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British worker Michael Collins spent a year working in the USA. In aninterview, he compares British and American ways of working.Listen and answer the first four questions.

1 What Michael liked:

a) the workplace was formal

b) his colleagues were friendly

c) he had a good salary

2 In the USA …

a) people use first names with everybody in the company.

b) people use first names with colleagues but not with senior executives.

c) people usually use family names.

3 He also liked …

a) the modern offices.

b) starting work early in the morning.

c) the company restaurant.

4 What he didn’t like:

a) the computers were not very good

b) senior executives were not friendly

c) short holidays

Listen again and complete the chart.

USA UK

Clothes 5 wear . . . . . . . . . . . clothes 6 wear . . . . . . . . . . . clothes

Working hours 7 start work at . . . . . . . . . . . 8 start work at . . . . . . . . . . .

Annual leave 9 . . . . . . . . . . . weeks 10 . . . . . . . . . . . weeks

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Listening



Look at the diagrams which will be used for a presentation about a Spanishcompany. Then complete the notes with suitable words.

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Vocabulary

EXAMPLE

Luis Sanchez ...................... the company in 1968.

14 It ........... electrical equipment, for example TVs.

16 It has four ........... sales offices.

15 It ........... to other countries in Europe, North

Africa and the Middle East.

11 The company’s ........... ........... is in Barcelona.

12 There are two ........... : one in Bilbao and one inZaragoza.

13 The company ........... 4,900 staff.

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A colleague asks you how to use the Internet to buy a house in Spain. Choosea word or phrase from the box to complete the instructions.

surf keywords download search engine log on websites

EXAMPLE:First, to connect to the Internet, you need to . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 Next, use a good .. . . . . . . . . . – Google, for example.

18 Type in the .. . . . . . . . . . : ‘property in Spain’.

19 You will then get a list of useful . . . . . . . . . . . .

20 Sometimes you have to . . . . . . . . . . . for a long time before you can find what

you want.

21 Some sites let you .. . . . . . . . . . files to your computer so you can study them

B

Choose a word from the box to complete the sentences.

apply successful advertisement candidates CV experience

EXAMPLE:When a company needs new employees, it often places an

.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in the newspaper.

22 If you are interested in the job, you can .. . . . . . . . . . for it.

23 You send your . . . . . . . . . . . and a letter to the company.

24 The company invites a small number of the best . . . . . . . . . . . to an interview.

25 In the interview, you answer questions about your . . . . . . . . . . . .

26 If you are . . . . . . . . . . . , the company offers you the job.

Jo is on a training course today. She is talking to another student on thecourse. Write the verbs in the conversation in the correct tense: presentsimple or present continuous.

Jo This course is really good. I (learn) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a lot!Bob What (do) . . . . . . . . . . . you usually . . . . . . . . . . . 27? Jo I (design) . . . . . . . . . . . 28 websites. Usually I (work) . . . . . . . . . . . 29 alone.

I (not meet) . . . . . . . . . . . 30 many people. Here I (meet) . . . . . . . . . . . 31 otherpeople and it’s good to talk and get ideas. (you enjoy) . . . . . . . . . . . 32 the

course?Bob Yes. It’s very interesting … Oh look – the trainer (start) . . . . . . . . . . . 33 the

next part of the course. We should go back.

Duncan talks about travelling on business. Write the verbs in the correcttense: past simple or present perfect.

‘Last year I (travel) . . . . . . . . . . . . a lot. I (go ) . . . . . . . . . . . 34 to Japan ten times – and I

(spend ) . . . . . . . . . . . 35 nearly two months in Tokyo! But this year is different. I

(not be ) . . . . . . . . . . . 36 abroad since January. One of my Japanese colleagues

(come ) . . . . . . . . . . . 37 over to Edinburgh in February. She (be ) . . . . . . . . . . . 38 here for

nearly four months now. So I’m glad I’m not travelling so much.’

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Grammar

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travelled

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Look at Jan’s schedule for next week. Choose the best word or phrase tocomplete the text.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Morning Prepare 12:00 Leaving Visitors from Meet with Visit thepresentation party for Tom Bangkok Milos Czech factory

12:00 Leavefor Prague

Afternoon Presentation Lunch andto senior meetingmanagement with Sara Return?

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EXAMPLE:a) I go b) I’m going to c) I went

39 a) I’m giving b) I would give c) I give40 a) have b) having c) am having41 a) would come b) is coming c) have come42 a) won’t have b) would have c) want have43 a) leaving b) left c) am leaving44 a) will meeting b) am meeting c) have meeting45 a) going to b) will going to c) is going to

46 a) I’ll come b) I come c) I coming

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On Monday morning ....................... prepare my presentation. I must finish it

before lunch because .......................39

th e pr esen ta ti on to th e seni or mana ge rs in th e af te rnoon.On Tuesday I can’t go to Tom’s leaving party because I ....................... 40 lunchwith Sara.On Wednesday, a group of visitors ....................... 41 from Bangkok. But I

....................... 42 time to ta lk to th em be cause I ....................... 43 for Prague at 12.On Thursday, I ....................... 44 Milos in Prague, and on Friday, he

....................... 45 show me round the Czech factory. I haven’t booked my returnflight. I think ....................... 46 on Friday evening.

