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    BUSINESS ENGLISH LISTENING EXERCISES:

    ( 20 QUESTIONS)

    A Listen to a telephone conversation. Choose the best answer - a, b or c - to the questions below. You will hear the
    conversation twice.
    Track 1

    1 Who is the caller?

    a) Anna Klein b) John Morgan c) Eva Schilling

    2 What is the caller’s company?

    a) DHM b) LDL Consulting c) Morgan Consulting

    3 What time was the appointment for?

    a) Two o’clock b) Three o’clock c) Five o’clock

    4 What has it been changed to?

    a) Five thirty today b) Eight o’clock tomorrow c) Nine o’clock tomorrow

    5 How can the caller be reached?

    a) On their mobile b) At their hotel c) At their office

    6 What is the final part of the caller’s message?

    a) They’re worried. b) They’ll hurry. c) They’re sorry.

    B.Listen to the interview with Alicia Chavez, an expert in news media and new technology. Choose the correct
    answer - a, b or c - to the questions below. You will hear the interview twice.
    Track 2

    1 What does Ms Chavez say about newspapers?

    a) They will soon be replaced by the Internet.

    b) They need to change.

    c) They are losing money.

    2 What does Ms Chavez say about the newspaper business?

    a) It’s becoming easier.

    b) It’s becoming more challenging.

    c) It’s always been very difficult.

    3 What does Ms Chavez say is the main source of income for newspapers?

    a) Sales

    b) Marketing services

    c) Advertising

    4 What does Ms Chavez say newspapers should do?

    a) Publish on the Internet

    b) Encourage readers to buy new devices

    c) Understand the technology that people use


    5 How does Ms Chavez say that online content will be paid for mostly?

    a) By advertising

    b) By users paying for it directly, for example, through subscriptions

    c) Through the sale of electronic reading devices

    6 What does Ms Chavez say about TV?

    a) The TV business and the newspaper business are similar.

    b) TV will probably be replaced by the Internet.

    c) When it was invented, it didn’t end the newspaper business.

    C. Listen to an interview with Lucy Bellman, CEO of International News and Media. Complete the sentences
    below with the correct alternative - a, b or c. You will hear the interview twice.

    Track 7

    1 According to Ms Bellman, a CFO is _______________

    a) an optimist

    b) conservative

    c) sales-oriented

    2 Ms Bellman believes a CFO should _______________

    a) let the business’s accountants deal with the details

    b) let the CEO make the big decisions

    c) be an accountant

    3 Ms Bellman says that a CFO needs to prepare accounts and budgets _______________

    a) quickly

    b) working closely with other accountants

    c) with great care

    4 Ms Bellman believes that a good CFO understands _______________

    a) both the details and the ‘big picture’

    b) the details but not necessarily the ‘big picture’

    c) the ‘big picture’ but not necessarily the details

    5 According to Ms Bellman, a good CFO _______________

    a) can understand the CEO’s explanations of policies and so on

    b) is able to hide bad news so that shareholders don’t worry

    c) can communicate clearly

    6 Ms Bellman says that a good CFO _______________

    a) can perform well even with only a little understanding of computers

    b) needs to know a lot about property, law and company secretarial affairs

    c) should work closely with a company’s lawyers and secretaries


    7 In Ms Bellman’s view, a good CFO _______________

    a) will be a good manager

    b) would make a bad CEO

    c) deals with every matter very seriously

    8 Ms Bellman says that a CFO has to work extra hard _______________

    a) in times of crisis

    b) when foreign exchange rates change quickly

    c) when the CEO is on holiday

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