Task 3. Grammar Ex 1.In each sentence, one word is missing. show where the word should go and write it on the line provided.
1 Francesca < is > travelling from Italy to Singapore in March. “is”
2 We’re going meet our agent to discuss our new strategy. __________
3 So you finish in five minutes? OK then. I wait for you in the lounge. ______
4 What time the train arrive in Brussels? _______
5 By the way, Jeff, what you doing on Thursday afternoon? _______
6 It’s all decided now. We going to hold the sales conference in Rome. _____
7 Monday morning? Just one moment. I just check my diary. _______
Ex 2. Put the words and phrases in order to make sentences. 1. as soon as / a ring / I arrive / I’ll give / in Brussels. / Mr Dupuis
2. I’ll / If / is delayed, / miss / my flight / the presentation.
3. a better hotel. / going to / I find / I’m / stay here / until
4. you advise / I’ll / in May / not to go. / our Chinese suppliers / unless / visit / me
5. again. / and visit / you are / in Copenhagen / our headquarters / Please come / when
Task 4. Writing. you are going to attend a team-building seminar in Milan. Write an e-mail (150–200 words) to your secretary in which you:
• explain why you will be away
• say when exactly you will be away
• give details of what your secretary should do while you are away.
Task 1. Vocabulary Ex 1. Match these sentence halves.
1.According to the latest report our consultant has submitted, …
2.Firstly, the timing is far from ideal, …
3.In addition, the same employees have sometimes expressed dissatisfaction …
4.In my opinion, there are two main …
5.Secondly, some employees seem unhappy …
6.This is particularly true for seminars …
a) held on Mondays and Fridays.
b) at the way Jeffrey Hiley conducts the workshops.
c) attendance at retraining seminars is declining.
d) especially on Friday after a full working week.
e) reasons for this situation.
f) that they were not involved in choosing the topics.
Ex 2. Put sentences 1–6 in task 5 in the correct order to make a section from a report.
a) 1 b) …. c) …. d) …. e) …. f) ….
