Name_______________________________________ Class______________________________
Unit Test 1
Answer all thirty questions. There is one mark per question.
LANGUAGE REVIEW: MODALS 1: ABILITY, REQUESTS AND OFFERS
A Choose the correct words to complete the conversation.
A (1)(Would / Can) I help you?
B Yes. I’m here to see Marcia Lopez.
A (2)(Could / Would) I have your name, please?
B It’s Jensen. Lars Jensen.
A Ah, yes, Mr Jensen. We’re expecting you. (3)(Would / Can) you like a cup of tea or coffee?
B No, thank you. But (4)(would / can) I use my mobile phone here? I’d like to make a call.
A No problem. Or (5)(would / could) you like to use the meeting room? No one’s in there
right now.
B That would be great. Thanks.
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B Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
6 you this read Can ?
Can you read this ?
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7 you your please name spell Could , ?
Could you please spell your name ?
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8 some you Would food like ?
Would you like some food ?
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9 the can I piano play .
I can play the piano
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10 could grandmother My Russian speak .
My grandmother could speak russian
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VOCABULARY: CAREER MOVES
A Complete the sentences with words from the box.
break ladder move opportunity plan
11 Changing to a job with more responsibility can be difficult, but it can be a great career
____opportunity______________ .
12 I have a new baby son so I’m taking a six-month career ______break____________ to look
after him.
13 I finish university this year, but I don’t yet have a clear career _______plan___________ .
14 Engineers often climb the career ___ladder_______________ by taking a management job.
15 We want to offer you a great career ___move_______________ – we want you to become
the manager of the Hong Kong office.
B One word in each sentence is incorrect. Cross it out and write the correct word.
16 When Jorge sells his business, he’ll do a fortune. -> Make __________________
17 Sal Davis is being a promotion from assistant manager to manager. _-> Getting
_________________
18 I don’t write German very well and I often do mistakes.-> Speak __________________
19 Every year, two or three employees work early retirement. _-> Take_________________
20 Everyone is making overtime tonight because we have an important deadline tomorrow. ->
Working ________________
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SKILLS: TELEPHONING: MAKING CONTACT
A Complete the conversation with the sentences (a–e).
a) This is Marcel Dubois from Clark and Company.
b) Could you ask him to call me back?
c) I’m afraid there’s no answer.
d) Could I speak with Fawaz Abbas, please?
e) Is this the marketing department?
A Hello, ABC Consulting. Can I help you?
B (21)__Could I speak with Fawaz Abbas ,please ?
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A Yes, it is.
B (22)_____Is this the marketing department?
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A Who’s calling, please?
B (23)__This is Marcel Dubois from Clark and Company .
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A OK, Mr Dubois, I’ll put you through.
B Thanks.
...
A (24)_____I’m afraid there’s no answer.
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Can I take a message?
B (25)___Could you ask him to call me back?
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He’s got my number.
A OK, Mr Dubois.
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B Match the sentence beginnings (26–30) with the endings (a–e).
26 Could you transfer me a) hold?
27 Can I leave b) a message?
28 Could you tell me c) her I called?
29 Can you d) to the technical support department, please?
30 Could you tell e) what it’s about?
26 – d
27 – a
28 – c
29 – b
Unit Test 2
Answer all thirty questions. There is one mark per question.
Language review: Present simple and present continuous
A Complete the e-mails using the correct form (present simple or present continuous) of the verbs
in brackets.
Dear Lazlo,
We (1)__need___ (need) to talk urgently. What (2)______are you doing___________ (you do) first
thing tomorrow morning? Can we get together? I (3)_______usually arrive___________ (usually
arrive) at the office at eight o’clock so how about eight thirty?
Juan
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Dear Juan,
I (4)____am working ______________ (work) in the New York office this week. So we can’t meet,
but I can call you. The time difference (5)_is_________________ (be) five hours so I’ll call you in
London at 13:00 your time.
Lazlo
B Write sentences using the present simple or the present continuous.
6 Sylvia / take the bus / every day / .
-> Sylvia takes the bus every day .
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7 What / you do / next weekend / ?
-> What are you doing next weekend?
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8 Yusuf and Hector / have / a meeting / right now / .
____-> Yusuf and Hector are having a meeting right now.
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9 What / your company / produce / ?
-> What does your company produce?
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10 At the moment / I / study / for a Master’s degree / .
_-> At the moment , I am studying for a Master’s degree.
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Vocabulary: Describing companies
A Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
head office share price subsidiary turnover workforce
11 Our ____turnover ________________ is about €1m a year.
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12 I work for the Brazilian ___subsidiary_________________ of a multinational pharmaceutical
company.
13 We plan to hire 250 new employees and double the size of our
__workforce__________________ to 500.
14 When a company announces a good net profit, its ___share price_________________ often
increases.
15 We have regional offices all over Europe, but our __head office__________________ is in
Madrid.
B One word in each sentence is incorrect. Cross it out and write the correct word.
16 Samsung is a Korea company which makes electronics. _-> Korea_________________
17 Toyota is a Japanese car manufacture.-> manufacture __________________
18 Petrobras is an oil and gas company; it’s Brazil’s. -> Brazil__________________
19 Cisco Systems supplies Internet equipments. -> equipments__________________
20 Hapag-Lloyd is a Finnished company. It operates container ships. _-> Finnished
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Skills: Presenting your company
Choose the correct words to complete the extracts from a presentation.
Hello, everyone. (21)(My name’s / This is) Andreas Urbanowicz. My main (22)(reason / purpose)
today is to talk to you (23)(of / about) our company, UrbSys. First, (24)(I’ll give / I’m giving) you
some basic background information about the company. (25)(In second place / Next), I’ll talk about
our recent expansion. Then I’ll (26)(discuss / tell) our plans for the next 12 months. (27)(At last /
Finally), I’ll answer any questions you may have.
OK. Here are some (28)(information / key facts) about our company. ...
(29)(Moving / Move) on now to our recent expansion. ...
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Right. What about our plans for the next 12 months? ...
Thanks (30)(for coming to / for) my talk. Are there any questions?
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