Name/Class:

Name/Class:

Answer Key

Entry Test
Listening
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 b b c b b b c a c a

Progress Test 1
Listening
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 b d a Brazil 1969 c $2.8 billion $353 million (more than) 10,000 a

Vocabulary
A 11 d
12 13 14 15 b e a a

Vocabulary
B 16 f
17 18 19 20 a d h g

C 21 a
22 23 24 25 d c b d

D 26 b
27 28 29 30 d c a c

A 11 d
12 13 14 15 b a e d

B 16 c
17 18 19 20 f a h e

C 21 d
22 23 24 25 b a b c

26 27 28 29 30

d c b d b

Grammar
A 31 b
32 33 34 35 c a e g

Functions
B 36 spent
37 38 39 40 cost worked made learned / learnt 31 32 33 34 35 c a d d c

C 41 c
42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 b a b d c b c d c

D 51 How many people do work for your company?

52 53 54 55 Is it is a manufacturing company? Do can you describe some of your products? Are these products are yours? Where to do you export to?

Grammar
A 36 is growing
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 57 58 59 60 employ are recruiting produce are developing know like are launching a b d c

B 44 had
45 46 47 48 49 50 51 was trying demanded didnt have telephoned could was losing rang

52 53 54 55

told was having wanted praised

Reading
56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 a d a b a a c b a d

C 56 f

Reading
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 c a b c c a a c b b

1 mark for each correct answer = 65 marks

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Name/Class:
Answer Key

One mark for each correct answer = 70 marks Writing Task: 10 marks Award marks as follows: 1 2 3 clarity: accuracy: content: 4 4 2 (Are the sentences clear? Is the text easy to read and understand?) (Deduct half a mark for each major grammatical mistake.) (If all the key points are included.)

Reading
61 62 63 64 65 66 d c a b, c, d, g (one mark for each correct answer) a, c (one mark for each correct answer) a

10 marks for this section Writing Task: 10 marks Award marks as follows: 1 2 clarity: accuracy: 4 4 (Are the sentences clear? Is the text easy to read and understand?) (Deduct half a mark for each major grammatical mistake.) (If the language is polite and suitable for a letter.)

Overall total: 80 marks

Progress Test 2
Listening
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 a c b b b c a b c c

appropriacy: 2

Overall total: 80 marks

Progress Test 3
Listening
c a b 6 (six) 3 (three) 30 b, d, e (Give one mark if all correct; deduct half a mark for each mistake.) 8 a, c, e (Give one mark if all correct; deduct half a mark for each mistake.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Vocabulary
A 11 d
12 13 14 15 c d a b

B 16 d
17 18 19 20 a c b a

C 21 a
22 23 24 25 c b d a

26 27 28 29 30

c b d a b

Functions
A 31 d
32 33 34 35 a g f b

Vocabulary
B 36 d
37 38 39 40 a e b f

Grammar
A 41 down
42 43 44 45 52 53 54 55 up off for out

9 10 11 12 13 14

b B 15 nervous / emotional C 21 e well-designed i 16 impatience 22 a high-quality g 1 7 weaknesses 23 b hard-wearing e 18 uncreative 24 d long-lasting d 19 unsympathetic 25 f low-cost h 20 unfriendly

B 46 began
47 48 49 50 has been grew came have seen

Functions
A 26 i
27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 d a f c e b g h

B 35 f
36 37 38 39 40 41 42 a c g b d e h

C 51 Do you often entertain clients at a restaurant?

How many customers do you have in the USA? Are you interested in our range of luxury goods? Where are you travelling to? How many people from overseas did you meet at the conference? meeting going hoping to expect

D 56 visiting
57 58 59 60

Grammar
A 43 looks at
44 45 46 47 48 49 50 modifies is produced / is manufactured is offered is manufactured / is produced promotes is launched are distributed

B 51 arrive
52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 are waiting want get go are had would be wanted needed

One mark for each correct answer = 60 marks

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Answer Key

Reading
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 c a e g d d a b b d

15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

invent/create/develop/design do/carry out market/customers/group promote/advertise/market/launch trade currency/currencies retailer/retail company mail investor deadline subsidiary overtime qualified

C 19 force

One mark for each correct answer = 70 marks Writing task: 10 marks Award marks as follows: 1 2 3 clarity: accuracy: 4 4 (Are the sentences clear? Is the text easy to read and understand?) (Deduct half a mark for each major grammatical mistake.) (If the language is polite and suitable for a letter.)

