Talking about your

company
Unit 1.2
 Vocabulary
 Customers: clients  Headquarters: main office of
 Markets: places where a company.
products are sold.
 Factories: place where
 Business: company dedicated
products are made.
to the sale of products or to
 Worldwide: in all the world.
provide services.
 Product: what a company  Location: place

produces  Competitor: company which

 Employees: people who work sells the same product as
for a company. you.
 Sales: exchange of a product
or service for money.
NATIONALITIES
COUNTRIES NATIONALITIES
 Peru  Peruvian
 United States  American
 Chile  Chilean
 Brazil  Brazilian
 Canada  Canadian
 England  British
 China  Chinese
 Japan  Japanese
 France  French
 Switzerland  Swiss
 Saudi Arabia  Arabian
 SIMPLE PRESENT: NEGATIVE

I like pizza. I don’t like pizza

She lives in Surco. She doesn’t live in Surco.

They work at IBM. They don’t work at IBM.

IMPORTANT:Always use auxiliar“don’t or

doesn’t” for the negative sentences.
SIMPLE PRESENT
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I don’t work at Do you work

I work at IBM
IBM for IBM?
She lives in
She doesn’t Does she live
Miami
live in Miami in Miami?
They sell cars
They don’t sell Do they sell
cars cars?
SIMPLE PRESENT: INTERROGATIVE

 Do you work at Scotia bank? Short Answer

Yes, I do. No, I don’t

 Does Ann like pizza?

Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t.

 Do they speak English?

Yes, they do. No, they don’t.
“WH” QUESTIONS
 What +Aux.+Subject+Verb
 Where do you live
 When
 Who
 How
 Why

What do you like?

W here do you work?
When does she study?
Who do you call?
 COMPANY
Headquarters: Atlanta
Georgia
Coca Cola sells
products in 200
countries.

The coca Cola beverage

company is 126 years old.

Coca Cola’s main

competitor is Pepsi

It produces
3,500 products
Coca Cola employs 146,200
people all over the world
 PRACTICE
1- Coca Cola is a beverage company. It is
____________ years old.
2- Coca Cola has customers in _______ countries.
4- Coca Cola ___________ 146,200 employees
worldwide.
5- It has ____________ products in the market.
6- Coca Cola’s main _____________is Pepsi Cola.
7- Coca Cola’s _____________ is in Atlanta Georgia.
Complete the questions: use information of Coca Cola

1- What type of _____________ is Coca Cola?

2- Where ________ Coca Cola have its headquarters?

3- Who _________ the main competitor?

4- How many products __________ Coca Cola have?

5- How many __________ does Coca Cola employ?

6- _________ old is Coca Cola?

DOES HOW IS COMPANY DOES EMPLOYEES

PRACTICE ANSWERS
1- Coca Cola is a beverage company. It is
_______126_ years old.
2- Coca Cola has customers in __200__ countries.
4- Coca Cola _employs___ 146,200 employees
worldwide.
5- It has ____3500__ products in the market.
6- Coca Cola’s main competitor is Pepsi Cola.
7- Coca Cola’s _headquarters___ is in Atlanta
Georgia.
Complete the questions: use information of Coca Cola

1- What type of _____________ is Coca Cola?

2- Where ________ Coca Cola have its headquarters?

3- Who _________ the main competitor?

4- How many products __________ Coca Cola have?

5- How many ______________ does Coca Cola employ?

6- _________ old is Coca Cola?

DOES HOW IS COMPANY DOES EMPLOYEES

Nouns Verbs
 Advertisements  Advertises
 Products  Produces
 Sales  Sells
 Employees  Employs
 Competitors  Competes
 Suppliers  Supplies
 EXAMPLES
Coca Cola advertises on TV.
verb

Coca Cola has advertisements on TV.

Noun

Coca Cola produces 3,500 products.

Verb

Coca Cola has 3,500 different products.

Noun

Coca cola competes with Pepsi.

Verb

Coca Cola’s main competitor is Pepsi.

Noun
DON´T FORGET:

Do the activity section

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