English Language Test

The time now is . This is necessary to answer question 7.

1. What do you do?

2. You meet an English person for the first time and shake hands. He says: "How do you do?" What is your answer?

3. What is a possible meaning of the word "peruse" in the sentence "I perused the book."?

4. What are you doing?

5. During informal conversation on the third day of your four-day visit to the UK, someone asks you: "How long are you here for?" What is your answer?

6. A colleague mentions an organisation known as the E.I.C.R. To find out the full name, you ask...

7. Please note the difference between the time now and the time you started () Using the time difference, please complete the sentence below using the verb: "to work (on this test)".

I ... ... minutes.

8. To find out a person's opinion of, say, the Prime Minister's economic policies, you could ask...

9. In a discussion with your opposite number in England, you mention that productivity has increased over the last quarter. Disagreeing, he says: "Actually, I think you'll find it has decreased." On a scale of 1-10, how certain do you think he is (1 = not at all certain, 10 = absolutely positive)?

10. Write one sentence describing this situation:

	2008	2009	%
Sales ('000s)	307	450	40

11. You want to invite someone to have lunch with you. How do you do this?

12. Someone tells you, after two visits to the theatre, that Play A was "fun" and Play B was "funny". Which of the two plays was amusing?

13. What is a possible meaning of the word "peruse" in the sentence "Before I bought it, I perused the book."?

14. The following idioms are in frequent use in business conversations. Give a brief example which illustrates the meaning of each.
a: The ball's in your court.

b: I've got a lot on my plate.

c: Would you like to start the ball rolling?

d: Come on, now! No talking shop!

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