UNIT 1: Language and skills test

Name:_
Nancy Sánchez Hdez.___________________

LANGUAGE
Lesson 1.2 Grammar
Lesson 1.1 Vocabulary 2 Complete the text with the future continuous
BECV/BULATS or future perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Choose the correct option a, b, c or d.
What do you think you 1 will be
Corporate culture was recognised back in the 1980s doing (do) in ten years’ time?
as describing the character of an organisation by 2 will you still be

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

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Nancy Sánchez Hdez.___________________

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

1 on 6 been
2 correct 7 correct
3 correct 8 if
4 for 9 to
5 an 10 correct
__/5

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Name:_
Nancy Sánchez Hdez.___________________

Reading Unfortunately, some companies have a culture of fear

BECV where staff are too worried about questioning anything for
fear of losing their jobs. To most people it’s obvious that
7 Look at the statements below and the article this would not lead to effective working practices. Sadly,
sections about corporate culture. Which section the root of this fear comes from the top, the people who
(A–D) does each statement (1–5) refer to? You should be setting a positive example. If leaders behave in
will need to use some of the letters more than an unacceptable manner, it impacts on everyone within the
once. organisation. Unnecessary anger or criticism from a leader
will demotivate even the most optimistic and enthusiastic
1 something to consider when applying for a job of staff.
2 the value of encouraging time away from work
3 the possibility of being dismissed from a job
4 a lack of promotion opportunities for staff Writing
5 a hi-tech cause of staff demotivation BULATS
6 an example of an ineffective working environment 8 Your company wants to find out from its staff
7 matching staff to the company culture how they think their working environment can be
improved. It was therefore decided to hold a
1 C 2 A 3 D 4 B competition for staff to suggest improvements.
5 A 6 D 7 B
__/7 Write an email to all staff:
A
Many companies are now offering their employees • explaining what you are planning to do and why.
sabbaticals in an attempt to retain valuable staff. Due • saying how staff can get involved.
to highly-pressurised work environments and being • describing the prize for the best suggestion(s).
constantly connected to work via technology, many staff and any other points which you think are important.
are stressed and tired, leading to illness or dissatisfaction.
Ensuring that staff have effective downtime is just as Write 180–200 words.
important as meeting work targets. Sabbaticals are one
way of getting employees to stay with a company, but if Good day co-workers
they have to stay in a pressured environment for five years
before they qualify for a sabbatical, then the effectiveness We are trying to see how you feel in this
of a sabbatical can be extremely limited. company, how working environment is in your
area and also we want to know how improve it.
B
One company thought the answer to retaining experienced The main purpose is for you, we need you feel
staff was to introduce a sabbatical programme, but it was comfortable because the workload can be
unsuccessful. The company offered excellent training for
new mangers and engineers, but over 50 percent left once minimum!
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 In adittion, the company is offering you a
interviews, they indicated that the main problem was that productivity bonus (10000 dolars) for the best
there were no clear career development paths. In fact,
some older staff had been in the same position for twenty work improvement ideas and two weeks without
years. work for second place.

C
Corporate culture is something that many employees do With this proyect, we would like to know all ideas
not pay enough attention to when researching a company.
and suggestions that you can explain us, such as
The corporate culture can make a company great to work
for or a nightmare. Someone could have all the right work space, dealing with collaborators, company
qualifications, but might not fit into the work environment
organization, as well as any training that you
because the culture is alien to them. Management therefore
needs to clarify exactly what kind of behaviour is expected could take.
of their staff and they need to ‘walk the talk’ themselves,
i.e. they need to be models of that behaviour.

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Name:_
Nancy Sánchez Hdez.___________________

Pass the information to your collagues and

contact the RH staff for more information and
doubts.

Best Regards

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