Speaking

Here are some things that companies can do to make their employees’ working lives more pleasant.
Talk to each other about how effective these things might be in making employees’ lives more pleasant.
 Writing

TASK A

The international organization where you work has a sum of money available for making improvements
to the work environment in your office to make it more productive. You have been asked to write a report
for your manager in which you

- outline the problems with your work environment

- summarise the improvements you and your colleagues suggested

- recommend two changes.

Write your report.

TASK B

You’ll read two short articles about trades between USA and China. In a paragraph, summarize in your
own words as far as possible the arguments.