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, Present Perfect Continuous; Would you like?
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Appointment; Interview; Agent; Contract; Lawyer; principal / chief / director; to make; to ring smb.; to cancel; I'd like to; due to; I wonder; staff manager; to contact = to get in touch with; to discuss; to make a note of smth; that suits me all right; to look forward to smth.; as you know...; as for...; Let me tell you about...
Changing arrangements:
To apologize, say: Im afraid that I cant manage; Im sorry but Im going to Boston on Friday.
To suggest another time, say: Could I suggest? What about ? Perhaps ?
Present Perfect Continuous
Perfect Continuous , , . Present Perfect Continuous , , .
Present Perfect Continuous
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| I have been playing | We have been playing |
| You have been playing | You have been playing |
| He / she / it has been playing | They have been playing |
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| Have I been playing? | Have we been playing? |
| Have you been playing? | Have you been playing? |
| Has he / she / been playing? | Have they been playing? |
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| I have not been playing | We have not been playing |
| You have not been playing | You have not been playing |
| He / she / it has not been playing | They have not been playing |
, Present Perfect Continuous, to be Present Perfect ( V-ing) .
To be Present Perfect :
Have been 1 2 . . . .
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(Participle I) , -ing:
jump jumping, live living
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- I'll do my best to arrange your trip to Russia.
- I'll do my best to arrange your meeting with the Minister.
- I consider him one of the best specialists in this field.
- I consider our talk (to be) very useful for both parties.
- I consider this draft contract (to be) a good basis for talks.
- I consider your prices (to be) rather high.
- Send us a copy of the contract as soon as you have signed it.
- Send us a fax as soon as the talks are over.
2.
- What do you do?- I'm a worker. I work at a big factory.
- What do you do, Mr Campbell?- I'm an engineer. I work with a private firm.
- What do you do, Mr McCall?- I work as (in the capacity of) assistant director of an engineering company.
- What do you do, Mrs Mitchell? - I'm an artist. I'm in charge of the advertising department of a big firm.
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- How long have you been working at this factory?- I've been working here for ten years. -How long have you been working in the office, Mr Rawlings?- I've been working in this office for fifteen years.
- How long have you been learning foreign languages? - I've been learning them since 1995.
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- Tell me a few words about your business, Walter. - Well, I'm in charge of the personnel department. -Tell me a few words about your business, Mr Brown. -- - Well, we sell cars and lorries abroad.
- Will you please tell us something about your business?- Well, I run a small restaurant in a resort town.
- Will you please tell me something about your business?- I have no business of my own. I'm employed.
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- What does your factory produce? -We produce all sorts of equipment for ships.
- What does your firm produce, Mr Collins? -Our firm produces all kinds of cars, lorries and engines.
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- What post does Mr Evans hold? - He is Vice-President of an oil company.
- What post does your friend hold?- Well, he's an ordinary clerk in the office, just like me.
- What post does Lord Carlton hold?- He's something in the ministry. He's a big shot.
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- Glebov: What do you do, Mr Evans?
- Mr Evans: I work in the capacity of chief engineer.
- Glebov: Have you a college diploma or a university degree?
- Mr Evans: I finished a college of advanced technology. I worked for the company for 15 years and was promoted to this post.
- Glebov: What are your duties? I'm sorry I'm intruding.
- Mr Evans: Not at all. Well, I do the usual things. I supervise the work in the shops, give instructions, consult the engineers and so on.
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Glebov: Mr Gale, are you here, in London, on vacation or on business?
Mr Gale: It's a kind of business trip.
Glebov: Please tell me a few words about your business.
Mr Gale: Well, I'm in charge of the advertising department of the British branch of a big multinational corporation.
Glebov: What does your firm produce?
Mr Gale: Oh, a lot of equipment. We produce all sorts of radio equipment, TV sets, video cassette recorders and players,2 computers and so on.
Glebov: In what countries does this corporation maintain its plants?
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Mr Gale: We have branches in France, Germany, Holland, Italy and Spain.
Glebov: Has your company a big staff?
Mr Gale: I'm not sure I know the exact number. Around six thousand employees in all the branches, I think.
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to advertise
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plant
promotion
unemployment
resort town
sell
private firm
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2. Lets get .. . business.
3. .. you smoke?
4. you tell him Im here?
5. . I stay here?
6. I dont mind waiting he is free.
7. . I have a word . him . phone?
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2. you / see David Franklin often?
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3. you / been to New York before?
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4. your firm / have many overseas brunches?
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5. how big / your department?
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6. you / worked here long?
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7. when /you plan to return home?
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8. who / in charge of your publicity department?
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9. international situation / affect on your exports?
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10. Jim Adler / still work here?
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