Complete the text with the correct form (present simple or present continuous) of verbs from the box
attend go have know prepare speak think travel coordinate
Leandra Korakis is Marketing Manager at Kayavis Food & Wine S.A., an expanding medium-sized business in Thessaloniki. She 1) … the work of a team of seven people. Kayavis 2) … distributors in eleven countries in Europe and America so Leandra often 3) … abroad. Next week, she 4) … to Canada to visit their new retail outlet. She 5) … Greek, English and Danish. At the moment she 6) … an intensive German course because the owner of Kayavis 7) … of opening a shop and a large restaurant in Frankfurt. Leandra 8) … that she will have to work in Germany for six months so she 9) … herself for her new assignment as best she can.
8. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets (Present Simple or Continuous):
1) Nowadays this company (grow/is growing) rapidly.
2) We normally (hold/are holding) our sales conference in Spain, but this year we (hold/are holding) it in Poland.
3) Usually our CEO (deals/is dealing) with VIP-customers.
4) Our company (needs/is needing) to increase its market share.
5) The Human Resources (looks/is looking) for a new employee.
6) I (check/am checking) my e-mail first thing in the morning every day.
7) What’s the matter? (Do you get/Are you getting) tired?
8) I (live/’m living) in Chicago for a few months. I (help/’m helping) my uncle with his new house.
9) You (need/are needing) to improve your professional skills.
10) The prices in the country (get/are getting) higher.
9. Complete the text with either the present simple or the present continuous form of the verb in brackets:
Carlucci Fashion's futuristic flagship store 1) ________________(stand) in Hong Kong's exclusive Central District. Adriano Carlucci, founder and CEO of the Carlucci luxury brand, 2) _________________ (want) to make Carlucci Fashion a world-class company. When Adriano 3) _________________ (arrive) at his office every morning, he 4) _________________ (go through) his schedule for the day with his personal assistant. This month, he 5) _________________ (travel) around Europe, where he 6) _________________ (visit) some of the main fashion capitals: Zurich, Paris, London, and, of course, his native Milan. Today, he 7) _________________ (meet) a team of designers from all over the world. Adriano 8) _________________ (love) Asia. Some of his most successful designs 9) _________________ (combine) the best Asian and European Influences. Carlucci Fashion was founded In 1995 and10) _________________ (expand) faster than ever before. Sales increased by 15 percent two years ago, and by over 25 percent last year.
10. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets (Present Simple or Continuous):
1) Mercator Tours ________________ (have) more than 30 agencies in six countries.
2) At the moment we ________________ (expand) rapidly.
3) Next month, we ________________ (open) a new agency In Milan.
4) We ________________ (employ) 150 people.
5) We ________________ (look) for three new employees for the Milan agency.
6) Our company ________________ (offer) touring holidays, resort holidays and cruises.
7) In our markets, customers usually ________________ (buy) resort holidays.
8) Nowadays this trend for resort holidays ________________ (change) because people want something more exciting.
9) As a result, the demand for cruises and touring holidays ________________ (increase) rapidly.
10) Currently we ________________ (redesign) the website to reflect these changes.
Змістовий модуль 3 «Materials»
Past simple
We use the past simple to talk about past actions or states, often with time expressions like yesterday, last week, a year ago, when I was young,etc.: I saw Mull yesterday.
We were in France two weeks ago.
Complete the sentences. Use the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
0 I ......did...... cycle ride for charity last year. (do)
1 We .............................. from the most northerly point of Ireland to the most southerly. (go)
2 It .............................. us seven days to cover about 670 kilometres. (take)
3 On most days, we.............................. about 150 kilometres. (cycle)
4 We .............................. some beautiful lakes and rivers. (see)
5 We .............................. in expensive hotels. (not stay)
6 One man .............................. the ride because he .............................. ill. (not finish, be)
7 We .............................. very proud when we .............................. the end. (feel, reach)
8 I.............................. I had so many muscles that could hurt! (not know)