UNIT 1: Language and skills test

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Lesson 1.2 Grammar

LANGUAGE 2 Complete the text with the future continuous
Lesson 1.1 Vocabulary or future perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
BECV/BULATS
What do you think you 1 will be doing (do) in
1 Choose the correct option a, b, c or d. ten years’ time? 2 will u still be working(you / still /
work) in our company or even living in the same
Corporate culture was recognised back in the 1980s country? What career goals
as describing the character of an organisation by 3 will u have achieved (you / achieve) by that time?
looking at the beliefs and the organisational It’s not easy to plan for the future these days, both
1 of its employees. It includes things such as personally and from a corporate perspective, as the
the company’s 2 as well as its 3 code. world changes so quickly. We are not even sure what
The company structure is also taken into account, kind of jobs our employees
particularly the 4 within a company. A 4 will be doing (do). We know that some
company’s structure can be influenced by its traditional jobs 5 will have disappeared
management 5 . For example, if management (disappear) by then, while developments in
is adaptable and able to respond quickly to change, technology 6 will have created (create) totally new
employees may find that their jobs change kinds of work. But we hope you are planning a future
accordingly. Technology has been one of the biggest with us. As far as our strategy to protect our future is
drivers of change. Large tech companies tend to concerned, we 7 will have moved (move) into
encourage staff to solve problems in teams so the several new markets and 8 wil have builded
6 -plan office has become popular once more.
(build) two new factories by that time. Most
This allows staff to collaborate more closely with significantly, we 9 will have finsihed (finish)
each other, thus creating a good 7 within the
developing the new smart fabric we’re working on. As
working environment. There also tends to be more we continue to innovate to keep up with changes, we
8 in other areas such as what staff wear. can assure all employees that they
These companies create the 9 of being fast- 10 will be going (go) on several training
paced and modern – in fact a wonderful organisation courses during that time to develop the skills we
to work for. They aim to attract the best employees need – whatever that future may be.
so the pay 10 are often above average.
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a rates b behaviours c salaries d flexibility Lesson 1.3 Functional language
2 PTE Part H Response selection
a values b hierarchies c structures d rates
3 3 [BP_B2_Test_01_001.mp3] Listen to the
a structure b pay c value d dress speaker and choose the correct answer a, b or c.
4
a strategy b hierarchy c atmosphere d image 1a b c
5 2a b c
a flexibility b structures c strategies d codes 3a b c
6 4a b c
a internal b flexible c equal d open 5a b c
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a strategy b structure c atmosphere d code
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a hierarchy b flexibility c strategy d atmosphere
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a image b strategy c atmosphere d value
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a salaries b codes c cultures d rates
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Lesson 1.4 Functional language SKILLS

BULATS
4 Complete the text with ONE word in each gap. Short listening
BECV
I’m Jan Peters. I have worked at the company as a Sales 6 [BP_B2_Test_01_002.mp3] You will hear
Director for the last three years and I’m two telephone conversations. For each question,
1
am based here in the Amsterdam office. I’m write one or two words or a number.
2 responsible
for dealing with international orders. I
used to work for a smaller company in New York where Listening 1
my 3 main, task was opening up new markets. I
returned to the Netherlands when I got this job. This is one TRAINING ENQUIRIES
of the most dynamic organisations to work for and I’m 1
from the German office called.
very proud to be 4 invole, here . It’s 5 going, wonderful to
Wants to know if he can do Level 2 of
be great working with everyone here. If you need my help 2
course if he hasn’t done Level 1.
in any way, just let me know.
He’s 3 at the time of Level 1.
I suggested doing Level 1 in London in May, if his boss
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accepts 4 involved.
Lesson 1.5 Functional language
BECV Listening 2
5 Some lines have an extra word and some lines
NOTES
are correct. If the line is correct, write CORRECT.
If there is an extra word, write the word. Phone call from Barney Day, RECRUSTOP.
Concerned about our 5 process.
1 Want to spend on three months working in our Found out 6 about some faulty products.
2 office in New York, Rome or Moscow? Then I reassured him that our 7 were not faulty
3 you are sure to be delighted to learn about that and that a written 8 will be published.
4 we are offering for you the chance to work in To send link to written apology.
5 one of our an other offices. All mid-level employees
6 who have been worked for us for more than a __/8
7 year will be able to spend time in one of those
8 offices. Click on the link if for further information.
9 If you are interested in participating, please to
10 contact HR as soon as possible.

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Reading D
BECV Unfortunately, some companies have a culture of fear
where staff are too worried about questioning anything for
7 Look at the statements below and the article fear of losing their jobs. To most people it’s obvious that
sections about corporate culture. Which section this would not lead to effective working practices. Sadly,
(A–D) does each statement (1–5) refer to? You the root of this fear comes from the top, the people who
will need to use some of the letters more than should be setting a positive example. If leaders behave in
once. an unacceptable manner, it impacts on everyone within the
organisation. Unnecessary anger or criticism from a leader
1 something to consider when applying for a job will demotivate even the most optimistic and enthusiastic
2 the value of encouraging time away from work of staff.
3 the possibility of being dismissed from a job
4 a lack of promotion opportunities for staff
5 a hi-tech cause of staff demotivation Writing
6 an example of an ineffective working environment BULATS
7 matching staff to the company culture 8 Your company wants to find out from its staff
how they think their working environment can be
1 2 3 4 improved. It was therefore decided to hold a
5 6 7 competition for staff to suggest improvements.
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A Write an email to all staff:
Many companies are now offering their employees
sabbaticals in an attempt to retain valuable staff. Due • explaining what you are planning to do and why.
to highly-pressurised work environments and being • saying how staff can get involved.
constantly connected to work via technology, many staff • describing the prize for the best suggestion(s).
are stressed and tired, leading to illness or dissatisfaction. and any other points which you think are important.
Ensuring that staff have effective downtime is just as
important as meeting work targets. Sabbaticals are one Write 180–200 words.
way of getting employees to stay with a company, but if
from: me
they have to stay in a pressured environment for five years
before they qualify for a sabbatical, then the effectiveness
to: all staff
of a sabbatical can be extremely limited.
subject: improve working environment
B
One company thought the answer to retaining experienced dear all staff, .......( mong muốn, nguyện vọng)......
staff was to introduce a sabbatical programme, but it was muốn xây dựng gì: teambuilding, karaoke,
unsuccessful. The company offered excellent training for
new mangers and engineers, but over 50 percent left once
they had completed their training. Surprisingly, although
salaries were not as competitive as those of rival
companies, they were not the main issue. During staff exit
interviews, they indicated that the main problem was that
there were no clear career development paths. In fact,
some older staff had been in the same position for twenty
years.

C
Corporate culture is something that many potential
employees do not pay enough attention to when
researching a company. The corporate culture can make a
company great to work for or a nightmare. Someone could
have all the right qualifications, but might not fit into the
work environment because the culture is alien to them.
Management therefore needs to clarify exactly what kind
of behaviour is expected of their staff and they need to
‘walk the talk’ themselves, i.e. they need to be models of __/10
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