Unit Test 11

Answer all thirty questions. There is one mark per question.

Vocabulary: New business

1 Match words from the two boxes and complete the advice on setting up a new business.

initial / red / business / central / venture / business / ground / cash / band / business

wagon / capitalists / government / loan / breaking / tape / flow / plan / costs / grants

Once you’ve had your (1)___________________ idea for a new business and celebrated, it’s time to
get serious and to look at how you can finance it for at least the first twelve months. Work out
your (2)_________________ forecast and how much money you’ll need as a minimum. Some of the
(3)____________ ___________ you might not have considered may include government (4)____________
____________ (though in many countries governments are increasingly making self employment easier;
it’s even become a bit of a (5)___________________!).

One way to raise the money is to find out if there are any (6)____________ ____________ available
from local or (7)____________ ____________. These are offered to encourage entrepreneurship. But
for serious amounts you may have to go to (8)____________ ____________ or business angels –
remember though that they will want a cut of your profits. You can also try the bank who will want
to see a very comprehensive (9)____________ ____________  before giving you a (10)____________
____________.

Language Review: Noun phrases

2 What is the missing preposition in these prepositional phrases?

11  Over seventy per cent ______ all new businesses go out of business in the first year.

12  A great team _______ a mediocre idea is more likely to get backing.

13  Dotcoms _______ nineteen ninety to ninety nine enjoyed a boom period.

14  Larger companies _______ the same sector as us haven’t had the same success.

15  Employees ______ higher salaries are likely to go first in the cutbacks.

Business Skills: Telephone strategies

3 Write the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form.

16  This __________(be) Nigel Wright from GGL.

17  I ___________(call) on behalf of my colleague…

18  Please ____________(call) me Nigel.

19  Sorry, I ___________(not/get) that. Can you say it again?

20  Would you mind _____________(repeat) that please?

21  Let me see if I ___________(have) this right…

22  Sorry, ________ you ________(say) that you had received the package or that you didn’t?

23  I’m sorry about that. I promise I _____________(get) back to you as soon as I find out what’s
happened to it.

24  Under the circumstances, we ____________ (consider) cancelling the order.

25  Given the situation, I think we ____________ (have to) change our supplier.

Business Skills: Chasing payment

4 Re-write these sentences from a letter chasing payment. Write them formally and make them less
direct.

26  Just a note to say invoice 16453, dated 15/6, is late!

      _________________________________________________

27  This is the second time I’ve written.

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28  Remember in our terms and conditions – payment is due 30 days from date of invoice.

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29  We can’t despatch any more goods until you pay your account.

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30  Please call if you have a problem you want to discuss.

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