IV. Answer the questions

1. What is organizational structure?

2. Who are directors chosen by?

3. What is the function of a human resources department?

4. What are the main departments needed for a company to function properly?

5. What department is responsible for servicing the functional areas of the company?

V. Expressing your point of view

1. An automobile company decides to open a new dealership in a foreign country. The manager is asked to choose all the possible positions and vacancies for a new dealership. What staff should be hired, what departments should be established?

2. You are an applicant at the interview applying for a position of human resources manager at a clothes shop. You are asked to enumerate the responsibilities of a distribution manager, production manager, sales manager and an accountant. What responsibilities can you mention?

3. Do you think working abroad is essential for a successful career? Why / Why not?

When answering the questions use the following phrases:

To my mind …	In my experience …
In my opinion …	As far as I understand …
On the one hand, …on the other hand	From my point of view …
If my memory serves me right …	If I am not mistaken …
It seems to me that …	Personally, I think …
My personal view is that …	I am sure/certain/convinced that …
The fact is that …	This proves that …
It is obvious that …	There is no doubt that …

Part II. Company structure

1. Read the passage below and complete the missing word in each space.

Use the following words: factories, manufacture, turnover, industry, retail, staff, subsidiary, multinational, headquarters.

Philips UK Limited .……… electronic and electrotechnical products for .…………and private consumers. The company has 16 …………in England and Wales and sells its products through ……….outlets all over the UK.

Philips UK Limited is a ………….of Philips NV, a ……….with its ………..in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The group employs 304,800 ……………. worldwide and has a ……………of 24,560 million Euros.

II. Current projects

a) We use the present continuous tense to talk about projects that are going on at the moment.

We're working in a joint venture with the People's Republic of China at the moment.

Look at the table below and discuss Philips's current projects with a partner.

A What are they doing with Robert Bosch?		B They're producing TV studio equipment.
PARTNER	LOCATION		ACTIVITY
The People's Republic of China	Wuhan		The manufacture of optical glass fibres and cables
The People's Republic of China	Shenzan		The production of video cassette
Whirlpool Corporation	USA		The sale of white goods
Matsushita Electronics Corporation	Japan		The manufacture of components
Robert Bosch GmbH	The Federal Republic of Germany		The production of TV studio equipment
Warner Bros. Inc.	USA		The sale of information and entertainment systems

b) The sentences below all describe actions that are going on at the moment. Complete them with words from the box. Use the present continuous tense

wait leave phone go build

expand develop stay get spend

1. Philips …………………………………..…their activities in China.

2. Our research department………………………………a new drug.

3. They……………………………………………at the Dorchester Hotel.

4. Someone……………………………………………for you in your office.

5. We………………………………………………a new factory in Barcelona.

6. I…………………………………………………about order no. AJ/2496.

7. These products…………………………………near the end of their life cycle.

8. The dollar…………………………………..up.

9. The EDP department……………………………a lot of money on new equipment.

10 I'm tired so I……………………………………now.