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Progress Test 2 (Units 4-6)

LISTENING
Track 05
1 You will hear a meeting between four people who work for Igloo Foods, a
company that produces frozen foods. At the meeting are: Keith (Marketing
Manager and Chair), Donna (Market Researcher), Fatima (Sales Manager)
and Jamie (Product Manager). Read the questions (1–6), then listen and
choose the correct answers – a, b or c.
1 The aim of the meeting is to decide …
a) what kind of new products to develop.
b) how to market a new product.
c) how to improve an existing product.
2 Donna talks about …
a) customer profiles.
b) the market trend.
c) sales figures.
3 Fatima talks about a chicken dish that didn’t sell well. It was …
a) not healthy.
b) not tasty.
c) too salty.
4 Jamie suggests …
a) an exotic fish dish.
b) a Chinese chicken dish.
c) a spicy Indian-style dish.
5 What does Donna think of Jamie’s suggestion?
a) She agrees.
b) She disagrees .
c) She isn’t sure about it.
6 In this extract, the team gives opinions about …
a) chicken curry.
b) healthy desserts.
c) vegetarian dishes.

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Track 05
2 Listen again and complete these sentences (7–10).
7 __________ per cent of people buy healthy foods some or all of the time.
8 __________ per cent often buy vegetarian foods.
9 Donna says they have __________ options.
10 The chair wants to make a note of one suggestion: __________
__________.

VOCABULARY
A IDEAS
3 Choose the correct word (a, b or c) to complete each sentence (11–15).
11 A brainstorming meeting is useful when you want to _____ ideas.
a) criticise b) deal with c) generate
12 Researchers were working on the problem for a long time before they
finally made a _____.
a) breakdown b) breakthrough c) break up
13 It is very difficult to _____ a new market when you have no experience of
it.
a) enter ` b) meet c) introduce
14 We want to _____ our product range, so we’re launching a new, luxury
model.
a) extend b) exercise c) explore
15 We’re hoping that our exciting new design will win an _____.
a) event b) enterprise c) award

B STRESS
4 Complete these sentences (16–20) with the words from the box.
deal with / give / meet / spend / take / work

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16 I always feel stressed when I have to __________ a presentation in English.
17 If you want to succeed in this job, you have to be able to __________
under pressure.
18 Trying to __________ tight deadlines is always stressful.
19 Sara likes to work part time so that she can __________ more time with
her children.
20 One way to __________ high levels of stress is to go to a stress counsellor.

C RESTAURANTS
5 Mark the adjective (a, b, c or d) which cannot be used to describe each
noun (21–25).
21 restaurant a) elegant b) vegetarian c) stylish d) tasty
22 service a) efficient b) rich c) friendly d) fast
23 food a) welcoming b) delicious c) regional d) exotic
24 dish a) hot b) cosy c) rich d) sweet
25 price a) high b) fair c) hot d)
reasonable

LANGUAGE
A PAST SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT
6 For each gap (26–30), write the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.
A: Where can we take Mr Chen when he comes to visit us in London next
month?
B: We could take him to see some of the sights.
A: Hmm. He [visit] __________26 London several times, so I think he [see]
__________27 most of the sights already.
B: What about the theatre?
A: I [take] __________28 him to the theatre last year. Unfortunately, his
English wasn’t very good, and he [not understand] __________29 very
much.
B: But perhaps his English [improve] __________30 since then.

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B PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS
7 For each gap (31–35), write the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.
The other day, I [sit] __________31 in a meeting when I started to feel ill. We
[discuss] __________32 a difficult problem at the time: we needed to increase
the number of staff, but there wasn’t enough space in the office for any new
workers. Everyone [think] __________33 it was too expensive to rent more
office space. Because I was unwell, I [decide] __________34 to leave and take
some work home with me. While I [walk] __________35 home, the solution
suddenly came to me: why not let people work from home some of the time?
That way, we wouldn’t need so much office space and we could employ more
people.

C MULTI-WORD VERBS
8 Complete these sentences (36–40) with the words from the box. There are more
words than you need.
around / down / for / in / off / out / up / up
36 The conference planners have provided a free day on Saturday to give
everyone the chance to look __________ the city.
37 I was planning to visit the New York office next week, but now I’ve put it
__________ because of pressure of work.
38 We would like to take __________ your offer to meet us at the airport
when we arrive.
39 The company restaurant doesn’t offer very exciting food. I think we should
take our customers __________ for a meal.
40 The sales staff invited us for dinner, but we had to turn __________ the
invitation, as our plane was leaving at 7 p.m.

