PREPOSITION + VERB-ING

EXAMPLE: Before going to the conference he will have to pick up his

boss.

1- Instead of / take / vacations / some days off

Instead of taking vacations, We will take some days off.

2- After / analyze / situation / make/ decision

After Analyzing the situation We will make a correct decision.

3- Apart from / work/ new project / lead / conference

Apart from working on The New Project I am leading a conference.

4- He / not agree with / attend / meetings.

He does not agree with attending meetings.

5- They / be / interested in / make / deal / you.

They are interested in making a deal with you.

6- Before / hire / assistant / have to / interview / applicants.

Before hiring an assistant We have to interview other applicants.

7- We / be / tired of / discuss/ same issues /

We are tired of discussing the same issues.

8- They / carry out / project / without / take into account / opinion

They will carry out the project whitout taking into account your opinion.
 IT + TAKE + SBDY. + TIME + TO DO
SOMETHING

Analyze the structure and translate the following sentences.

1- Nos va a llevar dos meses terminar con el proyecto.

IT WILL TAKE US TWO MONTHS TO FINISH WITH THE PROJECT.
2- Generalmente no me lleva mas de una semana terminar
con este tipo de tareas.
IT DOESNT GENERALLY TAKE ME MORE THAN 1 WEEK TO
FINISH THIS TYPE OF TASKS.
3- Cuanto tiempo te lleva llegar a la oficina?
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE YOU TO GET TO THE OFFICE?
3- No te puede llevar mas de una hora.
IT CANT TAKE YOU MORE THAN ONE HOUR .
4- Ya sabes cuanto te va a llevar analizar la propuesta.
YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE YOU ANALAYZE THE
PROPOSAL

5- No tengo idea de cuanto tiempo me puede llevar escribir

este tipo de informes.

I have no idea how long it can take me to write this type of

report.

6- A mi secretaria no le lleva mucho tiempo traducir las

cartas.
It doesn't take my secretary long to translate the letters.

7- Debe llevarte por lo menos un mes resolver una situacion

asi.

It must take you at least a month to resolve a situation like this.

8- Cuanto tiempo te va a llevar aprender y usar esta

estructura?

How long will it take you to learn and use this structure?

IT WILL TAKE US MORE THAN ONE MONTH TO FINISH THIS TYPE OF PROJECT.

IT CAN TAKE US TWO MONTHS.

IT WILL NOT TAKE US SO LONG.

Home Work

Add new sentences from my job.

PROVIDE THE QUESTIONS PLEASE

How Often Does Ana get up at 5:15am?

1- Ana gets up at 5:15 a.m. four mornings a week

What does She do?

2- She showers, dresses and eats breakfast

What time does she leave her husband and children?

3- She leaves her husband and children by 6.00 a.m.

What is Peter?

4- Peter is a househusband.
What does Peter like?

5- Peter likes staying home

When does he Clean , shop and do the laundry?

6- In the morning he cleans, shops and does the laundry.

Where does he have a small business?

7- He has a small business at home

What do they do when the children come from school?

8- When the children come from school, they take bike rides.

Who does she play with after dinner?

9- After dinner she plays with the children.

Does She always see the children?

10-She doesn't always see the children.

Where is Ana Still?

11-Ana is still in Boston.

Who is She calling?

12- She's calling Peter.

What is The Weather like?

13- The weather is bad.

14- What is the forecast to do this job?

The forecast is finish in July

15- When will you have the report?

I will Have the report for the next meeting

16-How many people do you have In your team?

I Have 3 workers in my team

17- When can We start with the activities?

We can start the activities on Friday

Practicing verb tenses

Alan ______is_______(be ) a truck driver. He’s 35 years old. He
____works________ (work) on an independent job five days a week.
He__sometimes works_ (work - sometimes) on weekends when there is
(be) something very urgent _____to load___(load) and ____to
deliver____(deliver) . But, in general, he _______prefers___ (prefer) ___to
work____ (work) from Mondays to Fridays. He ________gets up___ (get up)
very early every morning, and after ______having____( have) a quick
breakfast, he ______leaves______ (leave) for work in his truck. His truck
_____always is____ (be - always) spotless. He _______washes_____ (wash) it
very carefully every day when he _____comes back_____(come back) from
work. It ____takes_____ (take) him about two and a half hour ____to do___
(do) this task. He _______doesnt like____________(not - like) it but since he
_____usually loads_________ (load - usually ) and __________delivers_____
(deliver) perishable food, he _____doesnt afford to have__ (not - afford-
have) it dirty.
So, by the end of the week, he _______is__ (be) very tired and he ____likes
to go______ (like - go) to the football stadium with his son.
His son, John ____always wants _______(want - always) his father _______to
take__________ (take) him ____to see______ (see) his favorite team.
Right now, he ______is having____ (have) lunch at a restaurant on the side
of a road. It _____is_____ (be) his hangout. He _____generally
meets_______(meet - generally) other truck drivers there.
He ____________generally eats____(eat - generally) steak, French fries and
salad but today he ____________doesnt feel______ (not -feel) well, so he
__________is having________(have) a vegetable soup and some crackers, no
wine, because he _____will travel ______(travel) a long way after lunch. If
he __________drinks______(drink) he _______will feel _____
(feel) sleepy and he _____will not reach _____________ (not - reach) his
destination in time _______to unload__________________(unload) and _____to
go back_______(go back) home. It _____is_________(be) his wife’s birthday
and she _______wants_______________(want ) him _____to
cook_________(cook) a barbecue. There _____is_____(be) a party tonight.
Alan ____is____(be) an expert at ______cooking_________(cook) barbecue.
But today he ____seems to be_____________(seem - be) a bit worried and
upset. He _________knows__ (know) that he ____will pay____ (pay) the
insurance policy of his truck at the beginning of next month. As usual, this
payment _____will be____ (be) higher than the previous one and he
____doesnt have____________ (not-have) all the money he
_____needs_______(need) . But he ___doesnt worry___________(not - worry)
so much because his father-in-law ______is___(be) an affluent man and he
____will probably help___
(probably - help) him. He _______is fond of___( be fond of) Alan because he
_____is___(be) very hardworking and responsible.

REVISION OF LINKERS
IN FACT AS SO BECAUSE

HOWEVER ALTHOUGH

JOIN THE FOLLOWING PAIRS OF SENTENCES WITH AN

APPROPRIATE LINKER

1- They are working on a very interesting project at present.

IN FACT
It’s the best project that they have.

2- ALTHOUGH
He is not interested in our project.
He says he is ready to help us.

3- The new CEO has meeting all along the week. SO

He won’t be able to see you.

4- I want to discuss this issue with him again. BECAUSE

I think there are several mistakes.

5- He never gets promotions. ALTHOUGH

He works very hard.

6- AS He doesn’t understand how to work this machine.

He will ask somebody to help him.
7- `The idea is not very clear. IN FACT
I don’t understand at all.

8- The proposal is very interesting. HOWEVER

I’m not sure what to do about it.

9- He will arrive late. BECAUSE

His plane is delayed.

More phrasal verbs

Count on Get in touch with

Make up one’s mind Call up

FILL IN THE BLANKS, PLEASE

1- I don’t know what to do about it I can’t MAKE UP MY MIND_

2- I know this is a very difficult situation for you but you can
COUNT ON my help.

3- As soon as I have news about it I’ll CALL you UP

4- To get more information about it You’ll have to GET IN TOUCH

WITH the sales department.

MATCH THE SYNONYMS

CALL UP CONTACT – GET IN TOCH

WITH

MAKE UP ONE’S MIND RESORT TO – COUNT ON

COUNT ON PHONE – CALL UP

GET IN TOUCH WITH DECIDE - DECIDE

WE HAVE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW DRAWINGS. WE CAN

CONTACT / GET IN TOUCH WITH AXEL.

THE MEETING IS STARTING. PLEASE CALL UP OMAR TO JOIN US.

WE HAVE TWO ALTERNATIVES TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. BUT CAN

NOT MAKE UP MY MIND.

Now, provide your own examples!!!

Monica

phrasal verbs

GO ON CALL OFF CARRY

OUT

BE FED UP WITH COUNT ON

MATCH THE PHRASAL TO THE CORRESPONDING SYNONYM

PUT INTO PRACTICE: CARRY OUT

THE STOCKS ARE DOWN WE WILL CARRY

OUT ONE SALE OF ALL OUR POSITIONS.

