English for Business Life Elementary

Practice
Giving personal details
1 Listen to the recording and answer the questions
with I think so or I don't think so.
Dialogue
3 Fill in the gaps in the dialogue using the words in
the box.
a Does her boss wear glasses?
ago
been
d o n ’t
b Is he more than 35?
fo r
s h o rt
hair
w ith
m arrie d
w hich /
c Has he been with the company for six years?
d Is he married?
e Has he got any children?
f
Does he live in a house near the airport?
Describing people
2 Rewrite these sentences.
e.g. (He's a young man. He has a moustache.)
Hft’s (\ '^oiA'ng w itk t\
a
(She's an attractive woman. She's has long
brown hair.)
b (He's a tall man. He's wearing a grey jacket.)
c
(She's a short woman. She's wearing a red dress.)
d (She's a blonde woman. She's has glasses.)
e (He's a bald man. He's got a beard.)
f
(She's a middle-aged woman. She's got grey
hair.)
A: a .....one is your new assistant?
B: He's the b ......................one c .......................
glasses. He's got black d ........................
A: How long has he e ......................with your
company?
B: He's been with us f .....................three years now.
A: Why do you say he's new?
B: Because he joined my department about thirteen
days g ........................
A: Is he h ......................?
B: Yes, I think so, but I i ......................think he has
any children.
Past tenses
4 Write the questions for these answers.
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....................•'r a s B ..................... ........ ¥
I left school eleven years ago.
How k/xve. ^ jO lA J V K firr i& d ?
I've been married for eighteen months.
He's been in his job for four years.
She went to college six years ago.
I've been here for 20 minutes.
g
(He's a fat man. He's got curly hair.)
He joined the department five m onths ago.
She's been with the company for many years.
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