- •Unit 1 Companies
- •2. Work in pairs and discuss what you know about Ford and its history. Now read the magazine article. Ford of Britain
- •3. Match the information about these multinational companies to the correct company.
- •4. Read this history of Dr. Martens shoes. The writer uses the Present tense to make the summary seem “alive”. Dr. Martens always living shoes
- •5. The text is about the French company, Bic. Can you name three of Bic's products? Now quickly read the text to check. Bic’s success in a throwaway world
- •6. Read the information about Boeing, ignoring punctuation for the moment.
- •8. Work in pairs to find out about emi (Electrical Musical Industries), one of the world's leading music companies.
- •Introduction
- •Main Body of the Presentation
- •10. Self-study task
- •Key Vocabulary (Unit 1)
- •Unit 2 Recruitment
- •2. Read the questions and check the meaning of the words in bold. Ask and answer the questions in pairs.
- •3. Which workers normally do these things? Make sentences using the suitable professions.
- •4. Look at the list of expressions describing job requirements, then match the definitions (1-6) to an expression.
- •5. Complete the sentences below using the given words/phrases.
- •7. Prepare to describe a job you would like to do in the future. Make notes on the following:
- •8. Read the introduction to the text. Who is Ricardo Semler? What problem did he have?
- •9. Read the quotes and say if you agree or disagree with them, then discuss the quotes with your partner.
- •A) Where do you think each of the following headings should be placed?
- •11. Read about the letter of application. The Letter of Application
- •12. Read the article. Job swapping
- •13. Self-study task
- •Key Vocabulary (Unit 2)
- •Unit 3 Management Styles
- •3. Read the portraits of managers in five different countries and decide which country each one corresponds to.
- •What are managers?
- •4. Read about management styles and then the stories of people from different countries about their bosses. Management styles
- •My beloved boss…
- •5. Listen to the interview.
- •Choose the correct option:
- •Listen again. What did Mr. Wilkins reply to each question?
- •Self-study task
- •Key Vocabulary (Unit 3)
- •Unit 4 Setting up a Business
- •2. In pairs, decide which of the advantages and disadvantages below you would associate with the following forms of business. In some cases there may be more than one correct answer.
- •3. Read the following expressions and check you understand them. Then discuss the questions using the given phrases.
- •4. Listen to the first part of a seminar and answer the questions.
- •A) Listen to the rest of the seminar. Which of the expressions in ex. 3 does the speaker mention?
- •How to be an entrepreneur
- •44 Or above
- •Between 44 and 22
- •Below 22
- •Answer the questions:
- •Is starting a business for me?
- •Discuss the questions:
- •What could I do?
- •What kind of business can you start? Will it work?
- •How to present ideas to a group
- •Key Vocabulary (Unit 4)
- •Unit 5 Business Environment
- •2. Look at the shopping baskets which show the prices of everyday goods in five countries.
- •3. 'The Big Mac Index' shows how long it takes in different countries to earn enough money to buy a Big Mac with French fries. Look at the information below. The Big Mac Index
- •4. Read the story.
- •Vibrant Business Environment
- •Read the following sentences and match them to possible reasons.
- •Look at the top list which ranks countries according to competitiveness. World beaters: the most competitive countries (previous ranking in brackets)
- •7. The words in bold are connectors that show the writer is adding more information. Read the examples to see how they are used.
- •8. Self-study task
- •Key Vocabulary (Unit 5)
- •Unit 6 Company Performance
- •Read the information below. What’s an annual report?
- •Answer the questions:
- •Ikea sales
- •Ikea purchases
- •4. The newspaper article below is about Marks & Spencer (m&s). Read the first two paragraphs. What were profits like when the text was written? No Quick Respite in Sight for m&s*
- •Read paragraph 3 and say which two sectors Marks & Spencer deals in. Which one is doing well?
- •On the retailing side m&s is involved in various product ranges. Read paragraphs 3-5 and say which of the following are mentioned:
- •Read paragraphs 6, 7, 8, then answer the questions:
- •The text describes the trends for m&s's profits in key markets. Put each word from the box in the table:
- •E) Listen to how the verbs and nouns are pronounced:
- •5. Describing trends
- •European car sales 1991 - 2000
- •Key Vocabulary (Unit 6)
- •Appendix Unit 1
- •8. Student b
- •6. Student b: Look at the graph below which shows cinema attendance for Poland, Germany and Britain.
- •Tapescripts Unit 1 Companies
- •Unit 2 Recruitment
- •Unit 3 Management Styles
- •Unit 4 Setting up a Business
- •Unit 5 Business Environment
- •Contents:
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Read the following sentences and match them to possible reasons.
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1. There is high unemployment. |
a. Perhaps this is because they are becoming difficult to find. |
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2. No one wants to invest in the North. |
b. Maybe investors are worried about political situation there. |
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3. A computer firm announces a massive profit. |
c. This might be because it’s new product is very popular. |
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4. The cost of raw materials will get higher. |
d. This could be because companies only want to employ highly skilled workers. |
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Look at the top list which ranks countries according to competitiveness. World beaters: the most competitive countries (previous ranking in brackets)
Top
1 (1) USA
2 (2) Singapore
4 (6) Netherlands
5 (4) Finland
6 (7) Norway
7 (8) Switzerland
8 (12) Denmark
10 (10) Canada
12 (11) Britain
14 (14) Germany
Bottom
31 (28) Argentina
36 (37) Greece
37 (33) Brazil
38 (35) Czech Rep.
39 (29) Thailand
41 (41) India
42 (44) South America
44 (42) Colombia
45 (43) Poland
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46) Russia
a) Work in pairs. Choose three countries and discuss the reasons for their position on the top list. Think about some of these points.
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political stability
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infrastructure
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inflation
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taxes
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labour costs
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international trade
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foreign investment
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technology
(CD) b) Listen to Tom Armstrong talking about five countries from the top list. Complete the table.
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1. United States |
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c) Did Tom mention any of the countries you discussed? Did you guess the reasons correctly?
7. The words in bold are connectors that show the writer is adding more information. Read the examples to see how they are used.
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The country is suffering for a number of reasons; the infrastructure is poor, there is little inward investment and workers are demotivated too/as well.
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Like Finland, Norway also showed strong growth last year.
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India benefits from low labour costs, and in addition raw materials are plentiful.
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The Netherlands is in the top five countries. Finland is as well.
a) What do you notice about the position of the connectors? Match the connector with its position:
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too/as well a end of clause
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in addition b mid position
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also c start of second clause or second sentence
b) Use one of the connectors to complete the following sentences:
1. Singapore has a very strong infrastructure. _ there is a high level of trade and investment.
2. The Netherlands comes in the top five countries. Finland is _ up in the top five.
3. High corporate taxes can have a negative effect on an economy. They reduce companies' profits and _ they do not encourage foreign investment.
4. Although Poland is in 45th place, it shows a strong entrepreneurial spirit, and _ it has a good rate of growth.
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Britain is below Finland. Germany is _ below Finland.
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Ireland is now attracting a lot of foreign investment. Multinationals are opening offices there and more Irish people are staying in Ireland to work, _ .
c) Look at the information below. Choose one country and write a paragraph using connectors to show the addition of information:
country 1
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has very high inflation
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has high unemployment
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there is political instability
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has export difficulties
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President is in poor health
country 2
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low unemployment
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low corporate taxes
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a lot of foreign investment
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good growth
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skilled workforce