Exam Questions: English Language Proficiency in Business, Assignments of English Language

Download Exam Questions: English Language Proficiency in Business and more Assignments English Language in PDF only on Docsity! TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC NGÂN HÀNG TP. HỒ CHÍ MINH BÀI KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC PHẦN Môn học: TIẾNG ANH ĐỌC – VIẾT 5 Họ và tên sinh viên: Ngô Lan Thanh....................................................................................... MSSV: 050608200640.............................. Lớp học phần: L03................................................ Section 1: READING Write your answer HERE. Questions 1-13 (1.3 point) Questions 1-6 Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in Reading Passage? In boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet, write YES if the statement agrees with the views of the writer NO if the statement contradicts the views of the writer NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say that the writer thinks about this 1. There are two types of contribution that languages make to business. -> YES 2. All businesses have recognized the importance of language to business. -> NO 3. English is the most important language for all business purposes. -> NO 4. Senior executives, especially, need to be fluent in the language of their trading partners. -> NOT GIVEN 5. Travellers on business need several different levels of language proficiency. -> YES 6. Some businesses provide interpreter training to their employees. -> NOT GIVEN Questions 7-10 Answer the questions below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 7-10 on your answer sheet. 7. What level of language proficiency are the workers required in the duty-free stores? -> good skills 8. Who are the first people the client usually have contact with in business? -> Receptionists and telephonists 9. Which industry is high language proficiency essential to? -> shipping 10. What business are interpreters and translators needed for? -> negotiation Questions 11-13 Choose the correct letter; A, B, C or D. Write your answers in boxes 24-26 on your answer sheet. 11. One of the most important qualities of the interpreter is A. common sense. B. industry knowledge and contacts. C. appropriate reaction. D. trustworthiness. 12. A qualified interpreter is essential to the business for A. ensuring cultural appropriateness. B. accuracy of information. C. success in trading. D. financial reasons. 13. In the writer’s opinion, hiring an indigenous person to improve the dialect language proficiency of the company staff is A. unethical. B. unlikely. C. sensible. D. expensive. Question 14 (1.3 points) Explain how you have answered the comprehension questions 1-13. 1. Languages make either a direct or indirect contribution to business and industry—from acquiring and retaining customer 2. Companies that operate solely in English will miss opportunities 3. Although the combination of business functions and processes impacted by improved communication may vary from company to company, language skills consistently deliver tangible business value and results for organizations that invest in language training 4. Not given 5. Travellers on business need to have different levels of language proficiency 6. Not given 7. ask for workers with good skills of different languages, such as at restaurants or in duty-free stores 8. The language proficiency needed to hold a conversation is quite different from that needed for negotiating. Receptionists and telephonists are the first point of contact between firms.