- •Предисловие
- •Unit 1. Business communication: face to face
- •1.1. Listening Development
- •It is ok to start a conversation with a stranger at a business conference.
- •It is extremely important to provide your interlocuter with contact details.
- •1.2. Vocabulary Enrichment
- •Conversation 1
- •Conversation 2
- •Conversation 3
- •1.4. Reading Improvement
- •How to Make Small Talk
- •1.4. Writing Enhancement
- •1.5. Speaking Reinforcement
- •Conversation 1
- •Conversation 2
- •Active vocabulary Unit 1. Business Communication: Face to Face
- •Idiomatic expressions
- •Unit 2. Career prospects for language students
- •2.1. Listening Development
- •2.2. Vocabulary Enrichment
- •Interview
- •Assignment 9. Read the following texts and fill in the gaps with the phrases given in the list below.
- •1.4. Reading Improvement
- •Train conductor
- •1.5. Writing Enhancement Effective Essay Builder
- •I. Prewriting Essays
- •II. Writing Essays
- •Introduction Paragraph
- •III. Editing Essays
- •Vocabulary
- •Grammar and Spelling
- •Style and Organisation
- •2.6. Speaking Reinforcement
- •Unit 2. Career Prospects for Language Students
- •Unit 3 corporate life
- •3.1. Listening Development
- •China Faces Drop in Recruitment
- •British Job Losses
- •3.2. Vocabulary Enrichment
- •3.3. Reading Improvement
- •3.4. Writing Enhancement
- •3.5. Speaking Reinforcement Launching Your Own Business
- •Business plan checklist
- •Active vocabulary Unit 3. Corporate Life
- •Unit 4. Job hunting
- •4.1. Listening Development
- •4.2 Vocabulary Enrichment
- •Job-Seeker's Glossary of Job-Hunting Terms
- •Reading Improvement
- •4.4. Writing Enhancement
- •4.5. Speaking Reinforcement
- •Active vocabulary Unit 4. Job Hunting
- •Idiomatic expressions
- •Unit 5. Jobs and careers: revision & consolidation
- •5.1. Listening Development
- •5.2. Vocabulary Enrichment
- •5.3. Reading Improvement
- •Where I get my energy Emma Marsden asked six women who live to the full to tell how they do it.
- •5.4. Writing Enhancement
- •5.5. Speaking Reinforcement
- •Active vocabulary Unit 5. Revision and consolidation
- •Unit 6. Health matters
- •6.1. Improve Your Listening Skills
- •6.2 Vocabulary Enrichment
- •6.3. Reading Improvement
- •Processed food
- •6.4. Writing Enhancement
- •6.5. Speaking Reinforcement
- •Active vocabulary Unit 6. Health Matters
- •Unit 7. Sports and keeping fit
- •7.1. Listening Development
- •7.2. Vocabulary Enrichment
- •Indoor sports: ______________________________________________________
- •7.3. Reading Improvement
- •Ronald mcdonald to promote fitness
- •Yoga is best for back pain sufferers
- •7.4. Writing Enhancement
- •7.5. Speaking Reinforcement
- •Active vocabulary Unit 7. Sports and Keeping Fit
- •References
- •Contents
3.3. Reading Improvement
Assignment 1. What products do you think of when you see these brands?
1 Louis Vuitton 2 Givenchy 3 Kenzo 4 Donna Karan
Assignment 2. Read the first paragraph of the article about LVMH and complete the fact file.
Name: LVMH Products:
Head office: Number of brands:
Number of stores: Workforce:
Assignment 3. Answer the following questions.
1 What percentage of LVMH's staff do not work in France?
2 What was the percentage increase in sales at the Louis Vuitton division in the fourth quarter?
3 Which of the following were reasons for the increase in LVMH's sales?
a) well-known products c) better research
b) new stores d) new products
4 How did the launch of the Tambour watch help LVMH?
5 In which markets did LVMH sell a lot of products?
Assignment 4. Mark each statement true or false.
1 LVMH's main product is cosmetics.
2 LVMH doesn't launch many new products.
3 Sales in japan are poor.
4 LVMH's products are well made.
5 The image of its products is important to LVMH.
3.4. Writing Enhancement
Assignment 1. Using the framework below, write a short report (15-20 sentences) on the form of ownership of your company.
A six-point report writing plan |
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1. |
An opening to briefly introduce your company: Our company’s name is _______ It was founded by _______ (Name of company) is London/ Minsk/ _______-based operating in the area of _______ . Our slogan is _______ |
Company presentation: Company name Names of founders Location Type of business Slogan (if any) | |
2. |
Give an overview of the major forms of ownership Companies are units of business organisation carrying on some productive activity resulting in the creation of goods and services. They represent a variety of forms of ownership from _______ to _______ |
Overview 1 2 3 4 | |
3. |
Make a transition to the chosen form of ownership So what form of ownership have we chosen for our company? |
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4. |
Describe the chosen form of ownership Our company is a _______ |
Form of ownership | |
5. |
Describe its main features The founders of a _______ company signed a _______. A _______ company is controlled and run by the ... A _______ company is a company, in which the liability of its owners for debts is limited by _______ / not limited. The owners participate / do not participate in the day-to-day running of the company. _______ |
Main features 1 How formed 2 Control of firm 3 Liability for debts 4 Relationship between owner and business Etc. | |
6. |
Close To sum up, _______ |
Summary |
NOTE: Definition for Business Terms
The Company Profile Report provides an expanded directory display for a business. This report can include sales and sales trend information, business size, expanded SIC and line of business details, key principals, and business URLs.