Ex. 11. Role playing. Conduct a meeting about choosing the place to have a conference

 

Elect a chairperson and divide into 4 groups each of which will have the description of different possible places. Discuss all variants, agree or disagree with proposals (using the expressions above) and make final decision. Don’t read the cards of other groups!

 

Conference venue A Place: Big city. Price: $200 per person per day. Food: Large choice of menu at each meal. Facilities: Gym, sauna, steam room, large bar, five star restaurant, small cinema, laundry service. Features: City night life, cultural events. Access: By train, metro, bus or taxi. Airport 12 km away.   Conference venue B Place: Mountain village ranch. Price: $120 per person per day. Food: Wide variety , healthy, vegetarian menu. Facilities: Massage, natural spa, horse riding, canoeing, climbing. Features: Extremely peaceful atmosphere. Access: By minibus only – can be booked with the center.  

 

 

Conference venue C Place: Small seaside town Price: $100 per person per day. Food: One choice of hot and cold dish at each meal. Facilities: Small bar, karaoke three times a week. Features: Beautiful view, fresh air, beach. Access: Station is 3 km away – taxis available. Bus station 1 km.   Conference venue D Place: Edge of town, purpose-built. Price: $160 per person per day. Food: Choice of three dishes per meal. Facilities: Large gym, sauna, video, bar. Features: Quiet location, efficient staff. Access: Regular shuttle service from the center of the town. This is included in the price.  

 

UNIT 5 TYPES AND FORMS

OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

 

Text 1

COMPANIES

premises - помещение

to run a company – руководить компанией

to dominate -управлять, контролировать

shareholders – акционеры

the day-to-day running of the firm – повседневное руководство фирмой

hierarchical– иерархический

multinationals – транснациональные компании / корпорации

business entity – экономическая единица

perform services for fee – предоставлять услуги за плату

merchandising companies – торговые компании

There may be occasions when you have to talk about the company you work for. This may be when you’re actually showing someone around the place of work or premises. Or you may need to explain to someone how your company or your department is organized, who is responsible for different aspects of the business and how the company is run.

Companies are very important part of a country’s economy. Businesses produce goods and services, and come in every shape and size. Although the vast majority of the world’s companies are small, in many countries the economy is dominated by large firms. