1.Company Structure

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1.Company Structure

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• Aim of learning
• In this unit learners are expected to
• learn about the structures of companies
• learn about the functions of different
  apartment
• learn the vocabularies and expressions
  concerning company structures
• describe the structure of a local company.
• Time required
• 6 periods

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The project to be accomplished

• Research into a company in which you are
  interested, study its company structure, and find
  out the functions of different departments. Write
  a company profile. Prepare to present the
  structure and the profile of the company to the
  class.

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Language Focus

• Present perfect and past simple tense
• Describing changes

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• Most companies are made up of three groups of
  people the shareholders (who provide the
  capital), the management and the workforce.
• The management structure of a typical company is
  shown in this organization chart.

Vocabulary study
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A sample of a organization chart
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• At the top of the company hierarchy is the Board
  of (???), headed by the Chairperson (??)or
  President (???).
• The Board is responsible for policy decisions and
  strategy. It will usually appoint a Managing
  Director (???)or Chief Executive Officer,
  (?????)who has overall responsibility for the
  running of the business.
• Senior managers (????)or company officers
  (????)head the various departments or functions
  within the company, which may include the
  following

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• a. Marketing
• e. Finance
• b. Public Relations or PR
• f. Production
• c. Information Technology or IT
• g. Research and Development or R and D
• d. Personnel or Human Resources

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Period 1 2The Philips Story
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In this part, you are going to

• ? visualize the structure of a company
• ? identify different departments in a company and
  their functions
• ? get familiar with the a companys profile
• ? practice language focusing on verbs
  prepositions present perfect and past simple
  tense.

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Key Vocabulary

• Shareholders n. ??,?????
• Management ??,??,????,????
• Workforce n. ???
• organization chart ?????
• board of directors ???,???
• chairperson/ president ???
• managing director ???,??,????
• Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ??????,??
• Public Relations (PR)
• Information Technology (IT)
• personnel/ HR
• Research and Development (RD)

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Lead-in 1

• ?Listen to seven people talking about their work
  and decide which department each one works for.
• Key
• 1 e 2 g 3 a 4 b
• 5 f 6 d 7 c

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Lead-in 2

• Philips is a major multinational company which
  has almost 30,000 trademarks registered
  worldwide.
• ?Study the organization chart of the company and
  match the product to the sectors below which they
  come from.
• Key
• 1 faxes 2 hairdryers
  4 lamps
  5 X-ray equipment

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Vocabulary in Lead-in

• in charge of ??,??
• Could you introduce me to the person in
  charge of this line?
• An experienced engineer is in charge of
  the project
• implement ??,??,??,??
• The agreement has been successfully ed
  ????????
• to a contract ????
• advise v. ??
• We shall you of the date of
  shipment.
• sector n. ??
• digital video-communications systems
• vacuum cleaner ???
• telecom terminal ??????
• ultrasound ??

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Reading The Philips Story

• Vocabulary
• foundation ??, ??
• to lay (good) s of a building ???????
• to build uo a sound in English
  ?????????
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• fuel n. ??,????,??
• v. ????????,??,??,??
• Market worries were ed by news of an
  increase in electricity charges
• The rise in the share price was ed by
  rumors of takeover bid
• innovation n. ??,??
• technological s ????
• product s ????
• patent n. ??(?),???,????
• The runs out in two years time.

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• diversification n. (??)???,????, (???)????
• diversified adj.
• diversify v. product range ????,????
• outlet (???)??,?? (??)??,??,???
• sales and service outlet (???)??????
• stock exchange ?????, ?????
• integrated ???,???
• circuit ??,??,????
• integrate circuit????
• supervise ??,??,??
• company creed ????,??
• commit to doing sth ???,??????
• contribute to doing sth. ??????
• internet terminal ?????
• cyberspace ??
• landmark ??, ?????

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Key to Reading Exercises

• True / False
• 1-F 2-T 3-F 4-T 5-F
  6-T
• a) company founded
• b) established research lab
• c) took out 1st patents decided to
  diversify its product range
• d) launched CD
• e) made its 10-million TV sets

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Key to Reading Exercises

• Read and find relevant figures
• 1) 256,400 2) 150 3) 6 4) 3000 5)50 m.
• Listen and write down the numbers
• 1) 7.4 2) 364
  3)12,839 4) 1,001 5) 13.57
  6)451,210 7) ?6,391,150
  8)0.2

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Key to Vocabulary Exercises

• 1. Match the words and their definitions
• 1-d 2-h 3-f 4-e 5-b 6-c 7-a 8-g
• 2. Replace the italic words
• 1-established 2-concentrated on
• 3-programme of expansion 4-launched
• 5-turn out 6-managed 7-monitors
• 8-implemented 9-divisions 10-issues /
  practices

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Key to Vocabulary Exercises

• 3. Complete the passage
• 1-innovation 2-diversification 3-range
• 4-division 5-implements
  6-monitors

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Key to Vocabulary Development

• 1. Match the prepositions with the verbs
• b from c of d in e in
  f to g in h to i on
  j to/on
• 2. Complete the sentences
• a report to b believe in
• c resulted in d depends on
• e belong to f benefit from

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Language Focus

• Read the profile of Colgate-Palmolive Company
• Vocabulary
• aggressive ???,?????
• A salesman has to be in order to succeed
• global ???
• a company
• a phenomenon
• dental therapeutics ???
• professional adj. ???,???n. ????, ??
• recyclable adj. ??????

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Key to Colgate-Palmolive Company

• 1- founded 2- did
• 3- began 4- led
• 5- has set up 6- has become
• 7- has developed 8- bought
• 9- has had 10- has maintained
• 11- (has) created 12- has always paid
• 13- has already made

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Key to Describing Changes

• 1- drop 2- rose
• 3- risen 4- reduce
• 5- fall 6- increase
• 7- go up 8- rise

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Key to Listening

• 1. Listen and complete the passage
• 1- c 2 d 3 e
  4 b
• 5 f 6 a 7 d
  8 g
• 3. Listen to part 2 and answer the questions
• 1-Hes was an active trade union member he
  completed an MBA in his spare time
• 2- Manpower planning recruiting
• 3- Talking to line managers drawing up
  contracts
• 4- The ability to manage change

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Key to Listening

• 4. Listen to part 3 and answer the question
• How has the company changed since Mr Guerin
  joined?
• Referent answer
• The company has changed to
• Introduction of new technology
• Contracting out of non-core activities
• Significant reduction in the number of people
  directly employed by the company

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Speaking

1. Read your personal profile ? interview your
   partner answer questions ? complete the profile
   for your partner
2. Read the company profile ? discuss with your
   partner and answer questions ?complete the
   profile for the company of your partner

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Writing

• Write a company profile for TESCO using the notes
  given. Use the examples in Speaking 2 to help
  you.

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