Elementary Progress Test 3 id 1 Nieznany

British worker Michael Collins spent a year working in the USA. In an
interview, he compares British and American ways of working.
Listen and answer the first four questions.

1 What Michael liked:

a) the workplace was formal

b) his colleagues were friendly

c) he had a good salary

2 In the USA …

a) people use first names with everybody in the company.

b) people use first names with colleagues but not with senior executives.

c) people usually use family names.

3 He also liked …

a) the modern offices.

b) starting work early in the morning.

c) the company restaurant.

4 What he didn’t like:

a) the computers were not very good

b) senior executives were not friendly

c) short holidays

Listen again and complete the chart.

USA

Clothes

5 wear ........... clothes

6 wear ........... clothes

Working hours

7 start work at ...........

8 start work at ...........

Annual leave

9 ........... weeks

10 ........... weeks

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Listening

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Look at the diagrams which will be used for a presentation about a Spanish
company. Then complete the notes with suitable words.

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Vocabulary

EXAMPLE

Luis Sanchez ...................... the company in 1968.

14 It ........... electrical equipment, for example TVs.

16 It has four ........... sales offices.

15 It ........... to other countries in Europe, North

Africa and the Middle East.

11 The company’s ........... ........... is in Barcelona.

12 There are two ........... : one in Bilbao and one in

Zaragoza.

13 The company ........... 4,900 staff.

set up

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A colleague asks you how to use the Internet to buy a house in Spain. Choose
a word or phrase from the box to complete the instructions.

surf

keywords

download

search engine

log on

websites

EXAMPLE

First, to connect to the Internet, you need to ........... .

17 Next, use a good ........... – Google, for example.

18 Type in the ...........: ‘property in Spain’.

19 You will then get a list of useful ............

20 Sometimes you have to ........... for a long time before you can find what

you want.

21 Some sites let you ...........files to your computer so you can study them

Choose a word from the box to complete the sentences.

apply

successful

candidates

experience

EXAMPLE

When a company needs new employees, it often places an
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in the newspaper.

22 If you are interested in the job, you can ........... for it.

23 You send your ........... and a letter to the company.

24 The company invites a small number of the best ........... to an interview.

25 In the interview, you answer questions about your ........... .

26 If you are ..........., the company offers you the job.

Jo is on a training course today. She is talking to another student on the
course. Write the verbs in the conversation in the correct tense: present
simple or present continuous.

This course is really good. I (learn) ................. a lot!

Bob What (do) ........... you usually ...........

I (design) ...........

websites. Usually I (work) ...........

alone.

I (not meet) ...........

many people. Here I (meet) ...........

other

people and it’s good to talk and get ideas. (you enjoy) ...........

the

course?

Bob Yes. It’s very interesting … Oh look – the trainer (start) ...........

the

next part of the course. We should go back.

Duncan talks about travelling on business. Write the verbs in the correct
tense: past simple or present perfect.

‘Last year I (travel) ............ a lot. I (go ) ...........

to Japan ten times – and I

(spend ) ...........

nearly two months in Tokyo! But this year is different. I

(not be ) ...........

abroad since January. One of my Japanese colleagues

(come ) ...........

over to Edinburgh in February. She (be ) ...........

here for

nearly four months now. So I’m glad I’m not travelling so much.’

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Grammar

‘m learning

travelled

log on

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Look at Jan’s schedule for next week. Choose the best word or phrase to
complete the text.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday Thursday

Friday

Morning

Prepare

12:00 Leaving Visitors from Meet with Visit the

presentation

party for Tom Bangkok

Milos

Czech factory

12:00 Leave
for Prague

Afternoon Presentation

Lunch and

to senior

meeting

management with Sara

Return?

EXAMPLE

a) I go

b) I’m going to

c) I went

39 a) I’m giving

b) I would give

c) I give

40 a) have

b) having

c) am having

41 a) would come

b) is coming

c) have come

42 a) won’t have

b) would have

c) want have

43 a) leaving

b) left

c) am leaving

44 a) will meeting

b) am meeting

c) have meeting

45 a) going to

b) will going to

c) is going to

46 a) I’ll come

b) I come

c) I coming

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On Monday morning ....................... prepare my presentation. I must finish it
before lunch because .......................

the presentation to the senior managers in

the afternoon.
On Tuesday I can’t go to Tom’s leaving party because I .......................

lunch

with Sara.
On Wednesday, a group of visitors .......................

from Bangkok. But I

.......................

time to talk to them because I .......................

for Prague at 12.

