Change each sentence into reported speech using the beginning of the new sentence given.
1 ‘Circulate the agenda before the meeting!’ he said.
He said that I____________________________________________________
2 ‘I will write the minutes of the meeting,’ she said.
She said that ___________________________________________________
3 ‘They are looking for new investors,’ he said.
He mentioned that________________________________________________.
4 ‘I saw their business plan six weeks ago,’ he said.
He added that
__________________________________________________
5 ‘Joanna doesn’t know about the meeting,’ she said.
She said that Joanna _____________________________________________.
Part 3 Listening
Task 1 / Recording 2.1 (8 points)
Listen to Tony Barkston, a college lecturer, giving a lecture on advertising. For each question 1-8, fill in the missing
information with a word or year.
Lecture notes: Advertising and USPs
Are adverts a (1) ……………..of money? Experts say they aren’t.
Review:
AIDA model of advertising, created in the (2) ……………..s. AIDA = Attention, Interest, Desire, Action: advertising
needs to (3) ……………. these four points and to make consumers feel that they absolutely (4) ……………..buy something.
USPs: A USP is like a ‘(5) …………….. something’ which makes and consumers (6) ……………. to pay more for a
product. The marketing concept of USPs was developed in the (7) ……………..s. Described by Rosser Reeves in his book
(8) ‘…………….. in Advertising’
Task 1 / Recording 2.10 (7 points)
Listen to Robin Hurd interviewing Ms Patel, a start-up consultant. Mark each statement
True
or
False
according to Ms Patel’s advice.
1 It’s better to start a business alone than with a partner.
True / False
2 It’s simple to start your own business.
True / False
3 If you have problems at the beginning you should work even harder.
True / False
4 You have to be positive and believe that you can help yourself in life.
True / False
5 If you have a bad start in life you will never be successful.
True / False
6 You may need to move to a lot from place to place to be successful.
True / False
7 You should sit and think a lot before setting up a business.
True / False
Part 4 Speaking (5 points)
Prepare a
one
-minute presentation on
one
of these topics. You have
one
minute to prepare your talk.
A What is important when advertising a product?
- USP (unique selling proposition)
- Target group
B What is important when running an effective meeting?
- Having an agenda
- Dealing with interruptions
C What is important when selling a product effectively?
- Personal qualities
- Knowledge of the product