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SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
A DISCUSSIONS
9 Choose the best phrase (a–h) to match each function and complete the
dialogue (41–47). The first one is given as an example.
a) I think we should
b) I’m not sure that’s a good idea.
c) What about
d) Yes, but what about the cost
e) We could go to
f) I really don’t agree.
g) Why don’t we
h) Excellent idea.
A: Where do you think we should go for our annual office party?
B: [suggestion] __e__ Le Gavroche again.
A: [strong disagreement] _____41. Their food isn’t great, and the service is
very unfriendly.
C: [strong suggestion] _____42 go to Hôtel Madeleine. They have a lovely big
room that you can hire for parties.
A: [disagreement] _____43. It’s a long way for everyone to travel.
B: [suggestion] _____44 hiring a bus?
A: [disagreement] _____45? A bus would be very expensive.
C: [suggestion] _____46 find out the cost and then decide?
B [agree] ……47.

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B SOCIALISING
10 Theodor introduces Angelika to Mark Lawton. Complete each gap in the
conversation (48–50) with a suitable word.
Theodor Mark, I’d like __________ __________ __________ 48 Angelika
Strand, our marketing manager. Angelika, Mark Lawton is one of
our most important customers.
Angelika Good to __________ __________ __________49!
Theodor Oh – you know each other!
Mark Yes, we met last year at the Manchester conference. How’s
__________50 at the moment, Angelika?
Angelika We’re very busy, but everything’s going really well, thanks. How
about you?

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READING

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Women at the top: ‘We have to be open to ideas’
Arlette-Elsa Emch brought a new business plan to the largest watch company
in the world: the Swatch Group. Ms Emch has been so successful that she is
perhaps the most powerful woman in the Swiss watch industry.
‘I have changed a lot in the Swatch Group and I have shown men the
importance of fashion and how it can influence watchmaking.
‘It is important to bring a woman’s feeling to watches, as 60 per cent of
watch buyers are women. You have to listen and see what is happening. In
Switzerland, we are surrounded by mountains and have to let ourselves be
open to ideas.’
Another high-powered woman is the energetic Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele, co-
president of family-owned Chopard. She changed Chopard from a watch
company into an international luxury jewellery and watch brand.
‘When I started work, we made just watches, but today we are well-known for
our jewellery. When I first had the idea of making jewellery in 1976, my
brother and father thought I was crazy, but they trusted me,’ she says. Today,
Chopard's jewellery sales equal watch sales in value terms.
‘It is easier for women to understand what we might want,’ she says.
Another example is Cinette Robert, owner of Dubey & Schaldenbrand. She was
taught by Georges Dubey himself, who was prepared to overlook the fact that
she was a woman because she was keen to learn.
‘In the 1960s in Switzerland, women were not so well accepted in the
workplace. They were given only small jobs, but this didn’t disturb me. I
found my way.’
Her way was to turn to banking in Zurich and, in 1995, she bought Dubey &
Schaldenbrand, complete with ten watchmakers, and today employs 100
people. She admits it has been hard.
So what advice would she give to women wanting to enter male territory?
‘Wait until you have enough experience, as the sector is becoming more
competitive. It is easier now than it was in the 1960s when I started … but it is
still not easy for a woman.’

11 Read the article and choose the best description (a–d) for each woman
(51–53).
51 Arlette-Elsa Emch _____
52 Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele _____
53 Cinette Robert _____
a) bought a watch company after working in banking.
b) has more power than any other woman in the watch industry.
c) believes that men have the best ideas about watch-making.
d) introduced the idea that her company should make jewellery.

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12 Choose the best description (a–d) for each company (54–56).
54 Swatch _____
55 Chopard _____
56 Dubey & Schaldenbrand _____
a) is family-owned.
b) employs 100 people.
c) is market leader in the watch industry.
d) is run entirely by men.

13 Mark these statements true (T) or false (F) according to the article.
57 More than half of the people who buy watches are men. ______
58 Chopard earns as much money from jewellery as from watches. ______
59 Cinette Robert has owned her company for more than ten years. ______
60 Chopard has always made both jewellery and watches. ______

WRITING
14 Following the meeting at Igloo Foods (see the Listening section of this
test), the Marketing Department put forward a proposal to launch a new
range of healthy food products. The Finance Department has now agreed
to the plan.
You are the Head of Marketing. Write a memo of 100 to 150 words
(including a complete heading) to all marketing staff telling them the
news. List actions you now need to take (new dishes  taste trials 
product names packaging design advertising campaign)
Objective: launch six products by end of year
Encourage staff to make project a success.
MEMO
Date: June 14th
To:
From:
Subject:

I am pleased to inform you that …

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