BE VERY TIRED OF: BE FED UP WITH

I AM FED UP WITH DOING THE WORK
PERMISSIONS EVERY DAY.

CONTINUE: GO ON

GO ON WITH YOUR EXPLANATION.

RESORT TO: COUNT ON

CAN WE COUNT ON YOU ?

CANCEL: CALL OF

THIS MEETING WAS CALLED OF.

NOW PROVIDE YOUR OWN EXAMPLES!!!

MONICA

LINKERS
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING IDEAS

1- Since I don’t have time to study today I will study tomorrow.

2- I will travel abroad next week that’s why I will not be able to
answer emails.

3- I am satisfied with his performance, in fact I will speak with

the Manager to get a promotion for him.
4- Although I don’t understand this I can count on Michael to
explain to me.

5- He wants me to do it however I am very busy now.

6- We never prepare the reports that’s why The customer is

lost in our meetings

7- Although he has many appointments He will make time to

attend us.

8- Since she doesn’t want to help me I should do everything

alone.

9- It is a very good marketing campaign, in fact The Monthly

Sales results are 10% more than the same month of the last
year,.

MONICA

Hi!
Let’s work on...

WANT SB. TO DO SOMETHING

VS.

WANT TO DO SOMETHING

TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES

 1- No quiero involucrarme en ese asunto.
I DONT WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN THAT ISSUE.

2- Mi jefe quiere que lo ayude con el

presupuesto.
MY BOSS WANTS ME TO HELP HIM WITH THE
BUDGET.

3-¿Qué querés que haga?

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

3- Mi profesora no quiere ayudarme con este

ejercicio.
MY TEACHER DOES NOT WANT TO HELP ME WITH
THIS EXERSICE.

5-¿Cuándo querés que viaje?

WHEN DO YOU WANT ME TO TRAVEL?

6- No quiere decirme como hacerlo.

HE DOESNT WANT TO TELL ME HOW TO DOIT?

7-¿Querés que te ayude con esto?

DO YOU WANT ME TO HELP YOU WHIT THIS?
9-No quieren participar en la reunión.
THEY DONT WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING.

10- Quiero revisar estos papeles antes del

Viernes
I WANT TO REVIEW THIS PAPPER BEFORE FRIDAY,
10-¿Quiere venir conmigo?
DO YOU WANT TO COME WITH ME?

11- WE WANT TO RECEIVE A FORMAL ANSWER.

12- DO YOU WANT GIVE ME THE NEWS OR AN
UPDATE?
13- THEY WANT ME TO FINISH BEFORE.
14- I WANT HIM TO FINSIH BEFORE.
15- THEY WANT US TO FINISH BEFORE.
16- I WANT THEM TO FINISH BEFORE.

SPOT AND CORRECT THE MISTAKE

1- He doESn’t understand the issue.

2- My assistant wants TO finish the report today.

3- I don’t want theM to arrive late.

4- Do we need to leave this afternoon?

5- If he doesn’t find it he WILL gET angry.

6- Who DO you want to go there with?

7- We ARE preparing the budget for next month.

8- He never listens TO music.

9- What do they want to do?

10- He is worried ABOUT the result of the bid.

11- They won’t attend the meeting.

12- There isn’t ANITHING to do about it.

13- When IS she going to bring it?

14- She wants ME TO help her.

Monica

THE LINKERS YOU’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER

Use the part of the sentence given and all the

linkers below to make different sentences (GOOD
LUCK!)

she doesn’t listen to me

AS - BECAUSE - ALTHOUGH - HOWEVER - SO -

UNLESS

 She Doesn listen to me BECAUSE The

Ineternet connection its really bad.
 Although She Doesn’t listen to me She
understands my signals.
 She Doesn't listen to me HOWEVER We can
Speak later.
 She Doesn't listen to me SO I Will get close to
Her.
 She Doesn't listen to me UNLESS I shout.
 I find it very difficult

BUT - ANYWAY - BESIDES - SINCE - THAT’S WHY

 I find it very difficult BUT I will try to resolve

it.
 I find it very difficult ANYWAY I must Do It.
 I find it very difficult BESIDES Its my first
time doing that.
 SINCE I find it very difficult I will request
support for others.
 I find it very difficult THAT’S WHY Carlos will
do it.

they argue all the time

AND - THEREFORE - BECAUSE - HOWEVER – THEN

 They argue all the time AND They don’t reach

solutions.
 They argue all the time THEREFORE The
meetings lose the focus.
 They argue all the time BECAUSE They don’t
continue the minutes.
 They argue all the time HOWEVER They reach
solution.
 They argue all the time THEN They are going
to have a beer.

