Escuela Profesional de Administración

SESSION 3
-TRAVEL NECESSITIES
-COMPANY CULTURE
Medication Currency

Map Passport
TRAVEL NECESSITIES
Before you read the passage, talk about these
questions.
• 1 What can a traveler do if he or she loses a
passport?

• 2 What other things do you need to take with you on

a business trip?
 TRAVEL ESSENTIALS

You’re going on a business trip abroad. You’re about to leave

you house when you think ‘Did I forget anything? Does this
sound familiar? Use this checklist to ensure you don't forget
anything important!

• Don't forget your passport! Keep it with you at all times, but be
careful that it doesn't fall Of your bag Or pocket Or get stolen.

• Do you have the paperwork relating to your journey? You'll

need your fight number when you check in.
• Have you got any foreign currency? You don’t want to be
stuck abroad with no money!

• DO you take medication regularly? If so, don’t forget it! Also

remember that in Some countries, you will need inoculations
before you travel

Where will you go when you arrive? Take a travel guide or a

map of your destination. Ifs also a good idea to have your
hotel’s contact information handy. You may need it when filling
Out forms.
Reading
Listen and read the extract from a travel guide. Then, mark the following statements
as true (T) or false (F). What should you have with you while on a business trip?

1 ___f__ Important documents be Stored in baggage.

2 _____Travelers should change money before leaving.

3 _____countries require visitors to get shots when they arrive.

VOCABULARY
Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.
1. You need several injections that prevent the spread of disease.
_ n _ _ _ I _ _ _ o _ _ inoculations

2. Be sure that you bring any drugs prescribed by a doctor.

_ _ d _ _ _ _ I _ _ medication

3. The airline recommends that passengers arrive early to register

for their flight. _ _ e _ _- _ n check in

4. Visitors may rot enter without a document that provides

identification. _ _ s _ _ o _ _
5. Keep the hotel’s phone number and address with you.
C _ _ t _ _ _ i _ _ _ _ m _ _ _ o _ contact information

6. DO you have a paper displaying streets and major attractions of

the city? _ a _ map

7. The trjp across the ocean is much faster than it used to be

J _ _ r _ _ y journey

8. Read a book with information about an area before leaving.

_r__e_ __I__
Read the sentence and choose the correct meaning of the
underlined words.

1.Traveling to another country involves a lot of paperwork.

A problems B documents C identification
2. John finally reached his destination.
A the place where someone lives
B the place someone is traveling to
C a town which has an airport
3. Tina needs some foreign currency
A money from another country
B information about the area
C help from the airport staff
Listen again and complete the conversation.

Businessman: Yes, they’re in my bag somewhere.

Assistant: You should take them out. It will make your Check in a lot faster.
Businessman: Good thinking. I’ll keep them in my jacket
Assistant: Also, I put the map hotel and contact information in your travel guide.

Businessman : Great, thanks.

Assistant : And did you ever grab any currency?
Businessman : I don't need any. I have my credit card. get some money out when I arrive.I'll
Assistant: Are you sure about that? Don't you need to take a taxi from the airport?
Businessman: I was planning on it. Why do you ask?
Assistant: Well they only accept cash.
Listening
Listen to a conversation between a businessman and his personal assistant.
Choose the correct answers.

1. Where is the man's map?

A. in his bag B. in his jacket

C. in his travel guide D. in his pocket

2. What the man likely to do next?

A. take a taxi to the airport B. get foreign Currency

C. purchase a travel guide D. check-in for his flight

Writing
You are a personal assistant. Use the conversation from Task 7 and the
travel guide to write a list Of items your boss needs for a trip. Include:

• Paperwork.
• Information about the destination.
• Money.
• Medicine.
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COMPANY CULTURE
 Environmental
Affordable
issues
Get ready!
Before you read the passage, talk about these questions.

1. What values do you think make a company

successful?

2. What traits or actions can discourage customers

from doing business with a Company?
 Software S
At Software Plus, we value our customers above OUR COMPANYS
CORE VALUES L U
all else. We want to:
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• provide quality products at affordable prices.
• keep prices as low as possible so that our customers The employees of Software Plus are the company’s
know they are getting a fair deal. greatest asset as such, we endeavor to:
• treat each customer as an individual. • provide a pleasant, friendly working environment:
• strive to make every person who shops with us feel • supply training opportunities and perks.
important and valued. • foster professional growth development.

Software Pius also recognizes innovation as a Environmental issues are a priority at Software Plus.
key part of our business. We wiII take steps to: We promise to:

• stay one Step ahead of the market. • support a wide range of environmentally friendly
• monitor current trends and move quickly to fill gaps in initiatives such as recycling and car sharing.
the market. • never knowingly create a product that is harmful to
the environment.
Reading
Listen and read this poster about a company's values. Then, read the summary of the text. Fill in the
blanks with the Correct words from the word bank. How does the company value their customers?
Tell the class.

