NAME __________________________ / DATE _________________________________

BUSINESS ENGLISH COURSE – 1st TEST: ELEMENTARY

1). READING ACTIVITY: Complete the text using one form of the verb TO BE:

Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, Founders of Instagram: (4 MARKS)

Instagram ______ a very useful app for people all over the world. It _____ a multi-billon
dollar Company, located in the U.S.A, but its users ________ from different countries.
Its founders have different nationalities too. Systrom _______ from Massachusetts
and Krieger _____ a Brazilian Engineer.
So, _____ Instagram a succesfull Company? _________ Systrom and Krieger two of the
greatest minds of all times? Or _______ it just a popular fashion that will only last for a
few years and later disappear? Only time will tell.

2). Complete the sentences using one correct word from the list: (6
MARKS)
colleagues - structure - director - customers - CEO – employees
Mark Zuckerberg is the main _________ and creator of Facebook, an
international app for mobiles and computers which has changed the way
we live. The __________ of the company tries to keep things as simple and
friendly as posible. Zuckerberg considers that he doesn’t have any
______________ , he considers everyone who Works on Facebook as
_____________. Also, there are no ______________ but only users. It’s also
a family business, since Jane, Zuckerberg’s sister, works at the Company as
the _____________ of Market Development, and his wife does some very
important social activities related to the Company as well.

3) . Match the Company types to the logos (8 MARKS)

RECRUITMENT – FINANCIAL SERVICES – HOSPITALITY – ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA
- HOME SHOPPING – FOOD PRODUCTION AND SERVICES
 Now, write sentences about each company describing what they
produce or provide:
Ex: Abitab provides Financial Services.
1)___________________________________________________________
2)___________________________________________________________
3)___________________________________________________________
4)___________________________________________________________
5)___________________________________________________________

Match the pictures to the workplaces (7 MARKS)

Then, match the locations and the descriptions:

 This is where we make our products ______
 In this place, we do research and development
1- HEAD OFFICE _____
2- TECHNICAL CENTER  All the Directors of the company work in this
building
3- FACTORY
 We store products and deliver them to clients
4- SALES OFFICES from here
5- DISTRIBUTION CENTER  Our sales representatives work here ______
 Complete this e-mail using SOME / ANY / A or AN (7 MARKS)
To all Sales Departament Colleagues:

The new products for our catallogue have arrived. Please, check storage as soon as posible in order to include them
in your portfolio:

There are ___________ packs which include office and school supplies. There is _________ set which includes
________ pens, pencils and sharpeners. There aren’t ____________ school bags in this batch, but there are
______________ pencil cases.

In the office, there is _____________ laptop connected to the televisión, but there isn’t ____________ Wireless
connection. Just play the video on the desktop with information and learn more about these new products.

Match questions 1 – 6 to answers a - f.

1- When do you have breakast?
2- How often do you go shopping for clothes?
3- Where do you work at?
4- Where do you take a break?
5- Why do you like your job?
a)- I usually have a coffee at the canteen
b)- At 10 o’clock
c) I work for an international company
d) Never.
e) I enjoy working in a nice enviroment.

WRITING ACTIVITY: