Aufgabe A
Bradley Food Systems have invited four employees from a food company in Ger-
many to visit them for three days because they are interested in using some of
Bradley’s products in their food production. Helen is responsible for planning this
important visit and asks Katrin for some advice. Imagine that you are Katrin and
answer Helen's questions using suitable ideas. (If you are not from Germany, feel
free to talk about people from your own country.)
Helen: Of course I have to book a hotel for them. What sort of hotel do
you think they would feel the most comfortable in?
Katrin: ________________________________________________________
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Helen: What about when they visit the company itself? Obviously, they
will need a lot of information about the products which they are
interested in but what else do you think we should do with
them?
Katrin: ________________________________________________________
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Helen: Then there’s the problem of restaurants. What sort of food do you
think they would enjoy the most?
Katrin: ________________________________________________________
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Helen: We have to entertain them too. What activities or trips should we
plan for them?
Katrin: ________________________________________________________
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Helen: You’re the only one here who speaks German fluently. I wonder
how good their English is. Do we need to hire a translator?
Katrin: ________________________________________________________
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Helen: Finally, I have to organise some gifts for them to take home with
them. What do you think would be suitable?
Katrin: ________________________________________________________
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Aufgabe B
The following sentences each have one grammar or vocabulary mistake. Please
write the correct sentence.
1. Have you seen Bob yesterday?
2. Tom has felt a lot healthier since he stopped to smoke two years ago.
3. We should go into the city by bus because we won't be able to find a parking
place.
4. You mustn’t take the letters to the post office. Katrin has already done it.
5. Claire is already working for Bradley Food Systems for seven years.
6. I need a card of Peterborough because I don’t know the way to the company.
7. Can you tell me where the sales department is, please? – Yes, go along the
floor and it’s the second door on the right.
8. How much people are attending the meeting next week?
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9. Katrin always tries to finish work a bit earlier on fridays.
10. Oh good, my tickets have arrived. I will go to Greece in September.
11. Buckingham Palace is the famoust building in London.
12. Michael is really interesting in the history of Britain.
13. Amandine can play the piano very good.
14. What do you think? Does the company run into trouble next year?
Aufgabe C
Fill the gaps in the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Don’t forget _________________ (answer) Mark Chapman’s e-mail before you
leave the office today.
2. Why does Claire dislike _________________ (talk) English on the phone so
much?
3. Would you mind _________________ (take) these documents to Bob?
4. I can’t imagine _________________ (live) in another country.
5. On their way home from the convention they stopped _________________
(have) a meal in a restaurant.
6. Do you enjoy _________________ (watch) films in the cinema?
7. Bob suggested _________________ (meet) again next week to discuss this
problem.
8. Our new colleague really seems _________________ (be) very hardworking.
9. Would you consider _________________ (speak) at the conference in Leipzig?
10. You should avoid _________________ (ask) embarrassing questions.
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Aufgabe D
Write what you would do or say in the following situations.
1. One of your visitors has drunk four glasses of wine and is planning to drive
home himself / herself.
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2. You are visiting a customer who offers you something to eat which you really
dislike.
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3. You are sitting next to someone at dinner and you can't remember their
name.
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4. At dinner one of your colleagues starts to talk about the difficult political
situation in the country which your guest comes from.
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5. You have bought expensive tickets for the opera but your guest mentions
that he really dislikes it.
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Aufgabe E
You have now finished this course. Please answer the following questions. Write
around 100 words.
1. How difficult / easy do you find learning English?
2. What aspects do you enjoy / hate?
3. What hints would you give someone who wants to learn English?
4. What are you going to do in the future to further improve your English or
to make sure that you don’t forget what you have learnt?
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