WORD BANK
- Products -customers -employees
-market -opportunities

The company 'Software Plus' has four core values.

To begin with, it aims to put 1___________ first Secondly, it
tries to stay ahead in the 2 _______________ by identifying
what is popular. Thirdly it treats its 3 ____________ well by
providing perks and training 4 ___________ . Finally, it never
creates 5 ____________ that harm the environment.
Vocabulary
Match the words (1-7) with the definitions (A-G)
1 ___ gap 5 ____ perk
2 ___ trend 6 ____ opportunity
3 ___ innovation 7 ____ endeavor
4 ___ priority
A. a benefit people receive from their jobs
B. the most important thing to do
C. a new development
D. to try to do something
E. a temporarily popular item or style
F. a place where something is missing
G. a chance to do something useful
Read the sentence pairs. Choose where the words
best fit in the blank.
1 FOSTER / STRIVE
The company aims to ________ the staffs development.
Mr. Gao wants his workers to __________ to do their best.
2 AFFORDABLE / ONE STEP AHEAD
Its important to Stay _________ of our competition.
The other company’s product is more ________
3 INITIATIVES / CORE VALUES
This company has three ______ loyalty, quality and trust.
There are many new _________ to help small businesses.
4 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES / ASSETS
The company was forced to sell many Of its ___________
Being aware of _______ can reduce pollution.
Listen again and complete the conversation.
Manager 1: I need some help with this poster for next month's 1 _____ ______ .
Manager 2: Sure, have a seat. What can I do?
Manager 1: Well, management wants a display that shows our 2 ______ ______. The problem is, the
manual lists a lot Of values, but I can only show four.
Manager 2: I’d start with customer care. You could write about how we keep Our software affordable.
Manager 1: That’s good, thanks What do you think Of including 3 _____ _____though?
Manager 2: Yeah, why not? You could mention a few of our environmental initiatives. Like our
recycling program.
Manager 1: Good But its a job fair, and there's 4 ____________ _________ ________ ________
________I should include.

Manager 2: something about them, right? What do you 5 ________ ________ _________ ?
Listen to a conversation between two managers. Mark the following
statements as true (T) or False (F).

1 ____ The poster will be displayed in the break room

2 ____ The man wants to include a statement about current

employees.

3 ____ The woman thinks people will like the environmental

program.
Writing
You are writing a website page about your company's core values. Using the poster
and the conversation from Task 7, write a paragraph for the website (100-120
words). Talk about:

• What your company’s core values are

• What your company endeavors to do

• How your company stays one step ahead

That bag looks
heavy. I´ll help you
with it.
The car won
´t start.
I won´t tell Tom
what you said. I
promise
Will you shut
the door,
please?
 a. Thank you for lending
1. Offering to do me the money. I´ll pay
something. you back on Friday.
b. Will you please be
2. Agreeing or refusing to
quiet? I´m trying to
do something. concentrate.
3. Promising to do c. I need some money.
something. Don´t worry. I´ll lend
4. Asking someone to do you some.
something. d. I´ve asked John to help
me but he won´t.
You can use SHALL or WILL with I and WE:
_ We shall probably go to Scotland in June.
_ We will probably go to Scotland in June.
But in spoken English we normally use the short
forms I´ll and we´ll.
_ We´ll probably go to Scotland in June.
Note that we use shall (not will) in the questions
Shall I …? and Shall we …? (for offer, suggestions)
_ Shall I open the window?
_ Where shall we go this evening?
 A B
turn on make some sandwiches the television
turn off open the window the light

1. It´s very warm in this room.

2. This programme isn´t very good.
3. I´m hungry.
4. It´s dark in this room.
 A B
what where buy invite
what time who go meet

1. Let´s go out tonight.

2. Let´s have a holiday.
3. Let´s spend some money.
4. Let´s have a party.
Where will you be …?
Answer this question using:
I´ll be … / I´ll probably be …. / I don´t know where I´ll be.

1. (at 10 o´clock tomorrow)

2. (one hour from now)
3. (at midnight tonight)
4. (at 3 o´clock tomorrow afternoon)
5. (two years from now)
Complete phrases with I think I´ll … or I don´t
think I´ll + one of the following verbs
BUY GO HAVE PLAY
1. It´s cold today. ______________out.
2. I´m hungry. I ___________ something to eat.
3. I feel tired. ______________ tennis.
4. This camera is too expensive. ___________
it.
Now you have to use I think I´ll … or I don´t
think I´ll … .Read the situation and then write
your sentence.
Examples:
It´s cold You decide to close the window.
I think I´ll close the window.
It´s raining. You decide not to go out.
I don´t think I´ll go out.
Exercises
1. You feel tired. You decide to go to bed. _____
2. A friend of yours offers you a lift in his car but
you decide to walk. Thank you but _____.
3. You arranged to play tennis. Now you decide
that you don´t want to play. ___________
4. You were going to go swimming. Now you
decide that you don´t want to go. ________