UNIT

Companies

Vocabulary Q Complete the text with the correct form of verbs from the box.
Language work

launch have -begifr- manufacture provide export

Sonara .... t& d d n . . . . 1 in 1972 near Turin. Today, it ............................2

mainly aircraft engines, but in the 1970s it a ls o ...........................3 the car
industry with components. It ...........................4 a workforce of 2,000.
Sonara...........................5 75% of its engines to other European countries. Last
month, it ...........................6 a new type of engine which burns 15% less fuel
than other models.

Q Match the sentence halves.

1 Panetti employs over 3,500 people,-s a) but it plans to expand into France.
2 It introduced four new products ' b) including 1,400 in its own retail
last year, outlets.
3 It makes bread and c) including sandwiches and pies.
4 Panetti only supplies its own shops; d) many other bakery products.
5 It doesn’t sell any of its products e) it does not make products for
abroad, anyone else.

Q Match these words and phrases from exercise A with a word or phrase from
exercise B that has a similar meaning.

1 manufactures = .........................
2 provided =.............. ...........................................
3 has a workforce of = ...........................................
4 export = ...........................................
5 launched =.............. ...........................................

Notes J
Make and manufacture do not have exactly the same meaning. To manufacture
means to ‘make large quantities ofgoods in a factory, usingmachines’. You
manufacture (or make) cars, drugs,plastic goods, etc, but you usually make
(not manufacture) bread, cheese, etc.

Q Complete each sentence with a phrase from the box.

a) about future projects.

b) for quality control.
c) in international construction projects.
d) a new product.
e) -of-a-d-e-partfneftt-of 15 staffr-
f) under the brand name Tekko.

1 Juliette is in charge 4 They manufacture plastic furniture

2 Panetti is going to create 5 Jo and Francis are involved......
3 Alex is responsible 6 She likes to make presentations ...
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Language review Q Study these spelling rules for the -ing form.
Present Spelling rules Infinitive -ing form
continuous Most verbs just add -ing. market marketing
go going
If the verb ends in e, take away e and add -ing. improve improving
save saving

If the verb ends in consonant + vowel + consonant, set up setting up

double the final consonant and add -ing; transfer transferring
but do not double the final consonant deliver delivering
if it is in an unstressed syllable. target targeting

Q Write the -ing form of these verbs.

1 stay . fifoying..... 6 run ....................
2 listen 7 refer.........................
3 increase ................... 8 work ....................
4 develop 9 try ....................
5 take ................... 10 deal ....................

Q Write the missing word in each of the following sentences.

am
1 ^translating our company’s mission statement into Korean.
2 Many foreign companies investing in Turkey.
3 Sonara’s sales figures improving?
4 I looking for a manager with a lot of experience in finance.
5 Tom still checking the company accounts?
6 Unfortunately, the east of the country not attracting many investors.
7 You planning to break into the Spanish market, aren’t you?

Q Write short answers to these questions.

1 Is the situation getting better?
Y es,. jf. 1$............. ..
2 Are Sonara and Alfitel working together now?
Yes........................ ..
3 Are they improving the quality of their services?
No........................ ..
4 Is Mr Robertson looking for a bigger factory?
No........................ ..
5 Are you and Robert testing our new product?
Yes........................ ..
6 Hi Sam! So you aren’t working for RTS Sports any more?
No........................ ..
7 Is Barbara trying to get money for her new project?
Yes........................ ..
8 Is their new shop attracting a lot of customers?
No........................ ..

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Q Complete these sentences with either the present simple or the present
continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 We Hk Yy.'Pk . - - - three or four new products every year.
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Currently, we X\Y.. pXpiPPJP . .. a new type of air conditioner. (develop)
2 I think our sales figures ...................... thisMay. This is unexpected -
normally they ..................... in autumn and winter. (improve)
3 It generally ..................... only one year to develop a new product, but the
Language work

FX200 longer because of technical problems, (take)

4 MrsWu ...................... allour product presentations. This week, she
..................... our next presentation in Vancouver. (organise)
5 This is where we ...................... ourproducts. As you can see, Martin
..................... some cosmetics from our latest range, (test)
6 We Sonara’s laboratory until our new one is ready. Otherwise,
we never other people’s facilities, (use)

Language + Q Complete the sentences with the correct form (present simple or present
continuous) of the verbs from the box. Use each verb twice.

translate employ speak think answer

1 Ana Jp.tP9PM9P.P9 . this year’s directors’ report into Russian.

2 Bertrand......................... the phone this week because our secretary is
away.
3 How many people ........................... thecompany ?
4 Can you hold? Mr Souayah on the other line.
5 Business is so good that we an extra 200 staff.
6 Our manager ......................... we should open a new subsidiary in France.
7 They ......................... of expanding into the new markets of Central Asia.
8 We ......................... all our customers’ calls politely and efficiently.
9 We always ........................... all our company brochures into five languages.
10 I think I can get a very good job in Asia because I ......................... Chinese.

Writing Q Read this information about Shanghai Tang, the Chinese clothes design
company.
Editing
• In most of the lines 1-10 there is one wrong word. Some lines, however, are
correct.
• If a line is correct, put a tick ( / ) in the space provided.
• If there is a wrong word in the line, underline the wrong word in the text
and write the correct word in the space.

Shanghai Tang manufactures and selling designer clothes and fashion accessories
inspired by traditional Chinese culture. The brand’s founder, David Tang, is from
Hong Kong. ‘We make traditional Chinese clothes and we modernise them,’ she says.
Joanne Ooi, the com pany’s creative director, does a lot of research when she plan a
new collection. Her designers made clothes that are luxurious and elegant, but
they are clothes that people want to wearing because they make them feel special.
Shanghai Tang grew 40% in 2005. Its parent company is the Richem ont Luxury
Group, which also owns Cartier, M ontblanc, Chloe and several other global brand.
Shanghai Tang has its flagship store in Hong Kong’s Central District, and its also
has 20 store in cities like Paris, Tokyo, London, New York and Zurich.
Richem ont is now developing an am bitious plan: to launch five stores a year in the
world’s most dynamic markets.

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