Market Leader Elem Exit Test

Exit Test

Market Leader Elementary

LISTENING - TRACK 8 1 Listen to the telephone conversation. Lois is making plans to visit Cecile next month. Listen and complete Cecile’s notes (1–10).

Lois’s visit Weds 10 May Morning: - Arriving at (1)______________________________ Afternoon: - visit (2)______________________________ Thurs 11 May Morning: - meet (3)______________________________ - then go to (4)______________________________ - Lois will bring (5)______________________________ to show. Afternoon: - meet with Pascal. He wants to discuss (6)______________________________ - Lois wants to talk with Pascal about next year’s (7)_______________________ - Problem: (8)______________________________ is declining. Fri 12 May Morning: - Flight at (9)______________________________ Next action: - Lois will e-mail (10)______________________________

VOCABULARY 2 Complete the conversation (1–5) in a meeting with the words: sales / target / best / age group / online Sam Jo Sam Mike Sam Jo Sam Mike

Let’s talk about ___online___ sales. OK. Sales through the website are (11)_______________. Last month was our (12)_______________ month so far. How did we do? Total (13)_______________ were more than €15,000. That’s not bad. Who’s buying? What’s the (14)_______________ ? Is it teenagers? No, it’s 20–30 year olds buying from the website. Interesting. The (15)_______________ market is younger – it’s teenagers. That’s right. We need to do more research. Why are people in their 20s interested?

3 Underline the correct word in italics (16–20) to complete the e-mail. Date: 27 April Subject: News sales rep Dear Mitch We need to talk about the new sales rep. I’d like to place an advertisement / a menu in next week’s newspaper. I have some questions: 1) What kind of (16) candidate / job do we want? Young and (17) rude / energetic or older with more (18) intelligent / experience? 2) What will the (19) salary / leave be? For an experienced rep, do you think £35,000 is enough? 3) Finally, do we need someone who can (20) arrange / rebuild conferences and exhibitions? When you have time, let’s meet to discuss this. All the best Sally

4 Complete the meeting notes (21–25) with the words: face-to-face/casual/childcare/flextime/time/leave. Changes under new management • From next week, we will begin a flexible system of working time. Employees can choose to work 8:00–4:00, 9:00–5:00 or 10:00–6:00. • Annual (21)_______________ will increase to 22 days for full-time workers and 11 days for part-(22)_______________ employees. • Also from next week, Fridays will now be (23)_______________ dress day. However, if you have (24)_______________ meetings with a client on a Friday, you must wear smart clothes. • The management will consider providing (25)_______________ for employees with children. This may begin early next year.

LANGUAGE 5 In each line (26–33) in the phone call, there is one mistake. Cross out the word which is wrong and write the correct word on the right. Carole

Hello, Carole Martens speaks.

__speaking__

Jim

Hi, Carole. I am Jim Simmons at human resources.

(26)________

Carole

Oh, hello. How do I help you?

(27)________

Jim

I’m call to ask how many people are coming to the training next week.

(28)________

Carole

Their are twenty new employees. They start work today.

(29)________

Jim

Twenty? OK. Can I booking a meeting room, please?

(30)________

Carole

Sure. Do you want that all day at Friday?

(31)________

Jim

Yes, please. And could we have lunch on 12:30, please?

(32)________

Carole

OK. You can has Meeting Room 2 from 8:00 to 6:00, with 12:30 lunch.

(33)________

Jim

Thanks for your helps, Carole.

(34)________

6 Complete the e-mail (35–40) with one suitable word in each gap. Hello Andres I’m going to Buenos Aires in November. I know you’ve been there a lot. ___ Can___ you answer some questions to help me plan my trip? • (35)__________ will the weather be like? (36)__________ it usually warm in November? • (37)__________ you know any good hotels? (38)__________ much will a nice room in the town centre cost? • (39)__________ can I go to get the best local food? (40)__________ there a special food you recommend? Thanks for your help. I’ll send you a postcard! Luciano

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT 7 Choose the best phrase (a–f) to complete the conversation (41–45). Satish Richard Satish Richard Satish Richard Satish Richard Satish Richard Satish Richard

Richard. Good to see you again! ___f)___. How’s business? (41)_____.I’m very busy these days. You’ve got a new job, haven’t you? (42)_____. I’m a manager, now. Oh, really? What are you working on? (43)_____.We’re launching a lot of new products next year. Great. Hey, did you have a good holiday this year? (44)_____.What about you? Yes, we did. Did you go to France? (45)_____. The weather was perfect.

a) Fine, thanks. b) Our new catalogue. c) Yes, that’s right. d) Yes, thanks. It was really nice. e) No, we went to Italy. f) Good to see you, too.

