Unit Test 2

Answer all thirty questions. There is one mark per question.

Vocabulary: Training

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in bold.

train

1        We have a large ______________ department which is actually part of Human Resources.

train

2    The trainer says she is still waiting for one or two ______________ to arrive.

evaluate

3    Could you fill-in this self-________________ form before you meet with your line manager to
discuss it?

assess

4    We’re currently ________________ the situation and will get back to you.

5    The _____________ team are here from head office.

consult

6    The final recommendations have been draw up in _______________ with a group of leading experts
from Canada.

instruct

7    Listen carefully to the ______________ - he’ll tell you what you need to do.

participate

8    They’re faxing the list of _______________ through to us now.

9    Thank you for your _______________ at the event. It was most appreciated.

coach

10  I’d like you to see me more as a friend, mentor and _____________ than as your boss.

Language Review: Multiword verbs

2 Underline the correct word in brackets in these multi-word verbs.

11  I didn’t enjoy university. I dropped (off / out / in) after the first year.

12  Instead I set (up / out / on) my own company.

13  I believe that breaking it (off / up / down) into manageable chunks really helps them learn.

14  They’ve broken (away / up / down) as a separate company.

15  He’s putting me (on / up / through) the company’s ‘new talents’ fast track scheme.

16  She’s really falling (behind / off / down) with her work. Should I have a word?

17  R & D have been looking (after / forward / into) the causes but haven’t come up with any
answers yet.

18  She spent all night trying to bring the subject of Ralph (on / into / out) the conversation.

19  Some MBAs aren’t all they’re hyped (out / off / up) to be.

Skills: Clarifying and confirming

3 Replace the underlined words with a-g. Write the letter at the end of the sentence.

a    repeating

b    correct

c    make sure

d    exactly

e    explain

f     meant

g    let me just

20  Not quite. It’s a little more complex than that.          _____

21  Let me see if I understood you correctly.                 _____

22  Is that right?                                                            _____

23  Actually, what I said was that…                              _____

24  I’d like to confirm that please.                                 _____

25  Would you mind going over that again?                   _____

26  Can you clarify what you mean by that?                   _____

Skills: Writing emails

4 Re-write these sentences more formally starting with the words given.

27  Just a reminder about the meeting this Friday…

      I am just writing______________________________________________________

28  and it’s in Room 3.

            and to inform______________________________________________________

29  Is that OK with you?

      Please confirm_______________________________________________________

30  See you there.

      I look______________________________________________________________