1. 1
1. These days our business is going really well.
2. I rarely travel abroad in my job.
3. I'll call you back - I'm speaking to a customer right now.
4. Tara is good friend of mine - we speak on the phone every week.
5. Our company sells financial services.
6. At the moment we're developing a new drug to treat arthritis.
7. I understand what you're saying but i can't agree with you.
8. The new model weights less than the old one.
1.2.
2. At the moment the dollar is falling against the euro.
3.The deal isn't agreed yet. We still negotiate about costs.
4.Our factory is operating 24 hours a day.
5. My name's Bruno and I come from Munich.
6. I'm staying at the Marriott Hotel - I'll be here until Friday.
1.3
2. B. Is he expecting you?
3. What time does the store open?
4. This product is not selling well at the moment. We are going to withdraw it.
5. What are you doing?....
6. What do you do? I'm an accountant.
7. I've worked with Anna in the past, but I don't know her very well.
8. Does this coat belong to you?
1.4.
2. She is rarely late for work.
3.I often go to Paris on business trips.
4. We should change our supplier - they are always late with deliveries.
2.1
B. Yes. At its last meeting the Board agreed to go ahead in principle, but they did not decide on a definite start date.
A. Why did he leave the company?
B. The salary was too low and the job did not offer him a chance to develop his career.
2.2.
2. in 2005
3. yesterday
4. on the weekend
5. in the morning
6. last week
7. at the end of the month
8. in June
9. on the second of June
2.3
1. become - became
2. buy - bought
3. feel - felt
4. give - gave
5. know - known
6. leave - left
7. meet - met
8. sell - sold
9. spend - spent
10. take - took
11. think - thought
12. write - wrote
2.4.
1. I met Cristina for the first time when we were both in our early twenties - we were travelling together in India
2. I was sitting in the departure lounge of Schiphol Airport when i looked up and saw Mike Ratledge.
3. I'm sorry I didn't return your call earlier - I was showing some visitors around the building.
2.5.
1. When I arrived at my office after lunch, Karen Tweed was waiting for me in reception.
2. While I was doing my Masters degree in Finance, I learned a lot about technical analysis of the markets.