UNIT 1: Language and skills test

Name:__________________________

LANGUAGE
Lesson 1.2 Grammar
Lesson 1.1 Vocabulary
2 Choose the correct option.
BULATS (4 options)/BECP (3 options)
A: Look, it’s already eight o’clock. I 1’m / ’m going to
1 Choose the correct option a, b, c or d. be late for work even if I leave now.
Business organisations are usually divided into B: Calm down. What time 2is your bus going to /
different departments where people are responsible does your bus leave?
1
specific areas of the business. I’m the
Human Resources Manager and I 2 directly to A: In five minutes. I can’t afford to be late. Mr Wu
the CEO. I’m in 3
of finding and recruiting staff from China 3is coming / comes at nine. We’ve got
for the company. I also ensure that we comply with a meeting with the sales team.
all the legal obligations concerning employees. I work
4
with the heads of departments to 5 B: You aren’t 4going to get / getting there late. I can
drive you.
sure that they have all the right staff at the right time.
In addition, I coordinate 6 them to measure A: Really? Thanks. That’s great.
how people are performing and plan ways to improve
systems. My job also 7 planning and arranging B: What time 5do you give / are you giving the
training programmes for the staff as well as taking presentation?
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of annual appraisals. I 9 a team of
three colleagues who have the majority of contact A: At 9.30. I 6’m going to talk / talk about the new
with employees on a day-to-day basis. I believe it’s product line. It’s my first presentation. I 7’m going
important for employees to have direct contact with to make / ’m making a mess of it, I just know it.
us during working hours. The company prides itself
B: Don’t be so negative, you’re very good at your
on looking 10 its staff.
job.

A: And then I 8take / ’m taking Mr Wu to lunch with

the CEO.
1 a to b for c with d about
B: Come on. Let’s go.
2 a report b coordinate c responsible d charge
A: Oh, no!
3 a charge b direction c responsibility d care
B: What’s the matter?
4 a nearly b well c closely d hardly
A: The radio says there’s a terrible traffic jam in
5 a take b be c look d make
town. I 9don’t arrive / ’m not going to arrive in time
6 a to b with c over d by for the meeting.

7 a contains b involves c appoints d leads B: I think you’ve got a text message.

8 a care b attention c hold d power A: Oh, it’s from Mr Wu’s assistant. He 10’s not going
to get / doesn’t get there until later. He’s stuck in
9 a aim b guide c follow d lead the traffic. Thank goodness!

10 a into b after c across d for __/10

__/10

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Good morning, Reijo,

Just a quick email to let you 1 that we are
Lesson 1.3 Functional language
organising an induction day for you on Tuesday next
week. 2 , at 8 am Hanna Sachs plans to
show you around the factory. 3 that at 9.30,
3 [BP_B1plus_Test_01_001.mp3] Listen to the Simon Planck, who is one of designers, would like to take
speaker and choose the correct response a, b you through the design process. Finally, Jake Springs will
or c. demonstrate our product range to you.
Feel 4 to call me if you have any questions.
1a b c 5
All the ,
2a b c Jim

3a b c __/5

4a b c

5a b c

__/5

Lesson 1.4 Functional language

4 [BP_B1plus_Test_01_002.mp3] Listen to a
question and choose the correct response a, b
or c.

1a b c

2a b c

3a b c

4a b c

5a b c

__/5

Lesson 1.5 Functional language

5 Read the email and choose the word which best

fits each space.

To: Reijo Hakken, Marketing Assistant

From: Jim Hutchings
Subject: Induction day
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a Montreal
SKILLS
b Geneva
Short listening
c Dubai
BECP Part One/BULATS

6 [BP_B1plus_Test_01_003.mp3] You will hear

eight short recordings. For questions 1–8 choose 6 Why is the company changing its structure?
the correct answer.
a to make staff happier

b to make ordering easier for customers

1 Which structure does Maria’s company have?
c to reduce the number of complaints

7 What does the new client produce?

a b c

2 Whose recruitment were employees involved in

Elsa’s company? a b c

a the CEO

b department heads 8 When did Paolo join the company?

c team leaders a today

b two years ago

3 What time does the presentation start? c six months ago

a 2.45 b 1.00 c 1.30 __/8

4 Who is going to meet Mr Jones at the airport?

a the Production Manager

b the Production Supervisor

c the Assistant Purchasing Officer

5 Where are the current company headquarters

currently?

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c They realised they would be responsible for their

own work.
Long listening
BECP Part Four/BULATS
6 The problems of the non-management staff were
7 [BP_B1plus_Test_01_004.mp3] Listen to a radio solved by
interview. Choose the correct option a, b or c.
a creating a flatter structure.
1 Ungar Travel
b working in teams.
a has a few travel agencies in towns.
c asking people to leave.
b no longer has high street agencies.

c started online two years ago.

7 The feedback on the no-manager structure
indicated that

2 The company was unhappy about a people were unhappy.

a losing experienced staff. b staff were generally positive about the company.

b firing several older staff. c productivity was decreasing.

c changing the working hours. __/7

3 The company announced that

a the travel business was changing.

b branch managers were unnecessary.

c a new management team would run the company.

4 After the announcement

a most staff were unhappy about it.

b several managers lost their jobs.

c managers were offered training.

5 What was the reaction of non-management staff to

having no managers?

a At first they were worried about it.

b They reported a lot of problems to their managers.

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