Unit 5 Progress test

Complete sentences 1–6 with the words from the list. Rewrite sentences 20–24 using the words in brackets to
Change the form of the verb where necessary. add emphasis.
(2 points per sentence)
Example: The people in the marketing department are the
express   ​analyse   ​communicate   ​view   ​ work   ​tread   ​ ones that make the most noise. (it’s)
clearly   ​
logically   ​
effectively   ​closely   ​positively   ​ It’s the people in the marketing department who make
carefully the most noise.
1 He is not a good manager. He doesn't his 20 Why did they get rid of Tom? He was a very valuable
ideas very . team member. (what I’d really like to know)
2 The presentation wasn’t very good – I really didn’t
understand what he was going on about. He seems 21 The new finance manager has stopped all new
incapable of himself . recruitment and there’s talk of redundancies. (not only
3 This is an excellent report. I think you’ve the …, but also …)
situation , focusing on the actual problems in
the department.
22 We’re a successful team because we get on so well
4 You need to quite with John this together. (the reason)
morning. He’s had some bad news from Head Office, so
he’s not in a good mood.
5 We’ve got subsidiaries all over the world. We have 23 We have to finish this project before Friday, so we’re all
to make sure we offer the same style of service so we working overtime at the moment. (which is why)
very with all our counterparts.
6 He’s a hard worker, but he isn’t always very 24 The financial data for this quarter is a real worry. (what)
by the team because he tends to be pushy
when the senior managers are around.
Result __________/ 30 marks
Complete sentences 7–11 with the missing preposition.
7 Coping a full-time job and a family can
sometimes be stressful.
8 You should steer clear any confrontation at
this stage. It won’t help.
9 If you had paid closer attention what he said,
you’d understand how the new software works.
10 The sales team are thriving the challenge of
tough targets again this quarter. Early results are very
promising.
11 There are five presentations this afternoon, so it’s
important you don't deviate the schedule.

Complete the missing words 12–19 in the conversation.

A Can I just make sure I’ve 12u this correctly?
You sent the invoice for McLaren to Linux and the
invoice for Linux to McLaren?
B Yes, but it was the temporary secretary’s fault.
A Look, you’re entitled to your opinion, but let's try not
to get 13p here. How do you propose we
14
d with this issue now? I don’t know if you’re
15
a , but McLaren pay thirty per cent more than
Linux for the same services!
B Well, 16w it help if I called Linux and McLaren
and just asked them to send back the invoices without
opening them?
A Look, can we try and 17a anything that makes
us look unprofessional. That's the real 18i here.
B Well, I’m often in contact with the receptionists from
both companies. I’m 19p to call them, explain
we’ve sent them some confidential documents by
mistake and offer to go and pick them up.

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Unit 5 Speaking test

Role cards
Copy this page and cut out the role cards for the students. Students should do both role-plays. Then use the Speaking test
results forms to evaluate each student’s performance. You can then cut out the results and give them to the students.

Role-play 1
cut along this line
Student A Student B
You are overseeing a project and you’ve been having You’re the designer on a project and you’re having
problems with your designer (Student B) and have problems with a team member (John). Your team leader
arranged a meeting to discuss this. Your concerns are: (Student A) has arranged a meeting to discuss this. During
• one team member (John) has said that designs are often the meeting:
late and are not of a good standard • listen and disagree – John is disorganized. There have
• John also says that Student B doesn’t seem interested in been a lot of last-minute changes to the designs
the project at all and that he/she doesn’t always turn up • listen to the second point and offer a compromise –
for important update meetings you’ve been away a lot, but you’ll arrange to meet John
During the meeting: for an update if he makes a decision about the design
• express your first concern diplomatically
• express your second concern more directly
• respond to B’s offer and finish the meeting appropriately

Role-play 2
cut along this line
Student A Student B
You’re having problems with a team member (Brad). Your You’re a team leader. Two people in your team (Student A
team leader (Student B) has arranged a meeting to discuss and Brad) don’t get on. You have arranged a meeting with
this. During the meeting: Student A to discuss this. Your concerns are:
• listen and disagree – Brad is always interrupting you in • Student A and Brad are always arguing – bad for morale.
meetings and he has too many impractical ideas Brad says Student A never takes his ideas on board
• listen to the second point and offer a compromise – you’ll • Student A has been in the company far longer than Brad
reconsider his ideas if he stops interrupting you so he/she has to resolve the problem
During the meeting:
• express your first concern diplomatically
• express your second concern more directly
• respond to A’s offer and finish the meeting

Unit 5 Speaking test results

Use these forms to evaluate the students.
cut along this line

Yes, but Yes, did Yes, but Yes, did

Didn’t do Didn’t do
Student A with some this very Student B with some this very
this this
Can the student …? mistakes well Can the student …? mistakes well
(0 points) (0 points)
(1 point) (2 points) (1 point) (2 points)
express concerns express concerns
diplomatically diplomatically

express concerns express concerns

directly directly

disagree disagree

offer a compromise offer a compromise

finish a meeting finish a meeting

appropriately appropriately

Result  / ​10 marks Result  / ​10 marks

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