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1 Checking progress

Part A: Complete the following description of the tasks a manager has to do with vocabulary from
the Checking progress lesson.

I’m a manager in the IT department and there are several things I have to do when it comes to the
employees on my team. Firstly, I have to find new people to work for us if we need them. We pay quite
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well, so when we advertise a new job, we often get a large number of a
from people who want to work with us. It’s my role to interview them and to check to see if they are
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q to work with us. Often though, the most important thing is to find
someone who will work well with the other people on the team. It’s important to get a balance of skills
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and a flexible personality. Secondly, every six months or so I like to do a r
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with everyone on the team and look at their p . Sometimes, I can
arrange training for them if they need extra skills. I think it’s very important to help them with their
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p development because everyone likes to feel as though they are learning,
even if they’ve been in the same position for a while. Finally, I also have to deal with any problems that
happen between employees. This doesn’t happen very often, but there was a time last year where I
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had a c from a member of the sales team about one of the men who works
for me. She really wasn’t happy with the way he had spoken to her. In this situation, I try to focus on
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the facts of the situation and I told him what I e from everyone in our
team, and that includes being polite with people in other departments. I asked him to apologize to the
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woman and said that he would be able to stay on the c that there weren’t
any more problems. I then had a few meetings with him to check his progress. Everything worked out
well and the woman was happy. Those situations can be difficult, but as long as you are fair and listen,
you can learn from it.

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Part B: Self -assessment. Write a paragraph discussing your strengths and weaknesses. Consider the
following questions.

• What are you particularly good at?

• What do you need to improve?
• What do you need training in?
• What could you train others to do?

Write at least 80 words.

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2 Business e-mails
Part A: Correcting mistakes. Read the following email. There are ten mistakes in spelling and grammar.
Find them and write the correct version in the list underneath.

Dear Mr. Sandberg,

I am writing to infrom you that our new range of software is now available. I think you’re company
will find that our new products are easy to use, easy to afford and effective. I would being happy to
arrange an visit in your convenience so I can present the new range to you meself. I would also be
happy to ofer you a 20% discount on any orders you make in the next 30 days. Please don’t hesitate
to give me a call. I would be very greatful for the opportunity to meet you with again.

With best fishes,

Roman Rankin

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Part B: Writing an email. Write a business email to Mr. Rajeev Khan to ask about the cost of buying
uniforms for the employees in your company from him.

Consider the following information:

• You have not met Mr. Rajeev Khan in person before.

• You know about his business from a friend of yours, Sandra Wong.
• You want to meet with him next week to look at different possibilities.
• The best day for you is Thursday.
• You have 200 employees and want to know what the price range is and if he can offer a discount.

You should write at least 150 words.

Check your grammar, spelling and punctuation.

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3 Describing colleagues

Part A: Write an adjective that describes each of the following people.

1. I applied for a job and I thought I was going to be offered the position but they chose someone
else.

2. I’ve finished my work earlier than I expected and tomorrow I’m going on vacation for two weeks.

3. I’ve got so much work to do and I don’t know if I have enough time to finish everything.

4. I’m enjoying my work and I feel really good about everything.

5. There was a fire in the office yesterday. We had to leave the building quickly and I saw a lot of
smoke coming from the kitchen.

Part B: Personal qualities and prefixes. Read the following sentences and decide if you need to add a
prefix or not. If you do, write in the correct prefix. If you don’t, write an X in the gap.

1. Darren is very friendly to everyone in the office, but he never comes to any of the parties we have
and always refuses if we ask him to come for a drink. I think he’s fairly sociable.

2. Jenny works very hard and always makes sure her presentations to management are perfect. I
hear she’s going for a promotion. I think she’s very ambitious.

3. Cassandra was walking around the office with no shoes on yesterday which I thought was very
professional.

4. He told his manager that he’d made a lot more sales than he really did. They also found out that
he was spending company money on himself. He’d bought himself a new coat and he’d bought
gifts for his girlfriend, but told them it was for customers. He was really honest and they
fired him.

5. Naomi works really hard and wants to learn, but she’s very new to this industry. She only left
university a few months ago, so she’s very experienced.

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4 Money and banking

Part A: Complete the following sentences with vocabulary from the Money and Banking lesson.

1. If you want to know how much money you have, you will need to check the of
your bank account.

2. If you need help with your finances, it’s a good idea to talk to an .

3. If you need to talk to someone in person about your money, you should visit the nearest
of your bank.

4. You can measure how successful your business is by looking at the amount of you
make each month.

5. You don’t have to go into a bank to get money out, you can just find an .

6. If you start a new business, you might need to a bank account especially for it.

7. If you borrow money, you should look at the amount of you have to pay in addition
to paying back the loan.

8. Before you start a business, it’s important to know which you will be selling into.

Part B: First conditional. Complete the gaps in the following first conditional sentences using the
words from the box. There are more words than gaps.

may / don’t / will / can’t / pay / may / if / write / be / pay back / have to / won’t / has / open
/ can

1. If you a bank account, you need to complete a form with all of

your information on it.

2. If you pay back your loan on time, the bank charge you.

3. The amount of money you pay back change if your loan a fixed
rate of interest.

4. It will easier to check your bank details your bank has an app
you can use on your phone.

5. If you a loan more quickly, it cost you less money depending on

the agreement.

6. You can large sums of money safely if you a check.

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5 Past tenses
Part A: Complete the following story with the correct past tense form of the verb in brackets.

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Yesterday, while we (have) a meeting, Jim (walk) in
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and (tell) us that there was a problem with the sales figures for last month.
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Serena (not/be) happy because she (present)
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when he (come) in. Jim said she could finish if she wanted to but there was
about $10,000 less in the spreadsheet than there should have been. Serena said she would look when
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she (finish) the meeting. During the time she
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(complete) her presentation, we (wonder) what could have happened
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to the $10,000. Later, we found out that Serena (not/put) enough
zeros in the spreadsheet and there was actually no money missing at all!

Part B: Error correction. Decide if the following sentences are correct or incorrect. If they are incorrect,
rewrite the sentence to correct it.

1. I was loving your presentation yesterday, I thought it was brilliant.

2. My manager was arriving late to the meeting so it wasn’t starting on time.

3. Gerald said he wanted to talk to me after he had finished his report.

4. While we were talking about the new products in our morning meeting, the lights suddenly were
going out.

5. I asked Stephanie if she had seen Tiffany and she said she saw her just this morning.

Part C: had or would. After each of the following sentences, write had or would to show the meaning
of ‘d.

1. She said she’d completed her presentation last night.

2. We’d love to hear what you have to say.

3. I’d like to know what they think about our new products.

4. He said he was coming back after he’d put his computer away.

5. It’d be interesting to know what they think.

Review 3: ____ points out of 100

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6 Speaking (optional - points awarded according to the teacher)

Part A: In pairs, answer the following questions.

1. What are the people like who you work with?

2. How do you think your colleagues would describe you?
3. What are you good at in your job?
4. What do you need to improve on?
5. What have you learned in the last five years?

Part B: Talk about a business email you wrote recently.

You should say:

1. Who the email was for.

2. Why you had to write the email.
3. If you got a reply to the email and what they said.
4. How much time do you spend on emails in your job and if you think they help or create more
work?

Part C: Discuss the questions below with your partner.

1. What did you want to do for a job when you were a child?
2. What was your favorite memory of when you were younger?
3. If you get the opportunity, will you apply for a promotion in future?
4. What has been your experience with the bank you use? Would you recommend it to other people?

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