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Quick Work Intermediate revision check 1

1 GETTING ACQUAINTED (5 MARKS)

Read the conversation between Ralf, Sue, and Franco. Write what you think Ralf
says.

SUE Ralf, may I introduce you to Franco Buccieri.


RALF 1x

FRANCO Pleased to meet you too.


SUE Franco works for us at our subsidiary in Milan.
RALF 2x ?
FRANCO I’m in production. Quality control mainly.
RALF 3x ?
FRANCO I’ve been working in Milan for two years.
RALF 4x ?
FRANCO No. This is my first time in London.
RALF 5x ?
FRANCO I’m only staying for three days.

2 PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, AND


PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS (9 MARKS)

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. Use either the Present tense
(e.g. she works), the Present continuous (e.g. she’s working), or the Present perfect
continuous (e.g. she’s been working).

‘Good morning ladies and gentlemen and thank you for coming. My name’s Joel
Ryman and I 1 x (work) for JNC. My job mainly 2 x (involve) visiting
our offices around Europe and I 3 x (deal) with agents in European Union
countries on a regular basis. In recent years I 4 x (work) on the development
of new markets in Central and Eastern Europe. In Hungary, as you know, our
market share 5 x (rise) steadily. Currently, we 6 x (plan) to open a
second office early next year and, as we speak, six agents such as yourselves
7x (collaborate) with us to bring more of JNC’s products to more people.
Sales figures so far for these agents over the last six months 8 x (speak) for
themselves. Take a look at this graph. As you can see, sales in Hungary 9 x
(increase) ever since we entered the market.’

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3 DESCRIBING COMPANY CULTURE (11 MARKS)

Some words in this text do not have vowels (a, e, i, o, u). Insert the missing vowels
to complete the text.

The Nokia way


Nokia's success so far has been very much a 1 t x x m effort. The company
remains 2 c x mm x tt x d to its core values. Key to maintaining a sharp,
3 c x mp x t x t x ve edge are speed and 4 fl x x x b x l x ty in decision-

making, so Nokia makes sure that decisions are made as close to the
frontline as possible and 5 x mpl x m x nt x d by those people who are
most knowledgeable.

Nokia believes in a 6 fl x t , non-hierarchical working style


7 f x c x l x t x t x ng discussion and openness as well as 8 x nc x x r x g x ng
entrepreneurism and risk-taking. The Nokia way is based on honesty and
9 x nt x gr x ty and a willingness to work together in a creative and
10 x nn x v x t x v x way in order to 11 p x rs x x high-quality results.

Adapted from www.nokia.com

4 TALKING ABOUT QUANTITIES (8 MARKS)

Underline the correct alternative in italics.


1 How much informations/information do you need to finish the job?
2 There’s plenty of time/times left.
3 The news is/are very good actually.
4 There are too little/few employees allocated to the job.
5 Can I give you some advices/advice?
6 Can I give you a piece of advices/advice?
7 How much/many work go/goes into making it?

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5 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS (7 MARKS)

Replace the underlined expressions in each sentence with a similar, correct


expression from a, b, or c.
1 I don’t think we’re going to have it finished on time.
a meet the deadline
b postpone the deadline
c set the deadline
2 Let’s map out the whole process and see how we can reduce the amount of
time between the customer making the order and receiving the product.
a change the lead time
b increase the lead time
c improve the lead time
3 Don’t blame someone else. Your department caused this problem so your
department needs to sort it out.
a make a buck
b pass the buck
c save a buck
4 We need to employ people who can find immediate solutions.
a make on-the-spot decisions
b make spot decisions
c say on-the-spot decisions
5 That new employee on line five is good. We need more people like him who
don’t wait around for someone else to solve the problem or make a decision.
a lose the initiative
b make the initiative
c take the initiative
6 I’m afraid we’re going to have to cover the expenses. It’s clearly our fault.
a bear the costs
b cut the costs
c raise the costs
7 We need to change the development process by finding quicker, easier, or
more direct ways of completing it.
a looking for quick cuts
b looking for short cuts
c looking for price cuts

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6 AUDIENCE QUESTIONS (5 MARKS)

Members of the audience at a presentation are asking questions. Complete each


question by choosing the best option.
1 I’d like to x a point connected with staff turnover. You said it was high
but it’s no higher than normal, is it?
a ask b say c raise d rise
2 Are you able to say at this point how much damage has actually been x

to the company’s reputation?


a made b done c given d taken
3 You x earlier that we can expect a return to profits in the next two
years. Isn’t it possible to be a little more precise?
a told b spoke c said d raised
4 Would you mind x us a little more about how you intend to enter this
new market?
a replying b explaining c telling d answering
5 And so who x the mistake in the first place?
a set b did c raised d made

7 HANDLING QUESTIONS (5 MARKS)

A presenter is answering questions. Match the first half of his response 1–5 with
the second half a–e.
1 What I was trying to say was a I’m sure you’ll realize how difficult
that it’s … __ it is to predict.
2 I think the important thing here … b included a full strategy in your
__ handout.
3 Perhaps Jan Ormiston from c in line with our competitors.
Public Relations … __
4 It’s tough to explain in a few words d could answer that.
so I’ve … __
5 That’s a good question but __ e is what we can learn from it.

TOTAL SCORE: x / 50

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