8 Choose the best way (a–f) to complete each interview tip (46–50). Then mark ‘I’ for tips that are more 2

for interviewers and ‘C’ for tips that are more for candidates. For example: Be completely __b)__ __C__

46 Try to help

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47 Listen carefully

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48 Ask a difficult question

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49 Get

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50 Always wear

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a) and make a lot of notes. b) honest at all times. c) an expensive haircut. d) the candidate relax. e) your best clothes. f) at the beginning of the interview.

READING 9 Read the article and choose the best answer to each question (51–60). A good idea or a bad product? Howard Stapleton noticed that in his town, large groups of young people often met outside of shops. They didn’t often go into the shops to buy things, but they made it difficult for customers to enter the shops. Stapleton knew this was bad for business. He wanted to help. Then he had an idea. He made a machine that makes a very high noise. Young people can hear the noise, but older people can’t hear it. The noise doesn’t hurt young people, but it makes them want to leave the area. He calls his machine the Mosquito. (A mosquito is a small insect that makes an annoying sound.) The product is a success. He has sold 3,500 units in a year. The cost is £500 each. In some areas, the police buy the Mosquito to stop young people from meeting in large groups. This helps businesses, because customers are now able to enter their shops easily. But not everyone is happy. Shami Chakrabarti says that it is not fair to young people. She has complained to the police and some businesses that have bought the Mosquito. As a result of her complaints, sales of the Mosquito have decreased by 50 percent. Stapleton wants to negotiate with Chakrabarti, but she won’t talk to him. She says: “This is a bad product.” Stapleton is thinking about reducing the price to increase sales. From the Financial Times

51 The problem that Stapleton wanted to solve was a) too many young people entering shops. b) too many young people outside of shops. c) too many customers meeting outside of shops. 52 The situation was bad for business because a) young people don’t have much money. b) customers couldn’t enter shops easily. c) Stapleton wanted to help the young people. 53 Stapleton wanted to a) hurt young people’s ears. b) make young people listen to his ideas. c) make young people leave the area. 54 Stapleton a) has already launched the Mosquito. b) plans to launch the Mosquito next year. c) has stopped selling the Mosquito. 3

55 The Mosquito a) has solved the problem in some areas. b) is causing problems for some businesses. c) is popular with young people. 56 Who has complained? a) Shopkeepers. b) Shami Chakrabarti.

c) The police.

57 What is the complaint? a) The Mosquito isn’t fair. b) The Mosquito is too expensive. c) The Mosquito is bad for older people. 58 What has happened to sales of the Mosquito? a) They’ve gone up. b) They’re remained the same. c) They’ve gone down. 59 What has Chakrabarti done? a) Had a meeting with Stapleton. b Agreed to talk on the phone with Stapleton. c) Said that the product is bad. 60 What is Stapleton thinking about doing? a) Increasing the price. b) Making the Mosquito cheaper. c) Trying to reduce sales.

WRITING 10 You are planning a product presentation at a trade fair with your colleague. You have some information about your trip, but you need more. Look at the notes, then write an e-mail to your colleague. Tell her the information that you’ve got, then ask for the information that you haven’t got. Write 70–100 words. Presentation Place: Global Trade Fair Date: 28 August Arrive at trade fair: ? Presentation time: 2:00–2:30 p.m. Products to present: ?

Travel 27 August Flight 267 – Airline: ? Departure time: ? Arrival time: ? Evening: Meet Carlos Lopez. Where?

Return 29 August - 4:35 p.m. Flight details: ?

Dear Jeremy I’m writing about the Global Trade Fair on 18 August. We’re going to ......

I look forward to hearing from you. Best wishes

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