1. Read these descriptions of some companies. Complete their names.

This company provides many different Internet services, including news,

online shopping, and email. Most of its sales come from advertising on its
website. Its head office is in Sunnyvale, California.
______________________

This company produces tyres for cars and other vehicles. It is based in
France, but it has more than 125,000 employees all over the world. It is also
well known for its red and green travel guides.
______________________

This northern European company operates in the retail market. It specializes

in low-price products, including furniture, bathrooms, and kitchens.
______________________

It's a subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company

(EADS). The company makes planes for the commercial aircraft market,
where its main competitor is Boeing.
______________________

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 This company makes many different electrical and electronic products, such
as TVs, computers, and mobile phones. It is South Korea's largest company
and exporter.
____________________

2. Make the sentences using the words in tables

gas to many European

Gazprom
countries
produces / makes
Pirelli tyres
specializes in
Time news magazine
operates in
electrical and electronic
Mitsubishi provides / offers
products
sells
Cars and vans
Volkswagen ‘s competitors are
Ford and Renaults
UNICEF More than 150 countries

3. An employee is talking about her company. Listen and complete the

information in the table.

Name of company BESAM

Products 1______________ 2 __________ mechanisms: locks

and 3 _____________ system

Group Assa Abloy
Nationality 4 ________________________

Number of employees 5 ________________________

Sales 6 € _______________________

Number of subsidiaries 7 ______________ in 40 countries

Other information Main 8 _________________ are the Eastern

Company, Ingersoll-Rand, and Master Lock

4. Use the information you get from exercise 3. Talk about BESAM, using some
or all of the phrases.

It’s a/an … company. Its head office is in …

It’s a subsidiary of …
It makes / produces …
It has … employees
It is based in …
Its main competitors are …
it provides / offers …
It operates in …
It specializes in …
It has sales of …

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5. Complete these questions with I or you
a. Could _____ speak to you for a moment?
b. Can ____ tell me your name?
c. Can ____ have another drink, please?
d. Could ____ call me again tomorrow?
e. Would ____ repeat that, please?
f. Could ____ help me for a moment?

6. Match the questions in exercise 5 to responses 1 – 6 below.

1. Yes, sorry. The reference is 1256 K. _____
2. Yes, of course. _____
3. I’m afraid I’m on holiday. _____
4. Sorry, but I’m very busy. _____
5. Certainly. Same again? _____
6. Sure. It’s Woody Nielson. _____

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