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1 Unit 1 Language at work To be Possessives To be Positive: I am / m a receptionist. You / We / They are / re Polish. He / She / It is / s from Brazil. Negative: I am not / m not a team leader. You / We / They are not / aren t Italian. He / She / It is not / isn t from South Africa. Questions: Am I a Personal Assistant? Are you / we / they Brazilian? Is he / she / it from Italy? Short answers: Yes, I am. you / we / they are. he / she / it is. No, I m not. you / we / they aren t. he / she / it isn t. A Are you a Financial Director? B No, I m not. I m a receptionist. A Is he a Technician? B Yes, he is. A Are they Team Leaders? B No, they aren t. They re Personal Assistants. A Is it an American product? B Yes, it is. Possessives I my you your he his she her it its we our they their To say who has or owns something. I have a personal assistant. Greta is my personal assistant. Jonas has a company car. His car is a BMW. We have a good team. Our team is very small.
2 Unit 2 Language at work Present simple Present simple Positive: Subject + verb They work for Vodafone. She works for Vodafone. Negative: Subject + do / does not + verb I don t / do not work for IBM. He doesn t / does not work for IBM. Questions: Do / Does + subject + verb? Do I / you / we / they work for Unilever? Does he / she / it work for Unilever? Short answers: Yes / No + subject + do / does / don t / doesn t. Yes, I do. Yes, he does. No, they don t. No, it doesn t. Careful: he / she / it: No -s on main verb in negative and question forms. Spelling Most verbs: He / she / it + verb + -s He works, imports, sells, buys Verbs ending in -o, -ch, -ss, -sh, -x: He / she / it + verb + -es She goes, watches, misses, washes, fixes Verbs with consonant + -y: replace the -y with -ies Apply he applies, try she tries, fly it flies Exceptions: Have has To talk about general facts. Glaxo produces pharmaceutical products. BMW doesn t provide financial services. Do you produce electronics? No, I don t. I work in the service industry.
3 Unit 3 Language at work There is / are Some / any There is / are There is / there s / there is not / there isn t + singular noun There s a factory in Beijing. There isn t an office in Africa. There are / there are not / there aren t + plural nouns There are factories all over the world. There aren t any offices in Asia and Europe. Questions: Invert is / are and there. Is there a factory in America? Are there offices in Croatia? Short answers: Don t repeat the subject. A Is there an office in Bahrain? A Are there a lot of employees? Some / any some / any with plural nouns. B Yes, there is. B No, there aren t. Some in positive sentences There are some products in the distribution centre. Any in negative sentences and questions There aren t any products in the sales office. Are there any managers in the technical centre?
4 Unit 4 Language at work Adverbs of frequency Questions Adverbs of frequency The adverb of frequency goes before the main verb. I never work 10 hours a day. He always takes a break. The adverb of frequency goes after the verb be. I am never late. He is always late. You are sometimes sick. To describe how often / regularly someone does something. never rarely sometimes often usually always 0% 50% 100% Questions (present simple) Question word + do / does + subject + verb phrase. Who do you work for? What does she do? Where do they live? See also Practice file 2 for other question forms in the present simple. Meaning To ask about: The way / method How do you travel to work? By train. People / the company you work for Who does she work for? Philips. General information What do they do? They sell electronics. Frequency How often does he take a holiday? Once a year. A place Where do you work? In Singapore. The reason Why do they like the company? The pay is very good. A time When do we start work? At 8.00.
5 Unit 5 Language at work Past simple: be and regular verbs Past simple: be Positive: Subject + was / were I / He / She / It was at the presentation. You / We / They were at the presentation. Negative: Subject + was not (wasn t) / were not (weren t) I / He / She / It wasn t in the office. You / We / They weren t in the office. Questions: (Question word*) + was / were / wasn t / weren t + subject? Was she in the office? Why weren t you at work? Past simple: regular verbs Positive: Subject + verb+-ed I worked for Vodafone. They talked about branding. Negative: Subject + did not / didn t + verb They didn t like the presentation. You did not ask any questions. Questions: (Question word*) + did / didn t + subject + verb? Did she work for Unilever? When did you leave your last job? Short answers: Don t repeat the main verb. A Did she work for Unilever? B Yes, she did. *See Practice file 4 for question words. Spelling Most regular verbs: verb + -ed start started Verbs ending in -e: verb + -d decide decided Verbs ending in consonant-vowel-consonant: double the last letter + -ed stop stopped Verbs ending in consonant + -y: replace -y with -ied try tried To talk about a finished action in the past. We usually know when the action / event happened or didn t happen. I was at the meeting last week. I received your message yesterday. You didn t send me the document. To ask when an action in the past took place. When did the conference start?
6 Unit 6 Language at work Past simple: irregular verbs Time expressions Past simple: irregular verbs Many verbs are irregular and don t take -ed in the past simple. go went come came have had take took For a list of irregular verbs and their past simple forms, see page 102. For how to form sentences and questions in the past simple, see Practice file 5 on page 87. Time expressions time expressions to say when something happened in the past. last night four years ago last Tuesday in 2008 last week on 26th January yesterday when I was in Japan two days ago Time expressions are usually at the end of the sentence. I left my job in I flew to Milan yesterday. We didn t finish the report last week. Time expressions can go at the beginning of the sentences to give them more importance. Yesterday I was so busy, I didn t have a break.
