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Task 1 Reading – read
the following interview with Professor Jake Mclear and choose the best
possible multiple choice answer (a,b,c or d) below. (12 points)
Professor
Jake K. McLear is a leading light in the Open Source Movement. He
devotes his life to the crusade against software giants: he travels the
world from conference to conference arguing for Linux, Openoffice.org
and other open source initiatives as the only sensible and
cost-effective alternative to products like Microsoft Office. ‘There is
no answer to the Open Source Movement,’ he says, ‘Microsoft is a giant
which needs to be killed. It is least innovative in those areas it
dominates – like Office and Explorer – and most innovative in new areas
like gaming. It’s too big, too fat and lazy.’
Professor
McLear is an unlikely champion for open source software as his
background was as an engineer for a large software company which sells
very expensive network solutions to corporate clients. He worked there
for ten years before he was made redundant in a takeover of the company.
‘It was the best thing which has ever happened to me,’ he now says. ‘I
went out to teach in Asia and found myself coming into contact with
people who, incredibly, were contributing to software projects for free.
They were part of a huge worldwide network of committed and
highly-skilled software writers who were willing to spend their time
doing something they believed in. Even at that time, they had great contacts with people in Silicon Valley.’
Professor
McLear’s experience in Asia was a turning-point in his life. Since
then, he has given hundreds of presentations and written many papers on
what he calls the ‘this living breathing collective of cool people.’ At
the moment he is writing a book about his experiences and achievements.
He has written about half of it and has had offers from interested
publishers. ‘Open source has been the best experience of my life and, at
the moment, this book is the second best,’ he laughs, as he packs his
bags for another flight to another city and another conference.
- Professor Jake McLear believes in open source as an alternative to Microsoft because it is:
a) Simple and economical. A
b) Cheap and accessible.
c) Complicated and expensive.
d) Practical and costly.
- Microsoft “needs to be killed” because:
a) It is monopolizing the market.
b) It is making too many computer games.
c) It hasn’t done anything new in its main areas of business. C
d) It has been around for a long time.
- The best thing to happen in Professor Mclear’s life was:
a) Teaching in Asia
b) Meeting people who were passionate about free software.
c) Becoming a champion of open source software.
d) Being made redundant from his job of ten years. D
- The people working on free software projects:
a) Are part of a worldwide network. A
b) Have usually been made redundant.
c) Get their information from Silicon valley.
d) Believe in being highly skilled.
- Professor Mclear has given hundreds of presentations on:
a) His experience in Asia.
b) The people involved in the open source movement. B
c) Technical aspects of open source software.
d) His experiences and achievements.
- Professor Mclear is not currently:
a) writing a book.
b) travelling to other conferences.
c) receiving offers from publishers.
d) living in Asia. D
Sustainable Packaging Requirements
There are 1. A large number of different factors driving packaging requirements. These can be grouped into social, economic, environmental and technological requirements that create 2._A__ need for different packaging features.
Environmental Drivers
Now, more than ever before, 3. --- consumers are concerned about the wellbeing of 4._THE__
planet. We want minimized packaging, the opportunity to recycle after
use, mono material and packages produced from renewable resources. Also,
it is often required that 5._---- / THE_ environmental data is displayed on 6. THE / ----- packaging.
Economic Drivers
Packaging has to be optimized. 7. ---- Brand owners require lighter packaging in order to reduce transport costs. Dealing with waste is also 8. AN issue that demands that the right packaging materials are selected, which can be recycled or recovered effectively. When 9._THE___
cost of oil increases the cost of production and plastics increases
with it, leading to brand owners looking for alternatives. Another key
economic driver is the need to protect brands with 10. ---- anti-counterfeiting measures.
Task 3 Grammar (Present Tenses) - Complete the sentences using the best present form of the verb in brackets. (10 points)
- He __DEALS_____ (deal) with the financial aspects of the company.
- We ___HAVE BEEN WORKING___ (work) on this project for 6 months.
- I __HAVE NOT WRITTEN ___ (not write) the proposal for the new project yet.
- Julia ___IS WORKING__ (work) in her office right now.
- I ___MAKE__ (make) on average $70,000 a year.
- She __IS LEAVING___ (leave) the company next month.
- My cousin ___IS THINKING___ (think) of going to University.
- I __HAVE VISITED___ (visit) 5 different countries so far this year!
- We __HAVE BEEN DEMANDING_ (demand) an answer for weeks.
