Progress test 4 20.1 Grammar Fill in the correct past simple form of the verb in(brackets) Five years ago production at Greville Motors (1) (rise)to 53, 000 cars a year. Then the dollar (2) (fall). Prices in America(3) ( go)up and sales(4) (try) to increase sales at home and in other markets, especially Japan. It also(6) ( stop) production of its cheapest model, the 670 (start)selling more expensive cars. For a short time this( 8) (be)very Now fill in the correct form of the present perfect. This year(9) (not be)a good year for Greville. Sales(10) (begin) to fall again Profits(11) (fall)to $30 million and the company(12) (cut)the number of empl to8.6 Write short answers to these questions. I Have you read the sales report? go up 3 Will the next 4 Did exports to the USA increase last year? 5 Will they increase again 6 Has your boss seen the report too? 20.3 Grammar
1 Progress test 4 20.1 Grammar Fill in the correct past simple form of the verb in (brackets). Five years ago production at Greville Motors (1) ________ (rise) to 53,000 cars a year. Then the dollar (2) ________ (fall). Prices in America (3) ________ (go) up and sales (4) ________ (decline) dramatically. Greville then (5) ________ (try) to increase sales at home and in other markets, especially Japan. It also (6) ________ (stop) production of its cheapest model, the 670, and (7) ________ (start) selling more expensive cars. For a short time this (8) ________ (be) very successful. Now fill in the correct form of the present perfect. This year (9) ______________ (not be) a good year for Greville. Sales (10) _____________ (begin) to fall again. Profits (11) _______________ (fall) to $30 million and the company (12) _______________ (cut) the number of employees to 8,600. 20.2 Grammar Write short answers to these questions. 1 Have you read the sales report? Yes, __________________. 2 Did sales go up last year? No, __________________. 3 Will they go up next year? Yes, __________________. 4 Did exports to the USA increase last year? Yes, _________________. 5 Will they increase again next year? No, _________________. 6 Has your boss seen the report too? No, _________________. 20.3 Grammar
Complete these sentences with a suitable preposition 2 Production has increased 2 000 units to 2.500 units 3 Sales usually increase Christmas time 4 I'm sure there will be a fal Interest rates 5 Unemployment al ways increases winter 6 I think there will be a rise 15% in production 20.4 Language in use Write a suitable response to each sentence. 1 Thanks for arranging th 2 The printer isnt working 3 Would you like me to call a taxi? 4 We need a new price list 5 Would you like to see anything else tonight? 6 Give my regards to Maria 20.5 Vocabulary Put the words in the box under the correct headings. Then add two more words to each grou exhibition museum oduct theatr ncrease decline fall restaurant inflation Change Business information Listening Listen to Joyce Morgan talking about prices in Europe and New York. The first time you listen, label the charts(A-C)with the names of the items in the box. The second time you listen, add the names of the city to the correct column for each item(1-9) pple iMac Levi 501s Timberland boots
2 Complete these sentences with a suitable preposition. 1 Sales have risen _____ 10%. 2 Production has increased ______ 2,000 units to 2,500 units. 3 Sales usually increase _____ Christmas time. 4 I’m sure there will be a fall _____ interest rates. 5 Unemployment always increases _____ winter. 6 I think there will be a rise _____ 15% in production. 20.4 Language in use Write a suitable response to each sentence. 1 Thanks for arranging that. ______________________________________ 2 The printer isn’t working. ______________________________________ 3 Would you like me to call a taxi? ______________________________________ 4 We need a new price list. ______________________________________ 5 Would you like to see anything else tonight? ______________________________________ 6 Give my regards to Maria. ______________________________________ 20.5 Vocabulary Put the words in the box under the correct headings. Then add two more words to each group. Entertainment Change Business information exhibition rise unemployment ___________ ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ _______________ 20.6 Listening Listen to Joyce Morgan talking about prices in Europe and New York. The first time you listen, label the charts (A-C) with the names of the items in the box. The second time you listen, add the names of the city to the correct column for each item (1-9). exhibition rise unemployment museum production theatre increase decline wages fall restaurant inflation Apple iMac Levi 501s Timberland boots
