Now we will show you round our companys building. The layout will help us. It is on the ground floor. You can see it on the wall next to the board showing the number of the floor each company is. Our company is on the ground and first floors and in the basement. The floors from two to seven are occupied by the other companies. The 7th floor is the top floor of the building. Our reception is on the ground floor. And downstairs, in the basement we have the canteen with the kitchen, the post room, the fax room and the stationery store. We also have a switch-board room. Our firm is rather large and we use not only external but internal phones too. And the switch-board is used for internal numbers. Ladies and Gents toilets are on alternative floors. As I have already told you, the building has 8 floors. Thats why we have not only stairs but lifts too. On the ground floor there is a medical room.
I work in the sales department on the first floor, room 107. You can use the lift or just walk upstairs. Come out of the lift on the first floor if you dont want to walk, take the corridor on the right. Room 107 is at the end of the corridor on the right opposite room 105. You are welcome.
Ex.1 Present simple and Present Progressive / Continuous tenses ( ? , )
Joy is very bad-tempered today. Usually she (works/is working) in a small office. The decorators (redecorate/are redecorating) room 102. Joy does not like anything in the small office. She (writes/is writing) with a pen but usually she (types/is typing) on the computer, so she (goes/is going) through to the big office every hour to do the filing. The decorators are not very happy either. Usually they only (paint /are painting) the walls and ceilings, but here they (paint/are painting) all the doors and window frames too. Luckily the room is nearly finished.
Ex 2. It is exactly midday. People in the company are at work now. Say what the staff are doing. . . , , .
1. Luisa (welcome a visitor).
2. Anne (type a letter).
3. Howard (interview someone)
4. Fred (visit a customer)
5. Simon (talk on the phone)
6. Helen (read a magazine).
7. Paul (have lunch)
Ex. 3. Progressive Tense ( )
Write the first four sentences in Present Progressive, then five next sentences in past progressive and five last sentences in future progressive. , , , .
1. He (think). 2. They(visit) customers. 3. We (eat our lunch). 4. Luisa (greet) a visitor. 5. You (have) lunch. 6. You (write) a letter. 7. Sheila (interview) someone). 8. I (speak) on the phone. 9. Helen (sit) in her office. 10. The salesman (sell) stationery 11.He (read) a report. 12. I (put) these books on the table. 13. She (get) on the bus.
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Ex.4. A personal letter. Read and translate this letter. Answer the questions about the letter. . .
5 Essex Road
London SW 125JL
24th October
Dear Janet,
Thank you for your letter. I am always very happy to hear from you. Everything you do is so exciting.
I am sitting here in the office with nothing to do. I am waiting for 5.30 so that I can go home. Work is very boring at the moment. I do the same things every day. I always get up in the morning and I travel to work every day by tube and train. I do the same things at work and I usually have lunch in the same canteen. Twice a week I go to the cinema. And once a month I go to Epping to see you. Never mind. Im leaving work next week and Im getting married in November. At least thats exciting.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Much love,Joy.
1)Who is the letter to? 2) Who is the letter from? 3. Where does Joy live? 4. Whats Joy doing at the moment? 5. What does Joy do at the same time every morning? 6. How does Joy travel to work? 7. How often does Joy see Janet? 8. When is Joy leaving work? 9. When is Joy getting married?
Janet is replying Joys letter, but the lines are in the wrong order. Write out the letter with the correct format. , . .
My life is very exciting at the
31st October
Janet
2 Crewill Drive
Thank you very much for your letter. Im
moment. Im in bed, because Im not
Love,
Dear Joy,
very well
sure your life isnt really boring
Im loking forward to your visit next
Epping Ep 62 GH
week and to the wedding
building -
to show round -. ,
layout -
ground floor
wall
board
floor ,
basement ,
to occupy
top floor
reception
canteen
kitchen
post room ,
stationery
store
switch-board -,
external phone
internal phone
stairs .
upstairs
downstairs
sales department
welcome , ( to welcome)
bad tempered
usually -
decorators ,
to redecorate ,
to type . ,
filing cabinet
to do the filing
to paint
ceiling
window frames
luckily
to welcome ,
to interview /
customer ,
to have lunch
to greet ,
salesman
to sell
report ,
to hear from someone -.
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exciting , ,
to wait
boring , ,
to travel
tube
train
twice
never mind , ,
to leave work -
to get married
at least
to look forward to hearing from someone -.
to be sure
wedding
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