PRE-INTERMEDIATE

In company interviews: Units 17–19

Before you watch
1 Read the sentences below. Circle all the options you agree with.
a Building relationships / trust / skills in a company is very important.
b Building the team is very complex / easy / exciting.
c Building a team is like building a family for the company / a team of players in a football match /
a new group of friends.
d You must build a team that is happy / balanced / motivated.
e The team should include different ages and nationalities / areas of expertise and knowledge /
types of personality.

While you watch: Office gossip

2 Watch the video. Look at 1 and choose the correct answers for Plamen Petroff. Are your
opinions similar?

While you watch: E-commerce

3 Watch the video. Match the words to make four compound nouns and four verb-noun
collocations.
a contact 1 presence e online 5 service
b have 2 incidents f provide 6 issues
c Internet 3 a relationship g report 7 line
d log 4 name h support 8 presence

4 Use your answers in 3 to complete the summary of Plamen’s talk. Watch the video again
to check your answers.

(a) is very important. E-commerce is not just trading –

we (b) and (c) with our clients.
Part of the company’s reason for having an (d) is to
offer a log in for partners where they can (e) . It’s like a
(f) and partners can (g) which helps
communication.
A company website should offer more than just their (h)
and address.

While you watch: E-work

5 Watch the video. Make notes on the questions.
a Whose decision is it to allow employees to work from home?

b What are the advantages?

c What are the disadvantages?

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6 Write two more advantages and two more disadvantages of e-work, or working from home,
in the table.
Advantages: Disadvantages:

After you watch

7 Look back at Plamen’s answers in 5 and your answers in 6. Answer the questions.
a) Is building a good team important in your workplace? If yes, give an example of team
building you have experienced and how it helped the team. If no, make a suggestion of how
to build a good team.


b) Do you work from home as part of your job? If yes, what is your work environment
at home? If no, what conditions would you need to work at home successfully?


c) Does your company have a strong online presence? If yes, give examples of the online
presence and its service. If not, how could it have a better online presence?

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