វ�ទ្យោសា恜�ន វ‌�ន់ដ‌ Homework.

1 (Room G6-14)
VANDA INSTITUTE Name: ………………………………
Subject: Business Basic English 1
ID:……………………………………

1.1 People and business

VOCABULARY
1-Translate the words bellow.
1. founder (n) _____________________ 9. manufacturer (n) ____________________
2. designer (n) _____________________ 10. component (n) ____________________
3. journalist (n) _____________________ 11. expand (v) ____________________
4. consultant (n) _____________________ 12. marketing director (n) ________________
5. present (v) _____________________ 13. knitwear (n) ____________________
6. produce (v) _____________________ 14. pullover (n) ____________________
7. design (v) _____________________ 15. headquarter (n) ____________________
8. employ (v) _____________________ 16. unit (n) ____________________

GRAMMAR: Present Simple of Be

Exercise 1: Put full forms of be in the gaps.
1. I ___am___ a student from Brazil. 6. I _________ twenty years old.
2. My parents __are not__ (not) rich. 7. My little brother ____________ two.
3. My father _________ a teacher. 8. My older brothers ________ (not) students.
4. My mother ________ (not) Brazilian. 9. They __________ in the army.
5. She _________ from America. 10. It __________ often very hot in Brazil.
Exercise 2: Write questions by putting the words in brackets (...) in the correct order.
1. (thirsty-you-are) ___Are you thirsty?________________________________________
2. ( a teacher-you-are) ________________________________________________________
3. (they-bored-are) ________________________________________________________
4. (is-afraid-he) ________________________________________________________
5. (she-tired-is) ________________________________________________________
6. (are-you-how) ________________________________________________________
Exercise 3: Write questions. Read the answers first.
1. Q: (name?) ________________________________________________________
A: Paul.
2. Q: (married or single?) _______________________________________________________
A: I’m married.
3. Q: (Australian?) ________________________________________________________
A: No, I’m Cambodian.
4. Q: (how old?) ________________________________________________________
A: I’m 30.
5. Q: (a lawyer?) ________________________________________________________
A: No, I’m a teacher.
6. Q: (your wife/a teacher?) _____________________________________________________
A: No, she’s a lawyer.

Taught by Mr NETH Tom, BEd. (TEFL) & MA Business Basics for English practice
 Homework.2 (Room G6-14)
វ�ទ្យោសា膌�ន វ‌�ន់ដ‌
Name: ………………………………
VANDA INSTITUTE
Subject: Business Basic English 1 ID:……………………………………

1.2 Talking about your company

VOCABULARY
Translate the words bellow.
1. competitor (n) _____________________ 6. turnover (n) ____________________
2. customer (n) _____________________ 7. subsidiary (n) ____________________
3. product (n) _____________________ 8. market share (n) ____________________
4. chairman (n) _____________________ 9. outlet (n) ____________________
5. global (adj) _____________________ 10. deliver (v) ____________________
GRAMMAR: Present Simple
Exercise 1: Add -s, -es, -ies in the third person singulars.
1. speak ____________________ 6. fly ____________________
2. watch ____________________ 7. play ____________________
3. finish ____________________ 8. reply ____________________
4. miss ____________________ 9. supply ____________________
5. fix ____________________ 10. produce ____________________
Exercise 2: Write these sentences using the negative form of the Present Simple.
1. (He/not/live/in Mexico) ___He doesn’t live in Mexico._________________________
2. (She/not/work/in a bank) __________________________________________________
3. (I/not/play/golf) __________________________________________________
4. (Paul/not/listen/to the radio) __________________________________________________
5. (We/not/speak/French) __________________________________________________
6. (You/not/listen/to me!) __________________________________________________
Exercise 3: Write the questions below.
1. Q: Where do you live________________________________________________________
A: I live in Phnom Penh.
2. Q: _______________________________________________________________________
A: She works for ABA bank.
3. Q: _______________________________________________________________________
A: He studies at Vanda Institute of Accounting.
4. Q: _______________________________________________________________________
A: I have one brother and two sisters.
5. Q: _______________________________________________________________________
A: They get up at 6 o’clock every morning.
 វ�ទ្យោសា曜�ន វ‌�ន់ដ‌ Homework.3 (Room G6-14)

