Complete the dialogue. Use contractions where possible

Complete the dialogue. Use contractions where possible.
A: Where do you work?
B: I work in Lyon.
A: Lyon? Oh, I thought you worked in Paris.
B: No, I often go there for meetings, but I do not work there. I work in Lyon.
A: Oh, that must be nice. I hear it's a very lively city. And are you married?
B: Yes, I am. My wife's name is Zsi-Zsi.
A: That's an unusual name. Is she French?
B: No, she is not French. She is Hungarian.
A: And does she have a job?
B: No, she does - not at the moment. We have two young children and she stays at home to look after them.
A: Two children! How wonderful! How old are they?
B: The girl is six and the boy is two.
A: Two years old! I imagine that you are get much sleep!
B: Yes, you are right. I must look tired!
A: And what about your daughter? Does she enjoy school?
B: Yes, she does.

2 Correct the mistake in each sentence.
1 Do you work for Siemens?
2 I don't work for Siemens. I work for Bayer.
3 And your wife, does she work?
4 My wife works as a teacher.
5 Is she German?
6 No, she is not German. She's Hungarian.
3 Complete the paragraph about cultural stereotypes with the correct present simple form of the verbs in brackets.
Do you believe in cultural stereotypes? Many people think they are not true, and that you should treat each person meet as an individual. But this is not always easy. For example, if an Italian colleague arrives late for a meeting, what everybody thinks? Well, in theory, we know that people are being late for all sorts of genuine reasons, so maybe it is not their fault. But, in practice, the colleague do not get much sympathy because people have a stereotype in their head that Italians are being always late. Is the stereotype fair? Probably not, but that does not help your Italian colleague!
4 Read the last two lines of the dialogue in Exercise 1. Then complete the replies to the questions below.
A: Does she enjoy school?
B: Yes, she does. (not Yes, she enjoys.)
1 A: Do you enjoy your work?
B: Yes, I do.
2 A: Do you know this restaurant?
B: No, I do not.
3 A: Does your wife work?
B: No, she does not.
4 A: Does your son go to school?
B: Yes, he does.
5 A: Are you Czech?
B: Yes, that's right, I am.
6 A: Are you Czech?
B: No, I am not. I'm Slovakian.
5 Match examples 1-3 with the uses of the present simple a-c. Choose the best answer for each.
1 Most days I leave home around 7.00. b) routines
2 The Rhine flows through six countries. a) facts
3 Our company offers a range of investment products. c) permanent situations
6 Complete the exchanges with the question words in the box. To help you, read the reply first.
How much How often What When Where Who Whose Why
1 A: Who do you normally negotiate with? B: I negotiate with our suppliers.
2 A: How often do you travel abroad on business? B: Oh, three or four times a year, I suppose.
3 A: What do you think about the economic situation in Europe? B: I think things will slowly get better.
4 A: Why do you want to apply for an internship? B: Because I think it's the best way to gain experience.
5 A: When does your flight leave? B: At nine o'clock tomorrow morning.
6 A: How much does the CEO earn? B: I don't know exactly, but I guess more than 200,000 euros per year.
7 A: Where is the meeting? B: In the conference room on the second floor.
8 A: Whose newspaper is this? B: It's mine, but you can read it if you want to.
7 Put the adverbs on the frequency scale.
always nearly always never not often often rarely sometimes usually
1. always
2. nearly always
3. often
4. usually
5. sometimes
6. rarely
7. not often
8. never
8 Complete the sentences with the word often. Leave one of the gaps empty.
1 He works often late.
2 He is often at the office until late.
3 I am often in Singapore for meetings.
4 I often go to Singapore for meetings.
9 Put the adverb of frequency in the correct place. Use an arrow to show where it goes.
1 a) I always use different passwords for different websites. b) But I always don't remember them!
2 a) We often get an end-of-year bonus. b) But they usually don't give us very much.
3 a) We never give a discount greater than 5%. b) But we sometimes offer 60 days' credit instead of 30.
4 a) People rarely click on the ads on our website. b) But I sometimes think they remember the product names in the ads.
10 Put the words in bold in the correct order to make sentences with the present simple.
1 Do you always have the sales conference in Atlanta?
2 I usually check my emails as soon as I arrive at work.
3 I am often the first person to arrive at my desk.
4 What time does Jake usually leave the office?
5 I don't often get the chance to travel on business.
6 Luigi always arrives on time.
7 I sometimes forget to back up my work.
8 Is Tim always the salesman with the best results?
Prepositions of time: in, on, at
11 Complete the phrases with in, on, at, or - (no preposition). If you don't know, say the phrase aloud with different prepositions, to see if it sounds right.
1 in 2007
2 at ten o’clock
3
4
5
6 28 July
7 today
8 in the morning
9 last week
10 in winter
11 in next April
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