GUIDE FOURTH PERIOD

ENGLISH I

Business Administration

NAME: ________________________ CAREER:_______________ DATE__________

TOPIC: SIMPLE PRESENT

1. Read about Jack and Isabel Tippit. Complete the sentences with the correct verb.

Come go like love visit speaks don’t speak have has

work works

THE REGENT HOTEL, LONDON

Jack Tippit and his wife, Isabel, who is Spanish, both work at the Regent Hotel in the centre of
London. Jack is a receptionist and Isabel works in the hotel bar. Jack says: “Ten million people
visit London every year. Our hotel (1)____________ sixty rooms, and visitors (2)__________
from all over the world, especially from America and Japan.

I speak English. German and Spanish. I (3)___________ Japanese, but I want to learnt it.
Isabel (4)___________ English and French and Spanish, of course. Our visitors(5)
_____________ doing many things. They often(6) _____________ breakfast in the hotel, an
English breakfast of eggs, bacon and toast.

Then perhaps after breakfast they visit the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace and
(7) _____________ shopping in Harrods. They com back to the hotel at four o’clock and have
tea and relax. Then in the evening they go to the theatre. Isabel and I work long hours. I (8)
_____________ from six o’clock in the morning till three in the afternoon, and Isabel (9)
_____________ from six in the evening till one in the morning, but we (10) _____________ our
work ”
2. Match the expressions and responses. When do we use these expressions?

1. How are you? Sleep well!

2. Hello, Jane! Yes. Can I help you?
3. See you tomorrow! Good morning!
4. Good night! Fine, thanks.
5. Good morning! Nice to meet you, Elaine.
6. Hello, I ‘m Elaine Paul. You’re welcome.
7. Cheers! Thanks.
8. Excuse me. Same to you!
9. Make yourself at home. Cheers!
10. Have a good weekend! Bye! See you then.
11. Thank you very much. Hi, Peter!
12. Bless you! Thank you. That’s very nice of you.
3. Choose the correct sentence, write a X next to it.
1. ___ Where you go on vacation?
___ Where do you go on vacation?
2. ___ I’m Yaling. I’m coming from Taiwan.
 ___ I’m Yaling. I come from Taiwan.
3. ___ This is a great party! Everyone is dancing!
___ This is a great party! Everyone dances!
4. ___ I don’t have a cell phone.
___ I no have a cell phone.
5. ___ Jack’s a police officer, but he doesn’t wear uniform
___ Jack’s a police officer, but he no wear uniform
6. ___ “Where is Pete?” he’s sitting by the window”
___ “Where is Pete?” he’s sits by the window”
7. ___ I’m liking black coffee
___ I like black coffee

4. Make questions to the answers, organize them.

1. /does/what/time/get/he/time/?

____________________________________________________

2. /for/does/have breakfast/she/what/?

____________________________________________________

3. /to/how/they/do /work/go/?

____________________________________________________

4. /lunch/where/have/does/he/?

____________________________________________________

5. /bed/do/to/when/you/go/?

____________________________________________________

THECNICAL READING

5. Read the text and then answer the questions, choose the correct answer.

What is business?

A business can be defined as an organization that provides goods and services to others who
want or need them. When many people think of business careers, they often think of jobs in
large wealthy corporations. Many business-related careers, however, exist in small businesses,
non-profit organizations, government agencies, and educational settings. Furthermore, you
don't need a degree in business to obtain many of these positions. In short, every sector of our
economy needs people with strong overall skills that can be applied to business-type careers.
There are a wide variety of career areas that exist in business settings. Some of these include:

 Accounting
 Administrative management
 Business management
 Finance
  Human resources
 Information systems
 Insurance
 Marketing
 Operations management
 Public relations
 Purchasing/merchandising
 Retail management
 Sales

-What is business according to the text?

a. A plan
b. An organization
c. A friend

- What does business provide to us?

a. Goods and services
b. People and work
c. Organizations

-What do people often think when they study business career?

a. They think of jobs in large wealthy corporations
b. They don’t think
c. They are important

-These careers are related to business, according to the text:

a. Law, pedagogy, medicine
b. Zoology, Psychology, painting
c. Accounting, administrative management, marketing

-Do you need a degree in business to have a business?

a. True
b. False