Review
PART 1: Vocabulary & Collocations
A. Match the words with their definitions (Unit 1: Careers)
1. ___ promotion a. a person who works for a company
2. ___ retire b. money you receive monthly for doing a job
c. not having a job
3. ___ client
d. when you leave your job permanently,
4. ___ salary
usually due to age
5. ___ employee
e. learning new skills
6. ___ training
f. when you get a higher position at work
7. ___ unemployment g. someone who buys services from a
professional
B. Complete the collocations with the correct word (Units 2–3: Companies & Selling)
Choose from: service / brand / market / product / launch / customer
1. _____ loyalty
2. _____ awareness
3. _____ leader
4. to _____ a new product
5. _____ range
6. _____ quality
C. Phrasal verbs – Fill in the gaps (Mixed Units)
Choose from: set up / take over / look after / deal with / run out of / come up with
1. We need to _____ a new advertising strategy by Friday.
2. She _____ a small online business last year.
3. They want to _____ a local competitor.
4. We _____ paper in the office.
5. The manager will _____ your complaint.
6. He _____ his younger brother while their parents were away.
PART 2: Grammar Practice – Tenses
A. Choose the correct tense: Present Simple or Present Continuous
1. I usually __________ (start / am starting) work at 9 a.m.
2. What __________ (do / are you doing) right now?
3. She __________ (works / is working) on a new project these days.
4. We __________ (attend / are attending) a trade fair every year.
5. The CEO __________ (travels / is travelling) to Germany this week.
B. Complete with Past Simple or Past Continuous
1. I __________ (have) a meeting when the client __________ (call).
2. While we __________ (discuss) the contract, the lawyer __________ (take) notes.
3. They __________ (not finish) the project on time.
4. I __________ (talk) to the sales rep when the lights __________ (go) out.
5. What __________ you __________ (do) when the email arrived?
C. Present Perfect – Write the correct form
1. We __________ (never / launch) a product like this before.
2. She __________ (just / return) from the business trip.
3. They __________ (not / decide) on the new supplier yet.
4. __________ you __________ (ever / attend) an international conference?
5. We __________ (work) with them for over 5 years.
PART 3: Mixed Practice – Gap Fill
Fill in each blank with the correct tense and vocabulary item.
1. Our company __________ (grow) rapidly since it __________ (set up) in 2012.
2. I __________ (meet) a very interesting client while I __________ (travel) in Japan.
3. She always __________ (deal) with customer complaints efficiently.
4. We __________ (not launch) the product yet because the market __________ (not be)
ready.
5. The team __________ (work) on the proposal all morning.
PART 4: Sentence Transformation
Rewrite the sentences using the tense or structure in brackets.
1. We finished the report yesterday. (Present Perfect)
→ __________________________________________
2. He is talking to the supplier right now. (Present Simple)
→ __________________________________________
3. They travel to Asia every month. (Present Continuous – this week)
→ __________________________________________
4. I was calling the client when the boss came in. (Past Simple only)
→ __________________________________________
5. She hasn't replied to the email yet. (Past Simple)
→ __________________________________________
PART 5: Conversation Topics
Use the vocabulary and grammar structures reviewed above.
A. Personal Work Life
● What does a typical workday look like for you?
● Have you ever been promoted? What was the experience like?
● What skills have you developed recently?
B. Business & Companies
● Describe a company you admire. Why?
● How do companies create customer loyalty?
● What makes a product successful?
C. Marketing & Selling
● What’s a product you’ve bought recently because of good advertising?
● What makes a brand memorable?
● Have you ever taken part in launching a product or idea?
D. Stress & Workload
● What stresses you out at work? How do you manage stress?
● Have you ever missed a deadline? What happened?
● How do you balance your work and personal life?
E. Great Ideas & Innovation
● Can you describe a brilliant idea that changed the way you work?
● Have you ever come up with a solution to a work problem?
F. Entertainment
● What kind of entertainment events do companies organise?
● Have you ever been to a corporate party or team-building event?
