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Progress Test 1
Track 04
LISTENING
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. You will hear the presentation twice. 1 Who is Mr Bonelli presenting to? a) visitors 2 3 4 b)investors c) customers c) finance c) services company The first part of Mr Bonellis presentation is about a) general company information b) employment What kind of company is Flicker? a) manufacturing b) retail 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
Track 04
Listen again and complete these sentences (510). 5 Mr Bonellis job in the company is ____________________ . 6 7 8 9 Flickers sales of cigarette lighters today are $____________________ million. The number of employees in Ohio is now ____________________. Sales in China are currently $____________________ million. Mr Bonelli expects sales in China to go ____________________. only.)
10 In the future, the company plans to sell ____________________. (Give one example
VOCABULARY A CAREERS
Complete the text with the words from the box. There is one word you dont need. CEO / for / sure / of / accounting / with Amlie works in the ________________1 department of a small engineering company, where she is responsible ______________2 keeping and checking financial records. She also deals ______________3 the expense reports from the staff and makes _____________4 that there are no discrepancies. In her position she reports to the _____________5 who is in charge _____________6 all the companys day to day activities.
COMPANIES
Complete the words to match the definitions. 7 w___f____ All the employees of a company or country 8 9 t____v_r ___f_t The total money from sales during a particular period The money a company makes after taking away its costs it is owned by the parent company 11 s _ c _ _ _ All the companies that belong to a particular area of activity or industry
LANGUAGE A MODALS 1
Choose the best options to complete this telephone conversation. A Huxters. Good afternoon. B Hello. Could / Would 1 I speak to Marianne Feldman, please? A Just a moment Im sorry, she isnt answering her phone. Would you / Would you like to 2 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 4 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 5 access the Internet. C Right. Im afraid Marianne can / cant 6 come to the phone at the moment. Could / Would
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B Yes, please. Would / Wont 8 you tell her my computer is working OK now? And please say thanks very much for her help. C Yes, of course.
MODALS 2
A toy manufacturing company is holding a competition to find a good name for a new toy. These are the rules for entering the competition. Choose the correct modal verb in the sentences below so that each sentence matches the meaning of the rules. Competition rules Minimum age: 18 years No more than three entries per person Entry is free Closing date: 31st December We recommend you type or write your name in CAPITALS
10 You can/ must send three entries. 11 You shouldnt / dont have to send four entries. 12 You mustnt / dont have to pay to enter. 13 Entries mustnt / dont have to arrive later than 31st December. 14 You should / can write your name clearly.
PRESENT TENSES
Complete this extract from a speech by the CEO of a retail company (4550). Write the verbs in brackets in the correct tense: present simple or present continuous. Im pleased to tell you that our company [expand] __________1 rapidly at present. We [open] __________2 new stores all the time. Soon we will have stores in all the major towns across the country, and right now we [recruit] __________3 over 100 new staff to work in them. As you know, we normally [sell] __________4 mens clothing. But our plan now is to extend our range and to include clothing for women and children as well. We [know] __________5 that our customers [like] __________6 the informal style of our stores, and that style is now our trademark.
Complete the sentences about these companies. ex. IBM is a(n) American company, they manufacture computers and data storage equipment. a) JAL is a(n) ___________ company, _______________________________________. b) Phillips is a(n) ___________ company, _____________________________________. c) Carlsberg is a(n) ___________ company, ____________________________________. d) Pirelli is a(n) ___________ company, ______________________________________. e) Honda is a(n) ___________ company, _____________________________________.
Reading
Read the two extracts and mark the statements: a) true for Natura b) true for LOral c) true for both companies d) not true for either company 1 2 3 4 5 6 They sell cosmetics. They sell only natural products. They are market leaders in the global cosmetics industry. They sell only in Latin America at present. They are growing rapidly just now. They are looking for ways to increase international sales. Mark these statements true (T) or false (F). Mr Carlucci says that sales in France are falling. Natura wants to employ people to sell its products abroad. The extract about LOral describes two future product ideas. what they want. ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
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10 LOrals CEO believes that the only way to find new product ideas is to ask customers
WRITING
You see this job advertisement. Write an e-mail of about 40 words to Damian. Say that you are interested in the job and you would like more details and an application form. You do not have to give information about yourself in this e-mail. Sales Executives Omnia, a top media company, is recruiting talented sales people who wish to develop their career in media sales. Salary 44,000 e-mail damian@omnia.co.uk for details.