Complete the passage below with the adverbs in the box.
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 911.
Match the adverbs to their corresponding definitions.
- not long ago __________
- after a long time __________
- by or before now __________
- at the present time __________
- on some occasions but not all __________
- on most occasions or in most situations __________
- all the time __________
a) currently b) generally c) eventually d) always e) recently f) already
By the time the shop opens, the bakery staff have 1____________________prepared the daily supply of muffins, sweet American-style cakes, which are popular with our early morning customers who 2____________________come in for a coffee and snack on their way to work. After the morning rush, we start making a selection of fresh sandwiches for the lunchtime crowd. We are 3____________________testing the popularity of a new line of hot Italian-style sandwiches. Mid-afternoon, when business slows down, I 4____________________spend an hour or two checking supplies and placing orders for the next day. 5____________________our sales have risen considerably, probably as a result of the ads we've been running in the local newspaper. If business continues to grow at the same pace, we may 6____________________expand our premises to include more seating.
7. Translate the words in the brackets and transform the sentences putting the words in the right place:
a) Franchising is catching on in the business world. (в настоящее время)
b) The USA has led the world business in franchising. (в целом)
c) Many US companies have well established in the UK retail market. (уже)
d) Today they are moving into other European countries using UK as a foothold. (постепенно)
e) The franchiser is ready to offer professional advice to the franchisee to facilitate his initial stages of running the franchise business. (всегда)
f) Apart from retailing franchising is on the up and up in the sphere of all kind of service. (также)
8. Used to do - used to doing
a) Complete the following sentences about Vanessa Stein by combining the verb in brackets with the appropriate form of 'used to + infinitive' or 'be (getting) used to + -ing'.
- Europe ____________________ (be) underdeveloped in franchising
- Banks ____________________ (deal) with the potential franchisees who need initial capital to run their own business.
- Trade barriers ____________________ (obstruct) business activity.
- Companies like McDonald's, Burger King ____________________ (be familiar) only to the Americans.
- A franchisee ____________________ (consult) the franchiser on the questions of business management and operations.