PROGRESS TEST 1 ( UNIT 1, 4, 7)

Which of these sentences A)make a request B) make an offer C) talk about ability

1) he can type 100 words per minute 2) would you like a hand with those bags? 3) she could sell more than all the other salespeople put together 4) he couold program computers in basic when he was four 5)could you help me to write this email, my spanish isn t very good 6) can I get you something to drink? 7) I can dance the samba,, but not the tango 8) may I ask a question? 9) please would you stop talking , I am trying to concentrate 10) they can organise the campaign very quickly Track 2
You will hear an extract from a presentation by Hal Bonelli about his company, which is called Flicker. Choose the correct answer a, b or c to each of these questions (14). Listen to the presentation twice. 1 Who is Mr Bonelli presenting to? a) visitors b) investors c) customers 2 The first part of Mr Bonellis presentation is about a) general company information. b) employment. c) finance. 3 What kind of company is Flicker? a) manufacturing b) retail c) services 4 Hal explains that the company plans to a) merge with another company. b) move to new offices in the USA. c) move into new industry sectors.

Listen again and complete these sentences (510). 5 Mr Bonellis job in the company is . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Flickers sales of cigarette lighters today are $. . . . . . . . . . . . million. 7 The number of employees in Ohio is now . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Sales in China are currently $. . . . . . . . . . . . million. 9 Mr Bonelli expects sales in China to go . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 In the future, the company plans to sell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Give one example only.) Negotiating Complete the dialogue (2630) with these sentences (af). Each sentence should match the function given in brackets. The first one is given as an example. a) We really need to have everything by the middle of the month. b) Well, we can offer you delivery of some items in ten days and the rest later. c) Can I check it with them and get back to you? d) I was hoping it could be sooner than that. e) OK, then. f ) Delivery by the middle of the month could be all right as long as the Production Department agrees. Seller We usually deliver in 14 days. Buyer [rejects] . . . . . . Seller [makes an offer] . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Buyer [states aim] . . . . . . . . . . . . 27. We have an important conference at the end of the month and we want to complete installation before then. Seller Right I understand. [makes concession] . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 [makes request] . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Buyer [agrees] . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Seller Good. What else do we need to discuss? Choose the best options to complete this telephone conversation. A Huxters. Good afternoon. B Hello. Could / Would 31 I speak to Marianne Feldman, please? A Just a moment Im sorry, she isnt answering her phone. Would you / Would you like to 32 speak to someone else? B OK. Can / Will 33 you connect me to someone in the computer department, please? **** C Hello, Computer Department. Carla speaking. Can / Could 34 I help you? B Hello. My names Bernie Lang. I spoke to Marianne before. She was helping me to solve a computer problem I could / couldnt 35 access the Internet. C Right. Im afraid Marianne can / cant 36 come to the phone at the moment. Could / Would 37 you like to leave a message for her? B Yes, please. Would / Wont 38 you tell her my computer is working OK now? And please say thanks very much for her help. C Yes, of course. A

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the correct word a, b or c to complete each sentence (1115).

11 A brainstorming meeting is useful when you want to . . . . . . . . . . . . ideas. a) criticize b) deal with c) generate 12 Researchers were working on the problem for a long time before they finally made a . . . . . . . . . . . . . a) breakdown b) breakthrough c) break up 13 It is very difficult to . . . . . . . . . . . . a new market when you have no experience of it. a) enter b) meet c) introduce 14 We want to . . . . . . . . . . . . our product range, so were launching a new luxury model. a) extend b) exercise c) explore 15 Were hoping that our exciting new design will win an . . . . . . . . . . . . . a) event b) enterprise c) award Complete these sentences (1620) with the words from the box. deal with give meet spend take work 16 I always feel stressed when I have to . . . . . . . . . . . . a presentation in English. 17 If you want to succeed in this job, you have to be able to . . . . . . . . . . . . under pressure. 18 Trying to . . . . . . . . . . . . tight deadlines is always stressful. 19 Sara likes to work part time so that she can . . . . . . . . . . . . more time with her children. 20 One way to . . . . . . . . . . . . high levels of stress is to go to a stress counselor

Past simple and past continuous For each gap (3135), write the verb in brackets in the correct tense. The other day, I [sit] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 in a meeting when I started to feel ill. We [discuss] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 a difficult problem at the time: we needed to increase the number of staff, but there wasnt enough space in the office for any new workers. Everyone [think] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 it was too expensive to rent more office space. Because I was unwell, I [decide] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 to leave and take some work home with me. While I [walk] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 home, the solution suddenly came to me: why not let people work from home some of the time? That way, we wouldnt need so much office space and we could employ more people.

Track 4 You will hear a telephone conversation between Mariko Kudo in Japan

and Daniel Schwarz. Mariko wants to discuss the arrangements for Daniels visit to Japan in November. Listen and complete the schedule for the visit (15) with the events (af ) below. Listen to the conversation twice. The first one is given as an example. Sun 12 Mon Tues Wed 13 14 15 Thurs Fri Sat 16 17 18 Sun 19 Mon Tues 20 21 Wed 22 Thurs Fri 23 24

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . 5A a) Arrive in Tokyo b) Attend a conference at Rikkyo University in Tokyo c) Attend meetings in Tokyo d) Fly back e) Meet with clients in Kyoto f ) Attend a festival Listen again and choose the best answer a, b or c to each question (610). 6 The telephone conversation takes place in a) September. b) October. c) early November. 7 The conference is about a) international marketing. b) building international relations. c) globalising communications. 8 In Tokyo, Daniel will meet with a) the design team. b) some clients. c) the marketing department. 9 Daniel will travel to Kyoto by a) plane. b) train. c) car. 10 Daniel will receive his schedule by a) telephone. b) post. c) e-mail. B