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Name_______________________________________ Class______________________________

Unit Test 3
Answer all thirty questions. There is one mark per question.
VOCABULARY: DESCRIBING CHANGE
1 Add a prefix from A to a word from B to make verbs connected with change, and complete
definitions 1–10.
A B
down- de- up- re- train size regulate
organise locate launch
grade develop
centralise assess

1 decentralise: to move responsibility, services or jobs away from a central place to several
different smaller places.

2 reassess: to think about something again carefully in order to decide whether to


change your opinion or judgement about it.

3 upgrade: to make a computer, machine, or piece of software better and able to do


more things.

4 downsize: to reduce the number of employees and levels of management that a


company has.

5 redevelop: to make an area more modern by putting in new buildings or changing or


repairing the old ones.

6 relaunch: to start or present a product again in a new or different way, often involving
changes in advertising, packaging, etc.

7 retrain: to learn new skills or to teach someone the skills needed to do a different
job.

8 deregulate: to reduce the number of government controls on a particular business


activity, done to make companies work more effectively and to increase
competition.

9 relocate: to move to a different place.

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10 reorganise: to arrange or organise something in a new way.

LANGUAGE REVIEW: PAST SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT


2 Complete the message from Prunel’s CEO with the past simple or present perfect forms of
the verbs in brackets.
I (11) received (receive) our company’s end-of-year results yesterday, and I am delighted to
announce that it (12) has been (be) an excellent year for Prunel. As you all remember, we only (13)
started (start) ten years ago in a suburb of Grenoble where we (14) employed (employ) six people,
two of them part-time. Today, that number (15) has grown (grow) to over 1,500. In more than 30
countries, people now associate the Prunel brand name with trendy and trendsetting clothing
designs. At the beginning of the new century, we (16) began (begin) targeting the Japanese and
North American markets for future growth, and things (17) have improved (improve) considerably
since. You will be pleased to hear that we (18) have just acquired (just / acquire) full control of our
Canada-based joint venture. A lot of other positive changes (19) have taken place (take place)
recently despite signs of a global downturn. Earlier this year, our staff (20) expected (expect)
redundancies; instead, we (21) have taken on (take on) 15 new shop assistants since May. Besides,
we (22) opened (open) our new flagship store in Toronto three weeks ago. I know that our success is
down to all your hard work. Congratulations to you all.

SKILLS: MANAGING MEETINGS


3 Complete the expressions. Write one word in each blank.
23 Starting: ‘OK. Let’s get down to business.’

24 Setting objectives: ‘The purpose of this meeting is to map out a new


marketing strategy.’

25 Asking for reactions: ‘How do you feel about this suggestion?’

26 Dealing with interruptions: ‘Could you let him finish, please?’

27 Keeping to the point: ‘Perhaps we could get back to the point.’

28 Speeding up: ‘I think we should move on now.’

29 Slowing down: ‘Hold on, I think we should look at this in a bit more detail.’

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30 Summarising: ‘Right, let’s go over what we’ve agreed.’

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