Oa1*M mock test

TU

Student’s name: __________________________                 Test 1

Total points: ______ /    56          (34 points needed to pass, i.e. 60%)

1.    Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the present simple.      /10 points

Sam: What …………………………………….. (your brother / do)?

Jane: He ……………………… (work) for an office equipment manufacturer. He …………………. (spend) a lot of time driving from company to company.

Sam: ……………………………………………… ( he / enjoy) his job?

Jane: Oh yes, he …………… (love) it. What ………………………………… (your parents / do)?

Sam: They both …………………. (spend) a lot of time driving too. They …………… (be) delivery drivers. My mother ……….(be) responsible for navigating and my father ……………. (drive).

2.    You hear the following email address on the telephone:              / 2.5 points

“C underscore Jones at Bristol hyphen motors dot co dot UK”

Write down the email address: _________________________________________

3.    Look at the following notes:                                                             / 2.5 points

Beer glass: 0.5L    Temperature: 7°C          Distance to brewery: 15km

Barrels: 50L, 72kg

Complete what you would say on the telephone using full words:

“We always sell our beer in ______________ glasses at _______________________. The brewery is only ______________________ away and the barrels we buy contain _______________________ and weigh ___________________________________.”

4. Underline one mistake in each line and write the correct word in the space:                                                                                                                 / 6 points

e.g. How many money did we make last week? ___much_____

1.     Do you have any informations about the project? ___________

2.     We didn’t get much orders this week. ___________

3.     They did any research before they launched the product. ___________

4.     He gave me some advices about starting a business. __________

5.     Would you please opening the door for me? ____________

6.     Could you to close the window please? _____________

5. Complete the sentences with words from the list and change the form.

/ 6 points

Good          bad            big             fast            high           heavy

1.     Manchester is ________ than Liverpool. There are more people living there.

2.     Mount Everest is _____________ mountain in the world.

3.     This is ______________ restaurant I have ever been to. The food was disgusting, the waiter rude! I’m never coming back!

4.     This bag is much ____________ than the other one. I can’t carry it.

5.     I go to work by train because it’s ___________ than the bus.

6.     She got 100%. She’s _____________ student in the class.

6. Fill in the gaps with the present simple active or passive form of the verbs in brackets.

                                                                                     / 5 points

Beer______________ (make) from Barley, hops and water. After leaving the brewery it __________ (distribute) all over the country. Pubs then ___________ (sell) the drink to customers. Every year 157 L _________________ (drink) per capita in the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic _______________ (produce) the best beer in the world -although this is a matter of opinion J

7.    Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Choose from present simple, present continuous or past simple.        / 7 points

A: Hello, _________________ (you/ have) a good journey?

B: Yes thanks it __________ (be) fine, I __________ (come) by train.

A: Yes the train ___________ (be) usually quicker. What ______________ (do) here anyway?

B: I ____________________ (work) on a new project.  Didn’t you know? I _________ (change) jobs last month.

8.    Match the following words with their definitions:                          / 5 points

        Negotiate     Update       Shifts       Samples      Maintain

       a) Specimens, small quantities of a product ………….

       b) Put in the latest information ……………………

       c) Keep in good working order ……………….

d) Bargain, reach agreement by discussion   …………….

       e) Parts of the working day ……………….

9.    Complete the sentences below with the following modal verbs.

                                                                                                                 / 6 points

Should       shouldn’t   could                   must          mustn’t      don’t have to

a)    We ________________ drive to work. There are plenty of buses.

b)     You _______________ drink so much. It’s bad for your health.

c)     You _______________wear safety helmets at all times on the building site.

d)    Don’t touch the wires. You ____________ get an electric shock.

e)    That cut looks bad. You ______________ see a doctor.

f)      You ________________ drive over 50 km/h in towns and villages.

10.           Write the following words next to the picture which could have this problem.

6 / points

Flat            rusty          torn            loose          leaking      jammed

       a. _________________    b. ___________________

c. __________________    d. _____________________

e. _________________ f. _______________________

A1A Unit 1 mock test, to do at home and mark in class

Unit 1 Corporate Culture Progress Test   Course Code_________

Name: _________________________          Student Number ___________ Date_____


Part 1 Reading

Task 1
15 points

Read the text below about cultural change in companies.
Choose the best word to fill each gap from A, B, C or D below.
There is an example at the beginning.

American President J.F. Kennedy and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill were both ‘nappers’. They had short sleeps – ‘naps’ – during the day to help them work (0)  A . It might be just what you need to wake up your company and improve your (1) ____.

Do energy levels drop in the afternoon? Do your (2) ____ seem a bit slow and sleepy after lunch? In Spain the traditional siesta is making a comeback in good companies who want their workers to work smarter, not (3) ____. These companies are realizing that their (4) ____ work better with a rest in the afternoon. They are more productive, make fewer mistakes and are happier.  It’s not a case of decreasing their (5) ____ – they do even more work.

