Unit 8 Progress test

Working with words Business communication

Complete these words with the missing letters. Complete these sentences with expressions from the list.
1 Richard is a b d annual   ​at   ​by   ​ in (x2)   ​indicates   ​
data   ​from   ​
e e re e r. He has started at least five into   ​over   ​represents   ​trends
new businesses in the past three years. A OK, so let’s look 19 this first chart. As you
2 We need at least £50,000 c p a to invest in can see 20 the chart, annual income is on the
starting up the business. increase.
3 We must make it attractive to p t t B Yes, but only slightly. The forecast was for a/an
i e s or they won’t put any money 21
return of 15%. This 22 a return of
into the company. only 6%. It’s a bit disappointing.
4 The s s have risen in value by 25% over A You’re right. Let’s look at the table which gives the
the past three months. 23
from the survey. As you can see, the results
5 Crowdfunding is a good way to raise money as it means are divided 24 different areas of the country.
the company can keep all its e u y. Notice 25 particular the differences between
6 The company is not doing very well this year so they the growth in the north and the south.
aren’t going to pay o any dividends. B Yes, the south is growing faster – that is what the blue
7 The f n l f r s s are column 26 , isn’t it?
improving: the economy has grown by 2% during the A That’s right. And this upward 27 seems to be
last quarter. continuing through the first quarter too.
8 When we took out the loan, we didn’t think it would be B Do you think it will fall 28 the near future?
so difficult to pay it b . A I’m pretty sure this increase will continue 29
9 Jack’s basic salary is actually not very high, but he the next two quarters at least.
makes a lot of money in c i n. B Great news. On another point, how much do you think
10 We have to pay £10,000 t a the cost of investment will increase 30 over the next few
setting up and construction. months? I heard it might be as much as 5%.

Result ___________ / 3​ 0 marks

Language at work
Choose the correct words in italics.
11 You should come along, if you have time. I don’t know
when the next event will be, so you may / ​will not have
another chance to meet the CEO for a while.
12 Profits will / ​might definitely fall a little next quarter.
Don’t worry. They always go back up around Christmas.
13 Look at the awful findings on customer feedback.
They’re terrible. I think we could / ​won’t lose some of
our key clients based on this report.
14 I’m not 100% sure, but I think I might / ​will apply for
that job in the paper.
15 Let me check with the warehouse, and then I promise
that I ’ll / ​’m going to call you straight back.
16 There’s usually a shuttle bus that leaves the conference
centre at 3 p.m. If it’s running today, there is going to / ​
will be one in about five minutes.
17 They ’re going to / ​’ll probably sign the contract this
afternoon. We’ve set up the meeting for 3.00 p.m.
18 I think I ’ll / ​could leave early this afternoon. I’ve got a
flight to Athens first thing tomorrow morning.

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Unit 8
1 Speaking
Progress test
test

Role cards
Copy this page and cut out the role cards for the students. In this test there are two role-play situations and students
should do both. Then use the Speaking test results forms to evaluate each student’s performance. You can then cut out
the results and give them to the students.

Role-play 1
cut along this line
Student A Student B
You are going to prepare and give a presentation to a group of travel agents. You are a travel agent and you are going to
The facts and figures listen to a presentation about flight trends in
See the figures in the table below. the UK over the period 2011–2015.
These give the figures for the number of passengers flying out of the major Listen to the presentation and ask questions
UK airports over the period 2011–2015. to get as much information as possible.
Describe the trends and focus on the changes.
You could use the figures to prepare your own slides for your presentation.

Flight destinations from UK

Year Europe Asia Africa N. America
2011 2,500,000 1,800,000 950,000 2,000,000
2012 3,750,000 1,800,000 650,000 2,000,000
2013 4,250,000 1,825,000 500,000 2,250,000
2014 5,500,000 2,100,000 300,000 3,500,000
2015 4,000,000 2,300,000 150,000 4,500,000

Role-play 2
Student A
You are a hotelier and you are
going to listen to a presentation
about hotel trends in the UK
over the period 2011–2015.
Listen to the presentation and
ask questions to get as much
information as possible.
cut along this line
Student B
You are going to prepare and give a presentation to a group of hoteliers.
The facts and figures
See the figures in the table below.
These give the figures for the number of guests in the major cities in the UK’s hotels
over the period 2011–2015.
Describe the trends and focus on the changes.
You could use the figures to prepare your own slides for your presentation.

Hotel room occupation in UK cities

Year London Edinburgh Glasgow Liverpool
2011 6,500,000 2,600,000 650,000 450,000
2012 6,750,000 2,600,000 700,000 500,000
2013 7,250,000 2,825,000 800,000 570,000
2014 7,500,000 2,860,000 650,000 550,000
2015 8,000,000 3,100,000 600,000 500,000

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Unit 8 Speaking test results

Use these forms to evaluate the students.
cut along this line

Student A Didn’t do this Yes, but with some mistakes Yes, did this very well
Can the student …? (0 points) (1 point) (2 points)

refer to sources

explain the figures

focus on particular
information

forecast trends and

changes

deal with questions

Result  / ​10 marks

cut along this line

Student B Didn’t do this Yes, but with some mistakes Yes, did this very well
Can the student …? (0 points) (1 point) (2 points)

refer to sources

explain the figures

focus on particular
information

forecast trends and

changes

deal with questions

Result  / ​10 marks

cut along this line

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