TUGAS BAHASA INGGRIS BISNIS 1

 1. TUGAS MEMO 

 

MEMORANDUM

From           : Marketing Manager                                                 Date: 29th September 2011 To               : General Manager Subject       : Recruitment sales In order to meet target in sales of our product, we need to rise rate of sales. It is needed to expand market area. I think we have no choice but recruit some new employees for sales position. Can you follow up ‘recruitment’ to meet our recruitment? If possible, next month I would like to have 10 new employees in my division. Cc. Finance Manager                                        Marketing Manager

2. TUGAS TELEX

DATE : Jakarta, 29th September 2011

TO : TELECOMUNICATION INDONESIA

ATTN : DOCUMENT 

FM : PT. ICON PLUS INDONESIA

CC : PT. M+R Forwarding Indonesia Jakarta / Mr. Danang

Exercise 2: Count and Non-Count Nouns

Identify the following nouns as count nouns or non-count nouns according to their usual meaning.

television	atmosphere	food	cup
car	person	tooth	money
News	water	soap	hydrogen
geography	pencil	soup	minute

ANSWER

Countable Noun:                   Uncountable Noun:

-          Television                         - Money

-          Car                                   - Geography

-          Person                              - Atmoshphere

-          Pencil                               - Water

-          Tooth                               - Food

-          Soap                                 - Soup

-          Cup                                  - Hydrogen

-          Minute                             - News

Exercise 3: Determiners

Choose the correct determiners in the following sentences.

1. He does’t have (many/much) money.
2. I would like (afew/alittle) salt on my vegetables.
3. She bought (that/those) cards last night.
4. There are (less/fewer) students in this room than in the next room.
5. There is (too much/too many) bad news on television tonight.
6. I do not want (these/this) water.
7. This is (too many/too much) information to learn.
8. A (few/little) people left early.
9.  Would you like (less/fewer) coffee than this?.
10. This jacket costs (too much/too many).

ANSWER

1. Much
2. A little
3. Those
4. Fewer
5. Too much
6. This
7. Too many
8. A few
9. Less
10. Too much

Exercise 4: Article

In the following sentences supply the article (a, an, or the) if they are necessary. If no article is necessary, leave the space blank.

1. Jason’s father bought him ________ bicycle than he had wanted for his birthday.
2. ­­­­­­­­­­­­­_______ Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from ______ France to _____ United States.
3. Rita is studying _____ English and _____ math this semester.
4. ____ judge asked _____ witness to tell _____ truth.
5. Please give me _____ cup of _____ coffee with ______ cream and _____ sugar.
6. ______ big books on ______ table are for my history class.
7. No one in ______ Spanish class knew ______ correct answer to ____ Mrs. Perez’s question.
8. My _____ car is four years old and it still runs well.
9. When you go to ____ store, please buy _____ bottle of ____ chocolate milk and ____ dozen oranges.
10. There are only ____ few seats left for ____ tonight’s musical at _____ university.
11. John and Marcy went to _____ school yesterday and then studied in ____ library before returning home.
12. ____ Like Erie is one of _____ five Great Lakes in ____ North America.
13. On our trip to _____ Spain, we crossed ____ Atlantic Ocean.
14. ____ mount Rushmore is the site of ______ magnificent tribute to ____ four great Amirican presidents.
15. What did you eat for _____ breakfast this morning?.
16. Louie played _____ basketball and ____ basketball at ____ Boys’Club this year.
17. Rita plays ____ violin and her sister plays ____ guitar.
18. While we were in _____ Alaska, we saw _____ Eskimo village.
19. Phil can’t go to ____ movies tonight because he has to write ____ essay.
20. David attended ____ Princeton University.
21. Harry has been admitted to _____ School of Medicine at _____ midwestern university.
22. Mel’s grandmother is in _____ hospital, so we went to visit her ____ last night.
23. ____ political science class is taking _____ trip io ____ Soviet Union in ____ spring.
24. ______ Queen Elizabeth II is ____ monarch of _____ Great Britain.
25. ______ Declaration of  Independence was drawn up in 1776.
26. Scientists hope to send _____ expedition to _____ Mars during _____1980s.
27. Last night there was _____ bird singing outside my house.
28. ______ chair that you are sitting in is broken.
29. ______ Civil War was fought in ______ United States between 1861 and 1865.
30. ______ Florida State University is smaller than ____ University of Florida.

ANSWER

1.      a

2.      The,-, -

3.      -, -

4.      a, -, a

5.      a, -, -, -

6.      The, the

7.      The, the, -

8.      –

9.      The, -, a, a

10.  a, -, the

11.  The, the

12.  -, the, the

13.  The, the

14.  -, the, -

15.  a

16.  -, -, the

17.  -, -

18.  The, an

19.  The, an

20.  The

21.  The, the

22.  The, -

23.  The, a, the, the

24.  The, a, the

25.  The

26.  An, the, -

27.  a

28.  The

29.  The, the

30.  The, the

Exercise 5: Other

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of other.