- Zdenek is at the pub but he ___IS NOT DRINKING / CANNOT DRINK_ (not drink) beer.
Task 4 Grammar- Join the two sentences using relative clauses: (8 points)
Eg. Here is a package. We designed it last week.
Here is the package which we designed last week.
- Here are the minutes of the meeting. We had the meeting last week.
_____HERE ARE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING WHICH WE HAD LAST WEEK________
- Pavel is a pioneer of integrated management systems. Pavel comes from Poland.
____Pavel is a pioneer of integrated management systems_WHO__comes from Poland.______
- I was sent an email last week. Mr Kopal sent me the email.
_____WHICH MR KOPAL SENT ME / SENT TO ME___ _______________
- Jana did an economics test. She failed it
____Jana did an economics test__WHICH SHE FAILED.______________________
- Petra is a manager. She has the best ideas in the company.
__________Petra is a manager_WHO HAS THE BEST__ideas in the company______________
- Skoda is a company. We use them for our company cars.
______Skoda is a company.___WHICH WE USE FOR OUR COMPANY CARS________
- Katka will show you around. She is the HR manager’s assistant.
____KATKA, WHO IS THE HR MANAGER'S ASSISTANT, WILL SHOW YOU AROUND______
- Vodafone is a mobile operator. They have many satisfied customers.
________operator__WHO / WHICH / THAT___have_____________________________________
Task 5 Vocabulary- Match the words to their definitions. (10 points)
a_____swap b_____stakeholder c_____calling d_____resent e_____relevant
f_____seduce g_____trigger h_____pitch i_____rage j_____device
1. someone who has an interest in the success of a project or organisation STAKEHOLDER
2. to try to sell something by saying how good it is PITCH
3. to persuade someone to do something by making it seem easy and exciting SEDUCE
4. to give something to someone in exchange for something else SWAP
5. a very strong feeling of anger RAGE
6. to make something happen TRIGGER
7. a profession, especially one you consider to be important CALLING
8. to experience angry or unhappy feelings because you think you have been treated unfairly RESENT
9. directly connected to what is being discussed or considered RELEVANT
10. a machine or piece of equipment DEVICE
Task 6 Vocabulary- Complete the sentences by making collocations using the correct form of the following words. (10 points)
Build Take on Take Work Make Put down Go over Sort Hide See
- Chris is really good at __TAKING THE_ initiative during project work.
- It is important to __BUILD__ good relationships when you start a new job.
- It’s difficult to ___TAKE ON__ a busy workload when you’re already stressed.
- In our job we __WORK___ to very strict deadlines.
- Anna always __MAKES__ valuable contributions to the projects.
- Next week we will __SORT______ out the details of the contract.
- We __WENT OVER__ the proposal but it didn’t meet our demands.
- Why are there so many __HIDDEN__ fees when banking?
- I just __PUT DOWN A / THE__ deposit on a new flat.
- I don’t think you are __SEEING__ the benefits of this proposal at the moment.
Task
7 Listening- Listen to 5 extracts from job interviews and complete the
sentences using 1 or 2 words. (Cd2 tracks 14-18) (10 points)
- The man sees himself as being a __TOP PERFORMING__ employee in 5 years.
- As well as experience he plans to gain __NEW SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE__.
- The 2nd speaker is able to deal with being __UNPOPULAR___.
- Her colleague felt __INSECURE___ about working with her.
- According to the 3rd speaker, a positive atmosphere is one which is _PLEASANT__ and __RELAXED___
- Giving __FEEDBACK__ is important when someone has done a good job.
- The 4th woman doesn’t feel that she has any ___SIGNIFICANT WEAKNESSES____
- The woman did a ___TIME-MANAGEMENT__ course to improve her organization.
- Speaker 5 was on a __WORK PLACEMENT____ when his supervisor got sick.
- He found it useful to sit down and _PLAN OUT__ a daily routine for the next 3 weeks.
Task 8 writing- Write a brief product description of your mobile phone. 100 words (approx) (10 points)
_________MY MOBILE PHONE HAS A 3 MEGA PIXEL CAMERA
IT IS MADE BY NOKIA
IT HAS A KEYPAD
IT HAS A COLOUR SCREEN
I CAN GO ON THE INTERNET
USING WIFI
I PAY 800KC A MONTH FOR IT
IT HAS A 5MB MEMORY STICK
I USE IT TO SURF THE INTERNET
IT HAS BLUETOOTH.
IT USES WINDOWS SOFTWARE.
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