Practical Grammar and Vocabulary in the Workplace. Пособие по бизнес-английскому. Larisa Lubimova

Do you agree with Elon Musk’s approach of pushing boundaries and taking risks?

      5. What are your thoughts on Elon Musk’s vision of colonising Mars?

      6. If you had the chance to accompany Elon Musk on his journey to Mars, would you go?

      7. How do you think Elon Musk’s ventures, such as SpaceX and Neuralink, will impact the future?

      8. How has Elon Musk influenced public perception and adoption of electric vehicles?

      9. What do you think motivates Elon Musk to pursue ambitious projects across different industries?

      10. If you could work on one of Elon Musk’s ventures (Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, etc.), which one would you choose?

      11. Would you say Elon Musk is a visionary genius or an eccentric jerk?

      12. Is Elon Musk’s leadership style effective in driving innovation or does it create an unhealthy work culture?

      13. Would you like to work for Elon Musk?

      Grammar focus on Conditionals Type 1 (Real present)

      TYPE 1 REAL PRESENT

      Условные предложения состоят из 2 частей – придаточной (условия) IF-CLAUSE и главной (результата) MAIN CLAUSE.

      Схема довольно простая, самое главное – не забывать, что в придаточном предложении мы не используем глаголы в будущем времени

      IF + PRESENT SIMPLE/CONTINUOUS, PRESENT PERFECT/CONTINUOUS,

      FUTURE, IMPERATIVE, CAN/MAY/MUST/COULD/MIGHT/SHOULD + BARE INFINITIVE

      If you revise for the exam, you will pass

      • Вместо if можно использовать такие слова, как: UNLESS, PROVIDED/PROVIDING THAT, SO/AS LONG AS, ON CONDITION (THAT), etc

      As long as you are home by 11, you can go to the party

      • Когда предложение начинается с условной части, мы ставим запятую между ними

      If I get home early tonight, I will make dinner.

      Но не ставим, если предложение начинается с главной части

      I will make dinner if I get home tonight.

      • Мы можем звучать более разговорно, если используем HAPPEN TO вместо PRESENT SIMPLE

      If you happen to see Bob, tell him to get hold of me.

      • И наоборот, более формально, если будем использовать SHOULD

      If you should see Bob, tell him to call me.

      • И даже еще более официально, если мы используем инверсию, которую вы часто видите в деловой переписке

      Should you see Bob, don’t hesitate to tell him about me.

      Grammar exercises

      1 Put the verbs in brackets in correct forms

      1. If you ……….the purchase agreement now, you ………….a 5% discount on your new purchase /sign, get/

      2. We………..make some workers redundant if we …………..more orders soon./have to, not get/

      3. They…………….you for delivery if you………………more than a hundred./not charge, order/

      4. If I ………….my target for this quarter, I ……….a large bonus./meet, get/

      5. If you ………your staff a pay rise this year, they …………happy. /not give, not be/

      6. What ……..if they ……….you the job? /you/do, offer/

      7. Unless the meeting ……..earlier, I ……….in a doghouse with my wife again. /finish, be/

      8. If you ….. the line, you …….fired. /not toe, be/

      9. She ….. a pay rise only if she …..harder than now. /get, work/

      10. Who ……all the kudos in case you …… to tomorrow’s meeting? /take, not come/

      2. Select the appropriate option

      1. You may lose important documents as long as / if your hard drive crashes.

      2. You should back up your hard drive regularly in case / unless your computer crashes.

      3. It’s worth running a virus scan on your files in case / provided that some are corrupt.

      4. If/Unless you want to back up important work, save it on an external hard drive.

      5. Provided that / Unless you do a lot of work with video or music files, 80GB should be enough storage space.

      6. If/ As long as you don’t want to buy an external hard drive, you can rent storage space on the Internet.

      7. As long as /In case you’re not backing up very large data files, online storage can be reasonably priced.

      8. Backing up is a waste of time in case / unless you can retrieve your backed-up files easily.

      9. With online storage you can retrieve your data or files from any computer provided that / unless it has an Internet connection.

      10. If/ Provided that you have any problems, call us on 0870 432 8765.

      3. If? When? Unless?

      1 – he gets there before me, ask him to wait.

      2 – you fly a budget airline, you have to pay for your drinks and snacks.

      3 – you need more space, a small locker is big enough for one person.

      4 – you visit London, go on a trip around the city.

      5 – unemployment is rising, people tend to stay in their present jobs.

      6 – you’ve done that, go and have a break.

      7 – he asks you politely, refuse to do any more work on the project.

      8 – prices are rising, it’s not a good investment.

      9 – you’ve been there yourself, you don’t really understand how fantastic it is.

      10 – you go on holiday, let me know beforehand.

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