Exercise 69

Ask and answer the questions, using the notes of the BOS organisation chart:

Who is Mary’s boss? – Fred.

1 Mary – boss 5 Fred – personal secretary

2 Paul – boss 6 Simon – boss

3 Sheila – boss 7 Sheila – secretary

4 Sheila – assistant 8 Howard – boss

Exercise 70

Write 8 sentences about overseas staff:

Jacques de la Plaine Chantal Dubois

Sales representative Secretary

Mary–Jo Braun

Sales assistant

1. Mary–Jo is Jacques’ assistant.

2. Jacques ................................... boss.

3. Jacques ........ Chantal’s ....................

4. Chantal ...............................................

Lorenzo Magnani Francesca Albarosa

Sales representative Secretary

Marisa Balzarini

Sales assistant

5 ............................................................

6 ............................................................

7 .............................................................

8. ………………………………………

Exercise 71

Underline possessive case forms in the following extract from a speech by Alex Conrad, Chief Executive of Tambo Inc., a food manufacturer.

“Tambo’s results are very good. Last year’s figures were also pleasing, but now our turnover has improved by 15%. Our competitors’ results are not as good. The work of all our staff has been excellent. Our products have answered the needs of our customers. The company’s dedication to quality has been total. The decision of the Board to enter new markets was also very important. The former Chief Executive, Bill Machin, made a very big contribution – Bill’s ideas made Tambo the success it is today.”

Exercise 72

Complete the text below about the future for Frodo, an engineering company. Write appropriate possessive case forms to combine the words in brackets.

The results of the tests (results/tests) were very good. The ________________ (report/Research Director) was very positive. We hope that all ________________ (customer/Frodo) will like the new product. We think it will meet ______________ (needs/our customers). I agree with ____________________ (opinion/John Tudor). He thinks __________________ (market share/Frodo) will increase. With this new product, _________________ (performance/next year) will be very good. As always, we must focus on the _____________________ (quality/our products and services). The _____________________ (speech/Chairman) at the AGM (Annual General Meeting) will say that quality and new products are most important.

Exercise 73  (Starting Business English ex 10, p 10)

Listen to the tape, look and write down the sentences.

Name	Kate MacKenna	Don Bradley	Edward Green
Company	Bibury Systems	Bibury Systems	Bibury Systems
Job Title	Head of Sales	Director	Marketing Executive
Department	Sales	Sales/Marketing	Marketing
Position	Reports to Don	On the Board	Reports to Don

Example:

This is Kate MacKenna. She works for Bibury Systems in the Sales Department. She reports to Don Bradley.

Exercise 74  (Starting Business English ex 9, p 10)

Listen to the tape and fill in the table.

Name	Bob Jackson	Sally Carter	John Mason	Sue Peters
Company
Department
Job Title
Position	Reports to Derek Jones