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Cerro Vanguardia Module 2A (Units 1–4)

LISTENING

Track 02

1 You will hear the first part of a conversation between Gina Tallarigo and Matt Perkins. Listen
and mark these statements (1–5) true (T) or false (F).
You will hear the conversation twice.

1 Matt and Gina have not met before. ______

2 Gina had a bad journey. ______

3 She arrived at seven o’clock in the evening. ______

4 They are going to Matt’s office. ______

5 Matt offers Gina some coffee. ______

Track 03

2 Now listen to the second part and choose the best answer (a, b or c).
You will hear the conversation twice.

6 What is the job title of Matt’s colleague, Tony?

a) Sales Manager b) Marketing Manager c) General Manager

7 Gina is from …

a) London b) Milan c) Rome

8 What do Gina and Tony talk about?

a) the weather b) business c) sales

9 What time will the meeting start?

a) 9.00 b) 10.00 c) 10.30

10 Gina wants to …

a) start the meeting b) drink coffee c) see the office

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LANGUAGE

B Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

11 (Would / Could) I speak to you, please?

12 Who do you report (for/to)?
13 (Could / Would) I leave a message, please?
14 It’s very cold in here. (Can/Will) I close the windows?
15 Samsung specializes (in/on) electronics.
16 My job involves (selling/sell) products to different markets.
17 Employees usually take part (in/on) conferences.
18 I don’t usually deal (in/with) customers.
19 This new project consists (on/of) expanding the market to new areas.
20 Leon is in charge (of/for) the Finance Department.

C Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete each gap (21-30)

Nick Heinz works for PPP in the sales department. He (21)_____ the job three years ago and he
(22)_____very successful. Last year, he (23)_____ more than any of his colleagues. He (24)_____
the ‘Salesman of the Year’ prize twice, in 1999 and in 2001. Now his manager (25)_____ to give him
a new job in the Export Sales department. People in export sales often (26)_____ to other countries.
This (27)_____ a problem for Nick because he (28)_____ like flying. At the moment, he (30) _____
a meeting with his boss to discuss the offer.

21 a) start b) is starting c) started

22 a) has               b) is                             c) is being

23 a) sells b) is selling c) sold

24 a) won b) wins c) is winning

25 a) wants b) want c) wanted

26 a) travels b) travel c) are travelling

27 a) is b) be c) was

28 a) don’t b) doesn’t c) didn’t

30 a) is having b) has c) had

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D Use the words to ask questions. The answers may help you.

31 How often / the CEO / use his office? ____________________________________________

He’s here about one day a week.
32 Where / he /come from ? _______________________________________________________
He’s American.
33 you /have/ a good trip? ________________________________________________________
Yes, thanks. It was fine.
34 Where / you/ stay? ___________________________________________________________
At the Continental Hotel.
35 the hotel / comfortable enough for you? __________________________________________
Yes, thanks. It is very comfortable.
36 Who /work / here /? ___________________________________________________________
The HR team.

WRITING

Your boss has asked you to write an email (70 words) to a foreign colleague to tell them about
your job at the company. Include the following:

- What department do you work in?

- What are you responsible for?
- Who is in charge of your department?
- Who do you report to?
- Which department(s) do you have most contact with? Why?
- Is your department divided into different sections or units? What are they?

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READING

E Read the article and mark these statements true (T) or false (F).

37 The people in charge of Casio Computer are members of the same family ______
38 It is one of the biggest consumer electronics companies in the world. ______
39 The company specialises in making computers. ______
40 Casio’s products are popular with young people who are interested in fashion. ______
41 Mr Kashio doesn’t agree that he is too old to have innovative ideas. ______

Young hearts keep Casio ticking

Consumer electronics is a competitive business and keeping up with the latest fashion is difficult.
But a Japanese family-run electronics group, Casio Computer, has shown that they can do as well
as much larger companies.
Over the past decade, Casio has launched a number of innovative products. It was the first to
launch a very small digital camera, the Exilim, in 2002. Casio’s strong G-Shock watches also
started a fashion. More recently, the company developed a range of very thin mobile phones for a
large mobile-phone operator; they have become the best-selling model in Japan.
Casio’s success is based on selling to young fashion-conscious people. This is surprising when one
considers that its senior executives are well over the usual age of a senior manager.
Kazuo Kashio, the President, is 79. His elder brother and Chairman, Toshio, is 81, while his
younger brother, Yukio, Vice-President, is 76.
The company was founded in 1957 by Mr Kashio’s brother Tadao Kashio, the eldest of the four
Casio brothers who have led it over the past half-century.
Other corporations in Japan have elderly executives. Chihiro Kanagawa, 80, has been Chief

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Executive of Shin-Etsu Chemical since 1990. Tetsuro Funai – the founder of Funai Electric, a
consumer electronics manufacturer – is 79. Many other CEOs are in their 60s and 70s. This is
partly because greater respect is given to old people in Japanese society, and also because the
population of Japan is rapidly ageing. The average life span is 79 for men and 86 for women.
Even so, the Kashio brothers’ ability to create innovative products is impressive – particularly
when the Chief Executive does not use the Internet regularly and rarely visits the shops to try out
the latest technology.
Normally it is young people who generate rapid changes in trends. But according to Mr Kashio, it
isn’t a question of being young: training and the ability to think creatively are more important.

SPEAKING

Prepare a short personal presentation. Tell your partner or teacher.

- about yourself (name, town/city, nationality)

- about your job, your work routine and why you like it

- about your work colleagues

- about your office

- about your customers