VANDA INSTITUTE Name: ………………………………

Subject: Business Basic English 1 ID:……………………………………

3.1 Finding your way

VOCABULARY
Translate the words bellow.
1. entrance (n) ____________________ 7. colleague (n) ____________________
2. route (n) ____________________ 8. altitude (n) ____________________
3. corridor (n) ____________________ 9. stopover (n ____________________
4. lift/elevator (n)____________________ 10. tiring/tired (adj) ____________________
5. client (n) ____________________ 11. expert (n) ____________________
6. escalator (n) ____________________ 12. exactly (adv) ____________________
GRAMMAR
 IMPERATIVE
Put the words in the correct order.
a. salt / Pass / me / please / the Pass me the salt please._________________________
b. door / please / Answer / the ____________________________________________
c. lunch / Don’t / your / forget ____________________________________________
d. English / Speak / please / in ____________________________________________
e. Wait / please / for / me ____________________________________________
f. nicely / sister / with / Play / your ____________________________________________
g. your / speak / Don’t / mouth / full / with _________________________________________
 PREPOSITION
Fill in the spaces with the correct preposition.
1. Please put the _on_ the stove. (on, up)
2. There is a bus stop ________ the post office. (in front of, to)
3. Can you go ______ the bank this afternoon? (at, to)
4. My wallet is ______ my pocket. (between, in)
5. She put the letter _______ the two books. (between, in)
6. The river is flowing ______ the bridge. (through, under)
7. May I hang my coat ______ his? (between, on top of)
8. The children are running ________ us. (away from, through)
9. Who’s that man walking ________ the house? (at, toward)
10. Would you like to walk _________ the park? (on, through)
11. You can read books ________ the library. (at, on)
12. I was walking _______ the door when you called. (across, out)
13. The sink is ______ the mirror. (at, below)
14. They ran ______ the hill. (in, up)
15. The picture is ______ the sofa. (above, among)
 វ�ទ្យោសា䙠�ន វ‌�ន់ដ‌ Homework.4 (Room G6-14)

VANDA INSTITUTE Name: ………………………………

Subject: Business Basic English 1 ID:……………………………………

3.2 Going out

VOCABULARY
 Translate the words bellow.
1. sailing (n) _____________________ 6. the gym (n) ____________________
2. sightseeing (n) _____________________ 7. exhibition (n) ____________________
3. cycling (n) _____________________ 8. squash (n) ____________________
4. jogging (n) _____________________ 9. sparkling (n) ____________________
5. squash (n) _____________________ 10. vineyard (n) ____________________
 Match the sports with the definitions.
1. squash A. a game played between two teams of eleven people, where each team tries
to win by kicking a ball into the other team's goal
2. tennis B. the activity of running at a slow regular speed, especially as a form of
exercise
3. jogging C. a game played between two or four people on a special closed playing
area which involves hitting a small rubber ball against a wall.
4. football D. the sport or activity of using boats with sails
5. golf E. a game played between two or four people on a special playing area which
involves hitting a small ball across a central net using a racket
6. sailing F. a game played outside on grass in which each player tries to hit a small
ball into a series of 9 or 18 small holes, using a long thin stick.
 Write the answer here!
1 2 3 4 5 6
C
GRAMMAR
Exercise 1: Fill in the activities with the correct verbs from the box.
go do go to have play
1. ___________ pub/bar 6. ___________ shopping
2. ___________ theatre 7. ___________ golf
3. ___________ housework 8. ___________ football
4. ___________ fishing 9. ___________ judo
5. ___________ badminton 10. __________ skiing
Exercise 2: Choose the correct word or expression in italics.
1. I like / ’d like working for my company.
2. I wouldn’t / don’t like to be a politician.
3. I’d like / like to go to France for my next holidays.
4. They don’t / wouldn’t like going out to restaurants.
5. What do / would you like to do this evening?
6. Do / Would you like something to drink?
7. What sort of things do / would you like doing in your free time?
 Homework.5 (Room G6-14)
វ�ទ្យោសា�ន វ‌�ន់ដ‌
Name: ………………………………
VANDA INSTITUTE
Subject: Business Basic English 1 ID:……………………………………

4.1 Meeting people

VOCABULARY
Translate the words bellow.
1. attend (v) _____________________ 6. client (n) __________________________
2. campus (n) _____________________ 7. conference (n) ________________________
3. tango (n) _____________________ 8. Improve (v) __________________________
4. comfortable(adj) ____________________ 9. statistics (n) _________________________
5. hire (v) _____________________ 10. travel (v) __________________________
GRAMMAR: Past Simple of Be
Exercise 1: Complete these dialogues with was or were.
1. A: Hello, Emil, Where _________ you yesterday?
B: I ___________ at a meeting.
A: _________ it interesting?
B: No, it wasn’t. There weren’t many people there.
2. C: Good morning, Hiromi. How _______ your holiday?
D: I wasn’t on holiday, I ________ sick.
3. E: There _________ two red files on my desk yesterday. Where are they now?
F: They _________ there when I left last night. John was here. Maybe he took them.

Exercise 2: Put these sentences into the past simple.

1. I’m not at home. I wasn’t at home.___________________________________
2. Jane and Michael aren’t tired. __________________________________________________
3. She isn’t in the park. __________________________________________________
4. It isn’t a sunny day. __________________________________________________
5. You aren’t late. __________________________________________________
6. They aren’t hungry. __________________________________________________
7. We aren’t at work. __________________________________________________
8. He isn’t thirsty. __________________________________________________
Exercise 3: Mary spent last weekend in Madrid. Ask her some questions using was or were.
1. (your hotel/good?) _Was your hotel good? ______________________________
2. (your room/confortable?) __________________________________________________
3. (the weather/nice?) __________________________________________________
4. (the streets/full of people?) __________________________________________________
5. (the shops/expensive?) __________________________________________________
6. (the city/exciting at night?) __________________________________________________
7. (the museums/interesting?) __________________________________________________
8. (the people/friendly?) __________________________________________________
 វ�ទ្យោសា끴�ន វ‌�ន់ដ‌
Homework.6 (Room G6-14)
Name: ………………………………
VANDA INSTITUTE
Subject: Business Basic English 1 ID:……………………………………

