Vocabulary

English Language

Pre-Intermediate (2 year)

Card 1

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Vocabulary

1. Something you do in order to progress in your job.

a) career ladder b) career move c) career break d) career plan e) career opportunities
2. Employees … an excellent opportunity to save money on a holiday to Egypt.

a) take b) make c) have d) climb e) offer

3. Ambitious people … on a career plan while they are still at school or university.

a) offer b) decide c) take d) climb e) make

4. There are two … in our shop, by credit card or by cheque.

a) money back guarantees b) methods of payment c) cooling off periods d) interest free credits e) after sales help

5. A reduction in the usual price of something.

a) return b) sale c) delivery d) discount e) refund

6. A large building for storing large quantities of goods.

a) fund b) warehouse c) share d) bargain e) stock

7. Money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paid.

a) profit b) turnover c) market share d) discount e) share price

8. Management has agreed to … the range of the products.

a) extend b) exploit c) win d) make e) enter

9. … is the amount of work a person is expected to do.

a) workload b) deadline c) flextime d) workaholic e) lifestyle

10. The synonym of entertain somebody is ….

a) arrive b) get involved in c) look after d) refuse e) take out

11. … gives information about what customers want and need.

a) Consumer goods b) Market research c) Sales target d) Advertising agency e) Product range

12. … is a description of a typical customer.

a) Sales figures b) Advertising campaign c) Consumer behavior d) Product lifecycle e) Consumer profile

13. … is how much a company wants to sell in a period.

a) Market share b) Consumer goods c) Sales target d) Product launch e) Market research

14. Market executives … a meeting for all the staff managers.

a) arranged b) prepared c) implemented d) wrote e) collected

15. The most important thing is to … costs to keep within a budget and not to overspend money.

a) estimate b) consider c) do d) arrange e) prepare

16. Interest rate is ….

a) money from overseas b) general increase in prices c) differences in value between a country’s imports and exports

d) low taxes to encourage e) cost of borrowing money

17. GDP (gross domestic product) is ….

a) price at which one currency can buy another b) percentage of people without jobs c) differences in value between a

country’s imports and exports d) total value of goods and services produced in a country e) official rules/ paperwork/

regulations

18. A group of buildings that are built close together is a ….

a) sanitation b) infrastructure c) facilities d) complex e) slum

19. A reduction in the value of the country’s currency is ….

a) inflation b) devaluation c) demand d) boom e) rise

20. Things which are made at home and sold to tourists are ….

a) manufacture b) facilities c) handicrafts d) project e) components