- •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:
12. Read the article. Job swapping
Can you imagine the boss changes jobs with receptionist? She runs top management meetings for a day while he answers the phone and handles visitors. Job swaps are becoming popular because the organizations believe they can be a great way for staff to share experiences and build new relationships. Two people in the same organization do each other’s jobs for a day and then discuss what they can learn from the experience. Two participants give us their thoughts.
Sonia Griffin, a team coordinator – responsibilities include organising meetings, travel and documentation:
“Ben's job is tough. He has to work on a lot of different things - everything from the company's publicity material to client Christmas cards. I spent the morning with his team designing a new corporate brochure. Actually, it was a bit depressing at first because most of my ideas were hopeless. But when we discussed the design of next year's Christmas cards, the team decided to take up some of my ideas, which was great. At the end of the day I was happy to go back to my job and what I'm trained to do. But the day did teach me that I could do other things and that I had more creativity than I thought. Now I want to get better and be more creative. So I'll try to contribute more ideas during our team meetings in future.”
Ben Walker, a design director – responsibilities include designing corporate brochures and external documentation:
“I was definitely more nervous than Sonia. I knew her job was very different from mine, all about organisation: setting up meetings, getting documentation ready, working to tight deadlines, and so on. In fact, my first task was to organise an internal meeting with eight very senior people. The first thing was to book a limo to pick up people from the airport: that was easy. Next was to update information for the actual meeting. That was a disaster! I couldn't print it out because 1 had no idea how to use the software. It got really stressful but, fortunately, Sonia came to the rescue. How did I feel at the end of the day? For me, it was a great experience, I learned that organisational skills are essential to achieve targets and I learned more about coping with pressure. And for me, swapping seemed to be a good way to develop confidence, communication and motivation. It’s nice to meet new people and fun to try new things, I hope we can do more of it in the future and improve our work skills.”
a) Answer the questions:
1. What is job swapping?
2. What jobs did Sonia and Ben swap?
3. Were they positive about the experience?
4. Why does Sonia think Ben's job is difficult?
5. What did Sonia learn about herself from the job swap?
6. How will the job swap change the way Sonia does her job?
7. Why was Ben worried about swapping jobs with Sonia?
8. What major problem did Ben have during the day?
9. What did Ben learn about himself from his job swap?
10. Do you think job swapping is a good idea? What could you learn from doing a job swap?
b) Use verbs from the article to complete this advertisement. The first letter is given for you:
Human Development Associates (HAD) LTD
We can help you to help yourself. We will help you to…
1. ………….. new relationships and useful networks with people
2. more ideas in meetings
3. to tight deadlines
4. targets which you set yourself
5. with pressure
6. greater confidence in what you do
7. ……………work skills