4. Complete the dialogue with the words from the Word Box.
A: Alice! It is seven o’clock! And you are still working!
B: No, I am not working. I’m.........................
A: What are you reading? Is it a business document?
B: No, it isn’t. It is a German book. I’m leaning German.
A: Is German for work or is it a..................?
B: It’s for work. I want to .................. some transparences in German. For our international................
A: Are you keen on learning languages?
B: Yes, I like learning them. I ..................... know four.
A: Oh. And I can speak just two.
B: Well. Never mind. You can do ............... other things.
5. You are very angry. What will you say? Find the proper response.
1. The children don’t want to get up. It is time to go to school.
2 The cat is eating your breakfast.
3. Your wife wants to have a holiday without you.
4. Your son is not eating his dinner. He is watching TV.
5. Your secretary doesn’t have transparencies.
6. Your fridge is empty. You have no food to eat. And your 16-year-old son is playing computer games.
7. Your husband doesn’t want to give you the money he gets at work.
8. Your children don’t want to show you their school results.
9. It is very cold. The window is open.
10. Your baby is drawing on your documents.
A. Don’t go without me, please!
B. Don’t watch TV! Eat your dinner!
C. Alec! Go to the shop! Now!
D. Show me your record books, please. I want to see them.
E. Get up immediately!
F. Ruby! Close the window!
G. Don’t eat my sausage!
H. Oh! Jimmy! What are you doing! Don’t draw here!
I. Go and buy them now!
J. Give me the money, please.
6. Read this text.
At a London Business Centre
A business centre is a place where there are some offices. They are already furnished. There are telephone lines and telephones already in the rooms. A businessman can sign a simple lease and start work here immediately.
There are fifty-six rooms altogether in the centre. There are also two kitchens where the tenants can make coffee. There is a large coffee room where the tenants can relax and watch TV. There are two reception areas where the tenants’ guests can wait for the tenants.
We can do a wide variety of things for our clients. We can type all their letters and prepare their documents. We can send them by e-mail or by post. We can organize couriers and taxis for them. Our secretaries can buy airline tickets. We can organize their meetings and food for those meetings. We can also organize their dry cleaning and send flowers to their wives.
Are the sentences true or false?
Верны или не верны данные предложения?
1. A business centre has one office.
2. Different businessmen can work in this centre if they sign a special document.
3. There is a coffee room there.
4. The tenants’ guests can wait for them in the reception.
5. The business centre can do a lot of things for the businessmen.
6. Its secretaries can discuss important questions with the bosses.
Lesson 8. Now and then
LEAD-IN
1. Answer the questions about yourself.
1. How do you prefer to relax?
2. What do you usually do on holidays?
3. Do you like to organize meetings with your friends on holidays?
4. Which places would you like to visit this summer?
5. Do all people in your department have holidays in summer?
6. Can you take a vacation immediately? Why/Why not?
7. Your children can do a wide variety of things in summer, don't they?
8. How do you prepare for your summer trips?
9. Do you study the area on the map before you go?
10. How much does your trip usually cost altogether?
2. Say what you are doing now, and what-not.
My wife/husband................................................................................................
Me........................................................................................................................
Our children.........................................................................................................
3. Make up correct questions.
1. She never analyses new information.
Why......................................................................................................
2. The tenants are discussing the new department functions.
Where...................................................................................................
3. There are some guests in the reception area.
Are.........................................................................................................
4. The secretary is preparing a simple lease.
What......................................................................................................
5. The clients can't come immediately.
Why.........................................................................................................
6. There are some telephone lines in the office.
Are............................................................................................................
7. She is waiting for you in the next office.
Who.........................................................................................................
8. There is some paper in the drawer.
Is...............................................................................................................
9. We often organize dry cleaning for our clients.
When......................................................................................................
10. The courier can't hear you.
Who.........................................................................................................
