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Business Skills Test 4

TALK ABOUT CURRENT ACTIVITIES
1 Complete the conversation with these phrases.
Good luck / What are you doing / What about you / enjoying it / an
advertising company / Very well / How are you / Not very much

Hello, Andrea!
Hi Gordon. (1) ______________________________?
Fine thanks. (2) ______________________________?
(3) ______________________________ thanks.
(4) ______________________________ these days?
I’m working for (5) _______________________________.
Are you (6) ______________________________?
(7) _______________________________. I’m looking for a new job.
Well. (8) ______________________________ with that.
Thanks.

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COMPARE AND DISCUSS

2 Complete the conversation with the comparative form of the adjective in brackets.
Now, you stayed in the Crown Hotel last month? What do you think about the Crown Hotel
compared to this one?
Well this one is (1) ______________ (old) than the Crown, but it is (2) ______________ (near)
the town centre than the Crown.
What about the price?
Well the Crown was (3) ______________ (expensive), but the facilities were (4)
______________ (good) than this hotel.
For example?
The rooms here are (5) ______________ (small). I need a big room to work in. And another
thing, there is no internet connection in my room here. The Crown is (6) ______________
(modern) than this one.
What about the restaurant?
I think the restaurant here has a (7) ______________ (interesting) menu than the Crown.

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INTERVIEW FOR A JOB
3 Choose the correct option.
(1) Did/Have you ever worked in another country before?
No.
Who (2) do/are you work for now?
I (3) work/working for Marcell Productions.
How long (4) are/have you worked for Marcell Productions?
(5) For/since five years. I (6) started/have started as an engineer in 2003.
How long (7) did you do/have you done this job?
For two years and then I (8) became/have become Section Manager.
What is your current position?
Now I (9) am/work the Chief Engineer.

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WRITING LETTERS
4 Choose the correct option a, b or c.
Dear Mr Ford
Thank you (1) _____ your enquiry. I am (2) _____ to confirm your reservation of the
conference room for 5th and 6th November. The price each day is £750.
Please (3) _____ me know if you have (4) _____ questions or special (5) _____.
We look forward to welcoming you to the conference centre.
Yours (6) _____.
1 a) by b) for c) of
2 a) pleases b) pleasure c) pleased
3 a) let b) make c) have
4 a) some b) many c) any
5 a) requests b) wants c) enquiries
6 a) regards b) sincerely c) faithful

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