6 Progress test

Working with words

Business communication skills
Complete these sentences with words from the list.
Note that one word cannot be used. Match 18-24 to a response in a-h. Write the letters
after the sentences. Note that one response cannot
trip facilities journey travel venues check be used.

1 How did your business _________ go? Was it 18 Did you have any trouble finding us? ___
successful? 19 It’s nice to meet you in person. ___
2 I don’t mind a long _________ on a plane if 20 Can I get you a coffee? ___
it’s comfortable and there aren’t any delays. 21 Let me take your coat. ___
3 Have they confirmed all their _________ 22 We’re going to begin with a tour of the
arrangements with us? For example, when are technical centre. ___
they arriving? 23 For your safety, don’t touch the machinery.
4 Why don’t you _________ in online, rather ___
than waiting at the airport? 24 We’ll catch up again after lunch. ___
5 The _________ at that airport are excellent for
business travellers. They even provide a No, not really.
secretarial services. b That sounds good. Let’s go.
c It’s fine thanks.
Complete these words with the missing letters. d Great. See you then.
e I’ll hang on to it for now.
6 This is a local spe_________cooked in olive f Thanks. White, please.
oil. g Sure. No problem.
7 What kind of entert_________ do you think h Likewise.
they would enjoy? Perhaps opera? Or a play?
8 There’s a weekend exc_________ to Sicily Language at work
which you might enjoy while you’re here.
9 When you travel as much as I do, visiting old Complete this conversation with verbs from the list.
castles, museums, and sigh_________is fairly
tiring to be honest. don’t need have to allowed supposed need
10 Thank you so much for your hosp_________. mustn’t
Everyone’s been so kind to me.
11 I hear the ni_________ is good in Barcelona. A OK. The first thing to remember is that you
Let’s go out tonight and see if it’s true. 25
_________ log on, so you’ll always
26
_________ to remember your password.
Choose the correct answer from the words in italics. B I heard that they change the passwords every
month.
12 Would you like to freshen out / up / off before A IT is 27_________ to reset them, but often
dinner? don’t do it. OK, once you’ve typed it in, wait a
13 I will pick Mr Hayes off / out / up from the few seconds while the system opens. You
hotel. 28
_________ click anything, or it all crashes.
14 He needed more time to show them up / B I see. By the way, am I 29_________ to send
around / for the factory, so I guess they’re still personal emails? Or is that against the rules?
there. A No, you 30_________ to worry too much, but
15 You will need to check out / in / on at you mustn’t download any unknown
reception when you arrive, and then join us in documents.
the bar.
16 One thing I’d like to do while I’m here is to Result _________ / 30 marks
meet along / up / on with an old friend who
lives in the centre of town.
17 How about eating in / out / with at that
restaurant?

Business Result Intermediate Progress Test 6 Photocopiable © Oxford University Press

Speaking test
Role cards
Copy this page and cut out the role cards for the students. Students should do both role-plays. 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.

Student A Student B

1 You are meeting a visitor to your factory, which
produces computer components. The schedule for today
is as follows.
Morning: tour of the factory
Lunch: meet the head of production
Afternoon: visit the technical centre (10 kilometres
away)
 Welcome the visitor who has flown in this morning.
 Ask about the journey and offer something to drink.
 Remember to explain the reasons for wearing
overalls and not touching any components in the
factory area.
2 You are visiting a brand new conference centre in Milan
to decide if it will be suitable for a three-day conference.
You travelled overnight by train from Zurich.
 Meet your host. You’d like to start the tour straight
away.
 Ask about the schedule and mention that you’d also
like to do some shopping later in the day.
1 You are visiting a factory which produces computer
components. You have a two-hour flight and short
taxi ride from the airport to the factory.
 Meet your hosts. You’d like to start the tour straight
away.
 Ask about the schedule and explain that you would
also like to meet Dr Ruth Obach, who is in charge of
research and development.
2 You are in charge of a new conference centre in Milan.
You are meeting a potential client, who has travelled
overnight from Zurich. The schedule for today is as
follows.
Morning: tour the main seminar rooms of the centre
Lunch: eat out at a nearby local restaurant
Afternoon: visit the newly built hotel connected to the
centre
 Meet and welcome the visitor.
 Ask about the journey and offer something to drink.
 Remember to explain that the visitor needs to wear
an identity pass at all times.

Speaking test results

Use these forms to evaluate the students.

Student A Student B

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

welcome the visitor? welcome the visitor?

ask about the ask about the

journey? journey?

offer a drink? offer a drink?

talk about the talk about the

schedule? schedule?

remind the visitor remind the visitor

about safety? about safety?

Result _________/ 10 marks Result ______/ 10 marks

Business Result Intermediate Progress Test 6 Photocopiable © Oxford University Press