In Company Pre-intermediate Name __________________________________ Date ___________

MIDCOURSE TEST Section 1: Grammar and Lexis Part A

Complete t e sentences !sin" has to, have to, doesnt have to or dont have to and t e #er$s in t e $ox% deal with 1 " $ % ( take do use work

My job isnt stressful be ause I _________________________ many de isions! # re eptionist _________________________ the publi ! Most people in modern business _________________________ a omputer! &ere 'ery busy at the moment so I often _________________________ late! Its )unday so she _________________________ anythin*+

Part &
C oose t e correct 'ord (a) $ or c* to complete t ese telep one p rases% , a b Can I __________ e-tension $.(/ please0 ha'e take put 1 a b Ill __________ him the messa*e as soon as hes free! transfer *i'e all

Im afraid the line is en*a*ed! &ill you __________0 1

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In Company Pre-intermediate a b hold listen return 4 a b Can I ask her to all you __________0 repeat throu*h ba k 1. a b Could you __________ me throu*h0 *i'e he k put 11 a b Im phonin* __________ your ad'ertisement! to about at

Part C
Re+or"anise t e letters in t e $ox to ,orm 'ords% T en !se t e 'ords to complete t e sentences% See t e example% 5-ample6 bewseit # website is a *roup of pa*es on the Internet!

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ruto'ner

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In Company Pre-intermediate 1" 1$ 1% 1( 1, 11 7ou an lower staff __________ if you redu e stress! &e __________ o'er fi'e hundred people! 8ur __________ ha'e in reased this year! I'e flown from New 7ork to Delhi and now I ha'e terrible __________! I __________ *o for a brisk walk in the mornin*! # Che'rolet is more __________ than a Maserati!

Part D
-ind t e extra 'ord in eac sentence and cross it o!t% See t e example% 5-ample6 &e are make a profit e'ery year! 12 14 ". "1 "" "$ &hat sort of ompany do you did work for0 9ow many are employees does your ompany ha'e0 I ha'e met her last year at a onferen e! Ill to send breakfast up to your room! 3he Pors he is the most attra ti'e than ar! &e did had a *ood time but it did ost a fortune!

Part E (./0.1*
(. mar2s per sentence* Read t e telep one con#ersation $et'een a otel receptionist and a "!est% T en 'rite t e e+mail ,rom t e receptionist to t e "!est to con,irm t e reser#ation !sin" t e prompts in t e $ox%

35:5P98N5 C8N;5<)#3I8N6 #6 =ood mornin*/ Id like to reser'e a room for two ni*hts!

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In Company Pre-intermediate >6 #6 >6 #6 >6 #6 >6 #6 Certainly! Double or sin*le0 Double please! &ith breakfast! #nd for what dates0 3he twenty ninth and thirtieth of ?une/ please! #nd your name0 :uis ;ioli! &ould you like me to onfirm that by e-mail0 7es/ please! My e-mail address is@!!

78A< 5-M#I: 38 C8NBI<M 395 <5)5<;#3I8N6 onfirm C reser'ation C ?une! reser'e C room C breakfast! ost C 14. euros!

Dear Mr ;ioli __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ >est re*ards

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In Company Pre-intermediate

Section .: Readin" Part A

Matc t e lin2s ,rom a $!siness ne's 'e$site (3!estions 45046* to t e readin"s ,rom t e di,,erent 'e$ pa"es (A0-*%

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>usiness News People in business &ork and life >usiness ad'i e Duestionnaire Conta t us

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# ertain amount of pressure brin*s out the best in our work! In the initial sta*es

of stress there is a sensation of e- itement and in reased mental on entration! 9owe'er/ too mu h stress is ne*ati'e! It is bad for you/ your ompany and your family@ & Indite-/ one of the worlds lar*est fashion *roups/ has opened $.. shops in )pain

in the last four years and net profits this year ha'e risen a*ain@ C D &e always like to hear from you! 5-mail us with your 'iews and omments! &hen you think of farmin* do you think of worms0 )imon 3aylor does! #s a

business worm farmin* has low start-up osts and a potential market of fishermen usin* around "(. tons of worms e'ery year@ E Is modern business too stressful0 3his week we want to know what you think

about stress in the workpla e! #nswer these Euestions@ I think you should han*e your job! 7our boss shouldnt talk to you like that and

its time to look for a new position with a better salary@

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Part &
Six sentences or parts o, sentences (a0"* are missin" ,rom t e article $elo'% P!t t em $ac2 into t e article% T ere is one extra sentence% a b d e f * who is also a do tor 3hey say that a healthy body is a healthy mind >usiness people should stop takin* e-er ise any e-ertion is not re ommended ?ust enjoy laFin* around 3hey are also less likely to suffer from professional stress the subtitle of his book is How best to use your energies

