- •Unit 1 Companies
- •Match the words (1 – 10) with the definitions (a – j):
- •Complete the sentences with words from the Useful Language (the first letter is given):
- •III. Read the following text and say what the numbers below stand for.
- •Panasonic
- •IV. Match the words from the text with their definitions.
- •V. Fill the gaps with a suitable word or phrase.
- •VI. Answer the following questions:
- •VII. Discussion points.
- •Present Simple
- •VIII. Complete the sentences using the verbs below in the Present Simple:
- •IX. Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences below:
- •X. Translate from Russian into English:
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Match the words (1 – 10) with the definitions (a – j):
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subsidiary
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manufacture
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exporter
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goods
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operate
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signature
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employ
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retail
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introduce
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offer
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a person, company, or country that sells products to another country
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to provide or supply something
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give someone a job to do for payment
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a company that is owned or controlled by another larger company
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work in a particular way or from a particular place
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make someone know another person
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make products in large quantities
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the selling of products to the public, usually through shops
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items for sale
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your name as you usually write it, e.g. at the end of a letter
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Complete the sentences with words from the Useful Language (the first letter is given):
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Companies publish a………………… reports to inform the public about the year's activities.
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The company s………………… in selling security systems.
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Nestle is one of the biggest producers of c………………… food.
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Retail s………………… are lower than expected this year.
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The boss refused our r………………… to leave work early.
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We're trying to keep our new product a secret from our c………………… .
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We do not sell any alcoholic b………………… .
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The company is doing a lot to protect the e………………… from pollution by using r………………… packaging.
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Our m………………… activity is to p………………… information services.
Reading
III. Read the following text and say what the numbers below stand for.
14 630 1918 366,937 114,000,000,000
Panasonic
The Panasonic Corporation is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics corporation. It is based in Osaka, Japan. It specializes in electronics manufacturing and produces goods under a variety of names including Panasonic and Technics.
Panasonic started in 1918 first selling duplex lamp sockets. It operated factories in Japan and other parts of Asia through the end of World War II. Today it is one of the largest electronics manufacturers in the world, along with its main competitors Sony and Toshiba, with annual sales of about $ 114 billion. There are currently more than 630 companies including the parent company and its subsidiaries. 366,937 employees work for the corporation worldwide.
Panasonic consists of 14 business domain companies. Each company has its own production and sales divisions that respond to its own business segment, such as home appliances, office equipment, healthcare products, industrial equipment, original equipment for automobile brands such as Toyota, Honda and Subaru, and other electronic and consumer products. The photographic cameras launched by Panasonic are still on top along with other giants like Sony, and their professional cameras are the best.
In addition to electronics, Panasonic offers non-electronic products and services such as home renovation services.