On Thursday, I .......................

Milos in Prague, and on Friday, he

.......................

show me round the Czech factory. I haven’t booked my return

flight. I think .......................

on Friday evening.

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Flavia phones Ken to change the arrangements for a meeting. Complete the
conversation with a word or phrase from the box.

About

How about

can do

can’t make

See you

suits

is fine for me

missed

Flavia

Hello, Ken? ........... our meeting. I’m sorry – I need to change
the time.

Ken

OK. What time ...........

you?

Flavia

. . . . . . . . . . .

8:30 in the morning?

Ken

I’m afraid I ...........

8:30. Is 9 o’clock ...........

for you?

Flavia

Yes, 9 o’clock ...........

Ken

. . . . . . . . . . .

at 9 then.

Flavia

Thanks. Bye.

Look at the sentence below. What does each speaker want to do?

a) talk about an arrangement
b) make a prediction
c) make a suggestion
d) talk about what he or she will do
e) make an offer
f ) make a request

EXAMPLE

Why don’t we have dinner at a restaurant tonight? ...........

53 I’ll help you with your report. ...........

54 I’m going to tell you something about my company. ...........

55 Sales will increase next year. ...........

56 Could I have tea, please? ...........

57 The visitors are arriving at 10:00. ...........

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There are big cultural differences
between

British

shoppers

and

shoppers in continental Europe when
it comes to credit cards.

Shopping by credit card in Britain

is rising: it increased by £400 million
last month. But shoppers in France
and other continental European
countries still prefer cheques, cash,
debit or store cards to credit cards.

Two-thirds of all credit card

spending in the European Union
takes place on British cards.

But this picture is starting to

change in continental European
countries. In 2002, Visa increased the
number of its credit cards in the EU
by 10.6 percent. The number of
transactions rose by 12 percent. In

France, many shoppers are learning
that store cards charge higher interest
rates than credit cards.

There are still many difficulties for

credit card companies that want to
expand in continental Europe. Many
continental European consumers
don t like to spend on credit cards:
they prefer to negotiate a loan with
their bank branch. So their local bank
remains the main source of credit.

But many US- and UK-owned

credit card companies see the
possibility of growth in continental
Europe and have ambitious plans to
expand.

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Read the article and choose the best answer to each question.

58 Which is true?

a) The British and other Europeans use credit cards in the same way.

b) The British use credit cards more than other Europeans.

c) The British use credit cards less than other Europeans.

59 In Britain …

a) there has been an increase in shopping by credit card.

b) there has been a decrease in shopping by credit card.

c) there has been no change in the way British people pay for things

when shopping.

60 What do French people think about credit cards?

a) they only pay in cash.

b) they like shopping with credit cards best.

c) they like store cards, cheques and cash better than credit cards.

61 In 2002, …

a) there was a rise in the number of Visa cards in the UK.

b) there was a rise in the number of Visa cards in Europe.

c) interest on credit increased.

62 Shopping by store card in France is …

a) more expensive than shopping by credit card.

b) less expensive than shopping by credit card.

c) the same as shopping by credit card.

Reading

From the Financial Times

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63 Outside the UK, many continental Europeans …

a) often get credit from their bank.

b) think credit cards are the best way to get credit.

c) don’t like shopping on credit.

64 Credit card companies …

a) think they have good market opportunities in the EU.

b) have no possibility of increasing their market in the EU.

c) want to grow – but it won’t be easy for them.

65 In the article, you read about …

a) four different ways to pay for things.

b) three different ways to pay for things.

c) five different ways to pay for things.

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You had a meeting with your colleagues to make plans for visitors from the
Argentinian sales office. Use the programme and notes to write an informal
report of the meeting. Write about 70 – 100 words.

Programme:

Notes from the meeting:

8:30 a.m.

Visitors arrive at airport

Who’s going to meet them? – John

9:30 a.m.

Coffee and informal talk

Who can we invite to join us? – all sales team

10:00 a.m. Meeting

Who will lead the meeting? – Petra

12:30 p.m. Lunch

Company restaurant or hotel? –
company restaurant

afternoon

Tour of the factory

Who will take them? – Sanjay

about

Coffee

4:00 p.m.

Visitors go to hotel

Who will drive them to their hotel? – John

Start your report like this:

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