BUSINESS ENGLISH – INTERMEDIATE – LESSON TWO – THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
BUSINESS ENGLISH –
INTERMEDIATE – LESSON TWO – THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
THE SIMPLE PRESENT
We use
the simple present for:
- For facts and
things that are true.
- Normal actions.
- To describe people
and things.
PRESENT SIMPLE
POSITIVE
I/WE/YOU/THEY & BASE FORM OF THE VERB
- I go
to work everyday.
- You focus
on sales.
- We travel
around the world.
- They export
globally.
HE/SHE/IT & CHANGE THE VERB TO END WITH s/es/ies
- She
goes to work everyday.
- He travels
around the world.
- The company exports globally.
CONVERSATION MODAL
HELEN: Peter, this is Robert Johnson. He works for GLOBAL
OIL. It’s an oil company.
PETER: Pleased to meet you, Robert. So which countries do you
export to?
ROBERT: We mainly focus on exporting to the Middle
East. We always travel around the Middle East to promote and improve our
production.
ADVERBS OF FREQUEBCY
Frequency
adverbs say how often we do something.
1. NEVER – 0%
- I never travel abroad.
2. HARDLY EVER/ RARELY -5% I hardly ever argue with my colleagues.
3. SELDOM – 10 %
- I seldom wake up late on weekends.
4. OCCASIONALLY – 30% - I occasionally eat lunch in the office.
5. SOMETIMES – 50% - I sometimes forget to send important emails.
6. OFTEN/ FREQUENTLY – 80% - I often go to the gym in the morning.
7. USUALLY – 90%
- I usually finish my tasks on time.
8. ALWAYS – 100%
- I always go to bed early.
JJJ
