Countable vs uncountable nouns

1 advice (U) 3 coffee (C/U) 5 furniture (U) 7 information (U) 9 paper (C/U)

2 business (C/U) 4 feedback (U) 6 glass (C/U) 8 know-how (U) 10 software (U)

(Example sentences)

2 My brother has just started a new business.

We do a lot of business with China.

3 Can I have a cheeseburger, a salad, a coffee, and a glass of water, please?

We import most of our coffee from South America, and our tea from India.

6 Can I have a clean glass? This one is dirty.

Glass is a transparent, breakable material.

9 I’m quite nervous – I’m giving a paper at the conference to 500 people.

All our business literature is printed on recycled paper.

3 Expressing quantity (Example sentences)

a A few people can speak a little Chinese, but not many.

b Most people use a computer for their work.

c Quite a lot of people play a musical instrument, but not enough for a full orchestra.

d Many people live in the city, as there are plenty of houses and apartments.

e A lot of people come to work by car.

f Many people are married, but a lot of people aren’t.

a a little b very few c just enough d some

Time clauses

1 Until I lived in Tokyo, I didn’t realize what being a commuter was like.

2 When / As soon as he finished / had finished the report, he read it through very carefully.

3 They said they will tell me by the weekend if I’ve got the job.

4 Call me as soon as you arrive at the hotel – I need to speak to you urgently.

Vocabulary

1 earn 2 gain 3 lend / loan 4 arise 5 raises, rise

Vocabulary

1 earn / are earning, will rise 3 earned / gained, won

2 borrowed, lend 4 has arisen, lend / loan

Phrasal verbs

1 c, 2 f, 3 a, 4 e, 5 d, 6 b

8 make, let, enable, allow, permit

1 allows / permits 2 enables / permits 3 let 4 made, allowed

Describing statistics

1 In several countries, such as Denmark, Sweden, and Finland, the use of mobile phones has risen steadily.

2 Prices have increased considerably in the last year, because interest rates have remained high.

3 Turnover has increased negligibly this year. However,the value of the company has rocketed.

REVIEW UNIT D

Active and passive forms

1 The computer is being repaired at the moment.

2 It'll be done by tomorrow.

3 The report should have been finished yesterday.

4 The diagram shows the relevant amounts regarding X, Y and Z.

5 We / Our company bought the two cars last year.

6 You should complete the form in black ink. / Complete the form in black ink.

2 Have / get something done

1 She had her wallet stolen on the metro.

2 You need to have / get your teeth checked before you travel.

3 They're having their house decorated while they're away.

4 We had our fence blown down (by that strong wind) last night.

5 I had / got my car serviced last week.

Conditionals

1 Which company would you have joined if you hadn’t decided to join your current company?

2 If you have made enough money by the time you are 50, will you retire?, OR

If you made enough money by the time you were 50, would you retire?, OR

If you had made enough money by the time you were 50, would you have retired?

3 Will you stop working if you win the lottery?, OR

Would you stop working if you won the lottery?

4 If you arrive late for work, what happens?, OR

If you arrive late for work, what will happen?, OR

If you arrived late for work, what would happen?, OR

If you had arrived late for work, what would have happened?

5 What things would you change in your company if you were the boss?, OR

What things would you have changed in your company if you had been the boss?

6 If you had done this exercise before would you tell the teacher?

4 Modal verbs – speculation

1 can / could 2 could / might 3 could / may 4 must

Vocabulary

1 upbringing 2 topic 3 Currently 4 in fact 5 consequently

Apologizing

1 A: Please let me apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

B: That's all right. I'm sure it wasn't intentional.

2 A: Is Mr Wood there, please?

B: I’m afraid that he's not in today. Can I help you?

3 A: Excuse me, could you lend me your newspaper a second?

B: Yes, of course.

4 A: Ouch, you're standing on my foot!

B: Oh, sorry, I didn't realize.

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