- •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:
Contents:
Unit 1 Companies 3
Unit 2 Recruitment 14
Unit 3 Management Styles 26
Unit 4 Setting up a Business 33
Unit 5 Business Environment 45
Unit 6 Company Performance 54
Appendix 63
Tapescripts 65