Business Basics

UNIT 1
YOU &YOUR COMPANY
1.2 Talking about your company
A. Vocabulary
Nokia across the Globe
Factories in 11 countries
Employs 51,000 worldwide
Customers in 130 countries
A. Vocabulary
Here are some information about Nokia, the Finish telecommunications company. Complete the sentences with the words below.
competitors product employees factories
markets customers sales headqquarters
Welcome to the game Who is he?
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1. The ………………. of Nokia are in Helsinki
headquarters
2. Europe is one of the company’s major …………
markets
3. ……. in China are very high.
sales
4. Sony Ericsson is one of the main ……………
competitors
5. They have ………… in eleven different countries
factories
6. The company has more than 51,000 ……………. in the world
employees
7. The Nokia HS-3W Bluetooth Headset is a very successful …………
product
8. Nokia has ………… in at least 130 countries
customers
B. Listening
❶ Jim Hasting has an interview with a senior manager at Nokia.
Listen and complete the information below.
B. Listening
Company: ……………………………
Activity:………………………………………………………………………..
Head office: …………………………..
Research centre: ……………………...
Employees:……………………………
Languages:……………………………
Major markets:………………………..
Main competitors:……………………..
………………………………………..
Advertising: …………………………
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Nokia
Produce/ sell mobile telephone
build base stations
Helsinki
Tampere
51,000
Finnish, English
China, U.S, Europe
Motorola,
Sony Ericsson
T.V, magazines, buses,
sponsor sports events
B. Listening
❷ Listen to the interview again. Complete the questions below
1. What …… …… ….. ……
It produces and sells mobile telephone.
2. Where ….. ….. …..?
The headquarters are in Helsinki.
3. ….. many ….. ….. ….. …..?
About 51,000
4. What …… …… …… ….. in the company?
Finish. And English, of course.
5. …… …… your biggest markets?
China.
6. ……. do you ………?
On TV, in magazines, and on buses
1. What does the company do?
2.Where are you based?
3. How many people do you employ?
4. What languages do you speak in the company?
5. What are your biggest markets?
6. Where do you advertise?
Language note:
simple present questions and negative
Simple present questions
Do/ Does + S + V(bare infinitive)?
Wh- + do/ does + S + V(bare infinitive)?
Simple present negative
S + don’t/ doesn’t +V(bare infinitive)
Lucky rose
My husband……a lot in Europe, so I….see him everyday.
A. travels/ doesn’t B. travel/ don’t
C. travels/ don’t D. travel/ doesn’t
C. travels/ don’t
2. .….your country ……….. crude oil to other countries?
A. Do/ export B. Does/ export
C. Do/ exports D. Does/ exports
B. Does/ export
3. Hurry! The bus is coming. I ………to miss it
A. don’t want B. didn’t want
C. wants D. not want
A. don’t want
4. Michael and John …… in a rent room. They …… work in the same office
A. live/don’t B. lives/don’t
C. live /doesn’t D. lives/doesn’t
A. live/don’t
congratulations!
Welcome to the game
C. Speaking
❶ Work in pairs: Student A ,look at file I , student B , look at file O. Ask your partner questions and complete the table below. Guess the name of your partner’s company
C. Speaking
❷ Ask your partner the same questions about the company where he or she works. Write a short description of this company. Then report back to the rest of the class
D. Vocabulary
Welcome to the game
Three Kings
In three queens’ names there are 7 sections (6 questions and 1 bomb card=lose 10 point)

3 teams named after 3 kings
Rules
Three Kings
William IV
Edward Vi
Charles II
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3 teams named after 3 kings
Three Queens

Elizabeth I

Victoria

Mary II
The Kings conquer the queens by choosing a queen’s name and then a section inside
If they open a question and
answer a question correctly choose a card to get points (cards from 10 to 30 points)
answer wrongly lose turn
If they choose the bomb  lose 10 points and their turn
Elizabeth I
Here are some fact about Nokia . Complete the sentence with the correct word.

