A. Look at the phrases and words in italics in the text and explain what they mean

B. Answer the following questions:

1. What tips about business cards do you find interesting?

2. How to invest in new cards?

3. To your mind, which method of remembering about cards is better?

4. How can your business card cement a positive first impression?

5. Where would you keep your business cards?

C. Complete the sentences:

1. If it's because you dislike the cards, pitch them and ____________________.

2. If you haven't ordered business cards within the past two years, there's a good chance that ____________________________________________________.

3. Besides, the words and actions that accompany your business card when you give it to______________________________________________________.

4. If your last order was for 1000 cards and there are still 990 cards left, ask yourself ______________________________________________________.

5. Forgetting your business card is __________________________________.

GRAMMAR

PRESENT TENSES

Ex.1. Find the verbs in the sentences below, define their tense forms and translate the sentences into Ukrainian.

Model:

Every morning my grandfather readsa fresh newspaper. (Present Simple) He is readinghis favourite newspaper now. (Present Continuous) He has been reading it for half an hour. (Present Perfect Continuous) Oh, he has read the newspaper, and isnowdiscussing the news with my father. (1- Present Perfect; 2 – Present Continuous)

1. The factory produces electric motors. The factory has been producing electric motors for 50 years. Recently, the factory has produced a new model. The factory is launching a new model these days.

2. Lucy is a florist. She works for Evelyne’s. She has been working there for two years. This week Lucy is working at the exhibition of flowers.

3. - Maggie, it’s time to go.

- Has it stopped raining?

- No, but it isn’t raining heavily.

- Paul, it has been raining all day. I don’t want to leave home and get wet.

4. - What are you watching?

- BBC weekly news.

- Do you know what is on after the news?

- A serial. This soap opera has been running for about a year. You won’t believe this; my mom has already seen more than two hundred series.

Ex.2. Define what tense forms should be used in the following micro-situations. Refer to the Table of Present Tenses if necessary. You don’t need to translate the sentences.

1. Алекс, ти керуєш машиною? – Ні, але я вчуся. Ось уже два тижні, як я хожу на курси водіїв.

2. Сьюзан, де Фред? – Він в аналітичному відділі. Вони з Мaйклом з самого ранку коректують базу даних.

3. Энтонi, м-р Райт вже підписав документи? – Ні. М-ра Райта немає на місці. Я чекаю на нього. Між іншим, я чекаю на нього з 3-ої години.

4. Що ти шукаєш на моєму столі, Мері? – Вибач, Хелен, нашому босу знадобився лист від М&S. Ми з Евелін шукаємо його з самого ранку.

5. Займайтесь своїми справами. Я вже віддала йому листа.

6. Дивись, Люсі знову з кимось розмовляє по телефону. Наша нова співробітниця забагато теревенить з подружками.

7. Може, зараз вона розмовляє по справі? – Навряд, ось вже хвилин 10 як вона обговорює з кимось колір нової сумочки або щось там ще.

8. Ви вже надрукували звіт? – Ні ще, я якраз цим займаюсь. – Єво, але ви друкуєте цю сторінку вже цілу годину.

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

Ex.3. Write the 3^rd person singular of the following verbs. Classify the verbs into three groups as it is shown below.

Work, go, fly, destroy, do, pass, rush, buy, pay, try, sell, love, laugh, know, serve, clean, catch, manage, agree, buy, fix, brush, kiss, study, finish, wash, copy, watch, stay, wash, write, read, drive

+s	works, destroys,
+es	goes,
+ies	flies,

Ex.4. Put the verbs into three groups according to the reading rules and read them.

Start, begin, stop, stay, finish, close, open, make, catch, copy, say, like, put, miss, manage, mix, teach, type, try, laugh, fly, freeze, dry, crash, pass, push, lose, drop, fall, rise, save, wish, change

[s] –starts, _________________________________________________________

[z] –begins, ________________________________________________________

[iz] –finishes, ______________________________________________________

Ex.5. Write and read the he/she/it forms.

1. I take – he takes

2. I give – he _________

3. we watch – he _________

4. we buy – she _________

5. you repair – she _________

6. you work – she _________

7. they cost – it _________

8. they close – it _________