best thing about my job is meeting people because it‟s nice to make new
friends. I also like the email communication with the women I work with in Eastern Europe.
We write every week just to say hello. That‟s really nice. One thing I don‟t like is writing
reports. I work a lot on projects so I write a lot of project reports, which is very boring!
B. Every day is different. There is no typical day! But I travel a lot to places like Moldova or
Ukraine where I usually meet people and talk about political problems for women in these
countries – that kind of thing. But this week is good – I have no business trips!
C. Well, I‟m part of a consulting company in Sweden called Språngbrädan, that‟s
„springboard‟ in English. We are active in eight countries and we work with money we get
from the European Union for our projects. We are small at the moment, with four employees,
who are all women.
D. Well, I‟m a consultant and I give training to women and men in the former Soviet Union
countries about politics. I‟m responsible for helping women to begin in politics, both locally
and nationally. We discuss problems a lot and think about how to make a new future. My
target is to help 100% more women into politics in these countries.

2. Read the text again and answer these questions about Bonnie.

1. What is Bonnie‟s main responsibility?

4. What does Bonnie like most about her
2. Where does Bonnie travel for her job?
job?
3. How many people work for

Språngbrädan?

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3. What do you think? Would you like to do Bonnie’s job? What do you like about your
job? What don’t you like?

Grammar | Prepositions

 work for + the company or Stephen works for an engineering company.

organisation where someone is Mary works for IBM.
employed
 work as + job Gerhard works as a receptionist.
 work in + kind of activity Sandra works in education.
 work in + words like bank, hotel, Isabelle works in a French restaurant.
hospital or factory

1. Choose the correct prepositions in these sentences about Bonnie.

1. I‟m part of / for a consulting company.

2. I work on / for Språngbrädan .
3. I work in / at training.
4. I‟m responsible of / for developing democracy.
5. I work closely with / for three female colleagues.
6. I‟m in charge for / of Eastern Europe.
7. An important part of / at my job is email contact.
8. I work at / in the former Soviet Union.

2. Complete the sentences. Use for, as or in.

1 He works _______ an air traffic controller.
2 Do you work ___ the food industry?
3 At the moment, he is working ____________ a travel agency.
4 Would you like to work __________ mechanical engineering?
5 Sandra's husband works _____ the BBC.
6 Are you going to work __________ a clothing company in Edinburgh?
7 Rachel is going to work _____________ a consultant for a design company.

Useful phrases
I live in…
I live near…
You can go to…
It‟s … kilometres from …
It takes … minutes / hours
You can get there by …
It’s (not) nice / lovely.

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3. Choose the correct prepositions in these sentences.

1. I live in / on the city centre.

2. I live at / in quite a small street.
3. I live near / by the main shopping centre.
4. You can get there with / by bus.
5. I live on / outside Barcelona.
6. Sitges is at / on the coast.
7. Sitges is about 40 kilometres far / from Barcelona.
8. Sitges is a small town not far of / from Barcelona.
9. Barcelona is in / at the north-east of Spain.

Speaking
Ask your partner about his/ her job, organisation and about where he/ she lives. Note
down your partner’s answers in the table.
Work Where I live
Company / Organisation Location
Job title Places to see
Main responsability Near / Far?
One thing I like in my job Travel / Transport
Other information Lovely / Nice / Not nice

Remember!
About work
 people work for a company
 they work in a department or team
 they are responsible for other staff and for (doing) their work
About where you live
 I live in … (country)
 I live near …
 It‟s in the north / south / east / west of …
 You can get there by bus / car / train.

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 7.2 Revision
Grammar
1. Complete these sentences with am, am not, is, is not, are, are not.
1 Jeffrey Immelt ______________________________ the CEO of GE.
2 Buenos Aires __________________________________ in Argentina.
3 Siemens and BMV _________________________ German companies.
4 I ____________________________________ English.
5 Isabel and Juan ________________________________ two technicians from Mexico. They speak
Spanish, but they _____________________________________ from Spain!
6 Nissan _________________________ an American company, it __________________ Japanese.
7 I _________________________________________interested in Business English.

2. Complete these sentences with in, at or on.

1 The office is always very busy _____________________________ the morning.
2 Our sales conference is usually _____________________________ the autumn.
3 Max sometimes works ___________________________________ the weekend.
4 The meeting is ______________________________________ Friday afternoon.
5 Their office is closed ____________________________________ the afternoon.
6 The fair begins ____________________________________________ 20th April.
7 Some shops are open ___________________________________________ night.
8 Many of our employees go on holiday ________________________________ July.

3. Write the opposites of the adjectives given.

1 soft 6 late

2 safe 7 light

3 wide 8 slow

4 tidy 9 full

5 noisy 10 healthy

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4. Match the statements (1-10) to the adjectives (a-j).

They… They are…

1. like to spend time with other people. a) ambitious
2. want to reach the top in their career b) creative
3. have a lot of new ideas. c) hard-working
4. do what they promise to do. d) motivating
5. are usually calm. e) helpful
6. spend a lot of time doing a good job. f) punctual
7. like to be on time. g) relaxed
8. encourage other people to work well. h) sociable
9. are good at making things work. i) practical
10. like to do things for other people j) reliable

5. Underline the correct word to complete each of these sentences.

1 They have some / any interesting Mexican food.

2 There isn't some / any beef left.
3 I'm so thirsty! Can I have some /any more fruit juice, please?
4 I'd like some /any milk, please.
5 Get some / any vegetables, but don't get some / any fruit.

6. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1 She / a lot of / calls / every / makes / telephone / day.

2 In / evening, / watch / the / we / usually/ TV.

3 Tony /a / days / late / two / works / week.

4 How / you / often / do / visit / clients?

5 I / have / with / lunch / often / colleagues.

6 They / at / are / home / on / rarely / Saturdays

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7. Complete the verbs in the following sentences.
1. Lucy go_________ to work by bus.
2 She arri___________at work at 8:45 a.m.
3 She star______ work at 9:00.
4 In the morning, she discu__________ new plans with her colleagues.
5 She often h_______ lunch in the staff cafeteria.
6 She enj___________ her job a lot.
7 In the evening, she stu__________ for her MBA.

8. Work in pairs. Take it in turns to ask each other these questions.

1. Do you like to work ...

a) alone? b) in a team? c) with a partner?
2. For appointments, do you like to be ...
a) early? b) on time? c) five minutes late?
3. Do you prefer to work ...
a) at home? b) in an office? c) outside?
4. Do you like to travel ...
a) to new places? b) to places you know well? c) only when you need to?
5. In meetings, do you prefer ...
a) not to speak much? b) to speak a lot? c) to be the Chaiperson?
6. When do you work best?
a) In the morning. b) In the afternoon. c) In the evening or at night.
7. Do you think a lot about ...
a) the future? b) the past? c) the present?
8. Do you like your friends or colleagues to be ...
a) intelligent? b) good-looking? c) funny?

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