Market Leader (Pre-Intermediate) Unit 1& 2

1. Choose the correct answer:

2. If you want to get __________ in your career, you have to have clear short- and long-term goals.`

• ahead

• progress

• the sack

1. Choose the correct answer:

2. ‘Bright Sparks’ is an agency that helps school leavers __________ on a career plan.

• offer

• decide

• take

 Choose the correct answer:

It is not enough just to __________ your best; you need to have ambitions as well.

• make

• work

• do

What does each of these comments refer to? Write the appropriate word or phrase from the box next to the comment. - It was particularly hard hit during the recession last year, when it fell to an all-time low of $8.5. _________________________​ (a)  

• share price
• subsidiary
• turnover

What does each of these comments refer to? Write the appropriate word or phrase from the box next to the comment.

- It increased by 5% to $61 million last year, but unfortunately our profit figures are not so impressive _________________________​

• profit

• workforce
• turnover

What does each of these comments refer to? Write the appropriate word or phrase from the box next to the comment.

• -If we don’t produce and sell more than 10,000 sets a year, we won’t make any. _________________________​ (a)  

• investments plan
• profit

• competition

Language Review: (Modals)

• - Complete the conversation with can, could and would. Use each word once in the conversation.

A: . __________ 1 I help you?

B: Yes. My name's Heinz Wagner. I'm here to see Martina Lopez.

A: She'll be right out. __________ 2 you like a cup of coffee or tea?

B: No, thanks. But __________ 3 you tell me where the men's room is, please?

Language Review: (Modals)

• - Complete the conversation with can, could and would. Use each word once in the conversation.

• A: My cousin __________ 1 speak French and German by the time she was Five, and now she __________ 2 speak Russian and Greek as well.

B: Do you think she __________ 3 like to learn any more languages?

Language Review: (Modals)

• - Complete the conversation with can, could and would. Use each word once in the conversation.

A: __________ 1 you like to ask any more questions about Fabian?

B: Yes __________ 2 he drive? Does he have a license?

A: I'm not sure. __________ 3 phone him and ask him.

Complete this extract from a speech by the CEO of a retail company. Write the verbs in brackets in the correct tense: present simple or present continuous.

‘I’m pleased to tell you that our company [expand] __________________¹ rapidly at present. We [open] ______________² new stores all the time. Soon we will have stores in all the major towns across the country, and right now we [recruit] ________________³ over 100 new staff to work in them. As you know, we normally [sell] __________⁴ men’s clothing. But our plan now is to extend our range and to include clothing for women and children as well. We [know] __________⁵ that our customers [like] __________⁶ the informal style of our stores, and that style is now our trademark.’