She is usually in a good mood

SINCE - ACTUALLY - SO - THAT’S WHY –

ALTHOUGH
  SINCE She is usually in a good mood. She
always great everibody
 She is usually in a good mood SO She has
more friends.
 She is Usually in a good mood THAT’S WHY
All the people like to work with her.
 She is usually in a good mood Actually She
doesn’t have bad days.
 ALTHOUGH She is usually in a good mood
Today She argued with your team mate.

MONICA

PUT THE VERBS INTO THE

CORRECT TENSE

1- He _____comes __(come) every other day to collect.

2- They ____will arrive____(arrive)in December

3- We __planned / are planning___(plan) a new strategy.

4- She __does not have / will not have / did not

have__(not - have) time to do it.

5- My boss _will not see___(not- see) the report till

Friday.

6- They __are working __( work) on that issue right now.

7-We __dont want __( not -want) him to find out.

8- If he ___does not answer___(not- answer) I __will

call___(call) him.

9- What ___do you expect___(you- expect) from him.?

10- They ____never discuss___(never - discuss) anything.

11- He ____does not bring__( not - bring) the money.

12- We ____are not analazing __(not - analyze) your idea

at the moment

13- They__did not finish _( not - finish) that on time!

MONICA
 E-MAIL WRITING

The start

Dear Mr/ Mrs. / Miss / Ms. ........

Dear Joanna / Joanna

The finish

Best regards

Regards

The reference

With reference to your advertisement in the

_______________
your e-mail _________________________
your phone call today, _________________

Thank you for your e-mail

The reason for Writing

I am writing to enquire about ___________________

apologize for ____________________
confirm_________________________

Requesting

Could you possibly _________________________?

I would be grateful if you could _______________

Is there any chance to _______________________?

I would appreciate if you could_______________

Agreeing to request

I would be delighted to _______________________

I will definitely_____________________________

Giving bad News

Unfortunately _______________________________

I’m afraid that _______________________________

Enclosing documents

I am enclosing ________________________________

Please, find enclosed ___________________________

Please see attached below_______________________

Closing remarks

Thank you for your help

Please, contact us again if we can help in any way

there are any problems
you have any questions

Reference to future contact

I look forward to hearing from you soon

meeting you next Tuesday
seeing you soon / on _______
 COMPLETE
THE IDEAS

1- I am very absent minded because I am thinking about

my next vacations.

2- Since they don’t know how to manage the situation

they will call a specialist.

3- I’m a little bit worried about my job besides my son is

sick.

4- My boss is very demanding, however He listens to me

and my problems.

5- Although she tries hard to please me I didn’t realize.

6- I don’t know how to tell them, anyway It isn’t my

responsibility,

7- I will not finish this report today, so I will improvise or

mix fruit.

8- I’m happy about the news, in fact My family continues

living in Ucrania.

MONICA
 WHAT???
PREPOSITIONS AGAIN???
Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition

1- We want __to___ start working ___on____ the project

___in__
the morning because ___at____ noon we have a meeting
___with__
our boss.

2- The agent is waiting ___for__ me because he wants me

_to____
give him some information __about_____ it.

3- We will travel ____on___ Monday ___to__ Switzerland

and we will arrive ___on __ Tuesday ___in__ the morning.

4- He doesn’t agree ____with____me _____about____ the

issue and he is not interested _____in___ your opinion
either.

5- I will pick you ___up_____ ____at___ seven o’clock and

we will go directly ____to____ the airport.

6- He is angry __whit____ me, however I’m not going

__to___ do anything ____about____ it.
7- If you don’t listen ____to____ me when I’m talking
___to_____ you , you will never understand what I’m
talking _____about_____

8- ___in_____ case you need help ____with____ this, please

let me know.

MONICA

QUESTIONS!!!

1- He usually comes to parties with his girlfriend.

a- How often Does He come to parties with his

girlfriend?
b- What does he usually do with his girlfriend?
c- Where does He come with his girlfriend?
d- Who does he usually come to parties with?