In California’s Silicon Valley, hi-tech companies provide chill-out rooms for employees to relax in, along with pool tables and gyms. Even family pets, such as dogs, are allowed to go to work (6) ____ their owners.  A New Zealand company achieved change in the whole company by encouraging staff in one (7) ____ to go home when they had done all the assignments they could do that day, without any loss of pay.

Other employers want their employees to take responsibility (8) ____ their own success by letting them set their personal work (9) ____. Like all these ideas, this only works when everyone in the company (10) ____ believes in the changes. Even the best intentions of written (11) ____ can mean nothing if one person does not follow them. Everyone from the (12)____ on down should (13) ____ the new rules and follow them themselves.

But perhaps the most important thing to remember is to have a good life-work (14) ____. Go home at five, on time, and enjoy the rest of your life. Take control. Life’s too short to let anyone else (15) ____ it for you.

0        A. better               B. best                        C. good                      D. worse
1        A. attitudes          B. profitability                       C. working                 D. shareholders
2        A. employers        B. employed               C. employ                   D. employees
3        A. hard                 B. harder                    C. hardest                   D. well
4        A. company          B. managers                C. staff                                   D. interns
5        A. workforce        B. workspace              C. working                 D. workload
6        A. by                    B. with                       C. for                          D. together
7        A. company          B. organization           C. unit                        D. place
8        A.  in                    B. with                                   C. to                           D. for
9        A.  ideas               B. objectives               C. criteria                    D. jobs
10    A.  corporation     B. structure                 C. subsidiary              D. department
11    A.  guidelines       B. rule                         C. complaints             D. instructions
12    A.  project leader  B. director                  C. manager                 D. supervisor
13    A.  write               B. ensure                    C. focus                      D. enforce
14    A.  situation          B. routine                   C. balance                   D. plan
15    A.  set                   B. run                         C. rule                         D. decide

Task 2
10 points

Complete the text with the best form of the verbs in brackets.

John Coady (1) _______ (take) his employers to court because his boss (2) _______ (check) on his computer use. Coady (3) _______ (find) out that his supervisor
(4) _______ (put) a key-logging program on his computer to record what Coady
(5) _______ (do). He asked his supervisor what he (6) _______ (do) and his supervisor (7) _______ (threat) to sack him because he (8) _______ (use) the Internet ‘all the time’ and (9) _______  (send) many emails. Coady (10) _______ (lose) the case.

Part 2 Writing

Task 1
5 points

Write an email based on the following brief. Write about 50–60 words.

You have just finished a two-month summer placement with an international company. You would like to thank your line manager, Julie Johns, for all her help and support and let her line manager know she did a good job.

Write an email to Julie Johns:

• Thank her for the opportunity to work with the company
• Thank her for all her support during your placement
• Identify one occasion where she really helped you
• Say what you learnt

To: Julie Johns
Cc:
Subject: Thanks
Dear





















Task 2                                           5 points   
Rewrite these sentences so they are more diplomatic. Use the beginning of the new sentence given.

1  Don’t wear jeans to work.

Wouldn’t it be ___________________________________________________________?


2 Ask John for help.

Why___________________________________________________________________?


3 You should learn to delegate.

It’s a ___________________________________________________________________


4 No. Wrong. Do it this way.

You could _______________________________________________________________


5 That’s a terrible idea, isn’t it?

Wouldn’t you agree ______________________________________________________?



Part 3 Listening      Task 1 / Recording 1.08                5 points

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word

A:Morning Tifany. Good 1.   _______________________?
B: Oh yes it was 2 ___________________. And you?
A: No, not really. Listen Tifany come into my office I need           3________________ to you?
B:        Oh no, what now?
A: Look, I hear you had a problem with 4 ________________ on Friday.
B: Oh that. Yeah. That 5 ____________ refused to help me! Who does she think she is?!




Task 2 / Recording 1.09
5 points

Listen to the talk on counselling and complete the extracts.

… Does that answer your question? Now, (1) _________________, I’ll just summarize the three points I’ve discussed. …

… Secondly, counselling is about listening, not about telling. (2) _________________ talking to someone and helping, not about persuading or manipulating. …

… And, counselling is about assisting and exploring problems. (3) _________________ reassuring someone or solving their problems for them. …

…  This is where you encourage them to think about the problem and reassess it.
(4) _________________ to see their situation from a different perspective, so that they can consider the different options for dealing with the situation. …

… OK, I now want to say a few words about some of the skills that counsellors need.
(5) _________________ another handout. …

Part 4 Speaking          5 points

Prepare a one-minute presentation on one of these topics. You have one minute to prepare your talk.

