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English B- und E-Profile

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

Key Vocabulary ......................................................................................................................... 4

1 Word Formation ................................................................................................................... 4

2 Collocations ......................................................................................................................... 6

3 Prepositions ......................................................................................................................... 7

Key Grammar ............................................................................................................................ 7

4 Tenses ................................................................................................................................. 7

5 Word Order .......................................................................................................................... 8

Key Reading ............................................................................................................................ 10

6 True or False ..................................................................................................................... 10

7 Multiple Choice: Answering Questions ............................................................................... 10

8 Information Transfer .......................................................................................................... 11

Key Formativer Test ............................................................................................................... 12


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Key Vocabulary

1 Word Formation

Exercise 1 Complete the grid below.

Exercise 2 Complete the sentences with one of the words from exercise 1 and put it into the correct form. 1. presentation

2. attractive

3. worker

4. noisy

5. enjoyable / invitation

Exercise 3 Fill in the correct word formation of the word in brackets. 1. advertisements

2. celebration

3. decided

4. information

5. flexible

noun verb

1. communication communicate

2. discussion discuss

3. competition compete

4. agreement agree

5. employer employ

6. description describe

7. presentation present

8. decision decide

9. exhibition exhibit

10. performance perform

11. invitation invite

12. worker, work work

noun adjective

1. availability available

2. friend friendly

3. responsibility responsible

4. respect respectful

5. fun funny

6. happiness happy

7. stress stressful

8. speciality special

9. attraction attractive

10. noise noisy

11. enjoyment enjoyable

12. fashion fashionable


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Exercise 4 Complete the grid below with one of the prefixes from above.

adjective negative form verbs negative form

1. possible impossible 1. believe disbelieve

2. formal informal 2. agree disagree

3. advantage disadvantage 3. like dislike

4. usual unusual

5. successful unsuccessful

6. healthy unhealthy

7. comfortable uncomfortable

8. friendly unfriendly

9. respectful disrespectful

10. necessary unnecessary

11. polite impolite

12. reliable unreliable

Exercise 5 Fill in the correct negative form of the word in brackets. 1. unfortunate

2. impolite

3. unavailable

4. unprofessional

5. unknown

Exercise 6 Complete the sentences with the postive or negative form of the words from Exercise 4 and 5. 1. healthy

2. dislikes

3. unfriendly / impolite

4. advantage

5. impossible Exercise 7 Replace the underlined words by their synonyms (S) or antonyms (A), be careful with the tenses:

1. customers 6. request 2. is required 7. has refused 3. dropped 8. customer 4. post forward, deliver 9. famous 5. outsource 10. provide


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Exercise 8 Write down the opposite of each of the words on the left. Choose from the words on the right (see example).

Adjective

good 1. rich 2. hard 3. wrong 4. tall 5. full 6. opened 7. expensive 8. late 9. near

10. false

Opposite bad poor soft right short empty closed cheap early far true

2 Collocations

Exercise 1 Match a word from box 1 (1 – 10) with a word from box 2 (a – j) to form collocations. 1. h) serious risk 6. d) standard procedures 2. g) have a chat 7. a) face collapse 3. b) competitive price 8. f) casual comments 4. i) wide range 9. c) launch a product 5. j) plan a strategy 10. e) take notes Exercise 2 Complete the following sentences with a suitable verb to form verb-noun collocations. Choose the verbs from the box below and write them in the correct form. Use each verb once only! There are more verbs than you need. 1. pays 2. launched 3. keep up 4. take on 5. set up Exercise 3 Complete the sentences below with the correct form of make, take, do or have. 1. doing 6. took 2. take 7. make 3. made 8. doing 4. having 9. take 5. made 10. had


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3 Prepositions

Exercise 1 Complete each sentence with the correct preposition.

