Curso Intensivo de Ingls

Talking Business
1) Telephone: Connecting. Use the words in the box below to complete the conversation.
hold
can
could
here
put
just

hang

calling

can

in

Michelle: Hello, you've reached the marketing department. How 1. __________ I help?
Male: Yes, can I speak to Rosalind Wilson, please?
Michelle: Whos 2. ________ please?
Male: Its Richard Davies 3. ________ .
Michelle: Certainly. Please 4. ________ and Ill 5. ________ you through.
Male: Thank you.
Michelle: Hello, marketing. How 6. ________ I help?
Male: 7. ________ I speak to Jason Roberts please?
Michelle: Certainly. Who shall I say is calling?
Male: My names Mike Andrews.
Michelle: 8. ________ a second - Ill see if hes 9. ________ . Hello, Jason, Ive got Mike Andrews on the
phone for you ... OK - Ill put him through. 10. ________ on a moment, Im just putting you through.
2) Complete the questions with the present simple form of the verbs.

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3) Choose the correct alternative.

4) Speaking. Say the sentences in English.

Eu apanho o autocarro das oito todos os dias.
Ela est a ler, neste momento.
Eles no so japoneses.
Ests a trabalhar?
A que horas chegas?
Ests pronto?
Eu no percebo o que est a dizer.
A reunio comea s 9.00 da manh.

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5) Last week John went to Scotland on a business trip. Read his diary for last week. Then complete
the report he wrote for his boss using the past simple.

6) Write the past simple positive of these irregular verbs.

Buy

Forget

See

Catch

Give

Sit

Choose

Go

Speak

Come

Know

Take

Do

Make

Tell

Drink

Put

Think

Eat

Read

Understand

Forget

Give

Be

Drive

Leave

Meet

Say

Have

Fly

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7) Choose the correct alternative.

8) Put the verbs in the correct form: past simple or past continuous.

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9) Speaking. Say the sentences in English.

Eu cheguei h duas horas atrs.
Foste conferncia?
A encomenda no chegou.
Quando comeou a trabalhar nesta empresa?
Porque que no me enviou a informao por e-mail?
O patro no compareceu reunio.
Quando foi a sua ltima viagem de negcios?
Ns decidimos escolher a TAP.
Eu recebi a tua mensagem ontem.
Voc no me enviou o documento.
10) Choose the correct alternative.

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11) Choose ten of the pictures and write true sentences about yourself. Use the present perfect or
past simple.

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12) Choose the correct alternative.

13) Complete the note with the verbs from the box in the correct form: present simple, present
continuous or future.

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14) Rewrite the following sentences, changing the verb tenses.

a) He played rock music with friends.
Simple Present____________________________________________________________________
Present Continuous ________________________________________________________________
Future ___________________________________________________________________________
b) She learns foreign languages.
Simple Past_______________________________________________________________________
Present Continuous ________________________________________________________________
Future ___________________________________________________________________________
c) She spoke about her product.
Present Perfect____________________________________________________________________
Present Continuous ________________________________________________________________
Future ___________________________________________________________________________
d) She is staying at the Ritz Hotel.
Simple Past_______________________________________________________________________
Past Continuous ___________________________________________________________________
Future ___________________________________________________________________________
e) They sell old cars, dont they?
Simple Past_______________________________________________________________________
Present Perfect ___________________________________________________________________
Future ___________________________________________________________________________
f) She doesnt play with them.
Simple Past_______________________________________________________________________
Past Continuous ___________________________________________________________________
Future ___________________________________________________________________________
g) He isnt travelling to Spain, now.
Simple Present____________________________________________________________________
Past Continuous __________________________________________________________________
Past Simple ______________________________________________________________________
h) Companies are very competitive.
Simple Past______________________________________________________________________
Past Continuous __________________________________________________________________
Present Perfect____________________________________________________________________