D. Complete the dialogue with necessary verbs in Present Simple or Present Perfect.
A: How are the wedding plans going?
B: Hmm, Ok. But there are lots of things I ________ (not/do) (1) yet.
A: But you ________ (already/choose) (2) your dress, _______ (3) you?
B: No, I still ________ (not/see) (4) anything I like.
A: ________ (you/be) (5) to Buxters? They’ve got a good selection.
B: Really? Their clothes used to be very old-fashioned. But I ________ (not/be) (6) there recently.
A: It’s better now. Actually there are lots of nice designs in a Nupture catalogue. Perhaps you should get a dress from them.
B: Mmm, I’m not sure. I ________ (never/buy) (7) a dress from a catalogue.
A: Well, at least have a look at it. They ________ (just/send) (8) me a new edition. I can bring it around later.
B: It’s all right.
A: What about the cake? _______ (you/ever/try) (9) that place on Randolph street? Oh, they do fantastic cakes.
B: I know. But they seem a bit expensive to me. Of course I ______ (really/know) (10) how much a big wedding cake should cost. I ______ (never/buy) (11) one before.
E. Find seven mistakes and correct them.
Lorraine: So, how long did you know Caroline?
Judith: I know her for about three months.
Lorraine: I see, for March then?
Judith: Yes. March 12th. Caroline was my driving instructor for my first lesson!
Lorraine: How many lessons have you since then?
Judith: I’ve had ten lessons far so. I think I’ll pass the test this time.
Lorraine: What do you mean?
Judith: Well, I’ve failed it twice before. But this is the first time I have proper lessons.
Lorraine: Good luck, then! Look, I’d better go – I haven’t been shopping since several days and the fridge is empty!
F. Complete the text with forms of Present Perfect or Past Simple.
A small American car manufacturer _______ (just/announce) (1) that its experimental electric car, the Lexington X1, will go into production this year. Markington Automobiles of Detroit, Michigan, _______ (make) (2) the announcement at last month’s Auto Show in Geneva.
Although there are now many electric cars on the market, so far manufacturers _______(not/be able) (3) to produce one that can really compete with existing petrol cars. There are two major problems – speed and distance. Up until now electric cars _________ (be) (4) either too slow or unable to travel far enough without recharging their batteries. Markington Automobiles claim that they ________ (overcome) (5) these difficulties with a new type of solar panel which continually ________ (recharge) (6) the batteries.
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The company _______ (not/give) (7) the press exact details yet, but they claim they ________ (already/test) (8) the car successfully under all kinds of weather conditions. A Japanese company ________ (first/design) (9) the engine in 2007. But over the last few years Markington _______ (adapt) (10) the design and increased its power. The company ______ (invite) (11) ten journalists to test-drive the new car last week. Their reports ________(be) (12) mainly positive, although we will have to wait or the full test results before we know if this really is the electric car that everyone is waiting for.
G. Use suitable forms of Present Perfect or Past Simple.
Alec: Hi, Judy! I’m home!
Julie: Shh. Don’t disturb the children. They _______ (just/fall) (1) asleep.
Alec: OK. I’ll be quiet. So, how are things? What _______ (you/do) (2) today?
Julie: Not much. It _______ (be) (3) a quiet day really. What about you?
Alec: Quite an exciting day. The boss _______ (give) (4) me a new job!
Julie: Wow. That’s fantastic. What _______ (happen) (5)?
Alec: Sylvia ______ (decide) (6) to Move Eddie to the Toronto office. So I ______ (get) (7) his job. She _______ (tell) (8) me about it at lunchtime. It was (be) (9) a real surprise.
Julie: Well, I hope it’s more money because we _____ (use) (10) all our savings.
UNIT 3. WORK
READING
A. 
Pre-reading task. What is work? Read different sayings and give your opinion.
o Work until your bank account looks like a phone number.
o The hard work puts you where the good luck can find you.
o Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.
o Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.
o Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.
o Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress; working hard for something we love is called passion.
o Work hard to get what you like, otherwise you’ll be forced to just like what you get.
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