1. for 6. about 2. in 7. in 3. on 8. of 4. for 9. at 5. of 10. up

Key Grammar

4 Tenses

Exercise 1 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense, present simple or present continuous. 1. goes 6. am waiting 2. is 7. is shining 3. is taking 8. don’t think 4. am 9. like 5. are sitting 10. am not The short form is also correct Exercise 2 Complete the conversation. Put in the past continuous forms. 1. were you doing 2. I was taking 3. She was coming 4. I was going 5. You weren’t looking

The short form is also correct Exercise 3 Complete these sentences with the past simple of the verbs in the box. 1. supplied 6. started 2. joined 7. served 3. visited 8. changed 4. loved 9. opened 5. decided 10. were


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Exercise 4 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense, past simple or past continuous. 1. was cooking / rang 6. wasn’t driving / happened 2. fell / was painting 7. broke / was doing / slipped 3. was reading / heard 8. took / wasn’t looking 4. were you watching / called 9. did not go / was raining 5. was waiting / arrived 10. were you doing The short form is also correct

5 Word Order

Exercise 1 Complete the sentences. Put the parts in the right order. 1. I go to the bank every Friday. 2. Why did you come home so late? 3. Ann drives her car to work every day. 4. He remembered her name after a few minutes. 5. Sally took the children to the zoo yesterday. Exercise 2 Tick () the correct sentence in each pair. 1. b 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. a Exercise 3 Put the words into the correct order and write down all possible sentences.

1. She phoned me at half past 4. 2. You could send me the bill.

You could send the bill to me. 3. Leave me some potatoes.

Leave some potatoes for me. 4. Are you going to Italy tomorrow? 5. We go back to school on Monday.

On Monday we go back to school. 6. He offered it to an old lady. 7. Please explain the meaning of the word to me. 8. We are going to Canada nest Thursday.

Next Thursday we are going to Canada. 9. I showed it to my teacher.

10. They gave the news to us. They gave us the news.


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Exercise 4 Put the adverbs in the correct place.

1. You are usually here, when something happens. 2. Her mum always cooks a meal in the evening. 3. Chocolate cakes are definitely the best. 4. I can never remember her name. 5. She often saw this ghost.

6. I almost fell as I was going down the stairs. 7. Your car has probably been stolen. 8. You certainly have to work on Monday. 9. We only go to the beach in August.

10. Sue is hardly ever at home when I phone her. Exercise 5 Make yes/no-questions out of the following sentences.

1. Does he know Peter well? 2. Was Sam a very good manager? 3. Did you telephone Mary yesterday? 4. Is your department trying a new software? 5. Does Mick Jackson pay the salary? Exercise 6 Ask about the underlined word.

1. Which does he prefer (Samsung or Apple)? 2. How often do you have a meeting? 3. Who did you call yesterday? 4. When did DexCom merge with Baxter Electronics? 5. Where did Tom and Susan meet? 6. What do you write every month? 7. When are you launching the new product? 8. Why couldn’t you come to the meeting? 9. How many times / How often did you call Robert yesterday?

10. What was she reading?


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Key Reading

6 True or False

Exercise 1 Food Inventions: Read the statements and tick () the appropriate box. 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F

6. F 7. F 8. T 9. T

Exercise 2 The Rolling Stones: Read the statements and tick () the appropriate box. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F

5. F 6. T 7. F

7 Multiple Choice: Answering Questions

Exercise 1 Read the text “Financial Times Group” and for each question choose the correct answer A, B or C. 1. A 2. C 3. A

4. A 5. B 6. C

Exercise 2 Read the text “It’s not the job I expected” and for each question choose the correct answer A, B or C. 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B

5. A 6. A 7. A 8. C


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8 Information Transfer

Exercise 1 Dell & Co: Write a word or phrase or a number on the lines of the order form.

Order Form

Company name: Abracom Name of contact at company: Gisele Kern New customer? No Product: Motherboards Quantity: 2,000

Exercise 2 Jasper & Co.: Write a word or phrase or a number on the lines of the booking form.

