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
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