TEST I KEY
I. LISTENING (do zdobycia po 4 punkty za każdą odpowiedź + 3 za poprawność językową).
1. eBay sold Skype because it wasn’t making any money on Skype. Also, eBay didn’t know how to manage it.
2. Yes, because eBay has earned 2 million dollars and they can invest it. Moreover, they still have 35% of the stake and can earn on Skype if it develops. They didn’t know what to do with Skype anyway.
3. It is the biggest provider of international voice calls. Although it’s cheap, it has a huge potential for development under the new management, as the new investors know a lot about telecommunications business.
II. Letter. (15 punktów: 5 za formę i logikę, 5 za słownictwo I 5 za gramatykę).
Most common mistakes:
NO SHORT FORMS, PLEASE!
‘moving to another place’ = ‘relocation’
‘remont’ = ‘redecoration’
braki kadrowe = ‘staff shortage’
na nasz koszt = ‘at our expense’
realizacja zamówienia = execution of the order
III. Report (30 punktów: 10 za formę I logikę, 10 za słownictwo, 10 za gramatykę)
Most common mistakes:
Jest dozwolone i zalecane, aby w raporcie przytaczać pomysły w punktach, ale proszę to robić konsekwentnie, tzn. za pomocą tych samych części mowy, i form gramatycznych e.g.:
making the company profitable
move upmarket (let’s transform it into ‘moving’)
merge with another company (transform it into ‘merger’)
stable market (transform it into ‘stability’)
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fuzja = merger, not fusion
rynek nasycony = saturated market