JJB Limousines Booking Form

Name of driver: John Date car required: 24th September Pick-up time: 5.30 a.m. Pick-up place Heathrow (Airport) Terminal 3 Destination: (the) Fairview (Hotel)

Key Formativer Test Dossier English B- und E-Profile

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Key Formativer Test A. Vocabulary Exercise 1 Fill in the correct word formation of the word in brackets. (Spelling must be correct.) 1. discussion 2. attractions 3. performance 4. description 5. information 5 P

Exercise 2 Use the correct prefix to make the correct negative form of the underlined word. 1. unsuccessful 2. dislike 3. uncomfortable 4. impossible 5. disagree 5 P

Exercise 3 Replace the underlined word(s) by a synonym (S) or an antonym (A). 1. acquired, purchased

2. retailers

3. put on the market

4. offer

5. request

5 P

Exercise 4 Write the opposite for each word (antonym).Do not use the same word twice. 1. difficult 6. first 2. poor 7. fast 3. unnecessary 8. low 4. soft 9. full 5. late 10. useful 5 P

Exercise 5 Complete the following sentences with a suitable collocation in the correct form. 1. pays 2. ran 3. take 4. flexible 5. wide 5 P

Total 35 Points


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Exercise 6 Complete the sentences below with the correct form of make, take, do or have.

1. made

2. having

3. take (make)

4. done

5. making 5 P

Exercise 7 Complete each sentence with the correct preposition.

1. with

2. to

3. on

4. at

5. up 5 P

B. Grammar Exercise 1 Put each verb in brackets into the correct form of the present simple or present continuous. 1. are you doing 2. don’t understand 3. am studying 4. know 5. does your bus never arrive 5 P

Exercise 2 Complete the text with the past simple form of the verb in brackets. 1. established 6. grew 2. named 7. didn’t begin (did not begin) 3. became 8. merged 4. increased 9. expanded 5. came 10. was 10 P Exercise 3 Choose the correct verb form, past simple or past continuous. 1. saw 2. was shopping 3. was having 4. was cooking / dropped

5 P

Total 50 Points


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Exercise 4 Put each verb in brackets into the correct form of past simple or past continuous. 1. did not become 6. was taking 2. did the bank not like 7. arrived 3. was sitting 8. were wearing 4. was not 9. were watching 5. spent 10. did not send

10 P Short forms also correct Exercise 5 Put the words into the correct order. 1. Can you explain the word to me? 2. Two friends and I travelled around Europe last summer. / Last summer two friends and I

travelled around Europe. 3. I’m probably going to get married in Paris next year. / Next year I’m probably going to get

married in Paris. 4. Do you always have a shower in the morning? 5. We often travel abroad to do business. 5 P

Exercise 6 Make yes/no-questions out of the following sentences. 1. Did we telephone Mary twice yesterday? 2. Are they going to meet him tomorrow? 3. Do you think it’s a good idea to give the vase to Jane for Christmas? 4. Do they have to leave their bike at school? 5. Did she die in a fire in Ellis Street yesterday morning? 5 P

Exercise 7 Ask about the underlined word.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

10.

Who did you (we) telephone twice yesterday? What is Jane going to apply for? Where are you studying next month? When do they go to the cinema? Where do they go in the evening? Who does this brown jacket belong to? What do a lot of Australians speak? Why aren’t you working (aren’t we working) at the moment? When did this accident happen? Where can you leave (can I/we) leave) the bike

10 P


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C. Reading Exercise 1 Read the article about “The apps explosion” below. Then look at the statements (1-8) on your answer sheet and decide if they are true (T) or false (F).

1. T 6. T 2. F 7. F 3. F 8. T 4. F 9. F 5. T 10. F

10 P Exercise 2 Read the memo and the advertisement below and answer the questions on the answer sheet.

Training Information Form

Name of course: Internet Marketing Skills People the course is for: executives Length of course: 12 weeks Cost per person: $ 320 Contact: Henry Dalbert 5 P

Exercise 3 Read the text “Chocolate makers tempt Japanese sweet tooth” and for each question choose the correct answer A, B or C on the answer sheet. 1. A 6. A 2. C 7. C 3. A 8. A 4. A 9. A 5. C 10. B 20 P

Total 35 Points

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