Name _____________________________________ Date ______________________________

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Entry Test
LISTENING
A Listen to a talk given by a holiday company representative. Choose the best answer - a, b or
c - to the questions below. You will hear the conversation twice.

1 How long has PS Camping been organizing holidays?
a) 15 years b) 20 years c) 25 years
2 Where does the company has its most camping sites located?
a) France b) Italy c) Switzerland
3 Which organized activity can children do every day of the week?
a) Football b) Drama c) Model making
4 When do some areas of the sites have a no noise rule?
a) After 9.30 p.m. b) After 10.00 p.m. c) After 10.30 p.m.
5 The holiday insurance that is offered by PS Camping
a) can be charged on b) is included in the price c) must be taken out at
an annual basis. of the holiday. the time of booking.
6 What will customers who recommend PS Camping to friends receive?
a) A free gift b) An upgrade to a luxury tent c) A discount

SKILLS
A Complete the conversation with the best responses (af).
a) Thanks for the invitation. Ill work on the presentation until eight and then join you for dinner.
b) Im going to finish the PowerPoint for tomorrows presentation.
c) Its kind of you to ask but I dont think so. I love my job!
d) Well, yes. But I think I can make it better.
e) What time are you going?
f) Great, thanks.
A Stuart, hows it going?
B _______f________
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A What are you planning this evening?
B _______________
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A I thought youd already finished it.
B _______________
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A That may be true. But it would be good for you to relax a little, too. Arent you working too hard?
B _______________
9

A Well, Joe and I are going to dinner tonight with some people from Telesponix. Would you join
us?
B _______________
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A Were meeting in the hotel lobby at eight oclock.
B _______________
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B Put the sentences into a logical order to make a voicemail message. The first one has been
done for you.
a) Hi, Joe, this is Sam.
b) Id like to add two things to the order.
c) We also need one case of A4 note pads, your part number 89-0093.
d) Im ringing about my order, number 2179.
e) We need 200 conference badges, your part number 79-0098.
f) Speak to you soon!
g) Give me a call if theres a problem or you dont have those things.
h) If I dont hear from you, Ill assume everythings OK.
0 _______a________ 15 _______________
12 _______________ 16 _______________
13 _______________ 17 _______________
14 _______________ 18 _______________
VOCABULARY
A Correct one wrong word in each sentence.
19 We interviewed more than 2,500 customs at our London shop.


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20 Can you help organisation the conference next week?
21 We give every new employee six months of on-the-job train.
22 We product most of our components in the Asia Pacific region.
23 Weve invited the team from EBS to meeting with us in Madrid next week.
B Complete the sentences with the words (ah).
a) line manager
b) trainer
c) trainee
d) customer
e) colleague
f) CEO
g) employee
h) manufacturer

0 A ____b_________ came to our company to teach us new skills.
24 The person who directly supervises me is my_______________.
25 I learned my job when I was a _______________ during my first year.
26 I own a small business with only one _______________, who helps with office work.
27 The _______________ is the highest-ranking person in my company.
28 My company is a _______________ of electrical goods.
29 I share my office with one _______________ and we work together on a lot of projects.
30 My companys biggest _______________ is the car-maker BMW.

READING
A Read texts a) to e) from the Financial Times and match them to the types of business (31
35).
31 Consumer goods and retailing _______________
32 Travel and leisure _______________
33 Agriculture and construction _______________


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34 Telecommunications _______________
35 Drink and food _______________
a)
Oriental Land Company manages and develops theme parks. The company also has retail businesses
and manages entertainment and leisure facilities. The company primarily operates in Japan. It is
headquartered in Chiba, Japan, and employs 2,193 people. FT

b)
Heineken brews and sells more than 170 beers, including Heineken, Amstel, Cruzcampo, Tiger,
Zywiec, Birra Moretti, Ochota, Murphys and Star. It operates in Europe, the Americas, Africa, the
Middle East and Asia Pacific. It is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and employs about
54,000 people. FT

c)
Revlon produces, markets and sells cosmetics, skin-care products, fragrance and personal-care
products. The companys products are sold in over 100 countries across six continents. It is
headquartered in New York City, New York, and employs about 5,600 people. FT

d)
IOI Corporation Berhad is a diversified group that grows oil palm, produces rubber and is engaged in
property development and investment, landscaping services and general contracting. The group has
manufacturing facilities in the Netherlands, the US, Malaysia and Egypt and sales offices in eight
other countries including China. The group primarily operates in Malaysia. It is headquartered in
Putrajaya, Malaysia, and employs around 27,330 people. FT

e)
JDS Uniphase Corporation manufactures and markets optical products for communications,
commercial and consumer applications. The company offers test and measurement systems and
services for telecommunications service providers, cable operators and network equipment
manufacturers. The company primarily operates in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific. It is
headquartered in Milpitas, California, and employs about 7,000 people worldwide. FT


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B Now decide if these statements are true or false.
36 Oriental Land Company has more employees than Revlon.
37 Heineken produces more than 200 beers.
38 Revlon products are sold worldwide.
39 IOI Corporation Berhads main operations are in Malaysia.
40 JDS Uniphase Corporation is based in Mexico.

LANGUAGE
A Complete the e-mail with the appropriate phrases ae.
a) give you a call
b) launch our new line
c) like to meet
d) make a plan
e) missed your call


To: Alicia Innes
Subject: Your call
Hi Alicia,
Sorry I _______________
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yesterday. Ive been out of the office all week on a product training
course. We _______________
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next month in Antwerp, so everyones really busy.
Your message said youd _______________
43
for dinner next weekend. That sounds like a great idea.
Ill _______________
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this evening and we can _______________
45
about where to meet.
Best wishes,
Pat
B Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
46 2007 Ive since been here working
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47 training a new were programme developing
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48 Im to the office Stuttgart going visit
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49 were redundant made people three
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50 6:30 the take always I train
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WRITING
A You want to meet a colleague from one of your companys other branches. Write an e-mail
of 4050 words. Include the following points.
You want to meet to discuss the Spain project
Invite your colleague to come to your office
Suggest a date and time
B Read the advert below and write a letter of application. Write 120140 words. Remember to
cover all the points in the advert.

Jobsnews, 5 January
Wanted: Market researcher
This could be the best job in the world! A travel holiday company needs researchers. We will pay you
to visit resorts and hotels and to write reports about their products and services. If you think this is the
job for you, write to us at the address below, telling us about:
your education
your work experience
languages you have studied or can speak
reasons why you would like to have this job.

SPEAKING
You will have a ten-minute speaking test. You have five minutes to prepare. the examiner will
ask you a few questions about yourself. Answer the questions as fully as possible. remember to
cover the following.
Greet the examiner and introduce yourself.
Be prepared to answer questions about yourself, your work or study, your free-time activities, etc.
Tell the examiner what your ideal job is and why. Speak about factors such as the salary, location,
responsibilities, etc.