Entry Test: Listening
Entry Test: Listening
Entry Test: Listening
Entry Test
LISTENING
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
SKILLS
A Complete the conversation with the best responses (a–f).
a) Thanks for the invitation. I’ll work on the presentation until eight and then join you for dinner.
c) It’s kind of you to ask but I don’t think so. I love my job!
B _______f________ 0
B _______________7
B _______________8
A That may be true. But it would be good for you to relax a little, too. Aren’t you working too hard?
B _______________9
A Well, Joe and I are going to dinner tonight with some people from Telesponix. Would you join
us?
B _______________10
B _______________11
B Put the sentences into a logical order to make a voicemail message. The first one has been
done for you.
a) Hi, Joe, this is Sam.
c) We also need one case of A4 note pads, your part number 89-0093.
0 _______a________ 15 _______________
12 _______________ 16 _______________
13 _______________ 17 _______________
VOCABULARY
A Correct one wrong word in each sentence.
19 We interviewed more than 2,500 customs at our London shop.
23 We’ve invited the team from EBS to meeting with us in Madrid next week.
b) trainer
c) trainee
d) customer
e) colleague
f) CEO
g) employee
h) manufacturer
26 I own a small business with only one _______________, who helps with office work.
29 I share my office with one _______________ and we work together on a lot of projects.
34 Telecommunications _______________
a)
Oriental Land Company manages and develops theme parks. The company also has retail businesses
and manages entertainment and leisure facilities. The company primarily operates in Japan. It is
headquartered in Chiba, Japan, and employs 2,193 people. FT
b)
Heineken brews and sells more than 170 beers, including Heineken, Amstel, Cruzcampo, Tiger,
Zywiec, Birra Moretti, Ochota, Murphy’s and Star. It operates in Europe, the Americas, Africa, the
Middle East and Asia Pacific. It is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and employs about
54,000 people. FT
c)
Revlon produces, markets and sells cosmetics, skin-care products, fragrance and personal-care
products. The company’s products are sold in over 100 countries across six continents. It is
headquartered in New York City, New York, and employs about 5,600 people. FT
IOI Corporation Berhad is a diversified group that grows oil palm, produces rubber and is engaged in
property development and investment, landscaping services and general contracting. The group has
manufacturing facilities in the Netherlands, the US, Malaysia and Egypt and sales offices in eight
other countries including China. The group primarily operates in Malaysia. It is headquartered in
Putrajaya, Malaysia, and employs around 27,330 people. FT
e)
JDS Uniphase Corporation manufactures and markets optical products for communications,
commercial and consumer applications. The company offers test and measurement systems and
services for telecommunications service providers, cable operators and network equipment
manufacturers. The company primarily operates in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific. It is
headquartered in Milpitas, California, and employs about 7,000 people worldwide. FT
LANGUAGE
A Complete the e-mail with the appropriate phrases a–e.
a) give you a call
c) like to meet
d) make a plan
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WRITING
A You want to meet a colleague from one of your company’s other branches. Write an e-mail
of 40–50 words. Include the following points.
You want to meet to discuss the Spain project
B Read the advert below and write a letter of application. Write 120–140 words. Remember to
cover all the points in the advert.
This could be the best job in the world! A travel holiday company needs researchers. We will pay you
to visit resorts and hotels and to write reports about their products and services. If you think this is the
job for you, write to us at the address below, telling us about:
your education
SPEAKING
You will have a ten-minute speaking test. You have five minutes to prepare. the examiner will
ask you a few questions about yourself. Answer the questions as fully as possible. remember to
cover the following.
Greet the examiner and introduce yourself.
Be prepared to answer questions about yourself, your work or study, your free-time activities,
etc.
Tell the examiner what your ideal job is and why. Speak about factors such as the salary,
location, responsibilities, etc.