- •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:
6. Read the information about Boeing, ignoring punctuation for the moment.
the Boeing company is an enormous American aerospace company which manufactures aircraft, over 400 airlines use boeing aircraft, boeing manufactures civil aircraft, boeing manufactures military airplanes and boeing develops advanced computer technology, the us government buys its military planes, systems and space vehicles from boeing.
boeing's headquarters are in Seattle, Washington State. 87,000 people work for boeing in Seattle, over 116,000 work directly for boeing in the USA and Canada. 60% of boeing's sales are overseas.
a) Answer the questions:
1. What does Boeing do?
2. What three sectors does Boeing operate in?
3. Where is the company based?
4. What nationality is the company?
b) Re-write the paragraphs. This time make sure:
- that capital letters are used properly
- that you avoid repetition. Think about which nouns are repeated and which words can replace them, (the company, it, they, these, one,one of them, others).
c) Use the paragraphs to prepare a short company presentation. Include the following information:
- what the company specialises in / what sectors it operates in
- famous brand names
- main customer(s)
- where the company is based
(CD) 7. Pat Woodgate describes the history of the company he works for, Zurich Financial Services Group. Before you listen, match the words on the left with a definition on the right.
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1) asset management |
a) a sum of money is paid to a company to take on a risk for you
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2) insurance |
b) a company gives you financial advice, then manages your possession |
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3) re-insurance |
c) to join together to form a new company
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4) to merge |
d) an insurance company buys its own insurance from other insurance companies to share the risk of loss |
a) Listen to the first part of the talk and answer the questions:
1. Which two things does the presenter talk about?
2. Complete the sentences:
- Pat works in the Loss Control Department of Zurich _ part of the Zurich _ Group.
- The company deals with the p_ s_ local _ and national _ trusts.
3. Where was the company founded?
4. What was its original name in English?
b) Here are the key dates in the company's history. Listen to the second part of the talk and match each event to the correct date:
1873 1875 1992 1993 1998
1. The company merged with British American Financial Services and formed Zurich Financial Services Group.
2. The company obtained a license to conduct business in other European countries.
3. The company was opened for business in the UK, with headquarters in London.
4. The company started business and provided re-insurance.
5. The company took over the business of Municipal Mutual Insurance (MMI).
c) Complete the missing information:
1. The group has _1 employees.
2. It has over _2 customers.
3. The group operates in _3 countries.
4. It’s one of the ten largest companies which offer _4.