Name_______________________________________ Class______________________________

Progress Test 2 (Units 4-6)

Complete all seven sections. There are seventy marks in total.
SECTION 1: VOCABULARY
1 Write in the words below in sentences 1-7.
image / investment / house / campaign / budget / market / labels
1 We need to define our target _____market______________

2 Brand ___image_________ is the opinion people have about a brand.

3 Their new advertising __campaign____________ uses a famous actor.

4 Haute couture is the fashion _____house__________’s loss leader.

5 I only wear designer ____labels___________ from Italy.

6 What do you think the return on our _____investment___________ will

be?

7 We’re on a very tight ___budget____________ so don’t spend too much.

2 Match the two halves of the sentences. Write your answers here:
8__e__ 9__a__ 10_b___ 11__c__ 12__g__ 13__h__ 14_d___ 15__f__

8 He set a its second satellite to Venus last

night.
9 The European Space Agency
launched b money to start a new business.
10 I’d like to borrow c raise the money somehow.
11 We’ll have to d me the money.
12 We didn’t make e up the company in 1981.

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13 You always take f the competition.
14 The bank won’t lend g a profit for the second month in a
row.
15 I think this new product can beat
h risks in business.

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SECTION 2: LANGUAGE
3 Change the word in brackets (if necessary) to complete the sentences.
16 The most _____successful__________ (success) brand in the world is
Coca-cola.

17 Paris has the ____biggest__________ (big) number of talented designers.

18 It’s __easier____________ (easy) to use the lift than the stairs.

19 Flying is ______cheaper_________ (cheap) than it was twenty years ago.

20 Money isn’t as ____important__________ (important) as happiness.

21 After having moved to Los Angeles, I _____rented_________ (rent) an

apartment in the centre.

22 In 2003 she ____sold________ (sell) over three thousand units.

23 The warehouse said they ______didn’t have________ (not, have) any in

stock.

24 When _did you arrive____________ (you, arrive) in Barcelona? Was it

yesterday or the day before?

25 Ted Foster hopes that he might ____be____________ (be) the first person
to send tourists to the moon.

26 Most people ____won’t__________ (not, will) be interested because it’s

too expensive.

SECTION 3: READING
4 These sentences are missing from these tips for new businesses. Decide
where they best fit.

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a And not just for one day

b Don’t give up – learn from them.

c Try your local bank, for example.

d Use their expertise.

e It can’t only be about profit.

f But most of all have fun

g Who are they?

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A good idea

A good business begins with a good idea.

(27)_______ And not just for one day __________________. When you
wake up the next morning, it must still be a great idea!

Investment

If you don’t have the money to start up your great idea or you don’t want to
sell your house, there are a number of places to start.

(28)_________ Try your local bank, for example. _______________.

Contacts

See anything and anyone as an opportunity. Talk to friends and family about
your idea. Talk to your potential suppliers.

(29)_________ It can’t only be about profit.___Use their

expertise______________.

The competition

(30)______ Who are they?________________ What do they do well? What

can you do differently? Find out everything about them.

Problems

All businesses have problems and they don’t disappear as you get bigger.
(31)______ Don’t give up – learn from them.

_______________ Find out why they happened and deal with them better

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next time.

Passion

For a successful business you need to care about the idea.

(32)______ Use their expertise. __=> It can’t only be about

profit_____________.

As one entrepreneur says. ‘Feel passionate about what you’re doing.

(33)_______ But most of all have fun

_____________.’

SECTION 4: CAREER SKILLS

5 Someone at work is talking about a new office desk. Complete their
description with the phrases in the box.
After checking / To begin / lots of / my opinion / a / ideal for / made of / use
it

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 In (34)____my opinion___________________ it’s quite stylish because it’s
(35)______made of_______________ good quality wood. And it’s
(36)______ideal for_____________ this office because it’s small. You can
(37)______use it___________ for your PC or laptop and it’s got (38)____lots
of_______________ space for books and papers. You assemble it yourself.
(39)_____to begin__________ with, read the instructions. (40)____then
see______________ if you have all the parts. (41)___after checking
_______________, you can put it up.

SECTION 5: WRITING
6 Write a memo to the senior management of VW about this car:
- Project name: K2
- Large, stylish executive car.
- For business people and also for families.
- Excellent technology with lots of electronic devices
- Price range: 60,000-105,000 euros
- Target age group: People over forty
7 Recommend this product for development and say why. Complete the
memo below.
(42) To: Senior___________________________________

(43) Subject:
________________________________________________________

(44) We think that this car

_________________________________________________.

(45) Firstly, it is suitable for

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 ________________________________________________.

(46) Secondly, it’s also ideal for

_____________________________________________.

(47) It looks
___________________________________________________________
__

(48) and contains

_________________________________________________________.

(49) We think it will sell for

________________________________________________.

(50) It may also be attractive to

people________________________________________.

SECTION 6: LISTENING
Track 3

8 Alan Martin is talking about how to set up a business. Are these

statements True (T) or False (F)? Listen twice.
51 Alan tells people it’s a good idea to start a new business. ( )
52 Only 20% of new businesses succeed. ( )
53 Businesses fail because people don’t work hard enough. ( )
54 It’s a good idea to find out more about what the market wants. ( )
55 Find out if people want your product or service and also if other companies
also offer it. ( )

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 56 A business plan helps to get money for the new business. ( )
57 The plan will include your adverts. ( )
58 The plan also needs to show you know how to manage the company. ( )
59 The most important thing is to have lots of different customers. ( )
60 A successful business will have customers who always buy from you. ( )
SECTION 7: SPEAKING
(61-70)
9 Prepare a description about a company you are familiar with.
Describe the following areas:
– what it produces/provides
– where it is based
– the company history
– its strengths and weaknesses
– its future prospects
Your teacher will mark your description using this scorecard. The teacher
circles 1 mark if a student includes the area and circles 2 marks for
communicating it accurately and effectively. There is a maximum of ten
marks.
The student described:
what the company produces/provides 1 2
where it is based 1 2
the company history 1 2
its strengths and weaknesses 1 2
its future prospects 1 2

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