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 ___________________

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

3 Their new advertising ______________ uses a famous actor.

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

5 I only wear designer _______________ from Italy.

6 What do you think the return on our ________________ will be?

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

2 Match the two halves of the sentences. Write your answers here:

8____ 9____ 10____ 11____ 12____ 13____ 14____ 15____

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.

13 You always take f the competition.

14 The bank won’t lend g a profit for the second month in a row.

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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 _______________ (success) brand in the world is Coca-cola.

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

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

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

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

21 After having moved to Los Angeles, I ______________ (rent) an apartment in the

centre.

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

23 The warehouse said they ______________ (not, have) any in stock.

24 When _____________ (you, arrive) in Barcelona? Was it yesterday or the day before?

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

26 Most people ______________ (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.

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.

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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)_________________________. 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)________________________.

Contacts

See anything and anyone as an opportunity. Talk to friends and family about your idea.
Talk to your potential suppliers. (29)__________________________.

The competition

(30)______________________ 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)_____________________ Find out why they happened and deal with them better
next time.

Passion

For a successful business you need to care about the idea. (32)_____________________.

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

(33)____________________.’

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 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 / Then see / ideal for / made of / use it

In (34)_______________________ it’s quite stylish because it’s

(35)_____________________ good quality wood. And it’s (36)___________________ this
office because it’s small. You can (37)_________________ for your PC or laptop and it’s
got (38)___________________ space for books and papers. You assemble it yourself.
(39)_______________ with, read the instructions. (40)__________________ if you have
all the parts. (41)___________________, 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.
()

56 A business plan helps to get money for the new business. ( )

57 The plan will include your adverts. ( )

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 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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