REVISION DECEMBER 6TH YEAR

UNIT 4

1- Complete the text with words from the list.

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An electronics company wanted to develop a new product for the British market. They had an 1 ______ for a calculator
with big keys, so that older people could use it easily, but which was 2 ______ so that it could fit into a pocket or bag.
They 3 ______ some market research and found that people would buy it if it was 4 ______ -designed and quite 5
______ – no more than £10. They 6 ______ the product and asked a research company called TBT to do some product
7 ______ . These found that the new calculator was very popular with younger people too, as they thought the bright
colours and big keys were very 8 ______ . The company 9 ______ the product two years ago, and it has been a great
success: older people find it user- 10 ________ while teenagers love its ‘look’.

2- Write a positive sentence (+), a negative sentence (-), or a question (?) from the prompts. Use the past simple.

11 Felipe / go / to Paris yesterday (-) _____________________________

12 you / see / the new consultants / last week (?) _____________________________

13 I / receive / your letter (-) _____________________________

14 The sales team / meet / the new director this morning (+) _____________________________

15 the product / have / any success at the conference (?) _____________________________

3- Correct the mistakes in the sentences.

16 We didn’t found the presentation very interesting._____________________________

17 The company buyed a lot of new furniture._____________________________

18 Francesca not enjoyed the meal with the sales manager._____________________________

19 They arrive at the airport at 6 p.m. yesterday._____________________________

20 The report didn’t be very informative._____________________________

UNIT 5

4- Complete the sentences. Write one word in each space.

1 Unfortunately we cannot pay an annual b______ this year.

2 I need to u______ my CV before I apply for the job.

3 We have fifteen candidates on the s______ for interviews.

4 My company gives six months of maternity l______ if you have a baby.

5 We get s______ childcare, which is very useful.

6 You need to fill in an application f______ .

7 Most big companies have a pension s______ for their employees.

8 There is a vacancy for the p______ of Director of Marketing.

9 Flexible h______ are good for me, because I have to take the children to school before I start work.

10 He saw a job a______ in the newspaper.

5- Order the words to make sentences or questions in the present perfect or past simple. (2 points each)

11 applied / for / have / job / the / yet / you / ? __________________________________

12 already / company / CV / have / I / my / sent / the / to__________________________________

13 any / did / get / holiday / last / not / paid / they / year__________________________________

14 been / France / has / month / she / this / to / ? __________________________________

15 did / job / last / leave / when / you / your / ? __________________________________

6- Read the text and choose the correct answer from the words in italics.

Our company does everything to 1meet / keep the needs of our customers. As the leading online electronics retailer, it is
important we always 2agree / keep to our delivery dates, and get the goods to our customers 3on time / in time. When we
receive complaints about this, we make sure we 4provide / deal with them immediately. Sometimes we have to give
customers their money 5away / back.

Of course, we try to 6design / encourage customer loyalty in various ways – for example, returning clients receive a 10%
discount on the second order. In a survey that we 7made / conducted last year, we found that 98% of our customers are
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satisfied / reliable. But we want to do better, and we are now looking at ways of offering a 9personalized / loyal service
to our long-term clients. Above all, it’s vital to 10provide / design the service that people want.

Unit 9

7- Choose the correct answer from the words in italics.

1 Carrefour improved / entered / boosted the Chinese market in 1995.

2 The best way to attract / offer / launch customers is to cut prices!

3 We need an advertising mail / campaign / outdoor to promote our new range.

4 The best way of advertising is by word of recommendation / truth / mouth.

5 The company advertised / boosted / promoted its sales by putting fresh fruit in its stores.

6 It increased its market share / position / sales by 10% last year.

7 We have decided to set / put / launch five new products next year.

8 John works in ads / advertisement / advertising.

9 Direct / Outdoor / Loyalty mailing is a very simple way of advertising.

10 They have to offer / expand / share their range of services if they want to succeed.

8- It is Min’s first day at work. Complete the conversation with a colleague with the correct form of have to, need to,
can, or allowed to.

Min I see you’re wearing a tie. Do I 11 ______ wear one?

Dag No, you 12 ______ wear whatever you like. But you 13 ______ look smart if you’re meeting customers.

Min I guess we 14 ______ (not) smoke in here?

Dag Absolutely not. There’s a part of the garden where you 15 ______ smoke. And you 16 ______ (not) to drink tea
or coffee in any of the work areas – that’s not possible at all.

Min So what time 17 ______ to start in the morning?

Dag Most people start at 8.30, but you 18 _______ arrive at work any time until 10 a.m. But you 19 ____________ to
stay after 6.30 p.m., because they close the building then.

Min And what do I call my line manager?

Dag Don’t worry – you 20 ______ call him Mr Jones. We all call him Frank.

Unit 10

9- Complete the sentences with a word from the list.

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1 This is the most ____________ computer in our range – over 1 million were sold last year.

2 We need to use environmentally- __________ products in the new factory.

3 The company has started an ____________ to reduce waste by 20% over ten years.
4 This shop is very ____________ – only five minutes’ walk from here.

5 These shoes were expensive, but they’ve been good _________ for money as they’ve lasted so long.

6 The management is 100% women, which is very _________, even nowadays.

7 Most companies have a box near the photocopier for waste paper to be ____________.

8 The sales campaign was not very ____________ – we’ve only managed to sell 600.

9 His ideas for going green are completely ____________ – I’ve never seen any of them before.

10 Thank you very much for your very ____________ suggestions.

10- Read the description of the recycling of glass, and put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense in the active or the
passive.

In the past, not many bottles 11________ (recycle), but nowadays, people 12 ________ (want) to be green, and
13________ (take) their empty bottles to the bottle bank. From there, the bottles 14________ (collect) and 15________
(transport) by lorry to the recycling centre. A large furnace 16________ (melt) the bottles at very high temperatures.
The melted glass 17________ (make) into new bottles, which 18 ________ (buy) by drinks companies. The companies 19
________ (fill) the bottles with new drinks and the bottles 20 ________ (sell) to supermarkets.

Unit 11

11- Choose the correct answer from the words in italics.

1 The company is planning a corporate event / venue next July.

2 The venue / trip for this will be the Open Golf Championship.

3 We are going to offer / entertain our clients over three days.

4 On the first evening, hosts / guests will attend a luxury buffet supper.

5 For the second day, we have booked / accepted golf lessons with a local professional golfer.

6 On the third day, a trip to a local whisky producer has been arranged / held.

7 We are going to send out offers / invitations to selected clients next week.

8 We think that about 50–70 people will accept / book.

9 You may ask: what is the event / purpose of the project?

10 It is to hold / reinforce our relationships with our most important clients.

12- Write the correct form of the verbs.

a If the weather 11 ____________ (be) good tomorrow, they 12 ____________ (play) the match.

b What 13____________ (you / do) for transport if the taxis for the clients 14____________ (not / arrive)?

c If the delivery 15____________ (get) there late, the customer 16____________ (not / be) very happy.

d If a lot of people 17____________ (accept) the invitation, we 18____________ (have to) find a new venue.

e What 19____________ (your boss / think) if all the staff 20____________ (ask) for a pay-rise?