A. Look at the phrases and words in italics in the text and explain what they mean

B. Answer the following questions:

1. What tips about business cards do you find interesting?

2. How to invest in new cards?

3. To your mind, which method of remembering about cards is better?

4. How can your business card cement a positive first impression?

5. Where would you keep your business cards?

C. Complete the sentences:

1. If it's because you dislike the cards, pitch them and ____________________.

2. If you haven't ordered business cards within the past two years, there's a good chance that ____________________________________________________.

3. Besides, the words and actions that accompany your business card when you give it to_________________________________________________If your last order was for 1000 cards and there are still 990 cards left, ask yourself ______________________________________________________.

4. Forgetting your business card is __________________________________.

GRAMMAR

PRESENT TENSES

Ex.1. Find the verbs in the sentences below, define their tense forms and translate the sentences into Ukrainian.

Model:

Every morning my grandfather reads a fresh newspaper. (Present Simple) He is reading his favourite newspaper now. (Present Continuous) He has been reading it for half an hour. (Present Perfect Continuous) Oh, he has read the newspaper, and is now discussing the news with my father. (1- Present Perfect; 2 – Present Continuous)

1. The factory produces electric motors. The factory has been producing electric motors for 50 years. Recently, the factory has produced a new model. The factory is launching a new model these days.

2. Lucy is a florist. She works for Evelyne’s. She has been working there for two years. This week Lucy is working at the exhibition of flowers.

3. - Maggie, it’s time to go.

- Has it stopped raining?

- No, but it isn’t raining heavily.

- Paul, it has been raining all day. I don’t want to leave home and get wet.

4. - What are you watching?

- BBC weekly news.

- Do you know what is on after the news?

- A serial. This soap opera has been running for about a year. You won’t believe this; my mom has already seen more than two hundred series.