One mark for each correct answer = 21 marks

Grammar
A 29 d
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 d a a b c c d c c

appropriacy: 2

Overall total: 80 marks

Exit Test
Listening
M morning afternoon evening night
Things not yet done a) e-mail the flight numbers b) arrange the meeting at the Import Office c) confirm the meeting with Mr Chong d) make sure the samples are ready e) collect the samples from Production f ) finalise the meetings in Jakarta    

B 39 Several people have overspent their allowances last year,

T (1) W (2) (3) Th (4) F S S and the 40 finance manager asked to everybody to try to reduce spending, However, 41 some people felt that the maximum of allowance was too low. it was suggested 42 that allowances should to be increased by 5 to 10 per cent. This increase in staff 43 allowances could be included in to the budget for the next quarter. One mark for each correct answer = 15 marks

(5)
Things Philippe must do

Functions
A 44 e
45 46 47 48 49 50 g j a h c f

B 51 g

52 e 53 a 54 h 55 i 56 b 57 d 58 f One mark for each correct answer = 9 marks

Reading
59 c 60 c 61 b 62 c 63 d 64 c 65 d 66 a 67 b One mark for each correct answer = 9 marks

For 6 and 7 score one mark for each correct tick. Total marks for listening: 9

Vocabulary
A
8 9 10 11 12 13 economic safety competitors successful solutions reliability

B (Accept any of the answers given below.)

14 gap/niche/opening
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Name/Class:
Answer Key

Writing task: 11 marks Award marks as follows: 1 2 3 clarity: accuracy: content: 4 4 3 (Are the sentences clear? Is the text easy to read and understand?) (Deduct half a mark for each major grammatical mistake.) (If all the key facts are included.)

Overall total: 80 marks

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Model Answers to Writing Tasks

Entry Test
There is no writing task in the Entry Test.

Progress Test 3
Dear Antonio I am writing to thank you for your hospitality last Thursday. It was a very successful meeting and we were pleased to meet Katarina Fischer and Pedro Mendes. We were very interested to see your new production facilities. Many thanks for showing us around. We also enjoyed the delicious lunch. Please give our best wishes to Katarina and Pedro. We look forward to doing business with you in the future. Yours sincerely

Progress Test 1
We have looked at several models of aircraft which could be suitable for our company and we would like to recommend the Ambassador, which is manufactured in Brazil by BrazAir Corporation. This aircraft has several advantages The performance of this aircraft is excellent. It is a large size and is extremely comfortable. It is reliable and safe. BrazAir also offers a good after-sales service contract. This model is medium-priced and has low running costs, so we think it is the best solution to meet the companys needs. We attach a detailed report.

Exit Test
I was asked to carry out a survey of employees opinions about the current working conditions in our administrative offices. In this memo, I present the results of this survey.

Progress Test 2
Dear ............ I am writing to invite you to a meeting for all marketing managers from each subsidiary worldwide. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss international marketing strategy and co-ordinate the marketing activities in different countries. The meeting will take place on 4 and 5 April at the conference suite of the Four Towers Hotel in Toronto, Canada. Please arrange your flights to arrive on Wednesday, 3 April. Accommodation will be reserved for you on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Please confirm that you will be able to attend. Yours sincerely,

Survey A questionnaire was sent to 60 employees. 56 people returned it. A copy of this questionnaire is attached. Results The results from the questionnaire show that most employees (92 percent) think that the company offices are too small. Nearly two-thirds (62 percent) say they do not have enough personal work space. Just over half (58 percent) think that an open-plan office reduces efficiency. The main problems which people described were: noise, not enough space and too many interruptions. However, the advantages are: easy communication and a friendly atmosphere. When asked if they would prefer to share a small office with two or three people, two-thirds of employees (66 percent) said yes; 18 percent said no; and 16 percent didnt know. Recommendations Based on the results of this survey, I recommend: 1) trying to find additional office space. 2) changing from open-plan to small offices.

International Marketing Manager

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Exit Test: Speaking

Examiners Notes
The oral test should take only about five minutes. You should give each candidate about five minutes to prepare the questions before starting the test. 1 Ask the candidate some general questions about himself/herself. e.g. What do you do? What do you enjoy most about your job/occupation? What did you do before that? What are your plans for the future? Ask the candidate specific questions about the information in the table. e.g. Where is Amazons head office located? What do they sell? How do they sell? What was their turnover last year? How many employees do they have? Ask the candidate to say which company they would prefer to work for. If he/she does not give reasons, ask why they would choose this company.

Marking the speaking test: 15 marks Award for: 2 understanding the questions 3 communicating ideas without the need for the examiner to clarify meaning 2 reasonable accuracy in the use of different tenses 2 accuracy in expressing numbers 2 expanding on answers (not just giving a minimal response) 2 speaking without too much hesitation 2 clarity of pronunciation

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