1. B U S I N E S S F O C U S PRE- INTERMEDIATE
UNIT 1- MAKING CONTACT:
PRESENT SIMPLE VS.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Usage & Practice

2. PRESENT SIMPLE- SIMPLE PRESENT USAGE
It describes FACTS and PERMANENT STATES: job responsibilities, a company´s usual activity, plane and train times. For examples:
A bookshop sells books.
My secretary speaks Chinese.
We can use the present simple to talK about
REGULAR ACTIONS. E.g.:
I don´t have breakfast.
We go to the gym center every day.

3. USAGE
Verbs ending in –x, -sh, -ch, -ss, -o, take –es in the third person singular (she-he-it), affirmative form. E.g.:
She goes to work by car.
He usually fixes the car.
Negation is formed: don´t or doesn´t + verb (infinitive)
The school doesn´t have a tennis court
These people don´t live in the city.

4. USAGE
Questions are formed: DO/ DOES + subject+ verb (infinitive) (+complement)?
Does she study French? (SHE-HE-IT)
Do you go to bed late? (I-YOU-WE-THEY)
COMMON ERRORS
Where you live? Where DO you live?
They don´t be in the office. They AREN´T in the office.
I don´t can speak Japanese. I CAN´T speak Japanese.

5. PRESENT CONTINUOUS/ PROGRESSIVE USAGE
It describes actions IN PROGRESS AT THE MOMENT OF SPEAKING. For example: our present work projects, new developments in business.
We also use it to talk about ACTIONS HAPPENING FOR A LIMITED TIME.(TEMPORARY ACTIONS).E.g.:
They are living in Europe until December.
We are working on a new prototype at the moment.
She is spending three months here.
Form: TO BE + verb -ING.

6. USAGE & DIFFERENCE COMMON ERRORS
I am often travelling I often travel.
At the moment, he speaks to his boss. At the moment, he is speaking
to his boss.
KEY GRAMMAR
We use the PRESENT SIMPLE to talk about a HABIT or
PERMANENT STATE/ CONDITION.
We use the PRESENT CONTINUOUS to talk about an
EVENT HAPPENING NOW or a TEMPORARY one.
(*We can also use it to talk about FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS: I am meeting him at 5 o´clock tomorrow)

7. PRESENT SIMPLE VS. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TIME MARKERS
Every….(day, morning)
at the moment
Days of the week (On Mondays/Tuesday)
now- right now
Months (In January/February)
at present
The Time (at 6:30pm)
these days
*tomorrow-next…
Seasons (In winter, spring)
Parts of the day (In the morning/afternoon)
Adverbs of frequence (always, often)
Expressions of frequency (once a week...)

8. UNIT 1: MAKING CONTACT Companies- Vocabulary
Key words:
BRAND COMPETITOR CONSUMER EMPLOYEE EMPLOY HEAD OFFICE MANUFACTURE OPERATE
ORGANIZE PRODUCT PROVIDE RECRUIT SALES SELL TURNOVER
Can you mention word category of each item? (p.5)