Ex.1. Complete the sentences

1. I … about six times last night.

a.  ring

b. rang

c. have rung

d. is ringing

2. How much … to make a local call in your country?

a. do it cost

b. does it cost

3. I … trying to contact Mr Peterson.

a. am

b. is

c. are

d. have

4. I … the phone to my brother for about an hour and then someone rang me about the meeting.

a. is trying

b. tried

c. was trying

d. were trying

5. OK, I …you a ring tomorrow.

a. was giving

b. gives

c. give

d. ‘ll give

6. “Yes. Who …, please?”

a. is calling

b. am calling

c. are calling

d. have called

7. He … his wife every day.

a. phoned

b. ‘ll phone

c. phones

d. was phoning

8. He … you twice.

a. has called

b. have called

c. called

d. was calling

9. They …already … their meeting when he called.

a. have begun

b. has begun

c. had began

d. began

10.  I ... to contact you the whole day yesterday.

a. is trying

b. was trying

c. try

d. tried

11. “I …you some facts and figures. Ready? – OK . Go ahead”.

a. gave

b. was giving

c. ‘ll give

d. has given

12.   I’m sorry. I … that.

a. didn’t catch

b. didn’t caught

c. hadn’t catch

d.  hasn’t catch

Ex.2. Look at the part of the presentation about famous brands. Open the brackets. Choose the right tense.

Good morning, everybody! I’d like to look at brands this morning and as a example I (choose) McDonald’s .

McDonald’s (be) famous all over the world. It (serve) forty million customers very day. A new McDonald’s (open) in the world every five hours. The restaurants (look) the same and the menu (be) same.

 It all (start) in 1955 when man called Ray Kroc (open) a new restaurant in Illinois. He (buy) the name from the two brothers called McDonald. To increase the sales he (start) advertising on TV in 1963 and a clown called Ronald McDonald (appear) in the first ads. The clown (be) friendly and helpful. In 1967 Kroc (open) his first restaurant outside the USA in Canada and Puerto Rico. The company (open) more restaurants in the next 5 years. 

Ex.3 Open the brackets. Choose the right tense.

1. Yesterday by 8 o’clock he (finish) all his work, and when I (come) at 9, he (read).

2. “What (do) now?” –“ I (prepare) the presentation for tomorrow”. “How long you (prepare) for it?” – “For two hours already”

3. By the end of the month we (translate) ten articles.

4. When I (come back) to the office yesterday my boss (not return).

5. I usually (work) 8 hours a day.

6. I just (see) Mr Nickolson.

7. (at the hotel) “I (leave) in a few minutes. Can I pay my bill?”

8. I (think) he is away.

9. This time tomorrow the manager (make) presentation.

10. We are optimistic that the company (continue) to do well in the next quarter.

Chapter 2 / Business Trip

Глава 2 / Деловая поездка

When travelling, you need all your language mastery. You must get your immediate needs met by whatever means possible.

It can be very frustrating to be so vulnerable and unable to control your environment and events around you. This chapter is about travel language, and it is designed the vocabulary and expressions you need to make hotel reservations, to get in and out of airports, to greet people, and to take transportation.

It is survival English for the business trip, and it will help you over the major obstacles of your business to give you travel.

Hotel Reservations / Бронирование отеля

Если вы хотите позвонить заранее, чтоб забронировать отель, можно в качестве примера придерживаться следующего диалога. Услышав что-то вроде: Hello. (Hotel Ritz), can I help you?, вы можете сказать:

Yes, please. This is____(your name).

I am calling to make (or confirm)

a reservation at your hotel.

Is this the reservation desk?

Да, пожалуйста. Мое имя (ваше имя).

Я звоню зарезервиро­вать (подтвердить

заказ) в вашем отеле.

Это отдел бронирования?

После этого вас соединят с the Reservation Desk или ответивший сам вам поможет. Ниже можно найти полезные в этой ситуации фразы и диалоги:

I would like to make a reservation

for a single room (double room)

for ___ (give date).

Can you tell me what

the standard (or deluxe)

room rates are?

Я бы хотел забронировать

оди­нарный (двойной) номер

 на ___(дату).

He могли бы вы сказать мне

сто­имость стандартного

(люкс) но­мера?

Do you have any corporate rates

or special discounts?

Есть ли у вас корпоративные рас­ценки

или специальные скидки?

Please book me at the corporate

rate а room for two nights

(the weekend).

Пожалуйста, зарезервируйте мне
номер по корпоративным рас­ценкам
на 2 ночи (на выходные).

I will be arriving at 6 o'clock

in the morning.

Я планирую приехать примерно

в 6 утра.

Could I have a non-smok­ing room?

Does the room have a private shower

(bath)?

Can you tell me if that rate includes

hotel taxes and service?

Можно номер для некурящих?

В номере есть душ (ванная)?

He могли бы вы сказать, в сто­имость

включены налог и обслу­живание?

What is the full price of the room?

Does that include breakfast?

Нow far are you from the airport

(train station)?

How much would it cost for a taxi

 (bus)?

Какова полная цена номера?

Завтрак включен?

 Как далеко вы находитесь

от аэропорта (ж/д вокзала)?

Сколько это будет стоить на такси

(автобусе)?

Could you tell me what kind of

transportation is available from

He могли бы вы сказать, как до вас

добраться от аэропорта (вокза­ла)?

the airport (train station)?