A          What is important when choosing someone for a placement?

• Experience
• Personal qualities

B         What is important when counselling someone?

• Asking
• Paraphrasing

C         What is important when writing a report?

• Clear sections
• Paragraphs

ANG1 Unit 1 mock test, to do in the lesson in class.

Unit 1 Corporate Culture Progress Test   Course Code_________

Name: _________________________          Student Number ___________ Date_____

Part 1 Reading

 

Task 1

15 points

Read the text below about cultural change in companies.

Choose the best word to fill each gap from A, B, C or D below.

There is an example at the beginning.

American President J.F. Kennedy and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill were both ‘nappers’. They had short sleeps – ‘naps’ – during the day to help them work (0)  A . It might be just what you need to wake up your company and improve your (1) ____.

Do energy levels drop in the afternoon? Do your (2) ____ seem a bit slow and sleepy after lunch? In Spain the traditional siesta is making a comeback in good companies who want their workers to work smarter, not (3) ____. These companies are realizing that their (4) ____ work better with a rest in the afternoon. They are more productive, make fewer mistakes and are happier.  It’s not a case of decreasing their (5) ____ – they do even more work.

In California’s Silicon Valley, hi-tech companies provide chill-out rooms for employees to relax in, along with pool tables and gyms. Even family pets, such as dogs, are allowed to go to work (6) ____ their owners.  A New Zealand company achieved change in the whole company by encouraging staff in one (7) ____ to go home when they had done all the assignments they could do that day, without any loss of pay.

Other employers want their employees to take responsibility (8) ____ their own success by letting them set their personal work (9) ____. Like all these ideas, this only works when everyone in the company (10) ____ believes in the changes. Even the best intentions of written (11) ____ can mean nothing if one person does not follow them. Everyone from the (12)____ on down should (13) ____ the new rules and follow them themselves.

But perhaps the most important thing to remember is to have a good life-work (14) ____. Go home at five, on time, and enjoy the rest of your life. Take control. Life’s too short to let anyone else (15) ____ it for you.

0        A. better               B. best                        C. good                      D. worse

1        A. attitudes          B. profitability                       C. working                 D. shareholders

2        A. employers        B. employed               C. employ                   D. employees

3        A. hard                 B. harder                    C. hardest                   D. well

4        A. company          B. managers                C. staff                                   D. interns

5        A. workforce        B. workspace              C. working                 D. workload

6        A. by                    B. with                       C. for                          D. together

7        A. company          B. organization           C. unit                        D. place

8        A.  in                    B. with                                   C. to                           D. for

9        A.  ideas               B. objectives               C. criteria                    D. jobs

10    A.  corporation     B. structure                 C. subsidiary              D. department

11    A.  guidelines       B. rule                         C. complaints             D. instructions

12    A.  project leader  B. director                  C. manager                 D. supervisor

13    A.  write               B. ensure                    C. focus                      D. enforce

14    A.  situation          B. routine                   C. balance                   D. plan

15    A.  set                   B. run                         C. rule                         D. decide

Task 2

10 points

Complete the text with the best form of the verbs in brackets.

John Coady (1) _______ (take) his employers to court because his boss (2) _______ (check) on his computer use. Coady (3) _______ (find) out that his supervisor

(4) _______ (put) a key-logging program on his computer to record what Coady

(5) _______ (do). He asked his supervisor what he (6) _______ (do) and his supervisor (7) _______ (threat) to sack him because he (8) _______ (use) the Internet ‘all the time’ and (9) _______  (send) many emails. Coady (10) _______ (lose) the case.

Part 2 Writing

Task 1

5 points

Write an email based on the following brief. Write about 50–60 words.

You have just finished a two-month summer placement with an international company. You would like to thank your line manager, Julie Johns, for all her help and support and let her line manager know she did a good job.

Write an email to Julie Johns:

·         Thank her for the opportunity to work with the company

·         Thank her for all her support during your placement

·         Identify one occasion where she really helped you

·         Say what you learnt

To: Julie Johns
Cc:
Subject: Thanks
Dear

Task 2                                           5 points    

Rewrite these sentences so they are more diplomatic. Use the beginning of the new sentence given.

1  Don’t wear jeans to work.

Wouldn’t it be ___________________________________________________________?

2 Ask John for help.

Why___________________________________________________________________?

3 You should learn to delegate.

It’s a ___________________________________________________________________

4 No. Wrong. Do it this way.

You could _______________________________________________________________

5 That’s a terrible idea, isn’t it?

Wouldn’t you agree ______________________________________________________?

Part 3 Listening      Task 1 / Recording 1.08                5 points

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word

A:Morning Tifany. Good 1.   _______________________?

B: Oh yes it was 2 ___________________. And you?

