Rewrite these sentences using the beginning of the new sentence given.

1 ICBM are going to make 3,500 employees redundant.

Three thousand five hundred __________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

 

2 The committee asked me some delicate questions about the company finances.

I ________________________________________________________________

 

3 We floated the company on the stock market yesterday to great success.

The company ______________________________________________________

 

4 ‘Last year we gave a dividend to our shareholders of 25p per share,’ said the CEO.

The CEO _________________________________________________________

 

5 ‘As soon as we noticed the problem we took action,’ said the spokesperson.

The spokesperson said that ___________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

 

6 ‘Here at the Stock Market we have been seeing a lot of investment in high technology companies recently.’

According to the Stock Market, there ___________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Part 3 Listening

 

Task 1 / Recording 2.49

8 points

Listen to Part two of the talk on NPR about Corporate Social Responsibility. Complete these phrases.

 

1 Purely _________-__________ considerations

2 to enhance __________ value

3 feel aligned with the company’s __________

4 we feel we can __________ the world

5 Southwest Airlines will favour its __________

6 and then the __________ third

7 happy, engaged, __________ employees

8 get into an argument with someone there, the __________ when word

 

 

Task 2 / Recording 2.61

10 points

Listen to part of a meeting at Phoenix's Head Office in Sydney. Which of these expressions do you hear being used?

 

1 Well, that's good news!

2 We all agree we need to keep a watch on that one.

3 They all have problems.

4 Sounds good.

5 There are several plus points.

6 Shall we let Helen finish?

7 Never heard of it!

8 It's possible.

9 It's exactly what we were looking for.

10 Can you bring us up to date?

11 But I don't think it's going to be a problem.

12 Any negatives?

Part 4 Speaking

5 points

 

Prepare a one -minute presentation on one of these topics. You have one minute to prepare your talk.

.

A

What is important when thinking about Corporate Social Responsibility?

· Stakeholders

· Environment

 

B

What is important when considering business gifts?

· Cost

· Culture

 

C

What is important when chairing a meeting?

· Agenda

· Minutes