Your company

1 1 Module review

II Complete the crossword using the clues.

1 2

4 5

9 10

11
Clues across -
1 .. . is in charge of organising the production schedules.
3 ... is in charge of checking that the final products are not damaged.
4 .. . is in charge of recruiting and training new employees.
6 ... is responsible 'ror making the company's products.
7 .. . is in charge ofbuying raw materials.

s .. . is responsible for distributing the products to the customers.

9 .. . is in charge of advertising the products.
11 .. . is responsible for developing and maintaining the company's computer network.

Clues down l
2 ... is responsible for dealing with customer problems.
5 ..• is responsible for selling the products.
10 ... is responsible for handling the company's finances.
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R II Alex Weidenteller is a trainee computer technician from Dortmund. He is talking to Mr Warren, head technician at
@A 6.7 Salinger Communications in Manchester, about the company. Listen to the conversation and decide whether the
statements are true or false.

True False
1 1

1. Salinger Communicat ions has over 200 employees.

2. All ofthe company's employees work in the building.
3. The company only has buildings in England.
4. Salinger Communicat ions is run by the Salinger family.
5. The company is building a new production hall.
6. The new facility will·be approximate ly 2000m3•
7. Mr Warren offers to give Alex a tour ofthe building site.
8. Alex will start by working dosely with Mr Warren.

R II Listen to the conversation again and correct the false statements in your own words.
@A6.7

II Read the text about Sabine and her job, and find the English equivalents of the German words below.

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0 D 0 f 3 G 1 .

HI my name ls Sabine Grau and I work as an

el~ctrlclan. My company ls based In Leipzig but I am
worklng in the Canadlan branch, In Vancouver at the
moment. Our company malntalns and repalrs wlrlng
and electrlcal equlpment In homes, offlces and
factorles around Vancouver. If electrlcal wlres, cables
and swltches are not malntalned properly, there can
be problems. And, when there's a problem, we get a
call. Most of the time we can fix the problem easily,
but sometlmes lt ls a ilttle more complicated and we
have to change or replace faulty wlres and equlp-
ment. One thlng I always take wlth me ls my
multimeter. lt measures electrlcal current and ls
probably the tool I use the most. lt helps me to find
where the problem ls qulckly.

6. Schalter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __
1. instand halten - - - - - - - - - - - -
7. fehlerhaft _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _
2. Geräte _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

3. reparieren _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
8. lösen _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __

4. Strom _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 9. ersetzen _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __

10. wahrscheinlich _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __
5. elektrische Leiter _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ _
Module B I Your company

2 1 Phrases review -+ PHRASES: Your company

II Write full English sentences using the German sentences given.

Deutsche Sätze English sentences

1. Unsere Firma wurde 1998 gegründet.

2. Wrr sind ein mittelständisches

Familienunternehmen.

3. Wir sind eine Tochtergesellschaft des größten

LKW-Herstellers in Deutschland.

4. Ich arbeite bei einem bedeutenden

Autohersteller.

5. Wir sind eine Kette von IT-Dienstleistern.

6. Wir sind ein führender Hersteller von KFZ-

Werkzeugen.

7. Wir sind ein Hersteller von Holzmöbeln und sind

spezialisiert auf Gartenmöbel.

8. 1998 wurden wir vonJackson Technologies Ltd.

übernommen.

II Finish the sentences to describe your own situation.

1. I'm training to become a ________ ___ in a

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______ company.
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2. Iworkin the _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ industry.

3. Iworkwith _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ machines.

4. I work infon a

5. I am responsible for
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6. Ireportto

7. I work for a _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ company.

II Underline the mistakes in the sentences and write down the correction.

1. Harrison's Haulage was found in 1966 by Mike Harrison. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __

2. My company produces tools for the automobile branch. - -- - - - -- - - - - - -- --

3. We are a daughter company of the largest construction company in the USA.

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M II Your company has a visitor from the United States and your boss wants to give him some information. Your boss
does not speak fluent English and asks for your help. Translate the sentences below into English.

