Unit 6 Progress Test

Unit 6 Company and Community Progress Test
Name: _______________________________
Part 1 Reading
Task 1
6 points
Read the article below about corporate social responsibility

Choose the best sentence from A–F below to fill each of the gaps.
For each question 1–6, mark one letter.
Do not use any letter more than once.
Corporate social responsibility is all about how your business can make a positive
contribution to life in the places where you operate. (1) ____. It is about working in
partnership with others to improve the environment and life conditions of the
communities you operate in.
(2) ____. These can be reduced costs, a better reputation, improved morale and better
skills development. Working with the local community can lead to an improved
relationship with partners and clients. Projects can lead to innovation and the better
management of risks. It is a win-win situation for both the community and your business,
and will enhance shareholder value.
CSR starts within the firm in such areas as code of practices governing the giving and
receiving of gifts and hospitality, to extending these codes outside the business to your
suppliers. (3) ____. It means supporting charities and using company resources – people,
time and money – in specific projects with local partners. (4) ____.
Some analysts argue, though, that we should move away from corporate social
responsibility to personal social responsibility. (5) ____.
Another issue is how the results of CSR are reported. (6) ____.The current situation of
short paper-based reports with more information publicly available on the Internet seems
to be the standard model to follow.
A It seems unlikely that this will move to being completely based on the Web.
B It may be a case of releasing a manager to lend their expertise to a worthy project or

developing, funding and supporting a larger scale project.
C Rather than the corporation being responsible, it is everyone inside and outside the
company who should contribute what they can to social improvements.
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D There are many benefits.
E It is about more than just providing employment for your workers.
F It means recognizing the merit of individual members of staff and being fully
transparent with regulatory agencies, customers and the public if something goes wrong.
Task 2
10 points
Complete this text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
I (1) ____________ (offer) a job yesterday working for BP. They (2) ____________ (be)
a great company to work for. They (3)____________ (operate) in many interesting
countries – last month a new office (4)____________ (open) in Ecuador.
The interview (5) ____________ (be) really difficult. I (6) ____________(ask) lots of
challenging questions.
I (7) ____________ (give) a copy of their code of conduct which I (8)____________

(have) to read and learn before I start work, so that’s going to be my bedtime reading for
a while! I (9) ____________ (be) very much looking forward to (10) ____________
(work) for them.

Part 2 Writing
Task 1
5 points
Write an email based on the following brief. Write about 50–60 words.
You are the mayor of a small town in Slovakia. A large multi-national company
has just announced the closure of the factory it operates in your town. 150 people
will lose their jobs.
Write an email to the director of the factory, Ms J. Johns:
 Say that you are unhappy with the company's decision

 Say that promises have been broken
 Ask her for an urgent meeting
 Suggest a date and time
To: J Johns
Cc:
Subject: Urgent meeting
Dear

Task 2
6 points
Rewrite these sentences using the beginning of the new sentence given.
1 ICBM are going to make 3,500 employees redundant.

Three thousand five hundred __________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
2 The committee asked me some delicate questions about the company finances.
I ________________________________________________________________
3 We floated the company on the stock market yesterday to great success.

The company ______________________________________________________
4 ‘Last year we gave a dividend to our shareholders of 25p per share,’ said the CEO.
The CEO _________________________________________________________
5 ‘As soon as we noticed the problem we took action,’ said the spokesperson.
The spokesperson said that ___________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
6 ‘Here at the Stock Market we have been seeing a lot of investment in high technology
companies recently.’
According to the Stock Market, there ___________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Part 3 Listening
Task 1 / Recording 2.49

8 points
Listen to Part two of the talk on NPR about Corporate Social Responsibility.
Complete these phrases.
1 Purely _________-__________ considerations

2 to enhance __________ value
3 feel aligned with the company’s __________
4 we feel we can __________ the world
5 Southwest Airlines will favour its __________
6 and then the __________ third
7 happy, engaged, __________ employees
8 get into an argument with someone there, the __________ when word
Task 2 / Recording 2.61

10 points
Listen to part of a meeting at Phoenix's Head Office in Sydney. Which of these

expressions do you hear being used?
1 Well, that's good news!

2 We all agree we need to keep a watch on that one.
3 They all have problems.
4 Sounds good.
5 There are several plus points.
6 Shall we let Helen finish?
7 Never heard of it!
8 It's possible.
9 It's exactly what we were looking for.
10 Can you bring us up to date?
11 But I don't think it's going to be a problem.
12 Any negatives?

Part 4 Speaking
5 points
Prepare a one-minute presentation on one of these topics. You have one minute to
prepare your talk.
.
A
What is important when thinking about Corporate Social Responsibility?
 Stakeholders
 Environment
B
What is important when considering business gifts?
 Cost
 Culture
C
What is important when chairing a meeting?
 Agenda
 Minutes

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Unit 6 Company and Community Progress Test

Read the article below about corporate social responsibility

B It may be a case of releasing a manager to lend their expertise to a worthy project or

The Business Intermediate Tests / Unit 6 Progress Test 1

E It is about more than just providing employment for your workers.

I (7) ____________ (give) a copy of their code of conduct which I (8)____________

The Business Intermediate Tests / Unit 6 Progress Test 2

Write an email to the director of the factory, Ms J. Johns:

 Say that you are unhappy with the company's decision

The Business Intermediate Tests / Unit 6 Progress Test 3

1 ICBM are going to make 3,500 employees redundant.

3 We floated the company on the stock market yesterday to great success.

The Business Intermediate Tests / Unit 6 Progress Test 4

Task 1 / Recording 2.49

1 Purely _________-__________ considerations

Task 2 / Recording 2.61

Listen to part of a meeting at Phoenix's Head Office in Sydney. Which of these

1 Well, that's good news!

The Business Intermediate Tests / Unit 6 Progress Test 5

The Business Intermediate Tests / Unit 6 Progress Test 6

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