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THE MARKET LEADER – UNIT 2 – Part 1
DAILY ROUTINE
READING
1- Read the article below from a business magazine. Say if the following sentences are
true or false:
a)
In IBM, all of the staff share desks.
b) Hot-desking is the same as job-sharing.
c) In IBM, employees reserve their desk the day before.
d) The article says that sharing desks reduces costs.
e) The study says that some people are less productive when they have their own desks.
A day in your life
1)Match the words and phrases (a-j) to the photos (1-10):
a) ( ) turn on a computer
f) ( ) leave work
b) ( ) go to work
g) ( ) see friends and family
c) ( ) take a call
h) ( ) go to bed
d) ( ) get up
i) ( ) run
e) ( ) have breakfast
j) ( ) make a presentation
2- Complete the text with the verbs in the box in the correct form.
BEGIN ENJOY GET UP INVOLVE LEAVE LIKE LISTEN MAKE
READ RUN TAKE TURN ON
3- Put the words in the correct order to make questions:
a) work/ do / flextime / you / ?
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b ) have / do / your / own / you / coffee / cup / ?
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c) regular / work / do / you / hours / ?
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d) you / plastic / do / use / cups / ?
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e) have / desk / your / at / work / do / you / own / personal / ?
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GRAMMAR
Look at Frank´s schedule for a typical week. Underline the word or phrase which
best completes each sentence:
a) Frank always / usually arrives at work at 9.
b) He usually/sometimes has department meetings in the morning.
c) He often visits / doesn´t often visit clients in the morning.
d) He usually / never has lunch at work.
e) He sometimes / always plays golf.
f) He never / always plays golf on Thursday afternoons.
g) He is never / sometimes in the office in the evening.
Tell your partner about the following:
a) Something you never eat;
b) A friend you don´t often see;
c) A restaurant you sometimes go to;
d) A TV program you often watch;
e) The drink you usually ask for in a coffee shop or restaurant;
f) Something you always do in the summer.
Put the sentences in the correct order:
a) often / he / plane / by / travels. He often travels by plane.
b) out / friends / I / go / usually / Friday / on / with
I …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
c) office / boss / out / my / is / of / often / the
My ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
d) always / at / have / Christmas / an / we / office / party
We …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
e) days / don´t / they / e-mails / these / often / send
They …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
f) morning / always / in / I / the / am / tired
I ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
g) have / in / doesn´t / lunch / usually / she / office / the
She ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
h) in / I / on / holiday / August / never / go
I ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
i) every / he / Friday / work / late / is / for
He ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
j) once / cinema / I / month / go / the / a / to
I ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
REFERENCE
In company 3,0 – Elementary A2 – Macmillan