1. This pen isn’t working. Please give me ____. (singular)
2. If you’re still thirsty. I’ll make _____ pot of coffee.
3. This dictionary has a page missing. Please give me __________. (the last one)
4. He does not need those book. He needs ______. (all the remaining)
5. There are thirty people in the room. Twenty are from Latin America and ______ are from ______ countries.
6. Six people were in the store. Two were buying meat. ______ was looking at magazines. _______ was eating a candy bar. _______ were walking around looking for more food. (notice the verbs)
7. this glass of milk is sour. _______ glass of milk is sour too.
8. the army was practicing its drills. One group was doing artillery practice. _____was marching; ________ was at attention; and _______ was practicing combat tactics.
9. There are seven students from Japan. ________ are from Iran, and ______ are from _____ places.
10. We looked at four cars today. The first two were far too expensive, but _______ ones were reasonably priced.

ANSWER:

1.      Another

2.      Another

3.      Other

4.      Other

5.      Another, other

6.      Another, other, another

7.      Another

8.      Other, -, other

9.      Another, -, other

10.  Another

Exercise 6: Simple Present and Present Progressive

Choose either the simple present or present progressive in the following sentences.

1. Something __________ (smell) very good.
2. We _________ (eat) dinner at seven o’clock tonight.
3. He ________ (practice) the piano every day.
4. They _________ (drive) to school tomorrow.
5. I ___________ (believe) you.
6. Maria ________ (have) a cold.
7. Jorge _________ (swim) right now.
8. John __________ (hate) smoke.
9. Jill always _______ (get) up at 6:00 A.M.
10. Jerry _____________ (mow) the lawn now.

ANSWER:

1.      Smells

2.      Are eating

3.      Practices

4.      Are driving

5.      Believe

6.      Is having

7.      Is swimming

8.      Hates

9.      Gets

10.  Is mowing

Exercise 7: Simple Past Tense and Past Progressive

Use either the simple past tense or the past progressive in the following sentences as appropriate.

1. Gene _________ (eat) dinner when his friend called.
2. While Maria was cleaning the apartment, her husband ________ (sleep).
3. At three o’clock this morning, Eleanor _________ (study).
4. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons ______ (have) dinner, but they stopped in order to talk to him.
5. John ________ (go) to France last year.
6. When the teacher _______ (enter) thye room, the students were talking.
7. While Joan was writing the report, Henry _______ (look) for more information.
8. We ______________ (see) this movie last night.
9. At one time, Mr. Roberts _____________ (owa) this building.
10. Jose ___________ (write) a letter to his family when his pencil _______ (break).

ANSWER:

1.      Was eating

2.      Slept

3.      Studied

4.      Was having

5.      Went

6.      Entered

7.      Looked

8.      Saw

9.      Owed

10.  Was writing, broke

Exercise 8: Present Perfect and Simple Past

Use either the present perfect or the simple past in the following sentences.

1. John __________ (write) his report last night.
2. Bob ___________ (see) this movie before.
3. Jorge _________ (read) the newspaper already.
4. Mr. Johnson ___________ (work) in the same place for thirty-five years, and he is not planning to retire yet.
5. We ___________ (begin; negative) to study for the test yet.
6. George __________ (go) to the store at ten o’clock this morning.
7. Joan __________ (travel) around the world.
8. Betty __________ (write) a letter last night.
9. Guilermo ___________ (call) his employer yesterday.
10. We _________________ (see;negative) this movie yet.

ANSWER:

1.      Written

2.      Has seen

3.      Has already read

4.      Has worked

5.      Have not began

6.      Went

7.      Has traveled

8.      Written

9.      Called

10.  Have not seen

Exercise 9: Past Prefect and Simple Past

Supply the past perfect or simple past in the following sentences.

1. The Policeman read the suspect his rights after he _____ (arrest) him.
2. After John __________ (wash) his clothes, he began to study.
3. George ___________ (wait) for one hour before the bus came.
4. Maria ____________ (enter) the university after she had graduated from the community college.
5. Jeanette ___________ (wash) the pipettes after she had completed the experiment.
6. Jane sent a letter to her university after she __________ (receive) her schilarship check.
7. After the stewardesses had served lunch to the passengers, they __________ (sit) down.
8. The car _____________ (flip) ten times before it landed on its roof.
9. We corrected our papers after we _____________ (take) the quiz.
10. John ____________ (live) in Miami for one year when his parents came to visit.

ANSWER:

1.      Had aressted

2.      Had washed

3.      Had waited

4.      Entered

5.      Washed

6.      Had received

7.      Sat

8.      Had flipped

9.      Had took

10.  Lived