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I Graham and Colin meet at a conference. Choose the best word or
phrase to complete theconversation.
Graham: Hello. My name is Graham Mitchell and I work for Bennett
Corporation.These . . . . . . . . . . . . my colleagues, James Hill
and Gina Martelli. Gina is from our Italian office.She . . . . . .
. . . . . . visit the US very often. Im sorry I . . . . . . . . . .
. . know your name .Colin: Colin Francis, from Fox and Strong Ltd.
. . . . . . . . . . . . you know Fox and Strong?. . . . . . . . a
finance company. It . . . . . . . . . . . a very big company.
1.a) is b) are c) do
2.a) doesnt b) isnt c) dont
3.a) am not b) doesnt c) dont
4.a) Do b) Is c)Are
5.a) Hes b) Its c) Youre
6.a) not b) arent c) isnt
II Put the verbs in brackets into present simple.
1. Its a high - tech company. It ____________________ (invest) a
lot of money in research and
development.
2. She often ________________ (get) to work by taxi.
3. They ____________________ (not manufacture) any products in
Chicago.
III Make questions for the words and phrases in bold. (present
simple)
1. I usually contact her by email.
______________________________________________________________
2. They manufacture computers.
_______________________________________________________________
3. He loves his job because its interesting and
exciting.______________________________________________________________4.
My brother goes swimmining twice a
month.______________________________________________________________
IV Complete the sentences using the verbs below in the correct
form (present simple or presentcontinuous).
not work get sell expand make
1. At present PaM _______________ its overseas business,
particularly in China.2. Our new product line _______________ very
well this year.3. Each year he _______________ two or three trips
to Europe.
4. It _______________ hotter. We need to get some air
conditioning for this office.5. She ______________ in the office
today.
V Make questions relative to the bolded
words.1.___________________________________________?
The presentation was interesting and
informative.2.___________________________________________?
I travel to work by subway.
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3.___________________________________________?The managers go to
business dinners at the weekend.
4.___________________________________________?It takes two
hoursto get to London by plane.
5.___________________________________________?My sister works
for Microsoft.
VI Complete the article about Vivendi by putting each of the
verbs in brackets into thepast simple. Most of the verbs are
irregular.
Vivendi: 150 years of history
Vivendi, the French utilities and communication group, has a
long history going back to 1853. In
that year the Government (create) Compagnie Generale des Eaux.
The founders
_______________ (have) two objectives: to irrigate the
countryside for farming and to supply
water to towns and cities in France.
In 1880 a treaty ______________ (give) Generale des Eaux the
right to supply water to Venice,
and then Constantinople and Oporto _______________ (come) soon
after. By the time of the
centenary celebrations in 1953 Generale des Eaux _______________
(supply) water to eight
million people in France.
In the 1960s and 1970s the company _______________ (begin)
activities in the area of civil
construction and _______________ (build) a large tower block in
the la Defense business
district of Paris.
During the 1980s Generale des Eaux _______________ (join) with
the Havas media group to
create Canal Plus, a pay TV channel. They also _______________
(take) a controlling stake in
the civil engineering giant, SGE. In the 1990s they
_______________ (win) major contracts in
the Asia Pacific region and in Latin America.
VI I Make questions relative to the underlined words. (Napravi
te pitanja za podvuenerei past simple)
1.I spent $ 125
yesterday.________________________________________________________________________
2.I went to university with my
boss.________________________________________________________________________
3.We began negotiations ten days ago.
________________________________________________________________________
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VIII Complete these sentences with the words from the box.
go / do / take / buy
1. I usually ____________my airline ticket on the internet.
2. Before you get on the plane, you can __________ some
shopping.
3. When I return home, I __________ a taxi from the airport to
my house.4. You need to __________ through security before you
board the plane.
