Unit Test 4 Answer all thirty questions. There is one mark per question.
VOCABULARY: COMPANY STRUCTURE 1 Each comment below was made in a different place in an organisation. Choose the correct place from the box and write it next to the appropriate comment. subsidiary / factory / headquarters / distribution centre / call centre / warehouse / service centre / outlets 1
‘Just one moment, please. I’ll put you through to your branch.’ ___________________
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‘As you can see, the smaller components are put together here.’ ___________________
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‘Practically all key decisions are made here.’ ___________________
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‘This is where we ship repaired equipment back to customers.’ ___________________
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‘Stock levels are just right.’ ___________________
2 Supply the adjective in each sentence. The first and the last letters are given. 6
Our marketing department is constantly changing, growing, developing. Everyone says it’s the most d____________________c department in the company.
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We firmly believe that a d____________________d management style improves motivation. That’s why we like to involve a large number of employees from all parts of our organisation in the decision-making process.
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We’ve never met the CEO, we know the names of two of the six managers and we hardly know the people from the other departments. The whole organisation is extremely i____________________l.
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Our bosses are not particularly open to new ideas and don’t like change. They are deeply c____________________e.
10 We think positively about the future, we support change and welcome new ideas. In other words, we are a typically p____________________e organisation.
LANGUAGE REVIEW: NOUN COMBINATIONS 3 In each line, cross out the noun a), b), c) or d), which does not form a common word partnership with the underlined head noun. 11
company
a) car
b) market
c) policy
d) director
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consumer
a) survey
b) advertising
c) awareness
d) despatch
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trade
a) deficit
b) show
c) property
d) barriers
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business
a) work
b) idea
c) card
d) traveller
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product
a) costs
b) force
c) range
d) placement
4 Change the following phrases in the same way as in the example. Example: a hotel with five stars: a five-star hotel 16
a sales conference which lasts three days: __________________________________
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a takeover bid worth five million dollars: __________________________________
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a company which is 75 years old: __________________________________
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an office block that has 40 storeys: __________________________________
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a train journey that lasts five hours: __________________________________
5 Add a word from the box to each noun below to make five common noun combinations. agency / base / room / satisfaction / work 21
SKILLS: SOCIALISING: INTRODUCTIONS AND NETWORKING 6 Complete the dialogues below with expressions a–e. 26
A: Has your company been in business long? B: ___________________
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A: How’s everything going? B: ___________________
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A: Hi Renata, good to see you again. B: ___________________
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A: Hi, my name’s Ken Akiba. B: ___________________
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A: What sort of projects do you work on? B: ___________________ a) Hello Emir. How are you? b) Well, we’re essentially an outsourcing business. c) Pleased to meet you. I’m Petra Tauber. d) Not too bad, thanks. e) Yes, we are well established.
