UNIVERSITY OF EL SALVADOR

WESTERN MULTIDISCIPLINARY CAMPUS

FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING - ENGLISH II
SEMESTER II - 2020

A. VOCABULARY.

Here is some information about Nokia, the Finnish

telecommunications company. Complete the sentences with the
COMPETITOR
words below.
PRODUCT
1. The _head office_________________ is in Helsinki.
MARKETS
2. Europe is one of the company’s major
_markets________________. CUSTOMERS

3. _Sales________________ in China are very high. EMPLOYEES

SALES
4. Ericsson is one of the main _competitor________________.
FACTORIES
5. They have _factories_______________ in ten different countries.
HEAD OFFICE
6. The company has more than 50,000 _employees_____________.
in the world.

7. The Nokia 7.1 is a very successful _product_________________.

8. Nokia has _customers________________ in at least 130 countries.

B. LISTENING

Simon Hastings has an interview with a senior manager at Nokia. Listen and
complete the information below.

Company: Nokia

Activity: Producing and sells telephones

Head office: In Helsinki

Research centre: Tampere

Employees: More than 50,000

Languages: Finish and English

Major markets: China

Main competitors: Motorola, Ericsson

Advertising: TV, magazines and sport events

C. CONVERSATION PRACTICE

Practice the conversation with a partner. Change roles.

A: What do you do at the weekend?

B: I often go to a cabin near Lake Pukkala.
A: What do you do there?
B: I swim or play tennis.
A: Who do you play with?
B: My sons.
A: And where do you swim?
B: in the lake. It’s very cold but very refreshing.
A: What do you do in the evenings?
B: I listen to music or take a sauna.
A: Thank you.

D. Writing
Write a conversation using your own information.
A:
B:
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B:
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B:
PRACTICE:
Change the verb into the correct form, then check your answers with a
partner.

1. I usually _go___________________ (go) to school.

2. They _visit______________________ (visit) us often.

3. You _play_____________________ (play) basketball once a week.

4. Tom _works____________________ (work) every day.

5. He always _tells_____________________ (tell) us funny stories.

6. She never _helps_____________________ (help) me with that!

7. Martha and Kevin _swims____________________ (swim) twice a week.

8. In this club people usually _dance______________________ (dance) a lot.

9. Linda _takes care____________________ (take care) of her sister.

10. John rarely _leaves______________________ (leave) the country.

11. We _live______________________ (live) in the city most of the year.

12. Lorie _travels_____________________ (travel) to Paris every Sunday.

13. I _bake______________________ (bake) cookies twice a month.

14. You always _teach____________________ (teach) me new things.

15. She _helps___________________ (help) the kids of the neighborhood.