1. Texas Instruments ………. Nokia with parts for mobile phones.
suppliers/ supplies
supplies
Here are some fact about Nokia . Complete the sentence with the correct word.
Nokia …………… on buses in China.
advertisements/ advertises
advertises
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Complete the table of words families
Salesman/ saleswoman/ salesperson
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Here are some fact about Nokia . Complete the sentence with the correct word.
The HS-3W Bluetooth Headset is one of Nokia’s ……..
products/ produces
products
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Complete the table of words families
competition
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Complete the table of words families
advertise
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Here are some fact about Nokia . Complete the sentence with the correct word.
Texas Instruments is one of Nokia’s ………
suppliers/ supplies
suppliers
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Return
Mary II
Here are some fact about Nokia . Complete the sentence with the correct word.
Nokia has……………… on buses in China
advertisements/ advertises
advertisements
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Complete the table of words families
unemployment
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Here are some fact about Nokia . Complete the sentence with the correct word.
The company ……… 51,000 people.
employees/ employs
employs
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Complete the table of words families
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Return
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Here are some fact about Nokia . Complete the sentence with the correct word.
Nokia ………… the HS-3W Bluetooth Headset.
products/ produces
produces
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Here are some fact about Nokia . Complete the sentence with the correct word.
Nokia ………… with Sony Ericsson in the mobile phone market.
competitors/ competes
competes
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Victoria
Here are some fact about Nokia . Complete the sentence with the correct word.
Nokia …….. a lot of telephone in China.
sales/ sells
sells
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Return
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Complete the table of words families
supply
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Here are some fact about Nokia . Complete the sentence with the correct word.
Sony Ericsson is one of Nokia’s ……..
competitors/ competes
competitors
35
Here are some fact about Nokia . Complete the sentence with the correct word.
Nokia has a lot of …….. in China.
sales/ sells
sales
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Complete the table of words families
production
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Here are some fact about Nokia . Complete the sentence with the correct word.
There are 51,000 ………
employees/ employs
employees
35
E. Pronunciation
country nationality
1. Champagne
2. Carnival
3. Pasta
4. The Great wall
5. Kathmandu
❶ Complete the table with the correct countries and nationalities
France French
Brazilian
Nepal
E. Pronunciation
country nationality
6. Kangaroos
7. B.M.W car
8. Sony
9. Paella
10. Tequila
❶ Complete the table with the correct countries and nationalities
E. Pronunciation
country nationality
1. Champagne
2. Carnival
3. Pasta
4. The Great wall
5. Kathmandu
❶ Complete the table with the correct countries and nationalities
France French
Brazil Brazilian
Italy Italian
China Chinese
Nepal Nepalese
E. Pronunciation
country nationality
6. Kangaroos
7. B.M.W car
8. Sony
9. Paella
10. Tequila
❶ Complete the table with the correct countries and nationalities
Australia Australian
Germany German
Japan Japanese
Spain Spanish
Mexico Mexican
E. Pronunciation
❷ Listen and put the words in the correct column according to the stress patter
France
French
Spanish
China
German
Japan
Chinese
Nepal
Germany
Mexico
Mexican
Japanese
Nepalese
Italian
Australia
Australian
Spain
Brazil
Italy
Brazilian
F. Listening
❶ Later on in his interview, the manager talks about his free time. Listen and compete questions 1-5 below
What / weekends ?
I often ………………………………….. Near Lake Pukkala.
2. What / there ?
I …………………………. or ……………………………..
3. Who / with ?
My………………………………………………………….
4. Where /swim ?
In …………………………………………………………..
5. What / evening ?
I …………………………. or ……………………………..
1. What do you do on the weekends?
2. What do you do there?
3. Who do you play with?
4. Where do you swim?
5. What do you do in the evening?
F. Listening
❷ Listen again and write down the answers
What / weekends ?
I often ………………………………….. near Lake Pukkala.
2. What / there ?
I …………………………. or ……………………………..
3. Who / with ?
My………………………………………………………….
4. Where /swim ?
In …………………………………………………………..
5. What / evening ?
I …………………………. or ……………………………..
1. What do you do on the weekends?
2. What do you do there?
3. Who do you play with?
4. Where do you swim?
5. What do you do in the evening?
I often go to my cabin near my lake Pukkala
I swim or play tennis
My sons
In the lake
I listen to music or take a sauna
F. Listening
➌ Ask a partner similar questions using the words below and the question words what ? where ? who ? why ? when
weekends …………………………………….
evenings ……………………………………...
on vocation……………………………………
G. Speaking
❶ Work with a partner .Take turns talking for 60 seconds. Talk about your name, your town, your job, your company, your hobbies. Use the expression below to help you.
My name is ……………………………
I’m …………………………………….
I live in ………town/ city in the north/ south/ east/ west of …..
It’s a ………………………………….
I’m a …………………………………
I work for ……………………………
In the evenings/ on the weekends, I ……………………..
G. Speaking
❷ Now tell the class what you know about your partner.
e.g. His/ Her name is ……..
He/ she’s ……………..
Thank You!