7 Unit 7 Language at work Prepositions of place and movement Prepositions of place To describe the position of something or someone. above below behind in front of in between next to on the left (of) on the right (of) On the third floor On the second floor On the first floor Prepositions of movement To give directions. out of into along past up down
8 Unit 8 Language at work Present continuous Present continuous Positive: Subject + am / is / are + -ing I am / m writing the monthly report. He is / s working from home. They are / re meeting the MD. Negative: Subject + am / is / are not + -ing I am not / m not working at home today. She is not / isn t having her lunch. You are not / aren t talking to Security. Questions: (Question word) + am / is / are + subject + -ing? Am I working with the new customer today? Is it raining today? Are we looking at the right report? Short answers: Don t repeat the main verb. A Am I working with the new customer today? B Yes, you are. A Are we looking at the right report? B No, we aren t. Spelling Most verbs: add -ing to the verb study studying / start starting Verbs ending with -e: replace -e with -ing arrive arriving Verbs ending with vowel + consonant: double the last consonant and add -ing stop stopping To describe a temporary or changing situation. Are you working on any interesting new projects? To describe an action happening at the moment of speaking. A What are you doing? B We re interviewing someone for the new job. To describe current trends. We are employing more people in the IT sector.
9 Unit 9 Language at work Comparatives Comparatives One-syllable adjectives (also some two-syllable adjectives) Adjectives ending in a consonant: add -er fast faster Adjectives ending in -e: add -r wide wider Adjectives ending in a vowel + consonant: double the consonant and add -er big bigger Adjectives ending in -y: replace the -y with -ier easy easier Long adjectives 2 syllables or more Put more before the adjective. The adjective doesn t change. difficult more difficult Irregular adjectives good better bad worse a comparative form to say how something is different from something else. I prefer online shopping because it has a wider choice. Than To compare two things use than after the adjective. A Daewoo is cheaper than an Audi. Sofitel is more expensive than Novotel. Express delivery is faster than standard delivery.
10 Unit 10 Language at work Present continuous Superlatives Present continuous See Practice file 8 for how to form the present continuous. Present For an action happening at the time of speaking. For a temporary situation. For a current trend. See Practice file 8 for more information. Future To describe a fixed arrangement in the future. We usually know the time of the arrangement. The goods are arriving this afternoon. I m going to New York next month. He s taking some holiday next week. Superlatives One-syllable adjectives (also some two-syllable adjectives) Adjectives ending in a consonant: add -est fast the fastest Adjectives ending in -e: add -st wide the widest Adjectives ending in a vowel + consonant: double the consonant and add -est big the biggest Adjectives ending in -y: replace the -y with -iest easy the easiest Long adjectives 2 syllables or more Put the most before the adjective. The adjective doesn t change. difficult the most difficult Irregular adjectives good the best bad the worst Remember: the is always used before the superlative. To compare more than two things. John s idea was good. Ingrid s idea was better. But, of the three, Ling s idea was the best.
11 Unit 11 Language at work Going to Infinitive of purpose Going to Positive: Subject + am / is / are + going to + verb I am / m going to visit the new customer. He is / s going to write the next presentation. They are / re going to work in Brazil. Negative: Subject + am / is / are not + going to + verb I am not / m not going to take the job. She is not / isn t going to leave the company. We are not / aren t going to have a meeting about this. Questions: (Question word) + am / is / are + subject + going to + verb Am I going to come to the meeting? Why is he going to talk to management? Are you going to visit the suppliers? Short answers: Don t repeat going to A Is he going to talk to management? A Are you going to visit the suppliers? B No, he isn t. B Yes, I am. To talk about a general plan for a future action or event. It is used to mean the same as I am planning to. There is not necessarily a fixed time in the plan. I m going to visit Toronto. We aren t going to eat out in the evening. Are you going to take Friday off? Infinitive of purpose Add an infinitive to say why you are doing something. We re going to meet our suppliers to discuss prices. They re going to spend a day in New York to find a new office. I m going to leave the office at 3 p.m. to collect my wife from the airport.
12 Unit 12 Language at work Present perfect Present perfect Positive: Subject + have / has + past participle* I have ordered some more office paper. He has sent the invoice to the wrong person. Negative: Subject + have / has not + past participle* We have not received your payment. She hasn t been to Nepal. Questions: (Question word) + have / has + subject + past participle* Have you contacted the suppliers? Why has he gone to Canada? Short answers: Don t repeat the past participle* A Have you contacted the suppliers? B Yes, I have. * past participle For regular verbs, add -ed to the verb, as for the rules for forming the past simple (see Practice file 5 on page 87). For a list of irregular verbs and their past participles, see page 102. To talk about an action in the past that has an effect on the present. I have finished the report and given it to my boss. Action in the past = finish the report, give it to my boss Effect on the present = the report is on my boss s desk Never use the present perfect to talk about an event in the past with a time expression (see Practice file 6 on page 89 for time expressions).
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