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VOCABULARY

Choose the best word to complete each sentence.

1 Zoltan decided on his career _____  when he was in his first year of university,
and amazingly, he followed it until he retired.

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2 Rupert hopes to make a _______  doing freelance consulting.

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3 My company has a training programme that offers career _____ to students who have just graduated from university.

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4 Helena was very happy with the _______  she got last month.

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5 If you want to climb the career ______ , you have to be prepared to work very hard.

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6 Dominic was very pleased when he earned his first _____.

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7 Begonia is ready to make a career ______ , so she's applying for jobs with other companies.

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8 Alicia did _____  when she completed her job application.

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9 Some companies help their employees take a career ____  by giving them a few months off without pay.

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10 Pietro was 55 years old when he took early _______ .

Vocabulary : Companies

Complete the text below with the words in the box.

net profit - parent company - pharmaceutical - share price - Spanish subsidiary -  turnover  - workforce

Espania-pharm

Espania-pharm today announced the opening of its new head office in Barcelona. The     1 company's effo1ts to boost its market share paid off in the first quarter, as its    2 was almost € 1 5.6 million, leading to a      3 of €8 million. The company has also doubled the size of its    1 by hiring 50 new employees in the past four months. However, the company's    .5 is unlikely to go up until investors feel confident that the company is strong.
Espania-pharm is the      6 of the global giant. The    7 , based in Stockholm , reported profits of €950 million in the first quarter.

Vocabulary : Selling

Select the odd word /phrase out in each group.

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MODALS

Complete each conversation with can, could and would. Use each word once in each conversation.

A:      1 I help you?
B: Yes. My name's Heinz Wagner. I'm here to see Martina Lopez.
A: She'll be right out.     2 you like a cup of coffee or tea?
B: No, thanks. But      you tell me where the men's room is, please?

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A: My cousin     4 speak French and German by the time she was Five, and now she
  5 speak Russian and Greek as well.
B: Do you think she     6 1ike to learn any more languages?

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A:      7 you like to ask any more questions about Fabian?
B: Yes     8 he drive? Does he have a licence?
A: I'm not sure. I      9 phone him and ask him.

PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Complete this text with either the present simple or the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Use contracted forms where appropriate. (I'm / we're etc )

I'     1 (be) a trainee project manager and I  2 (love) my job. I'  3 (work) for a well-known computer manufacturer, in the marketing department. Right now, we'
  • (develop) an advertising campaign for our newest laptop computers.
We '    5 (try) to find the best artist for our print advertisements, so this week I   6 (look) at samples of artists' work every day.
I      7 (feel)  proud to work for a big, well-known company. This week, I       8 (start) each day with a planning meeting that includes the CEO. He'     9 (be) very
well known around the world, and my friends all    10 (think) I'm lucky to work with
someone famous.

SKILLS

Match the halves of the expressions.

1 Can  ___________ .

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2 Can I get him to  __________

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3 Can I leave _______________

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4 He seems to be  _________

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5 Could I speak ___________ 

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6 Could you ________

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7 Could you ask _________

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8 Could you tell  __________

Complete each gap in these presentation extracts with the correct word (a, b or c).

Good morning, . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mieko Murata, Director of Marketing, N H HC Telecommunications.
Today, . . . . . . . . . . . .2 to talk about our new projects. First, . . . . . . . . . . . J some background
information about the company. . . . . . . . . . . . .'' , I'll talk about our marketing activities .
. . . . . . . . . . . s. I'll discuss some case studies . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 some background information about
the company and about what we've been doing in the past year.
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I f there are no more questions about background, I'll continue . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 to our marketing
activities - we've recently had a really big marketing event in Singapore.
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Thanks . . . . . . . . . . . .8 my talk. Are there any questions?

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Writing

Read these instructions and write a letter {60-90 words). Begin it with
a salutation and end politely.

You had a meeting with Mr Ulrich last week. You want to move ahead with a distribution
agreement with his company. You are sending him with this letter a draft contract for
his approval. You want him to read through it and tell you if there are any changes
or additions.

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