Companies and organisations
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Companies and organisations Learning objectives: Students learn key vocabulary used in talking about companies and the ways they are organized.
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Starter – talking about companies Exercise 1 – Read these descriptions of some companies. Complete their names.
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1. This American multinational technology company provides many different services. It focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming and artificial intelligence. It’s one of the Big Five companies in the US, along with ______________________________________________________________. The company’s B2B ecommerce channel has more than 10 billion in global annualized sales.
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2. This company produces tyres for cars and other vehicles. It is based in France, but it has more than 125,000 employees all over the world. It is well-known for its red and green travel guides.
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3. This northern European company operates in the retail market. It specializes in low-price products, including furniture, bathrooms and kitchens.
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4. It’s a subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS). The company makes planes for the commercial aircraft market, where its main competitor is Boeing.
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5. This company makes many different electrical and electronic products, such as TVs, computers, and mobile phones. It is South Korea’s largest company and exporter.
Exercise 2 – Complete these sentences with a form of the words in bold in exercise 1. 1. Some companies make or ____ goods.
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2. Other companies ___ or offer services.
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3. If you ___ in a particular product or service, it’s your main
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activity. 4. If you work for a company, you are an ___.
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5. If your head office is in a particular city, your company is
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___ there. 6. If you work in a ___, your company is part of a bigger group
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(the parent company). 7. If you sell a lot of products, your ___ are very good. English for Business Communication – G. Beheydt
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