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Progress test 3 (Units 7–9) LISTENING Track
A Listen Listen to a pre presen sentat tation ion by Lyd Lydia ia Jone Jones, s, a cabin cabin crew crew traine trainerr at at A–Z A–Z Airline irlines. s. Choo Choose se the the best best answer, a, b or c, for each question.
1
What is is the top topic of Lydia’ ia’s presentat tation ion?
a)
the company’s benefits package
b)
on-the-job teamwork
c)
the ba basic sic tr traini ining of offered by by th the aaiirline
2
Who is she speaking to?
a)
a group of new employees
b)
the team responsible for training new employees employees
c)
a group of eperienced managers
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"ow many key elem lements ar are th there to teamwork?
a)
three
b)
four
c)
fi#e
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What does Lydia say e#ery team needs?
a)
clear rules
b)
well-defined roles for team members members
c)
a leader
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Which ich ssk kill ill do does she she say say is impo import rtan antt fo for a team team lead leader er??
a)
to be authoritarian
b)
to be ruthless when it’s necessary
c)
to be decisi#e
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What do does sh she sa say about kn knowledge an and sk skills? ls?
a)
'hat 'hat the the new new em employ ployee eess alre alread ady y ha# ha#ee som somee kno knowl wled edge ge and and ski skill lls( s(
b)
'hat knowledge and skill can only be de#eloped on the job(
c)
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1
What does she say about rules?
a)
'he airline’s rules are designed to stop bad or dangerous beha#iour(
b)
/#eryone must follow the rules or they risk being sacked(
c)
3ules create an efficient working en#ironment(
4
Which of these benefits of ha#ing clear rules does she mention?
a)
3ules help reinforce the role of the team leader(
b)
5ollowing rules contributes to safety(
c)
3ules help reduce serious communication problems(
6
What does she say about mistakes?
a)
'he job of the team is to reduce mistakes(
b)
7istakes happen(
c)
,t’s important for people to take responsibility for their mistakes(
1
What does Lydia say is important about relationships among team members?
a)
*pen communication is essential(
b)
little friendly competition can be helpful(
c)
'he only practical way to do the job is to concentrate on your own work(
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!E"#ING A Read the article and identify the paragraph (i–ii! in which you can find infor"ation about the following#
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What 7ike Lynch said about the state of the 89 economy(
12
What business and enterprise minister 7ark risk says about the economy(
1!
comparison of #enture capital funds in 24 and 26(
1$
"ow politicians will react to the :esta report(
1%
What #enture capitalists did in 26(
1&
What :esta belie#es about the future and what in#estors should do now(
1 What the :ational /ndowment for ;cience< 'echnology and the rts has recently said about the #enture capital industry(
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%ow decide if these state"ents are true (t! or false (f!.
14
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'echnology companies will find it more difficult to raise finance(
2
7ike Lynch started the company called utonomy(
21
Lynch says that #enture capital firms now a#oid >1m deals and prefer much smaller ones(
22
,n 26< there were only 1 in#estments in 89 start-ups(
2!
'he go#ernment doesn’t think start-ups are #ery important to the 89 economy(
2$
,n 24< in#estors put up more than >1bn in capital(
2%
7ike Lynch thinks in#estors should wait until the economy impro#es before in#esting(
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L "NGU"GE A
Read the te&t below 'ay what the nu"bered words ()–*+! refer to.
2& 2 24 26 !
$ rite the "ost appropriate "odal erb (positie or negatie! in each gap. -he "eaning is gien in bracets.
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,
!2
@ou
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'hey
ha#e taken the train but the last one had left< so , got a tai( ,f there had been a train ((() ha#e ordered more paper for the copier( ,’d already ordered it( ,t wasn’t necessary() ha#e left the office already( ,t’s only ! p(m( ,t’s impossible()
!$ 'here were only two people who could ha#e written this note( ,t wasn’t el< so it =ictoria( ,t could only ha#e been() !% @ou recommended()
ha#e gone to the presentation on database management( ,t was greatA ,t was
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ha#e been
C Co"plete the te&t with the prepositions in the bo&. a$o%t in o& to to
'C"UL"!*
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/atch four of the fie "anagers below with the tea" where they will be best suited.
