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(Level B2, “Market Leader Intermediate”) WRITING Read the task and look at the suggested procedure below. ? You work for a company that sells electrical goods. You have recently visited a potential supplier in Slovakia. Look at the memo and your hand-written notes. ? Write a 120 - 140 word report recommending whether your company should deal with the supplier or not. To: Alan From: Georgina Date: 16 February 2001 Re: Your visit to Ludova Technologies Slovensko  Alan Heres the information about Ludova Technologies. It isnt much, I’ m afraid, but its all we have. The company is 15 years old and employs about 20 people. Its located in the south west of Slovakia, on the Austrian border. They make electrical goods such as pocket radios, but were not really sure what else. Can you find out the following and write a report recommending what we should do? The factory ? What are the production facilities like? ? What is the production capacity?  Products ? What is the product range like?. Production times ? How quickly can they deliver?_  Your flight and hotel are booked and Mr Pavol Kukura will meet you at the airport on Friday. Good luck! LISTENING You are going to hear part of a presentation about risks in international trade. You have 30 seconds to read the questions below before you listen. You will hear the presentation twice. 1 The speaker is talking to: a) students of business administration. b) export managers from large companies. c) people who own their own businesses. d) business people without a lot of experience of exporting. 2 Mark all the topics the speaker mentions. a) receiving payment b) banking procedures c) avoiding disputes d) Insurance e) exchange rate risk f) delivery problems You will now hear the next part of the presentation on risks in international trade. You have 30 seconds to read the questions below before you listen. You will hear the presentation twice. 3 Of the four payment methods covered in the talk, which one does th