2- He doesn’t understand my point of view.

a- Who doesn’t understand my point of view?

b- Does He understand my point of view?
c- What does not he do?
d- Whose point of view doesn’t he understand?

3- They sometimes listen to me with interest.

a- Who sometimes listen to me with interest?

b- How often do They listen to me with interest?
c- Whom do they sometimes listen to with interest?
d- How do they listen to me?

4- She discusses everything with me before taking a

decision.
a- What does She do before taking a decision?
b- What does she discuss with me?
c- Who does she discuss everything before taking a
decision with?
d- When does she discuss everything with me?

MONICA

TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES

1- Si no entiende cómo manejar la información voy a

tener que ayudarlo.
If He doesn’t understand how to manage the
information I will have to help him.

2- No siempre me pasa a buscar por la oficina.

He doesn’t always pick me up from the office.

3- Si viajo la semana que viene voy a traerte algo de

Europa.
If I Travel next week I will bring you something
from Europe.

4- Cuanto tiempo vas a quedarte en Miami?

How long are you going to stay in miami?

5- Alguna vez hablás con tu hijo sobre esto?

Do you ever speak with your son about this?
 6- Si tengo tiempo voy a visitarlo.
If I have time I will visit him.

7- Con quién vas a almorzar hoy?

Who Will you have lunch today with?

8- De quién es el libro que está en tu oficina?

Whose book is in your office ?

MONICA

more questions to ask!

1-How often do you have lunch in your home?

Once a week.

2-Who did you go on your last vacations with?

With some of my friends.

3-Where did you go on your last vacations?

To Switzerland

4-When did you take your flight for your last vacations?
In the evening.

5- Where will you stay at the weekend?

At home

6-Why didn’t you complete the race?

Because I was tired.
7- Does he study for the exam?
No, he doesn’t.

8- Was she in the meeting today?

Yes, she was.

9- Where did you go yesterday?

To the movies.

MONICA

QUESTIONS
Complete the questions using words from the list
below. Then match each question to the correct reply .

who was where when did how

which what why
1-Where did you go? To Dubai

2- Why did you go? To do Some Market Research

3-Who did you meet? Some of our Agents

4- Did you make any useful contacts? Yes, a Few

5- How long did you stay? A Week

6-When did you get back? On Thursday

7- Which airline did you fly with? Gulf Air

9- What hotel did you stay in? Sheraton

9- Was the trip a success? Yes, It was very useful

a- Some of our agents.

b- Yes, it was very useful.
c- Yes, a few.
d- To do some market research.
e- The Sheraton
f- Gulf Air
g- to Dubai
h- A week
i- On Thursday

hello, how are you?

Simple Past

1- He tall (tell) me something different.

EL me dio algo diferente

2- I wanted (want) to give him a surprise.

Yo queria darle una sorpresa

3- They gave ( give) me a summary of it.

Ellos me dieron un resumen de ello.

4- The young man looked ( look) at me as I entered

(enter) the building.
EL hombre joven me miro como yo entraba la edificio
 4- He took (take) my papers and threw
(throw) them away.
El tomo mis papeles y los arrojo.

5- She understood (understand) everything I said to

her.
Ella entendio todo lo que yo le dije a ella.

7-He came (come) into my office and offered

(offer) me a drink.
El vino a mu oficina y me ofreció un trago.

8- I did not have (not - have) time to answer his phone

call.
Yo no tuve tiempo para responder su llamada
telefonica

9- We went (go) together but we did not say

(not- say) a word to each other
Nosotros fuimos juntos pero no dijimos una palabra
uno a al otro.

MONICA

Linkers,
again!!!

1- As he is very busy with the new project The

meeting is called off

2- He won’t come to the office today, that’s why He

will work at home.

3- My assistant is preparing the budget , anyway We

considered extra costs.
4- Although he is not interested in this issue , We will
include him in the list of emails and reports-.

5- My boss is very upset because We did not reach the

sales objectives for this month.

6- My teacher is satisfied with my performance,

however She continues sendindg homework and
extra activities.

7- The new manager is very demanding, therefore

You should finish all the activities for every day.

8- We won’t bring the reports because We receive a

new revision of the project plan.

9- Since she is not in a very good mood today, We will

go to the cinema to try change her mood.

Mónica