B: Usually at six. At least my alarm clock goes off at six. A: Do you have breakfast straight away?

B: No, I dont have breakfast straight away; first, I go for a run. A: So, when do you sit down to have breakfast? B: I sit down for breakfast about seven

A: Which papers do you read? B: Oh, The Guardian and The Independence A: When do you leave for the office? B: I usually leave the office about eight and Im behind my desk by eight thirty. A: What do you do first? B: I sort through the mail first. A: Do you have a secretary? B: No, I dont have a secretary. I wish I had. A: Do you always work in the office? B: No, I sometimes travel abroad

1. I occasionally travel abroad. (40%)

2. I often have meetings. (75%)

3. I sometimes see the Managing Director. (50%)

4. I hardly ever see the chairman. (10%) 5. I always catch the seven oclock

about a production? PM: Currently we are running at 75% capacity, so, that gives us some spare capacity. MD: Good, how are we doing on staffing levels in the factory? PM: We are finding it difficult to recruit technicians. There seems to be a shortage on the job market. MD: What are you planning to do about it? PM: Well, we are thinking of using a recruitment agency. A chap from a local agency is coming in to see me on Monday to talk about it. MD: Fine, what about cash flow? The upturn in the market is going to be a drain on cash. PM: Thats right. At, the moment we are managing an overdraft of about 50,000 and our current debts are approaching 85,000. I can go and talk to the Bank Manager about it. Weve been always a good customer. MD: Yes, do that as soon as possible. Finally, training. We are going to need some more sales reps and technicians in production. What is happening at the moment in the

plant 2. Im giving a demonstration of the new software to the Marketing Manager 3. Im working on the promotion from about 10.00 on Tuesday Morning, but what about early Tuesday morning? 4. Im having a breakfast meeting with Mr. Smith. 5. Im discussing the new prototype from two till four. We are having drinks with Jan at five. 6. Sorry Im picking up Mr. Steiner at hr airport at three.

2. I cant come. I ______________ my mother. (help) 3. They ___________hard enough at present. (not/study) 4. They often _________ coffee in the evenings. (drink) 5. Clara occasionally ___________ to the theatre. (go) 6. Yuki ________________ a bath now. (have) 7. We ______________ a cake at the moment. (make) 8. I never _____________ cigarettes. (smoke)

Patterns to talk about future events Simple Future Tense Modal To be going to Present continuous Tense

Simple Future Tense

Subject + will + infinitive object/complement We will launch +

The product buyer.

will

the products next month. attract young

Subject + wont + O/complement We wont

infinitive

launch the products next month.

product next month

Subject +

to be

not

She

is

not

going to + infinitiv e + O/C going to attend the class.

+ going to + infinitiv e +

To be

subject

Subject + modal + infinitive + object/complement We could launch product next month.

the

Subject + modal not + infinitive + object/complement They cant compete with our products.
Modal + subject + infinitive + object/complement? Could we beat sales this year?

their

O/complement We are

launching the product next month.

Subject + to be not + verb-ing + O/C She is not attending the ceremony tomorrow.
To be + subject + verb-ing + O/complement?

A1456 1. Sales reached a peak just one year after launch. 2. The following two years sales leveled off / dropped slightly at 400,000. 3. Then the sales decreased to a figure of 330,000 by the end of year five. 4. Last year sales fell to only 250,000 units. B2456 5. In the first three years, sales rose steadily. 6. In the following year sales fell badly. 7. Then in year five they picked up again. 8. They remained constant at this figure in year six. C3456 9. Sales increased rapidly in the second year to reach 250,000. 10. In year three they reached to 450,000. 11. Year four figures went to 580,000. 12. In year five sales dropped rapidly.

3. The D4456 is going to be launched next year. 4. C3456 sales will / are going to reach the target. 5. We expect the D4456 will replace the A1456. 6. The new medium-range product could be ready in two years time. 7. A large-scale promotion is going to be carried out by the sales team. 8. We hope total sales will be around 1,250,000 next year. 9. The campaign should/will probably be

Describe the graph on page 66 in 5 sentences. Start with year two (2). year one is given as an example.

For example: In the first year, sales reached 100,000 units

Write down 5 of your prediction about your life in 5-10 years time.
For example: 1. I

may have a good position in the office in five years time.