;usanB creati#e< inspiring< diplomatic 7attB decisi#e< competent< responsible .ennyB sociable< loyal< considerate< logical ;tellaB supporti#e< sociable< fleible ,anB organised< efficient< logical $1 We ha#e some brilliant and creati#e people in our team but we’re not always good at handling e#eryday routines( We need someone to remind us about what to do and when C someone who knows where e#erything is kept< and can suggest the best way to do things( ersonB
$2 ,deally< our new team member should enjoy working with people and should get on well with others( "e or she should be able to eplain things clearly to customers( nd C as our work is ne#er routine C it is i mportant to be able to adapt Duickly to changing situations( ersonB
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$! 'he ideal candidate must be able to deal with all kinds of difficult situations< and take control when something goes wrong( "e or she must be able to keep a clear head and not get distracted when things happen fast( .ecause this person will manage a large team and a large budget< he or she must be sensible and able to make good judgements( ersonB
$$ We need someone who can produce new and effecti#e ideas and can gi#e other people a feeling of ecitement and a desire to do something great( 'his person also needs to deal politely and skilfully with our team of artists and designers without upsetting them( ersonB
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Choose the correct word, a, b or c, to co"plete each sentence.
%$'he seminar starts at 1B but we’re ha#ing a
a)
pre-seminar
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We need to impro#e our training to
a)
build
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/#eryone worked hard last year< but then in Eanuary e#eryone lost moti#ation( Let’s think of a way to
b)
b)
post-seminar
inspire
c)
breakfast at 4B!( pro-seminar
staff turno#er( c)
reduce
e#eryone and increase sales again( a)
demoti#ate
b)
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We’ll finally be in the black net year< after we’re repaid our
a)
grant
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When we began< we got our
a)
credit
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We
a)
o#erpaid
b)
b)
remoti#ate
di#idend
start-up
c)
c)
hypermoti#ate
(
loan
capital from friends and family( c)
asset
on the loan when we missed our Eanuary payment( b)
defaulted
c)
ripped off
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S+ILLS A
/atch the hales of the sentences (01–! to (a–e! fro" a presentation.
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'he purpose of my talk today is to
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s ,’m sure you’re all
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"owe#er< the new offices
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lease
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'he town centre location will
a)
aware< the mo#e will mean we all ha#e slightly less space(
b)
look at the slide< which shows a map of the area(
c)
gi#e us easy access to some of our most important clients(
d)
eplain our plans for mo#ing to our new offices net month(
e)
ha#e many outstanding features< including big windows with lots of natural light(
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Co"plete these conersations with the phrases in the bo&.
#o ,o% -a.e look at 4-, 1o ,o%
/o0 1o ,o% t-ink I 1on2t t-ink Let2s see , main concern
I kno0
I2m sorr, Let2s ne t-ing ,o% co%l1 1o
+on#ersation 1 7aB
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nnB
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is the working schedule( Why am , always working on 5riday nights? how you feel( ,t’s not a #ery good time to work( ,t might be worth
asking some of the other guys if they want to switch nights with you( 7aB
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nnB
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7aB
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that’s the answer( :o one wants to work on a 5riday nightA we should deal with this< then? is put someone else on 5riday nightsA
+on#ersation 2 bdullahB
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need a loan?
"einFB We need to hire two new software technicians so we can launch the product Duickly( "*'*+*,.L/ 0 211 earson Longman /L'
bdullahB
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any other backers?
"einFB 3ight now< no( bdullahB
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this another way( What if we made it a share purchase instead
of a loan? "einFB , don’t know( We’d sell you %< shares at G2( a share( , know that’s high< but ((( bdullahB
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< we can’t go that high(
"einFB *9< fine( .ut , still think we can work something out( so far(
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what we’#e got
4!ITING Read the first paragraph of a su""ary of a consultant2s report below, and the notes underneath it. -hen write the rest of the su""ary using the sub3headings and infor"ation gien. 4ou should write about ++–0+ words.
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