pp.81-84 KEY

CAREER SKILLS:  1.A,C    2.D,H     3.C,G     4. B,F

LISTENING 2: (you need to work with the script at the end of your course book)

1.       Not essential – meet the CFOs of companies on your “sustainable company” list.

2.       Impractical – attend a conference on sustainable development in Frankfurt next month.

3.       Of vital importance – come up with criteria to evaluate companies according to financial,
social and environmental performance.

CULTURE AT WORK: you might find this table useful

People in affective cultures

People in neutral cultures

Use more emotive language: I’m really excited! This is a great project

Use moderate language: I’m pleased to be involved in this project

Often speak loudly, in an animated way and with a wide variety of tones

Often speak rather quietly, in a flat, inexpressive tone

Prefer presentations that are lively

Prefer presentations to be given calmly

May think that people who don’t show their feelings are disinterested

May think that people who display too much feeling are ‘out of control’


DILEMMA & DECISION

I.

1.       They have just inherited the family fortune.

2.       They’re both entrepreneurs.

3.       They want to invest in the manufacturing sector.

4.       The sector is highly lucrative but risky, with rivals including giants like Fruit of the
Loom.

5.       To establish a successful business as quickly as possible, then sell it and reinvest the
profit in other ventures in order to build up a much larger fortune to leave to their own children.


II.                  Business plan – a detailed plan setting out the objectives of a business, the
strategy & tactics planned to achieve them, and the expected profits.

Minimum wage – the lowest amount of money that an employer is permitted to pay by law or union
contract.

Liability insurance – insurance covering a company against losses arising from injury or damage to
another person or property.

Trade union – an organization of craftspeople or workers in related crafts, formed for the purpose
of advancing its members’ interests in respect to wages, benefits & working conditions.

Integrity – sticking to moral principles, honesty.

Manufacturing site – the area or plot of ground on which the making of goods takes place

Staff turnover – change or movement of people employed by a company.

To offset – to counterbalance, to compensate for


REVIEW 3

LANGUAGE CHECK:

The passive

1.       Is to be introduced

2.       Are not being given

3.       Will be reached; will be withdrawn

4.       Correct

5.       Must be produced

6.       Had not been informed

7.       Be asked

8.       Correct

9.       Has been damaged

10.   May be forced; are awarded

Adjectives & adverbs

1.       Surprisingly little

2.       Highly sophisticated

3.       Particularly difficult

4.       Much cheaper

5.       Directly operated

6.       Clearly demonstrated

Emphasis

1.       Never have I seen a company’s shares collapse as fast as this.

2.       Rarely are private investors able to match the performance of professional fund managers.

3.       On no account should investors concentrate all their shareholdings in one business sector.

4.       What I’d like to focus on today is how to identify stock market opportunities.

5.       It’s the return on an investment that is the most important thing in the long run.

6.       What has always interested me most is the psychology of investors.

Consolidation

1.       has sued             2. highly              3. was forced    4.casually           5. was
brought    6.earlier 7.was awarded                          8. No sooner     9. Being felt

VOCABULARY CHECK

I.

LAW

       BRANDS

                  INVESTMENT

case

judge

damages

sue

verdict

       image

       target

       identity

       publicity

       promotional

                  entrepreneur

                  dividends

                  risk

                  portfolio

                  bonds

II.

1.       risk        2. Image              3. Entrepreneurs             4. Publicity         5.
Sued                6. Judje(s)

7.       damages             8. Identity          9. Cases


CAREER SKILLS

Negotiating:

-How much are you selling your camera for?

-I’m asking £500 for it.

-That’s much too expensive for me.

-Is it? Well, what price are you prepared to pay then?

-I suppose I could go to £300.

-£300! No way, but I’d consider £400.

-That’s a good compromise – you’ve got a deal!


Dealing with people at work

1.       Let’s work on this together.

2.       …it just needs a few minor changes.

3.       I wanted to tell you before anyone else does.

4.       …but it’s not what we need right now.

5.       We’re all ultimately working towards the same thing.

Prioritising

1d, 2a, 3e, 4b, 5c