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Leandra Korakis is Marketing Manager at Kayavis Food & Wine S.A., an expanding medium-sized business in Thessaloniki. She 1) … the work of a team of seven people. Kayavis 2) … distributors in eleven countries in Europe and America so Leandra often 3) … abroad. Next week, she 4) … to Canada to visit their new retail outlet. She 5) … Greek, English and Danish. At the moment she 6) … an intensive German course because the owner of Kayavis 7) … of opening a shop and a large restaurant in Frankfurt. Leandra 8) … that she will have to work in Germany for six months so she 9) … herself for her new assignment as best she can.
8. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets (Present Simple or Continuous):
1) Nowadays this company (grow/is growing) rapidly.
2) We normally (hold/are holding) our sales conference in Spain, but this year we (hold/are holding) it in Poland.
3) Usually our CEO (deals/is dealing) with VIP-customers.
4) Our company (needs/is needing) to increase its market share.
5) The Human Resources (looks/is looking) for a new employee.
6) I (check/am checking) my e-mail first thing in the morning every day.
7) What’s the matter? (Do you get/Are you getting) tired?
8) I (live/’m living) in Chicago for a few months. I (help/’m helping) my uncle with his new house.
9) You (need/are needing) to improve your professional skills.
10) The prices in the country (get/are getting) higher.
9. Complete the text with either the present simple or the present continuous form of the verb in brackets:
Carlucci Fashion's futuristic flagship store 1) ________________(stand) in Hong Kong's exclusive Central District. Adriano Carlucci, founder and CEO of the Carlucci luxury brand, 2) _________________ (want) to make Carlucci Fashion a world-class company. When Adriano 3) _________________ (arrive) at his office every morning, he 4) _________________ (go through) his schedule for the day with his personal assistant. This month, he 5) _________________ (travel) around Europe, where he 6) _________________ (visit) some of the main fashion capitals: Zurich, Paris, London, and, of course, his native Milan. Today, he 7) _________________ (meet) a team of designers from all over the world. Adriano 8) _________________ (love) Asia. Some of his most successful designs 9) _________________ (combine) the best Asian and European Influences. Carlucci Fashion was founded In 1995 and10) _________________ (expand) faster than ever before. Sales increased by 15 percent two years ago, and by over 25 percent last year.
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10. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets (Present Simple or Continuous):
1) Mercator Tours ________________ (have) more than 30 agencies in six countries.
2) At the moment we ________________ (expand) rapidly.
3) Next month, we ________________ (open) a new agency In Milan.
4) We ________________ (employ) 150 people.
5) We ________________ (look) for three new employees for the Milan agency.
6) Our company ________________ (offer) touring holidays, resort holidays and cruises.
7) In our markets, customers usually ________________ (buy) resort holidays.
8) Nowadays this trend for resort holidays ________________ (change) because people want something more exciting.
9) As a result, the demand for cruises and touring holidays ________________ (increase) rapidly.
10) Currently we ________________ (redesign) the website to reflect these changes.