English for Business Life Elementary

UNIT 28
Your colleagues
Some useful phrases
Listen to the recording and repeat
What does your boss look like?
Which is he?
He is (He's) the tall one with glasses.
He has (He's) got black hair.
He is (He's) wearing a grey suit.
How long has he been with the company?
He has (He's) been with the company for ten
years.
Eva has been with us since last month.
She joined the department three weeks ago.
She is (She's) on the admin side.
Tom works in production.
What is (What's) he like?
He is (He's) very nice.
I think Eva has two children.
I do not (don't) think Tom is married,
married single
separated divorced
is he divorced?
I think so.
I don't think so.
Study notes
H ow long has he been w ith th e com pany?
Note these examples of the Present Perfect tense:
He has been here for three years. She has lived in Paris since June.
Has she worked in the States? Yes, she has. / No, she hasn't.
See also Reference Section 20.7.
... for ten years.
... since last m onth.
Use for with periods of time, and since with days, dates and times:
for five minutes/three days/two weeks
since 3 o 'clock/Monday/July
See also Reference Section 18.5.
... three w eeks ago.
Ago stands at the end of the sentence. It is used with the Past tense
- never the Present Perfect.
See also Reference Section 18.5.
She joined the department three weeks ago.
He left school ten years ago.
... adm in side.
= administrative side
What is he like?
Talking about the person, not the looks.
He is a good boss. She is very nice. He is very’ interesting.
I don't think Tom is married.
Notice that we say:
I don't think he's married. (not I think he is not married.)
I don't think she has children. (not I think she doesn't have children.)
I think so. / 1 don't think so.
- Is he divorced?
- 1 think so. (= I think he's divorced.)
- Is she married?
- 1 don't think so. (- I don't think she's married.)
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