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References I rose 2 fell 3 went 4 declined 5 tried 6 stopped 7 started 8was 9 has not been ave I have fallen as cu I Yes, I have. 2 No, they didnt 3 Yes, they will. 4 Yes, they did 5 No, they wont. 6 No, he/she hasnt 2 from 3 at 4 in 5 in 6 of Suggested answers I Youve welcome. /It was a pleasure 2 I'll call the Service department 3 Thats very kind of y 4 I'll phone the Service department 5 No, thank you----I'm very tired 6 Thank 20.5 Entertainment: museum, theatre, restaurant cinema, opera Change: increase, decline, fall go up, go down Business information: production, wages, inflation investments, markets A Levi 501s B Timberland boots C Apple 1 London 2 Berlin 3 New York 4 Berlin 5 London 6 New York 7 New York 8 Berlin 9 London INTERVIEWER:. and today in our consumers affairs slot we have Joyce Morgan to tell us some interesting news about prices JOYCE If you think you'd like a holiday in New York but cant afford it, we've found the answer: go shopping! This may seem strange, but this week weve done some research on prices in Europe compared with those in New York. We looked at three popular consumer items: a pair of Levi 501s, an Apple iMac computer and a pair of mens Timberland boots. If you bought all three items in New York, you'd save an astonishing f3 14.25 over prices in London that's more than enough to cover a return flight and a hotel in New York! INTERVIEWER: That's incredible! Tell us more JOYCE Well, lets start with the boots. We found that in Berlin they cost E108, in New York E90.06, but in London a staggering f145! So in London the same pair of boots costs nearly f55 more than in New York. It was exactly the same for the
4 References 20.1 1 rose 2 fell 3 went 4 declined 5 tried 6 stopped 7 started 8 was 9 has not been 10 have begun 11 have fallen 12 has cut 20.2 1 Yes, I have. 2 No, they didn’t 3 Yes, they will. 4 Yes, they did 5 No, they won’t. 6 No, he/she hasn’t. 20.3 1 by 2 from 3 at 4 in 5 in 6 of 20.4 Suggested answers 1 You’ve welcome. / It was a pleasure. 2 I’ll call the Service department. 3 That’s very kind of you. 4 I’ll phone the Service department. 5 No, thank you ---- I’m very tired. 6 Thank you. I will. 20.5 Entertainment: museum, theatre, restaurant + cinema, opera … Change: increase, decline, fall + go up, go down … Business information: production, wages, inflation + investments, markets … 20.6 A Levi 501s B Timberland boots C Apple iMac 1 London 2 Berlin 3 New York 4 Berlin 5 London 6 New York 7 New York 8 Berlin 9 London INTERVIEWER: … and today in our consumers affairs slot we have Joyce Morgan to tell us some interesting news about prices. JOYCE: If you think you’d like a holiday in New York but can’t afford it, we’ve found the answer: go shopping! This may seem strange, but this week we’ve done some research on prices in Europe compared with those in New York. We looked at three popular consumer items: a pair of Levi 501s, an Apple iMac computer and a pair of men’s Timberland boots. If you bought all three items in New York, you’d save an astonishing £314.25 over prices in London ---- that’s more than enough to cover a return flight and a hotel in New York! INTERVIEWER: That’s incredible! Tell us more. JOYCE: Well, let’s start with the boots. We found that in Berlin they cost £108, in New York £90.06, but in London a staggering £145! So in London the same pair of boots costs nearly £55 more than in New York. It was exactly the same for the
Levi 50ls. in New York they cost f24.85, in Berlin f57.80 and in London E59.95, well more than double the price INTERVIEWER: What about the iMac computer JOYce. Again, the European prices were pretty while the price in New York was substantially lower. In Berlin the iMac cost f1, 009, in London it was 999.99, while in New York it was only E77578 INTERVIEWER: Well, thank you, Joyce. I'm sure I know where I'll be doing my shopping futurel JOYCE Yes, but dont forget, it's a long way home from the shops!
5 Levi 501s. in New York they cost £24.85, in Berlin £57.80 and in London £59.95, well more than double the price! INTERVIEWER: What about the iMac computer? JOYCE: Again, the European prices were pretty close, while the price in New York was substantially lower. In Berlin the iMac cost £1,009, in London it was 999.99, while in New York it was only £775.78. INTERVIEWER: Well, thank you, Joyce. I’m sure I know where I’ll be doing my shopping in future! JOYCE: Yes, but don’t forget, it’s a long way home from the shops!
