UNIT 8: Language and skills test
Name: __________________________
LANGUAGE
Lesson 8.2 Grammar
Lesson 8.1 Vocabulary
BULATS/BECP Part Six (3 options)
1 Choose the correct option a, b, c or d.
Following the leader
When Gregory was promoted to team leader he was keen
to start 1
decisions which he believed would
improve staff efficiency and get him promoted even
further. He began by 2
all the tasks that needed
doing. Unfortunately, his style of leadership involved
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the staff loads of instructions with no explanation
as to why they had to do something. In addition, many of
the staff members found it difficult to 4
with the
strong criticism he kept directing towards them without
once praising anyone.
When you 5
a team, it’s vital that everyone is
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tasks to match their specific skill set.
Furthermore, team members should be allowed to
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support to each other. The team leader has to
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an example for the team and 9
that team
members are capable of completing the tasks they are
responsible for.
When Gregory’s team members started talking about
resigning or asking to be moved to another team, the line
manager organised for Gregory to go on a training course.
If a leader cannot 10
the respect of his team, he or
she will be unable to function effectively.
1
a setting
2
a praising
3
a giving
4
a set
5
a gain
6
a selected
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a win
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a set
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a consider
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a make
b giving
c doing
d making
b prioritising c setting
d putting
b making
c offering
d providing
b put
c cope
d run
b run
c delegate
d charge
b delegated
c agreed
d prioritised
b gain
c give
d produce
b establish
c put
d give
b suppose
c trust
d support
b order
c ask
d win
2 Complete the sentences with when, where,
which, who or whose.
1 Can you remember the day
we won
the award?
2 Jie Chang,
runs the Beijing office, is
visiting our office next week.
3 The new factory,
was completed
ahead of schedule, is already producing at full
capacity.
4 The team
team members have the
highest sales figures is Team C.
5 Flavio accepted the job
I turned
down.
6 The training facility
we went last year
has closed down.
7 Jakob Griff,
has invested in the new
company, is a very successful business leader.
8 The supermarket
name I can’t
remember, gave all their staff a bonus.
9 The time
we lost that big order was
really difficult for us.
10 The employee
made all those
complaints about the company has now left.
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UNIT 8: Language and skills test
Name: __________________________
Lesson 8.3 Functional language
Lesson 8.5 Functional language
PTE Part H/LCCI Part 1
BULATS
3 [BP_B1plus_Test_08_001.mp3] Listen to the
speaker and choose the correct response a, b
or c.
1a
b
c
2a
b
c
3a
b
c
4a
b
c
5a
b
c
5 Read the email and write one word which best
fits each space. Write one word for each space.
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Lesson 8.4 Functional language
BECP Part Six/BULATS (4 options)
4 Choose the correct option a, b or c.
Tim:
Ella:
Time:
Jack:
Time:
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this meeting today at short notice,
so thanks for coming. The 2
for the
meeting is to set new sales targets. We’ve
got two hours, so let’s start by looking at
what we want to achieve. First, Ella, could
you give us an overview of the current
situation? Please try to 3
it to about
a minute.
Of course. We need to increase sales by at
least 200%. In the past year, we’ve had
falling sales. It’s really worrying.
I understand your 4
but I’m sure we
can turn things around.
I’d like to talk about the last marketing
campaign. It was a disaster …
Sorry Tim, that’s not on today’s
5
We’ll discuss that later in the week.
1
a came
2
a concern
3
a limit
4
a question
5
a goal
b held
c called
b goal
c limit
b cut
c control
b concern
c importance
b agenda
c meeting
From: General Manager
To: All staff
Subject: Leadership
This email is to 1
you of our
2
at yesterday’s meeting to cut costs.
Firstly, we plan to move out of our current premises by the
end of the year. It was also decided that we must cut costs
wherever possible. However, I am pleased to
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that we 4
to the decision
that no employees would be made redundant at this time.
Unfortunately, we failed to 5
a consensus
about how to increase our revenues.
We know that the next twelve months are not going to be
easy but if we all work together we will be able to turn the
company around.
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UNIT 8: Language and skills test
Name: __________________________
Reading
SKILLS
BULATS/BECP Part Five
Short listening
2 Read the article and choose the best option a, b
or c.
