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Business English. Workbook №1. Сборник упражнений в диалогах


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a lot of. I don’t know how to manage it.

      – The (information, informations) in those (copy, copies) is

      important, isn’t it?

      – I don’t think so. The (document, documents) are very old.

      – Then put all (paper, papers) into the (box, boxes) and carry

      them to the archive.

      Exercise №1.1

      – These (table, tables) are very nice and not expensive.

      – Yes, you’re right. Look at those (chair, chairs), aren’t they

      well-designed? Let’s buy them.

      – How many (chair, chairs) do you want to take?

      – Four I think. Ask shop assistant where we can buy

      (dish, dishes)?

      – She told me that everything for kitchen we could buy

      at section10. It’s upstairs. There’s a big choice of (dish/dishes,

      cup/cups, pan/pans, teapot-teapots) and many other things.

      – Do you have cash?

      – Sure, don’t think of it.

      – I wonder do they have (box, boxes) to pack all these things.

      Exercise №1.2

      – What’s up? Frankly speaking you look very bad!

      – I didn’t sleep all night. I have a toothache. My (tooth, teeth)

      is terribly ill. I visited the dentist and he checked all my (tooth,

      teeth) last month. Everything was ok.

      – You should go to the dentist right now.

      – I can’t, I must finish translation of these

      (contract, contracts).

      – Bay the way, did you see (scissorses, scissors)?

      – Yes, look on my table, over there next to my (glasses, glass).

      – I didn’t know that you wore (glass, glasses).

      – You see, I always wear eye-lens. But now I have

      a little problem with my (eyes, eye), so temporary wear

      (glass, glasses).

      Exercise №1.3

      – I want to have my (hairs, hair) cut. I fed up of long (hairs,

      hair).

      – It’s not my (business, businesses), if you want you can

      do it any moment.

      – You know Pamela, don’t you? She cats her (hair, hairs) every

      month and always looks beautiful.

      – Do you have any (informations, information) regarding

      to that case?

      – I know just that a lot of (fornitures, furniture) was

      stolen from their office.

      – We left our (luggages, luggage) at the entrance. Could you

      please bring it here?

      LESSON №2

      Спряжение глагола to be в настоящем времени

      (я есть /я являюсь)

      (+) am (I am a translator. – Я переводчик)

      He is an attractive man. She is our secretary. It is time to have

      a break. They are busy.

      (-) I’m not / He isn’t / She isn’t / It isn’t

      They aren’t / We aren’t / You aren’t

      (?) Am I? / Is he? / Is she? / Is it?

      Are they? / Are we? / Are you?

      Exercise №2

      – Hello! How (to be) you? You (to be) free now?

      – Sorry, I (to be) very busy at the moment.

      – By the way, where (to be) Mark? He (to be) in office?

      – No, he (to be) out. He (to be) in the field.

      – There (to be) anything wrong?

      – Yes, there (to be) some problems with contractors.

      – I hope they (not to be) very serious.

      Exercise №2.1

      – Could you tell me, where (to be) your manager?

      – I (not to be) sure, maybe he (to be) at the

      account department. Shall I phone him?

      – No, thanks. This (to be) my card. Give it to your

      manager and ask him to call me back.

      – Ok. I’ll do it.

      – And these (to be) the tables he wanted to see.

      Tell him I (to be) ready to discuss any questions he has.

      Exercise №2.2

      – What’s up? You (to be) so excited. It (to be) your first day

      at work?

      – Yes, today (to be) my first day at work. I (to be)

      nervous a little.

      – Don’t worry so much. I (to be) Oliver. I (to be) ready

      to help you if you need.

      – Thanks a lot! How many people (to be) in our department?

      – Actually five. That tall man (to be) Alex. He (to be) our

      IT engineer. He (to be) a very good specialist.

      – Well, who (to be) that nice young woman?

      – This