1 Wir haben über 20 Standorte 2 Unsere Produkte sind auf dem

hier in Deutschland. neuesten Stand der Technik.

3 Wir stellen Flugzeugteile her.

4 Unser Hauptsitz ist in Bremen.
5 Unsere Produkte werden mit der
neuesten CAD-Technologie entworfen.

6 Unsere Komponenten sind

zuverlässig und preisgünstig.

7 Unsere Autoteile sind

weltweit bekannt.

II Put the jumbled sentences into the right order.

1. often / overtime / do / I / to / have / we / when / orders / have / large

. / programmm
2. for / respons1ble · g/1/the/am/machines

3. I/night shift/like/the/working/don't

4. in/work/ a/1/ an/factory /in/industrial park/large

5. foreman/1/shifts/work/the/I /to/report/and

6. an/work/on/1/assembly line

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3 1Grammar review
Tenses
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II Read the text about Sabine's job and underline the correct form of the verb.

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I love my job and Vancouver ls an amazlng place to live. I

[1. am working/have worked/work] here for slx months.
I have tobe at the company by 8:30a.m. every mornlng so I
usually [2. get up/am getting up/have gatten up] at about
7:30a.m. I live qulte close to the company and I [3. ride/
am ridlng / have ridden] my blke most mornlngs. I work on
different projects all of the time. At the moment, we
[4, work/ are working / have worked] for a local company
who [S. opened / are opening / have just opened] some
offlces In the clty centre. We [6. are / have been / are being]
at thls slte slnce last month and our company [7, installs/
is installing / has installed] all of the lights and other wlring.
Today I [8. work / am working / have worked] on the wlrlng
In the conference rooms. Of course, safety ls very important In
my work and I always [9, check/ am checking / have
checked] that everythlng ls turned off before I start worklng on
the wlres. I generally [10. am worklng/work/have worked]
untli 4 p.m., and then I like to go home and relax. Sometlmes I
[ 11, have worked / work / am worklng] on Saturdays, but
only lf there an urgent Job to do.

Complete the sentences using either for or since.

II
three hours.
1. I have been on this machine
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ March.
2. She has worked at RVP Techntk

1922.
3. Tue company has produced tools in Dortmund

fouryears.
4. We've been at the new site in San Francisco
Sa.m.
5. I'm on the early shift this week. I've been here
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ they started the project.
6. Tue team has done a lot of overtime
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I started at the company.
7. I've had the same supervisor
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ as long as I can remember.
8. I've been interested in how things work
 Defining relative clauses

Bei-Sachen werden die Relativpronomen which oder that

My company produces tools which are used in
verwend_et.
the automotive industry.

Bei Personen werden who oder that verwendet. A car mechanic is somebody who repairs cars.

II Complete the sentences by using the correct relative clause.

1. The company _wk_ic_k---'----- I work for is based in Cologne.

2. My company makes circuit boards _ _ _ __ _ are used in computers.

3. The people - - - - - - - - work in IT must be good with computers.

4. The man - - - - - - - is my supervisor comes from America.

5. The companies _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ buy our products are very satisfied.

6. The IT technician _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is coming this aftemoon can fix anything.

II Walter Simons, chief engineer at RVP Technik, explains what he looks for in job applicants. Fill in the gaps using
either who, which or that.

"As a company [1] _ _ _ _ _ works in an

international market, RVP Technik is always on the lookout

for people [2] _ _ _ _ _ speak good English. However,

that doesn't mean that an applicant [3] _ _ _ _ _ has

English as a native language is guaranteed a job. We're

interested in people [4] _ _ _ _ _ are young, dynamic,

and [5) _____ are motivated. We want employees

[6) _ _ _ _ _ _ have a technical brain and an eye for

detail. And of course, applications [7) ______ _ include great experience and qualifications

are always welcome. And when the applicants come in for an interview, first impressions count. We

are punctual, polite, and [9] _ _ _ __ can show us that

want candidates [8] - - - - - -

theyreallywant t o wo rk here · And there are benefits for the workers. The experience and skills

[lO] _ _ _ _ _ you get at RVP are second to nonel"