Present Simple and Present Continuous

Language Focus

Customers, price, shareholders, leader, products, share, profit, employees, company, subsidiaries, turnover, competitors.

2. I work for a _______ called Sportswear.

3. Our main _______ are sports shoes.

4. Sportswear is a world _______ in the tennis and basketball shoe sector.

4. It has a national market ______ of 31 %.

5. It has 1,950 _______ in one country.

6. It has six ______ in four different countries.

7. Its main______ are aged 16-35 years old.

8. Its main European ______ are in France and the USA.

9. Its main______ are banks and pension funds.

10. Its _______ last year was £ 1.1 billion.

11. Its _______ last year was £ 15 million.

12. Its share ______ today is £ 52.

Ex.12. You are a guest at the reception arranged by the firm you have close business contacts with. Ask your neighbour to indicate people doing some actions at the reception.

Example:

the administrator/ instruct the servants

- Which one is the administrator? - The administrator is the man who is instructingthe servants.

1. The President/deliver a speech. 2. The Vice President/sit next to the President. 3. The General Manager/drink champagne. 4. The Finance Manager/talk to the blond girl in red. 5. The R&D Manager/tell a funny story to his colleagues. 6. The Group’s Head wife/wear diamonds in her hair-do. 7. The Home Sale Manager/make compliments to the President’s wife. 8. The Information Services Manager/listen to the elderly lady in black. 9. The Personnel Manager/eat a strawberry pie alone. 10. The Purchasing Manager/try to talk to the General Manager.

Ex.13. A naughty client is telephoning your secretary to complain again. Knowing this the secretary is trying to postpone an unpleasant meeting. Look at the diary below and complete the dialogue between Mrs. Green and the secretary. Mind the use of articles.

JANUARY 1994
7 Monday	Meet Board of Directors	2 p.m.
8 Tuesday	Attend production line in Salsberry	10 a.m.
9 Wednesday	Business lunch with Mr. Atkinson	1 p.m.
10 Thursday	Deliver lecture at local college	2 p.m.
11 Friday	Visit Motor Show in Leeds	11.30 a.m.

Secretary: Rhodes and Baker Company. Richard Matthew’s office.

Mrs. Green: Good morning. It’s Mrs. Green again. I’d like to meet with Mr. Matthew to let him know something about his employees.

Secretary: Sorry, but Mr. Matthew is very busy this week.

Mrs. Green: Can he see me in the afternoon today?

Secretary: I’m afraid he can’t. Mr. Matthew is having a meeting with the Board of Directors.

Mrs. Green: What about Tuesday morning then?

Secretary: Sorry, but …

Mrs. Green: Is Mr. Matthew free on Wednesday, say at 12?

Secretary: I’m afraid he’s not …

Mrs. Green: OK, Thursday afternoon would be good for me.

Secretary: But it wouldn’t be good for Mr. Matthew …

Mrs. Green: How about Friday morning then?

Secretary: Sorry, but … He can meet you only next week, Mrs. Green.

Ex.14. Translate into English.

1. Важка промисловість не є провідною галуззю економіки цієї країни. 2. Скільки коштує відправити товари до Греції морем? 3. Мій брат працює на автомобільному заводі. 4. Я хочу розпочати власний бізнес. 5. Директор цієї компанії по п’ятницях зустрічається з клієнтами. 6. Містер Уільсон зараз у відрядженні. 7. “Чим ти займаєшся?” – “Я – рекламний менеджер”. 8. Бізнесмени часто подорожують. 9. Мені потрібна робота. 10. Моя секретарка завжди приходить на роботу вчасно. 11. Боб Ділан більше любить читати Financial Times, ніж Observer.

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