QUIZ

Present simple and continuous

Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the present simple or continuous.

1. She is the director of a company which (manufacture) manufactures biotech drugs.
2.Her day (start) starts at 8 am.
3. She usually (not/finish) doesn`t finish until late in the evening.
4.Right now the company (look) is looking for a new CEO.
5.It (take) is take longer than they thought it would.
6.They (know) know that choosing the right person is critical.
7.The company (go) is going through a difficult time at the moment.
8.We (not/move) aren`t moving into our new offices until next year.

Use any of these words in the correct form to complete the paragraph.

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Viviane Rowland is the managing director of a small company, Tristar Laminates, which she founded with a group of fellow entrepreneurs in June 2000. Together they had successfully identified a business opportunity to produce fibreglass components for the marine industry.

Initially the three founders were the only shareholders in the company but it soon became clear that they would need extra capital. They eventually managed to convince a local businessman to invest e500,000 in exchange for 30 per cent of the company. Since then Tristar`s growth has been spectacular and Viviane now supervises a staff of 18 people and an operation with half a million pounds in sales.

Planning for the future is the immediate problem that the company has to face. At the moment production is carried out in a factory that has become too small but finding an alternative site is not an easy task. This industry is a dangerous one for small producers like ourselves who only have limited resources, Viviane says, ànd when we make a strategic decision like this we can`t afford to get it wrong`.

Talking about your job.

Match the sentences halves.

1. She reports to...d
2.I`m responsible for...a
3.My job involves...b
4.I work for...c

a) a team of five software developers.
b)a lot of planning and negotiating.
c)a small consulting firm.
d)the director of human resources.

Use the correct collocation in the correct form tense.

1. We can`t take a chance with people`s lives.
2. Unfortunately the new software has failed to meet expectations.
3. He refused to make a judgement about the situations.
4. We have to set a time limit for the work.
5. I need to make a call to book a table.


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Complete the text with either a definite or indefinite article or no article at all (o)

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