Progress test 1
5.1 Grammar
Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb in (brackets). Use short forms if possible.
Gina and I (1) _work_ (work) for Eurobags. Gina (2) ______ (be) a Marketing assistant and I (3) ______ (be) a Sales clerk. She (4) ______ (work) in Marketing and I (5) ______ (work) in Sales.
Eurobags (6) ______ (be) an Italian company. The headquarters (7) ______ (be) in Treviso, but we (8) ______ (have) subsidiaries in Brazil and Venezuela. Eurobags (9) ______ (be) in the packaging business. It (10) ______ (produce) paper and plastic shopping bags. Its main markets (11) ______ (be) in Europe, but it also (12) ______ (export) to the United States and South America.
5.2 Grammar
Write short answers to these questions.
Are you an accountant?
___No, I’m not._________________________
Does American Express have a branch in your country?
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Is Seat a French company?
______________________________________
Do you produce camcorders?
______________________________________
Do you export to the US?
______________________________________
Does your company sell office equipment?
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5.3 Grammar
Complete the sentences with the correct preposition (at, in or on).
He’s ______ vacation.
I work ______ the Citicorp building.
Mrs Agnelli’s office is ______ the fourth floor.
I’m afraid she’s ______ a meeting.
She’s ______ lunch.
He’s ______ a business trip.
5.4 Language in use
Read these statements. What do you say first?
__Pleased to meet you. ________________
Pleased to meet you, too.
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Not too bad, thanks.
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I’m an engineer.
_____________________________________
Yes, please. Black with sugar.
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Mr Tan’s office is on the right.
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You’re welcome.
5.5 Vocabulary
Underline the word which is different from the others in each group.
Italian, Japanese, France, Swedish
secretary, branch, engineer, clerk
Marketing, Accountant, Sales, Research and Development
third, first, eighth, ten
headquarters, chemicals, engineering, tourism
Monday, February, Sunday, Friday
Now add two more words to each group.
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5.6 Language in use
Read this telephone conversation and complete it with suitable words.
YOU: Good morning, _____________________.
CALLER: This is Gina Lee from Harris International.
YOU: I’m sorry, _________________________.
CALLER: Gina Lee from Harris International. I’d like to speak to Mr. Salomon.
YOU: I’m afraid __________________________.
CALLER: Oh. Well, could you put me through to Mrs Sefan?
YOU: She’s ______________________________?
CALLER: Yes, please. Can you ask her to call me back?
YOU: __________________________________?
CALLER: It’s 866 3659.
YOU: __________________________________-?
CALLER: Thank you. Goodbye.
5.7 Listening
Read this telephone message. Then listen to the phone call and check if the numbered information in the message is correct. Write any corrections in the blanks below.
1. _________________________
2. __________________________
3. __________________________
4. __________________________
5.___________________________
References
5.1_______________________________________________________________
2 ’s / is 3 ’m / am 4 works 5 work 6 is 7 are
8 have 9 is 10. produces 11. are 12. exports
5.2
2 Yes, it does. 3 No, it isn’t. 4 Yes, we do. 5 No, we don’t. 6 Yes, it does.
5.3 _____
1 on 2 in / at 3 on 4 in / at 5 at 6 on
5.4________________________________________________________________
Possible answers
2 How are you?
3 What do you do?
4 How about / Would you like some coffee / tea?
5 Excuse me, I’m looking for Mr Tan’s office. / Where’s Mr Tan’s office?
6 Thank you.
5.5
1 France (the others are nationalities) + Chinese, Brazilian…
2 branch (the others are jobs) + accountant, lawyer…
3 Accountant (the others are departments) + Production, Dispatch…
4 ten (the others are ordinal numbers) + second, fourth…
5 headquarters (the others are types of business) + insurance, clothing…
6 February (the others are days of the week) + Tuesday, Wednesday…
5.6
Possible answers
Good morning, this is (name) speaking.
I’m sorry, who’s speaking / calling? / I’m sorry, could you repeat that?
I’m afraid he’s at a conference / on holiday this week.
She’s in a meeting. Can I take a message?
Of course. What’s your telephone number?
Right. Thank you. Goodbye.
5.7
1 correct 2 DataBank 3 correct 4 15 computers 5 It’s urgent.
SUE: Hello, Sales department, Sue Johnson speaking.
CALLER: Good morning. This is Mary Dimms from DataBand. Is David Webb there?
SUE: I’m afraid he’s in a meeting.
CALLER: I see. Can you give him a message?
SUE: Yes, of course.
CALLER: Can you ask him to phone Mary Simms, that’s F-I-M-M-S from DataBank? It’s about my order for fifteen computers. It’s very urgent, so could he call me back today?
SUE: OK. Can I have your telephone number, too?
CALLER: Yes, it’s 01648 496842.
SUE: 01648 496842. Right, Ms Simms, I’ll give him the message as soon as he gets back.
