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2. A. We’ve chosen a name for our new low-cost airline.

B. Really. What (you / to call) … it?

3. A. Have you decided how to increase the number of passengers?

B. Yes, we (to offer) … a family discount at weekends.

4. A. I can't send an e-mail to the travel agent; my computer's just crashed.

B. Write down your details and I (to fax) … them over for you.

5. A. How's your daughter?

B. She's fine. She (to learn) … to be a pilot for the flying doctor service

next year!

2. Use the present continuous or the present simple to complete the sentence below.

1. His flight arrives / is arriving at 9o'clock tomorrow morning.

2. We're staying / stay at the Hilton Hotel for next month's sales conference.

3. The next seminar is beginning / begins at 3 p.m.

4. I travel / am travelling by train from Paris to London next time.

5. The boat is departing / departs at midday so you have the whole morning to get ready and finish your preliminary talks.

6. The delegation from China are seeing /see the Chairman the following Monday.

7. Which project are they working / do they work on now?

8. This company occasionally employs / is employing external consultants.

3. The director of a supermarket chain is talking. Complete what he says, using the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

We usually (to open) … about ten new stores every year, but this year we (only to build) … five. This summer the weather is terrible and customers (not to buy) … a lot of summer clothes. Normally we (to sell) … a lot of shorts, T-shirts and so on when the weather is hot.

Usually, I (go to see) … one of our stores every week. But this is a difficult period and currently I (to visit) … three stores a week. It's not every day that we (to get) … the chance to buy a chain of stores abroad, but currently we (to negotiate) … to acquire a French chain. I (not to like) … golf but, because of the French negotiations, I (to play) … a lot of golf at the moment. The real decisions are made on the golf course! I (to read) … a lot of books about leaders from history.At the moment, I (to enjoy) … a very good book about Napoleon.

I (to receive) … the year's results yesterday and I am delighted to announce that our company (to have) … another fantastic year. We (to start) … in 1970 in a small factory in Shatin, Hong Kong, and we only (to employ) … four people. That number (to grow) … to around 2000 today.

In the early years we (to face) … strong competition from our competitors and in 1982 we nearly (to go) … bankrupt. But from that difficult period until now, we (to hold) … out and we (not to make) … the mistake of becoming typecast as a label for the changeable junior market.

Things (to improve) … considerably since we (to move) … from Shatin to China. In 2000 we (to buy) … the international operations of our partner company Joie de Vivre Holdings and we now do business in more than 30 countries.

In recent years we (to expand) … our product range and we have carved out a sizeable niche in the same market as Benetton and Zara.

Last year we (to have) … our fifth consecutive year of growth with $98 million in net profit and in January of this year we (to deliver) … the first retail stock to be included in Hong Kong's Hang Seng index.

A lot of change (to take) … place recently. This is because last year

most of our sales (to come) … from the Asian market. So, in January this year, we (to decide) … to try and break into the US market. Just recently, we (to enter) … into negotiations with Macy's department stores.

In conclusion, our company (to prosper) … so far this year and that is due to all your hard work. Congratulations to you all!

5. Read and translate the following sentences. Which tense of Active Voice is used? Explain your choice.

1. The first answer isn’t a very positive one.

2. Dramatic changes are taking place in company structure.

3. Company bosses have been slow to understand the new mood of outrage among shareholders.

4. The CEO insisted on rejecting his subordinate’s report.

5. Is he meeting the shareholder on Monday?

6. Our sales executive will contact you next week to show you our new range of products.

7. The manager had been persistently ringing you up from 4 o’clock but your number was engaged.