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+ Organizations and roles VOCABULARY 11 Answer the clues to complete the puzzle. Position or function. A system with different levels of responsibility and importance. The Director is the person in charge of running a British company. A busines The person with overall responsibility. May also be 3. ‘The head of a section or department. To plan, arrange, and prepare. ‘The mother or father company? 9 Asection of a company responsible for a specific activity 10 A.company which belongs to, and is controlled by, another company. 11. The boss of a US company. 12 A diagram which explains the structure of a business or organization. 2. Rearrange the letters in brackets to make words which describe some of the people and departments in a business. 1 Tanswer the main phone and direct calls to other people in the organization, - (WISTCBHODAR OERAPTRO) 2 Pmthe ‘Manager. That means I'm in charge of buying the raw ‘materials and components that the business needs. (UPRCSAGINH) 3. My department deals with computers and communications. We call it IT for short (AINRMFNOTIO ECHTYONGOL) 4 Lwork in and development. We experiment with new ideas for products and test them, | (EHSRERAC) 5 Lam the most important person in any business, Without me the business wouldn't exist. 'm the (TUSCMORE) © oreanzatonsanaoes AD READING 41 Read about Michael Dell of Dell computers and complete the information about his life and a typical working day. Home town: . ‘Time travelling abroad: Number of trips to Europe and Asia: Atypical day 5.30 6.00-7.00 7.00-8.00 8.00 18.15) 2. You are talking to a friend about Michael Dell. Use t exercise 1 to complete the conversation. B Organizations and roles. 11 GRAMMAR 1 Sandrine Kepplar is the PA to Henry Strange, a chef who owns a restaurant in the city of London. Use the pictures and notes to write about Sandrine’s mor Sandrine gets.up.at fou.ticts gets dressed, and has a.cup of coffee. At five. fifteen she. takes a taxi to.the market where she meets her boss, Henry. Then. at. 2. Look at a typical month from Sandrine’s calendar. Write sentences which describe her habits and routines using adverbs of frequency sometimes / always / never, etc. MONDAY __| TUESDAY _| WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY 1 2am [a dear ae | 5 eseck | reavente Baro | og 2 e ™ crs Som = amen | Boek | a 2 Bee |e = wea ae | aark | aravens 1 goes to gym cats out ae Re visits parents coe business travel works on Saturday goes to the cinema _ n Organizations and roles SPEAKING 4 Cheryl Baxter is the manager of a factory warehouse. Complete what she says about her job with prepositions from the box. Read the information about Nathan Rowe. Using what Cheryl said as a model, write ‘what Nathan says about his job. Name: Nathan Rowe Job title: Customer Relations Assistant Responsibilities: Send out information and brochures about the company. Provide information to journalists and prepare press releases. Check that facts are correct. Edit the company magazine. Immediate boss: Carole Harper, Head of Public Relations Overall boss: Charlene Richards, Director of Marketing. Well. Nathan, Rowe aidan... . Jenny McMillan has just joined the company where Nathan works. Complete her conversation with Nathan. i B Organizations and roles 13 WRITING 11 Your friend Xavier is applying for « holiday job. He has asked you to check the letter before he sends it. Correct and rewrite it below. 2. Use the prompts to write a reply to Xavier's letter. Dear Mr Massenet, Further / your letter / concern / temporary work /I/ be / happy / inform you / that Bodger’s / recruit / shop assistant / the Christmas period. Tenclose / copy / terms / conditions / together / list / particular vacancies. ‘We look forward to / receive / your completed application form / near future. Yours sincerely, Delilah Winterbottom / Human Resources

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