BECP Parts Two/Three
6 [BP_B1plus_Test_08_002.mp3] Listen to a man
being interviewed for a job and complete the
notes. Use one or two words, numbers or a letter.
Project manager job interview
Candidate Name:
Qualifications:
Experience:
Current position:
Responsibilities:
Deepak 1
Management diploma
Achievements:
met all 4
under 5
a few times
strong 6
skills
doesn’t 7
enough
and works late every evening
Key strength:
Weaknesses:
Nationality:
Project 2
leading team of
3
staff
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You can find endless lists of qualities that people need to
be good leaders and, to a large extent, they all agree that
someone who is confident, well-motivated, decisive,
honest and hard-working has the basic qualities of a good
leader.
When people are questioned about their bosses, they may
come up with a variety of descriptions from ‘she’s very
organised’ to ‘he gets angry if we don’t meet our
deadlines’. Some people like what they consider to be
strong leaders who tell them what to do, while others
respond to a softer approach and prefer their managers to
also be their mentors.
Perhaps one of the most important qualities of a leader is
to be able to sense what kind of approach to take with
individual staff members. The ability to recognise what
each member of staff responds to best means that a leader
will know how to motivate them. Being flexible and
adaptable to both staff and situations are excellent
qualities for today’s modern business leader.
Leaders have to inspire their teams, setting good examples
in the process. In order to do this they need to have a clear
vision of where they and the company are going. If leaders
lack this vision, then the business is likely to find itself in
a very weak position.
Someone I once worked with absolutely hated his boss.
She was moody and unpredictable and he was never sure
whether she was going to be angry or happy with him. She
pretended to be very friendly towards him but then she
would suddenly criticise him harshly for some minor error,
an error which had usually been caused because she had
given him the wrong instructions or information. In fact,
my friend could not stand her unpredictability and had to
leave the company because he was suffering from stress.
After listening to his complaints about her, I realised that
the reason why I enjoy working with my manager is
because I know exactly how he is going to behave. He
always thinks first before speaking and is quick to praise
me if I do something well and gives constructive criticism
if I have not done something as well as I could. I feel that
we are part of the same team and I really appreciate how
supportive he is.
Companies can send staff on leadership training courses,
but I believe that there are some things which cannot be
taught. First and foremost, in my view, it is an ability to
read other people and to select the best way to
communicate with them. Secondly, it is the ability to see
the whole picture and then break it down into logical
sensible tasks that can be delegated to the right staff. And
finally, I think that there are two qualities which make a
boss great to work with: likeability and predictability.
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UNIT 8: Language and skills test
Name: __________________________
1 The basic qualities of leadership
a are accepted by the majority of people.
b are greatly appreciated by everyone.
c give people a lot of confidence.
Writing
BECP Part two/BULATS (50–60 words)
8 Read part of an email from your Sales Director.
2 In paragraph two we learn that people
a want bosses to be angry and are strong.
b like managers who often talk to them.
c have different views about good leaders.
Congratulations on your promotion to Sales Manager.
The company has just decided to move its main sales
office to Frankfurt, Germany, due to the increased sales in
Europe. Could you send an email to your staff informing
them of the decision and inviting them to a meeting to
discuss the change.
3 A key quality that leaders need is to be able to
a recognise everyone’s abilities in the team.
b change their communication style for different
people.
c train staff to be more responsive to change.
Write an email to the all the sales staff:
• describing the change.
• briefly saying why the company has made the
change.
• giving details of a meeting to discuss the change.
• asking them for their opinions of the change.
4 Having a clear vision of company objectives
a improves the company processes.
b helps leaders get the best out of their staff.
c shows how good a leader someone is.
5 One boss was hated by her staff because
a she never praised them.
b she liked to criticise everyone.
c her behaviour was so changeable.
Write about 60–80 words.
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6 The writer enjoys working with her manager
because he
a is careful how he speaks to his team.
b appreciates how difficult the work can be.
c never criticises the work done by his team.
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7 In the writer’s opinion a good boss
a is pleasant and behaves consistently.
b can learn a lot from training courses.
c does not have to be a logical thinker.
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