A: No, not really. Listen Tifany come into my office I need           3________________ to you?

B:        Oh no, what now?

A: Look, I hear you had a problem with 4 ________________ on Friday.

B: Oh that. Yeah. That 5 ____________ refused to help me! Who does she think she is?!

Task 2 / Recording 1.09

5 points

Listen to the talk on counselling and complete the extracts.

… Does that answer your question? Now, (1) _________________, I’ll just summarize the three points I’ve discussed. …

… Secondly, counselling is about listening, not about telling. (2) _________________ talking to someone and helping, not about persuading or manipulating. …

… And, counselling is about assisting and exploring problems. (3) _________________ reassuring someone or solving their problems for them. …

…  This is where you encourage them to think about the problem and reassess it.

(4) _________________ to see their situation from a different perspective, so that they can consider the different options for dealing with the situation. …

… OK, I now want to say a few words about some of the skills that counsellors need.

(5) _________________ another handout. …

Part 4 Speaking          5 points

Prepare a one-minute presentation on one of these topics. You have one minute to prepare your talk.

A          What is important when choosing someone for a placement?

·         Experience

·         Personal qualities

B         What is important when counselling someone?

·         Asking

·         Paraphrasing

C         What is important when writing a report?

·         Clear sections

·         Paragraphs

Articles work to translate

Translate the following into good Czech (hint as well as your usual Czech use: ten, ta, to, jeden, jedna, jedno and ono)

Articles, the, an, a and so on   

Words in bold are connected to other words in bold in the same sentence.

Words in [ ] do not have to be translated and are very complicated for good students or are slang to make it, slightly, less boring.

Articles are easy, students find articles difficult. This is silly because articles are easy.

Czech has articles, “ten, ta, to” etc, but people are often too lazy to use them.  I understand Czech articles and I am an Englishman. A piece of good Czech language has articles and it uses the articles. Go back and add some articles [you lazy git]!

Articles are crucial to convey precise meaning – “to give meanings in general or one precise meaning”   - not very clear but understandable and still correct English although very similar to ambiguous Czech.

or we could say:

Articles are crucial to convey a precise meaning. – to give one specific meaning.  

– much clearer English, therefore better and less confusing – unlike the Czech language for me!

People get confused about when to use “the” or “a” or “   ” no article.  This again, is easy.

Sand is much the same in the Czech language as it is in the English language.

Sand means “all sand everywhere”       or    “any sand anywhere”  or “all sand anywhere” or “any sand everywhere”.

The sand I want to talk about is on a beach in Australia.  It is the second time I have mentioned sand, so now I can talk about “the sand” so that you know I mean one specific area of sand. 

The sand is too much to count, there is a lot of it, it is still uncountable.

 “A beach” was one of many and it was the first time I mentioned the word beach.

The sand in Australia is different to the sand in Romania. The Australian sand is yellow – so now I talk about two different separate types of sand.  However it is still uncountable.

A piece of Australian sand is yellow. I can count a piece of sand because it is small and I can separate it from the others.

 A piece of Romanian sand is black.

1. “In general ___ Romanian sand is black.” the lack of article means “99% of Romanian sand is black” 

2. “The Romanian sand is black, in general.” meaning “specifically the sand of Romania and 99% is black”.  

1 and 2 mean much the same thing.  You understand now!  See! Easy!

[If you want to try to understand very difficult English read this, in the conversation before sentence:

1. we were also talking about sand or beaches or something else to do with sand (and sand is uncountable)
2. we were talking about Romania previously. (One thing in Romania is countable) ]

Finally let us talk about books.

There are many books in the world – too many to count i.e. uncountable therefore we do not say “the”.

However:

“The books that I like are science fiction books” – these are countable, either because there are not too many to count. E.g.

“Yes there are a lot of science fiction books but there are maybe 1,500,000 one million five hundred thousand science fiction books in the world.”  Countable, if you wanted to count each one. [you’re a saddo if you do!]

Or maybe there are too many to count but I put them into one big group “the science fiction books in the world are too many to count” then they are also “the science fiction books” because I ‘cheated’ and put them into one group, like “the sand on one beach”,  

“The science fiction books of this world” and “The sand in this world”

A book that I like is called “Dorsai!” – one specific book again countable – if you can’t count to one, leave my class now :-)

The book is about ‘a group of men from the planet Dorsai’ many men but we do not know who they are; however they are one group.

The men are soldiers - it is the second time I have talked about those men and that group of men so now I call them “the men”

Now add the table from the black board and you are finished.

Test fill in the gaps

_____ Articles are important.   When we talk about something in general or when there is too many to count we can have _______  article.

If we talk about a smaller group then we use _______

If we talk about one thing of many we use ________

If we talk about one specific thing that we know or should know we use _________