UNIT 5: Language and skills test

Name: __________________________

LANGUAGE a properly b rightly c accurately d exactly

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Lesson 5.1 Vocabulary
a distribution b production c congestion d crowding
BULATS/BECP Part Six (3 options)
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1 Choose the correct answer a, b, c or d.
a robot b drone c transport d courier

One of our suppliers is trialling the use of drones for 7

delivery. Several 1      arrived at the office this
morning delivered by drones but a couple of them a couriers b products c packets d lockers
were badly 2      as the drone carrying them
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dropped them too soon. I don’t know if it was a(n)
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      error or a software problem, but it could have a production b automation
landed on someone so it is a dangerous delivery c manufacture d operation
method. In addition, goods have to be 4     
packed so that they are not damaged during delivery. 9
Although it would be a great way to avoid traffic
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      in busy city centres, there are still too many a concerns b congestion c items d safety
problems which need to be overcome before drones 10
can be used.
a locker b production c product d drone
We still use a bike 6      service to take things
around the city and it works very well. When we __/10
deliver items to customers, we often use collection
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     , which are a very popular way of saving time
for both the company and the customer. The 8     
of delivery systems does, however, raise serious
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      for both customers and suppliers. When
things go wrong, there may not always be someone
on site to deal with the situation. Nevertheless, it is
inevitable that technological developments will play a
part in 10      distribution in the future.

a packs b packing c packages d packers

a congested b damaged c concerned d packed

a supplier b operator c retailer d courier

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4 That’s one       of looking at the situation, but we

also need to consider other factors.
Lesson 5.2 Grammar
a manner b system c method d way
2 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct passive
form. 5 I       agree with you there.

a extremely b very c completely d kindly

At a board meeting last week it
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                (decide) that a fleet of self-
driving lorries 2                (should/buy) by
the company. The decision 3               
(announce) yesterday by the CEO. However,
recently the use of driverless vehicles
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                (criticise) by many drivers who
believe that computerised systems are too easy to
hack into and that deliveries 5               
(might/interrupt) if this happens. Furthermore, routes
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                (could/change) by hackers,
which would lead to total chaos. The trucks’
manufacturers advertise that their systems are very
safe and 7                 (cannot/easily/hack). Drivers
are worried about losing their jobs but the company
says that routes still 8                (have
to/plan) and shipping documents processed. A dozen
of these trucks 9               
(already/purchase) and another twelve
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                (yet/order).

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Lesson 5.3 Functional language

BULATS/PTE Part B

3 Choose the correct option a, b, c or d.

1 I       you’re right, but shouldn’t we look at

another option first?

a understand b know c notice d consider

2 Good      , I like that idea.

a thinking b solving c looking d working

3 That makes       and I think we should do it.

a nonsense b solution c sense d result

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Lesson 5.4 Functional language

PTE Part H/LCCI Part 1

4 [BP_B1plus_Test_05_001.mp3] Listen to the

speaker and choose the correct response a, b
or c.

1a b c

2a b c

3a b c

4a b c

5a b c

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Lesson 5.5 Functional language

BULATS

5 Read the email and write a word which best fits

each space.

Subject: Order XV/356 for 12 desks

Last week we ordered twelve printers from your
company on the 1           that they
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           be delivered this morning. However,
only six printers arrived.
When we placed the order, you assured us that you
could deliver all twelve printers today. Unless the
other six arrive before the end of the day, we shall be
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           to find another supplier and request
that you collect the six printers already delivered.
We hope that this situation will be 4           to
our mutual satisfaction and we look forward to a
prompt 5           to this email.

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Reading
Short listening
BULATS (4 options)/BECP Part Five (3 options)
BECP Part Two/BULATS
7 Read the article and choose the correct answer
6 [BP_B1plus_Test_05_002.mp3] Look at the a, b or c.
order form below. You will hear a man placing
an order. Complete the missing information Out of road: driverless vehicles are replacing
using a word, numbers or letters. the trucker
Ramona Saucedo has been on the road for nearly two
months, and she's ready to get back home. Standing in
PRODUCT ORDER FORM front of her truck in the parking lot of a truck stop, she’s
waiting for a call from her business partner, who is
Anderby Office Supplies checking on her progress. If she stays on schedule, driving
10 or 11 hours a day, she’ll be back home next week.