4.2 Reporting on a trip

VOCABULARY
Translate the words bellow.
1. hesitate (v) ____________________ 6. book (v) ____________________
2. host (n) ____________________ 7. accountant (n) ____________________
3. flight (n) ____________________ 8. Sales director (n) ____________________
4. organize (v) ____________________ 9. experiment (v) ____________________
5. diary (n) ____________________ 10. executive (n) ____________________
GRAMMAR: Past simple
Exercise 1: Choose a verb from the box and complete each sentence in the Past Simple.
visit , send, work, take, play, arrive
1. I __played__ tennis at the club yesterday evening.
2. She __________ very hard for her exams.
3. Paul __________ me a postcard from Morocco.
4. I _________ my brother in Madrid last month.
5. The train _________ at the station at ten o’clock yester evening.
6. We __________ a lot of photographs on holiday last year.
Exercise 2: Paul always go to Italy for his holidays. But last year he was ill when he arrived. He
stayed in bed. Write sentences about the things he didn’t do, as in example. Use the phrases in the
box and the verbs in brackets ( ).
in the mountain swimming any new friends his Italian
the museums in Florence football on the beach in the local restaurants
0. (go) __He didn’t go swimming.________________________________________
1. (eat) ______________________________________________________________
2. (play) ______________________________________________________________
3. (walk) ______________________________________________________________
4. (improve) ______________________________________________________________
5. (meet) ______________________________________________________________
6. (see) ______________________________________________________________
Exercise 3: Make questions from these statements. Start your questions with Did ...
1. You went on holiday in the summer. __Did you go on holiday in the summer? __________
2. She bought a new table. ____________________________________________
3. He worked in London. ____________________________________________
4. They played tennis yesterday. ____________________________________________
5. James cooked the dinner. ____________________________________________
6. She gave a present to Anne. ____________________________________________
GRAMMAR: Past tense irregular verb
Exercise 1: Chang the verbs in brackets into the past tense. Some are regulars and some are
irregulars.
Yesterday (to be) ___________ a busy day. I (wake) ___________ up at 6 am, (have)
____________ breakfast quickly and then I (go) __________ to work. I (finish) __________ at
noon and then (eat) __________ some lunch. Afterwards I (drive) ____________ to the shops,
(buy) ___________ some paint and then (paint) ____________ my bedroom. My housemate
(come) ___________ home from work so I (help) ____________him his room, then we (repair)
_________ his chair as it (wobble) _____________a lot. I (wish) ______________ I hadn’t, as I
hurt my hand! After that I (clean) _______ my house. I (vacuum) ___________ all the downstairs
and then (tidy) __________ up the living room and the kitchen. I was pretty tired by then so I ate
some dinner, (yawn) ___________, and went to bed!
Exercise 2: Change the verbs below into the past tense and put them into the correct place in the
sentences below. pay, ring, think, drink, see, eat, go, take, leave, say
1. I ______________ that he was tired.
2. My mum ______________ me last night but I wasn’t at home to take her answer.
3. I _____________ to the zoo with my son last weekend.
4. I _____________ four cakes for lunch. I feel sick!
5. He ____________ him to see the doctor because he had been ill for long.
6. I ___________ that new movie last night. It was great!
7. He ___________ his son alone all day!
8. I ___________ two bottle of grape juice last night. I don’t feel so well today.
9. They ___________ it tasted horrible.
10. It was too expensive and we __________ too much for it.
Exercise 3: Write the verbs below in past tense.
1. get ___________ 20. see ____________ 39. say _________
2. give ___________ 21. leave ____________ 40. grow _________
3. make ___________ 22. hear ____________ 41. have _________
4. hold ___________ 23. meet ____________ 42. keep _________
5. deal ___________ 24. know ____________ 43. go _________
6. lead ___________ 25. begin ____________ 44. lend _________
7. drive ___________ 26. show ____________ 45. buy _________
8. lose ___________ 27. choose ____________ 46. pay _________
9. come ___________ 28. ride ____________ 47. eat _________
10. draw ___________ 29. sell ____________ 48. drink _________
11. sing ___________ 30. fall ____________ 49. sleep _________
12. feel ___________ 31. speak ____________ 50. swim _________
13. find ___________ 32. spend ____________ 51. fly _________
14. stand ___________ 33. forget ____________ 52. steal _________
15. sit ___________ 34. write ____________ 53. take _________
16. rise ___________ 35. teach ____________ 54. become _________
17. tell ___________ 36. bring ____________ 55. think _________
18. win ___________ 37. throw ____________ 56. catch _________
19. spread ___________ 38. wear ____________ 57. understand _________

Taught by Mr NETH Tom, BEd. (TEFL) & MA Business Basics for English practice