Warming-up

Task II. Name some well-known companies and say what products they produce.

Task III. Different types of companies:

Global, national, international, European, private, domestic, public, holding company.

B. Find antonyms to the following words:

Private, national, foreign.

C. Look at the table below and say, what companies are active in:

• Computer industry

• Electronics industry

• Automobile industry

Company	Location	Activity
Matsushita Electronics Corporation	Japan	The production of electronics
Robert Bosch GmbH	The Federal Republic of Germany	The production of TV studio equipment
IBM Corporation	The USA	The production of computers
Microsoft Corporation	The USA	The production of software
Ford Company	The USA	Automobiles
GAZ Company	Russia	Automobiles, cars, trucks
BMW Company	Germany	Automobiles

IV. Read the words and phrases given below and group them into pairs of synonyms:

1) to manage	a) to be in charge of
2) to be responsible for	b) to report to
3) to be responsible to	c) to run

E.g. to be responsible to = to report to

2. Read the words and phrases given below and group them into pairs of antonyms:

1) to be responsible to	a) to fail
2) to succeed in	b) to be careless about
3) to look after	c) to be responsible for

E.g. to be responsible to / to be responsible for

2. Look at the list of the words and phrases given below and group them into the following columns:

to manage (управлять)	to be under smb. (подчиняться кому-либо)	to fulfill the functions (выполнять обязанности)

To run, to lead, to head, to be responsible for, to be responsible to, to be careless about, to be in charge of, to be in authority of, to supervise, to report to, to be one’s duty, to execute the policy, to fail to do smth, to deal.

Task VIII. A. A company is a success if its staff works well and everyone knows his / her job. Job titles:

• Form a noun describing a position in a company.

Use the suffix –er:

To manage, to lead, to program, to design, to employ, to work, to sell.

• Translate the words into Russian.

• Use the English words in statements of your own.

B. Review the main functions of company employees.

• Form a noun describing a function.

Use the suffix –ing:

To plan, to train, to organize, to manage, to recruit, to save.

• Translate the words into Russian.

• Use the English words in statements of your own.

Types of Companies

Task I. A. Read several definitions of the term “company” and translate them into Russian:

Company

1. An organization made up of people who work together for purposes of business or trade