At 52, Saucedo has been driving long-haul for nearly a

Company name: BEWT
decade. It’s a job that runs in the family: her father and
Customer name: Dan 1           brother were both truck drivers, and Saucedo says she
started driving mainly for the pay. At her old job as an
Customer email: 2
          @bewt.com office worker, she had to scrape and scrounge if one of her
two children needed some money. Now, she drives
thousands of miles a week all over the country, sleeping
inside the truck. Money is no longer a problem.
Item Unit Quantity Total
description price
At the truck stop, Saucedo is surrounded by hundreds of
Workstations $3     12 $7,800 drivers in a similar situation. The United States has more
than three million truck drivers, many of whom drive
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long-haul, or ‘over the road’ as it’s known in the business.
Hiback $375 5
      $5,250 It’s one of the highest paying jobs available that does not
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         require a college degree, but its future is increasingly
uncertain.
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As the sun sets, the parking lot starts filling up with
Total $13,050 drivers stopping for the night. Sleeping in the truck is part
of the job. ‘I call this my “tiny house”,’ grins Patrick
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           agreed 8%
Spicer, 67, a long-haul driver from Reno, as he shows off
the inside of his new 2017 Kenworth T680. There are
Invoice total $12,006
bunk beds, a cupboard for clothes and a refrigerator
for food.

Shipping address: Spicer has been driving for 20 years. ‘If you are smart and
Unit 53 7           Industrial Estate don’t waste your money, you can make a good living,’ he
says. But he’s not optimistic about what’s ahead. ‘There is
EAST BEACH SA 6041, Australia no future in trucking,’ he says. ‘In 10 or 15 years, these
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vehicles will all be self-driving trucks. There is no way to
           address: same as for shipping
stop it.’

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In San Francisco, Stefan Seltz-Axmacher, 27, is one of the

people trying to take the humans out of the truck. Sitting
in the driver’s seat of a truck he has modified, he leans
forward and adjusts a pair of robotic feet that rest over the
brake and accelerator pedals. Underneath the steering
wheel is a small motor that can steer the vehicle. These
devices, along with radar and cameras fixed on the
exterior, allow the truck to be driven remotely by a human
in congested city areas. Once it is on the open highway,
the truck can drive itself.

Seltz-Axmacher is the co-founder of Starsky Robotics,

a small start-up working on self-driving trucks. The U.S.
trucking industry moves more than 10 billion tonnes of
freight a year so his market is already made. ‘We would
lease the robots to the trucking companies,’ he explains.
‘We are able to go to people who are already looking for
drivers, and be their driver.’

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b has taken out the brake and accelerator pedals

from his truck.
1 Ramona Saucedo
c says congested cities use cameras to monitor
a has been a truck driver for only two months. trucks.

b is scheduled to be home next week.

c often spends more than 11 hours a day driving. 7 The trucking market in the States

a is already buying robots to drive trucks.

2 Ramona Saucedo decided to become a truck driver b has leased many self-driving vehicles.
because
c is extensive and ready for business.
a her family run a trucking business.
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b she didn’t enjoy being an office worker.

c she didn’t earn enough in her previous job.

3 In the United States

a truck drivers need to have a college degree.

b over three million truck drivers earn good money.

c truck driving is the highest paid job for women.

4 According to the article, Patrick Spicer

a has to sleep in his truck when he’s working.

b does not like his new truck.

c lives in a very small house.

5 What does Spicer say about the future?

a He’s looking forward to a future in it.

b He plans to drive for another 20 years.

c Human drivers will no longer be needed.

6 Stefan Seltz-Axmacher

a believes that he can replace humans in trucks.

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8 You have had problems with some supplies.

Look at the notes below.

• 1000 crates giftware – 3 days late

• 2 crates damaged – some items broken
• supplier cannot be contacted
• some previous problems
• review contract?

Write a letter of complaint to the supplier:

• giving order information.

• describing what was wrong.

• explaining what you did.

• saying what you want the supplier to do.

Write about 60–80 words.

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