Vocabulary
Complete the test using the following words:
employ, sell, export, provide, buy, develop, Japanese, worldwide
Kikkoman is a 1 ... company and it 2 ... 450 million liters of soy sauce every year. It 3 ... around 6,300 people in total. It 4 ... soy sauce 5 ..., including Asia, North America, Australia and Europe. It also 6 ...new products for the pharmaceuticals industry. Restaurants, supermarkets and Asian food shops 7 ... its products and the company also 8 ...lessons in Japanese cooking.
1 Japanese 2 sells 3 employs 4 exports 5 worldwide 6 develops 7 buy 8 provides
In Present Simple, we add "-s" or "-es" to the verb after "he", "she" and ... .
Give an example, please!
"it"
It manufactures car parts.
She does all the reports.
How to say this number:
2001
1 twenty oh one
2 two thousand one
When you call someone, how can you say the reason of your call?
I'm calling about ...
Tell your colleagues about your boss's name, job, nationality, and one fact about his/her personality.
humble, authentic, fair, empathetic, a good listener, honest, easy-going, open-minded, a leader, a team-player, etc.
Match the definitions with words from the list:
1 deal with / 2 develop / 3 check / 4 support / 5 promote / 6 contact / 7 be responsible for / 8 organize
a) make something bigger and / or more successful
b) help someone with something
c) be in charge of something
d) communicate with someone
e) say good things about something to help sell it
f) arrange something
g) confirm that something is correct
h) work with something or someone
b) support
c) be responsible for
d) contact
e) promote
f) organize
g) check
h) deal with
Complete the conversation with the words from the list:
there are / there is / there isn't / is there / are there / some / any
A: Dubai is a great location for a conference. The weather is always good.
B: What about the airport? 1 ... lots of international flights?
A: Yes, 2 ... . And 3 ... a problem with transport from the airport because public transport is excellent in Dubai.
B: But 4 ... a good place for a conference?
A: Yes, 5 ... .It's the Dubai International Exhibition and Convention complex. It's perfect.
B: 6 ... 7 ... good places to visit?
A: Yes, 8 ... many. 9 ... 10 ... futuristic hotels and museum as well.
1 are there / 2 there are / 3 there isn't / 4 is there / 5 there is / 6 are there / 7 any / 8 there are / 9 there are / 10 some
Read the following email address:
jobs-info@topcommunications.co.uk
- hyphen
@ - at
topcommunications - all in one word
. - dot
How can you ask someone to repeat information?
1 Can you repeat that?
2 Can you say that again?
3 Can you say that more slowly, please?
Match the adjectives with their definitions:
1 energetic / 2 friendly / 3 imaginative / 4 focused / 5 practical / 6 careful / 7 patient / 8 experienced
a) thinks about things and does not make mistakes
b) can deal with everyday problems
c) has new and exciting ideas
d) very active and lots of energy
e) can work on one job for a long time
f) kind and helpful
g) has lots of skills and knowledge in the job
h) can wait for a long time
a) careful
b) practical
c) imaginative
d) energetic
e) focused
f) friendly
g) experienced
h) patient
Make true sentences about yourself (work related) using the adverbs of frequency from the list:
often / usually / always / sometimes / rarely / never
I often attend meetings.
I'm usually on time for work.
We always meet on Tuesday.
Sometimes, we organize team-building events.
We rarely work on weekends.
I never answer phone calls on weekends unless it's an emergency.
How can you describe a business trip?
Please provide 3 negative adjectives and 3 positive adjectives!
negative: tiring, long, terrible
positive: comfortable, interesting, productive
You arrive at your company. You see a visitor at the reception. How can you offer help?
1 Can I help you?
2 Can I get you something?
3 Would you like ... ?
4 Please take a seat.
5 Please go in and take a seat.
Find more words/parts of speech in the same family of word:
compete (vb)
competition, competitor (noun)
competing, competitive, uncompetitive (adj)
competitively (adverb)
In Past Simple, we can make negative sentences with the verb "be" using 1 ... and 2 ... .
Give two examples, please!
1 wasn't
2 weren't
I wasn't at the office last week.
We weren't teammates last year.
Complete the conversations with words from below:
these / that / this / those
A: 1 ... is your visitor's pass.
B: Thanks very much.
A: 2 ... are two of my colleagues.
B: Can you introduce me?
A: 3 ... are our new products.
B: They look great.
A: What is 4 ... building?
B: It's the warehouse.
1 this
2 those
3 these
4 that
What are some phrases that you can use when you want to arrange a meeting with one of your colleague?
at least 3 phrases
1 Can we arrange a meeting?
2 We need to meet about ...
3 I'd like to meet ...
Match verbs to nouns:
1 attend ................. a) decisions
2 plan .....................b) problems
3 make ...................c) solutions
4 work ....................d) projects
5 develop ...............e) meetings
6 find ....................f) with colleagues
7 solve ..................g) ideas
1 e
2 d
3 a
4 f
5 g
6 c
7 b
What's the V2 of the following irregular verbs:
1 come 2 take 3 fly 4 have/has 5 be 6 leave 7 meet
come - came
take - took
have/has - had
be - was/were
leave - left
meet - met
What's the time?
1) 1200
2) 4.30 pm
3) 5.15 pm
4) 8.45 am
5) 0000
6) 3.10 pm
7) 8.52 pm
It's:
1) 12 o'clock or 12 sharp
2) half past 4 in the afternoon
3) quarter past 5 in the afternoon
4) quarter to 9 in the morning
5) midnight
6) 10 past 3 in the afternoon
7) 8 minutes to 9 in the evening
Work with your partner. Discuss 1-4. Agree or disagree.
Follow the model: Ask B's opinion - Give your opinion - Agree or disagree
1 Teams are always better than working alone.
2 Meetings are never useful.
3 The best offer is usually the cheapest.
4 Employees prefer more pay than more training.
Useful phrases:
What do you think? / What's your opinion? / Do you think ...?
In my opinion / I think / I think we should ...
Yes, I agree. / Yes, that's right. / That's true.
I disagree. / I don't agree. / I'm not so sure.