Lucy
phoned to say…………….
2.
George, hi! It’s Rosemary here. I couldn’t buy present for you
yesterday. There were some problems with your credit card. Phone
your bank manager. I’ll ring again to find out what the problem
is. By the way, Happy Birthday, honey!
Rosemary
said…………..1. Hi, dad! It’s Lucy here, just phoning to say Happy Birthday. I’ going to be out all afternoon. But I’ll try to come home at 6.
3.
Oh, er, hello. This is Joshua Switchek. I’m phoning to find out
the date of the scientific conference. I’m going on holiday
tomorrow morning, so I’ll be grateful if you could ring me back
later.
4.
Hello. This is Mr. Griffits from XL Logistics. I think we need a
chat about some problems your accounting department seems to be
having. I’ll be at the office until 6 if you would like to call me
back.
5.
Good afternoon.
This
is Nigel from Transport Service. I’m afraid that we can’t
fulfill your order, as you didn’t include credit card details on
your order form. We need these details or pavement in advance. I’ll
wait for your instructions.
Tenses
Pr.
S.
P.S.
Pr.C.
P.C.
Pr.P.,
P.S.
P.P.
can
could
will
would
this
that
here
there
these
those
today
that
day
yesterday
the
day before
tomorrow
the
following day
now
then
Pronouns
Adverbs
3. Some sentences contain mistakes. Find and correct them. Two sentences are correct.
1. Phillip was really exited about the new job in PR Department and he asked if could he start straight away.
2. He asked if all the constrains of air transportation was taken into account.
3. He wanted to know what is the problem with the choice of transport mode.
4. The police officer explained that loaded trucks couldn’t be left in these parking lots for more than 20 minutes.
5. He asked what the highest capacity of fully loaded coal train is.
6. Mr. Black told the client don’t panic because the order will come just in time.
7. The analyst assured that XL Logistics could play an important part in global logistics.
8. During the negotiations the logistics manager reported that the best mode of transportation in that case will be the maritime one.
9. My boss was interested to know had we heard anything about the new logistics company or not.
10. He wondered what maintenance costs for vehicles and infrastructure did road transportation systems have.
Reading 2
1. Look at the title of the text. Try to explain the meaning of the term “intermodalism”.
2. a) Skim the text to find out if your predictions were right.