G$,H ____________/ but a ordin* to a =erman e-pert it is laFy people who lead lon*er and healthier li'es! Professor Peter #-t re ommends a'oidin* strenuous a ti'ity like aerobi s or workin* out in a *ym! IPeople who prefer to laFe in a hammo k instead of runnin* a marathon or who take a midday nap instead of playin* sEuash ha'e a better han e of li'in* into old a*e/ says this s ientist! G$1H_____________! 9e owrote On the Joy of Laziness with his dau*hter/ G$2H___________! In the book he ad'ises people to Iwaste half your time! G$4H____________! 3hose who *et up early in the mornin* usually feel stressed for the rest of the day/ so his ad'i e is to take it easy! 9owe'er/ Professor #-t stresses that laFiness is only one of the keys to a lon*er life! In fa t/ G%.H_____________! 9e ar*ues that if you are too fat/ you need more ener*y to maintain body fun tions/ and is in fa'our of moderate e-er ise like Imeditati'e jo**in* or brisk walks to Irela- body and spirit at the same time! 8n the other hand/ G%1H______________ / espe ially for middle-a*ed people who should be parti ularly areful about doin* too mu h sport! Professor #-t belie'es we ha'e only a limited amount of ener*y/ and people who use up their supply more Eui kly li'e shorter

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In Company Pre-intermediate li'es! I<esear h shows that people who run distan es into their (.s are usin* up ener*y they need for other purposes!

Section 4: Listenin" Part A

(Listenin" script 1%1* Listen to 7ic2 8en2ins descri$in" is compan9% C oose t e $est ans'ers (a) $) or c* to complete sentences /.0/:% ;o! 'ill ear t e listenin" t'ice% %" a b Customers of Ni ks ompany@ print and post ards! hoose and personalise ards! operate and ustomiFe the website! %$ a b 9e belie'es the produ t is@ better than what you buy in a shop! similar to any produ ts in a shop! somethin* that shops dont sell! %% a b 4"J represents Ni ks@ urrent market! potential market! profit mar*in! %( a b In si- months Ni k will@ in rease ustomers from 1(/... to $../...! in rease turno'er by (.J! make a profit! %, 3wo to three million pounds will pay for@

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In Company Pre-intermediate a b dire t mail ampai*ns! a website in the A)#! marketin*!

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(Listenin" scripts <%1 and <%.* =ere is a list o, ,acilities a#aila$le in a otel room% Listen to t'o con#ersations in t e otel% Tic2 t e ,acilities t at t e "!ests 'ant to !se% ;o! 'ill ear t e listenin"s once%

G!est 1 (1st listenin"*: wides reen tele'ision breakfast in room swimmin* pool fitness room "%-hour room ser'i e in-room e-mail terminals sauna early mornin* all ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

G!est . (.nd listenin"*: wides reen tele'ision breakfast in room swimmin* pool fitness room "%-hour room ser'i e in-room e-mail terminals sauna early mornin* all ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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In Company Pre-intermediate

Section /: Spea2in" (610:5*

Prepare a s ort presentation a$o!t 9o!r compan9 or a compan9 9o! 2no' 'ell% Incl!de details o,: + ' ere and ' en it started + ' o t e ,o!nder 'as + ' at t e line o, $!siness is + t e compan9 or"anisation + recent c an"es Present 9o!r compan9 to 9o!r partner or teac er% ;o!r partner or teac er 'ill mar2 9o! !sin" t e ,ollo'in": 5 > not #er9 'ell 1 > 'ell . > #er9 'ell 3he speaker des ribed @where and when it started! @who the founder was! @what the line of business is! @the ompany or*anisation! @re ent han*es! 3otal Marks Gma-imum 1.H K Cir le ./ 1 or " . 1 " . 1 " . 1 " . 1 " . 1 "

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