Progress test 1 (Units 1–2) - Market Leader Elementary 3rd Ed.

Vocabulary: Complete the conversation with words from the box.

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A: Is Kasia fromGermany?

B: No, she isn’t. She’s from Warsaw, in        .

A: Really? And is her husband also        ?

B: Yes, he is.

A: Does Kasia work at home one day every week?

B: Yes, that’s right. She works at home every        .

A: When does she usually go on holiday?

B: She goes on holiday every        . It isn’t a busy month in the office. She usually goes back to Poland but last year she went to           , in Spain.

A: Do you and Kasia sometimes play      at the weekend?

B: No, Kasia doesn’t play but we sometimes go to              after work.

Vocabulary:  Match the sentence beginnings with the endings.

0 — Є

0) I don’t like going - Є)  to the gym.                     

Reading: Read the article and decide if the statements are true or false.

E.g.: Clara Shih is a student. False

1. Clara Shih studied a book called The Facebook Era.       [True, False]

2. She worked at Google.       [True, False]

3. Her company is called Hearsay Social.       [True, False]

4. She started her company in Hong Kong.       [True, False]

5. She says starting an Internet business isn’t too expensive.       [True, False]

Reading: Read the article. Choose the best option to complete the sentences.

E.g.: At university, Clara studied computer science. ( computer science/ Chinese/ business)

1. Clara Shih wrote about             [accounting, design, marketing] .

2. Hearsay Social                         [sells products through, helps businesses use, introduce people on]social networking sites.

3. Shih’s parents are from             [the US,  Hong Kong, the UK] .

4. The article says Shih learned                  [about hard work, Chinese, to use computers] from her parents.

5. Shih says            [travel, education, technology] helps young businesspeople.

Reading: 1. Read to the telephone call.

Alan: Technical Support, Alan speaking. How can I help?

Sofia: Hello. This is Sofia Sanchez from Marketing. I have a problem with my computer.

Alan: What’s the problem?

Sofia: It’s my e-mail. It doesn’t work. I can’t read or send e-mails.

Alan: Hmm. Are you connected to the Internet?

Sofia: Er … I don’t know.

Alan: Can you use the web?

Sofia: Uh … no, I can’t. I can’t see any web pages.

Alan: OK, so you have a problem with the Internet connection. We’ll send a technician to look at it. Let me take your details. It’s Sofia …

Sofia: Sofia Sanchez. S-A-N-C-H-E-Z.

Alan: And your department?

Sofia: Marketing.

Alan: Right. And what’s your phone number?

Sofia: It’s 4922.

Alan: 4922? OK. And the problem is with your computer’s e-mail and Internet connection.

Sofia: That’s right.

Alan: And what’s your office number?

Sofia: I’m in office number 568.

Alan: 568. OK, I’ll send a technician.

Sofia: Can he come this morning? I have a meeting this afternoon and I have a lot of work!

Alan : What time is your meeting?

Sofia: It’s at two o’clock.

Alan: Two o’clock? OK … let me see. How about eleven o’clock?

Sofia: OK. Yes, eleven o’clock is good.

Technical Support Service Request: Fill in the table:

Name of calle              

Department          

Phone number     

Office number    

Technician appointment time               

Language: Complete the conversation with words from the box.

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A: I    Ursula Becker.

B: Nice to meet you, Ursula. My name’s David Lopez.

A:     you a sales manager?

B: No, I’m not. I work in television.

A:         your job?

B: I’m Director of Advertising.

A:       do you work?

B: At Channel 10.

A:    your wife in television, too?

B: No, she isn’t. She works for a magazine.

A:      does she do?

B: She’s a graphic designer.

A:      she travel in her job?

B: No, but she sometimes       at the weekend.

A:     often does she do that?

B: Two or three times a month.

A: What about you? Do you work at the weekend?

B: No, I       .

Vocabulary: Complete the sentences with at, on, in or - (nothing):

1. The first interview is    [on, at, in] 17th December.

2. When he travels all day, he can't sleep    [on, at, in] nihgt.

3. Susan sometimes works    [on, at, in] Saturdays.

4. Do you often go out    [on, at, in] the evenings?

5. Our flight arrives    [on, at, in] 8.30 a.m.

6. Can I see you    [at, in, -] next Monday?

7. There's a stuff party    [at, in, -] every March.

8. Hurry up! The shop closes    [at, in, -] 10 minutes!

9. He travelled to China    [at, in, -] 1999.

10. I'm sorry. Mr Moor's busy    [at, in, -] the moment

Speaking:

Where do most visitors to Los Roques _____ from?

What time do you want me to ___ you ___ from the airport?

Why __________about the different packages on offer and call me back?

I’m sorry, but Lorna _____ on Mondays. It’s her day off.

Claudio _____ responsible for the front desk operations.