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Flavia phones Ken to change the arrangements for a meeting. Complete theconversation with a word or phrase from the box.

About How about can do can’t make OK

See you suits is fine for me missed

Flavia Hello, Ken? . . . . . . . . . . . our meeting. I’m sorry – I need to change

the time.Ken OK. What time .. . . . . . . . . . 47 you?Flavia . . . . . . . . . . . 48 8:30 in the morning?Ken I’m afraid I . . . . . . . . . . . 49 8:30. Is 9 o’clock . . . . . . . . . . . 50 for you?Flavia Yes, 9 o’clock . . . . . . . . . . . 51 .Ken . . . . . . . . . . . 52 at 9 then.Flavia Thanks. Bye.

Look at the sentence below. What does each speaker want to do?

a) talk about an arrangementb) make a predictionc) make a suggestion

d) talk about what he or she will doe) make an offerf ) make a request

EXAMPLE:Why don’t we have dinner at a restaurant tonight? . . . . . . . . . . .

53 I’ll help you with your report. . . . . . . . . . . .

54 I’m going to tell you something about my company. . . . . . . . . . . .

55 Sales will increase next year. . . . . . . . . . . .

56 Could I have tea, please?. . . . . . . . . . .

57 The visitors are arriving at 10:00. . . . . . . . . . . .

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c)

Functions

About



There are big cultural differences

between British shoppers and

shoppers in continental Europe when

it comes to credit cards.

Shopping by credit card in Britain

is rising: it increased by £400 million

last month. But shoppers in France

and other continental European

countries still prefer cheques, cash,

debit or store cards to credit cards.

Two-thirds of all credit card

spending in the European Union

takes place on British cards.

But this picture is starting to

change in continental European

countries. In 2002, Visa increased the

number of its credit cards in the EU

by 10.6 percent. The number of transactions rose by 12 percent. In

France, many shoppers are learning

that store cards charge higher interest

rates than credit cards.

There are still many difficulties for

credit card companies that want to

expand in continental Europe. Many

continental European consumers

don t like to spend on credit cards:

they prefer to negotiate a loan with

their bank branch. So their local bank

remains the main source of credit.

But many US- and UK-owned

credit card companies see the

possibility of growth in continental

Europe and have ambitious plans to

expand.

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Read the article and choose the best answer to each question.

58 Which is true?

a) The British and other Europeans use credit cards in the same way.

b) The British use credit cards more than other Europeans.

c) The British use credit cards less than other Europeans.

59 In Britain …

a) there has been an increase in shopping by credit card.

b) there has been a decrease in shopping by credit card.

c) there has been no change in the way British people pay for thingswhen shopping.

60 What do French people think about credit cards?

a) they only pay in cash.

b) they like shopping with credit cards best.

c) they like store cards, cheques and cash better than credit cards.

61 In 2002, …

a) there was a rise in the number of Visa cards in the UK.

b) there was a rise in the number of Visa cards in Europe.c) interest on credit increased.

62 Shopping by store card in France is …

a) more expensive than shopping by credit card.

b) less expensive than shopping by credit card.

c) the same as shopping by credit card.

Reading

From the Financial Times



63 Outside the UK, many continental Europeans …

a) often get credit from their bank.

b) think credit cards are the best way to get credit.

c) don’t like shopping on credit.

64 Credit card companies …

a) think they have good market opportunities in the EU.

b) have no possibility of increasing their market in the EU.

c) want to grow – but it won’t be easy for them.

65 In the article, you read about …

a) four different ways to pay for things.

b) three different ways to pay for things.

c) five different ways to pay for things.

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You had a meeting with your colleagues to make plans for visitors from the Argentinian sales office. Use the programme and notes to write an informalreport of the meeting. Write about 70–100 words.

Programme: Notes from the meeting:

8:30 a.m. Visitors arrive at airport Who’s going to meet them? – John

9:30 a.m. Coffee and informal talk Who can we invite to join us? – all sales team

10:00 a.m. Meeting Who will lead the meeting? – Petra

12:30 p.m. Lunch Company restaurant or hotel? –company restaurant

afternoon Tour of the factory Who will take them? – Sanjay

about Coffee4:00 p.m. Visitors go to hotel Who will drive them to their hotel? – John

Start your report like this:

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