Name __________________________________________

Class ______________________________

Unit Test 4
Answer all thirty questions. There is one mark per question.

VOCABULARY: COMPANY STRUCTURE

1 Each comment below was made in a different place in an organisation. Choose the
correct place from the box and write it next to the appropriate comment.
subsidiary / factory / headquarters / distribution centre / call centre / warehouse / service centre / outlets
1

Just one moment, please. Ill put you through to your branch. ___________________

As you can see, the smaller components are put together here. ___________________

Practically all key decisions are made here. ___________________

This is where we ship repaired equipment back to customers. ___________________

Stock levels are just right. ___________________

2 Supply the adjective in each sentence. The first and the last letters are given.
6

Our marketing department is constantly changing, growing, developing. Everyone says its
the most d____________________c department in the company.

We firmly believe that a d____________________d management style improves

motivation. Thats why we like to involve a large number of employees from all parts of our
organisation in the decision-making process.

Weve never met the CEO, we know the names of two of the six managers and we hardly
know the people from the other departments. The whole organisation is extremely
i____________________l.

Our bosses are not particularly open to new ideas and dont like change. They are deeply
c____________________e.

10 We think positively about the future, we support change and welcome new ideas. In other
words, we are a typically p____________________e organisation.

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LANGUAGE REVIEW: NOUN COMBINATIONS

3 In each line, cross out the noun a), b), c) or d), which does not form a common word
partnership with the underlined head noun.
11

company

a) car

b) market

c) policy

d) director

12

consumer

a) survey

b) advertising

c) awareness

d) despatch

13

trade

a) deficit

b) show

c) property

d) barriers

14

business

a) work

b) idea

c) card

d) traveller

15

product

a) costs

b) force

c) range

d) placement

4 Change the following phrases in the same way as in the example.

Example: a hotel with five stars: a five-star hotel
16

a sales conference which lasts three days: __________________________________

17

a takeover bid worth five million dollars: __________________________________

18

a company which is 75 years old: __________________________________

19

an office block that has 40 storeys: __________________________________

20

a train journey that lasts five hours: __________________________________

5 Add a word from the box to each noun below to make five common noun combinations.
agency / base / room / satisfaction / work
21

board___________________

22

customer ___________________

23

data___________________

24

team___________________

25

travel ___________________

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SKILLS: SOCIALISING: INTRODUCTIONS AND NETWORKING

6 Complete the dialogues below with expressions ae.
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A: Has your company been in business long?

B: ___________________

27

A: Hows everything going?

B: ___________________

28

A: Hi Renata, good to see you again.

B: ___________________

29

A: Hi, my names Ken Akiba.

B: ___________________

30

A: What sort of projects do you work on?

B: ___________________
a) Hello Emir. How are you?
b) Well, were essentially an outsourcing business.
c) Pleased to meet you. Im Petra Tauber.
d) Not too bad, thanks.
e) Yes, we are well established.

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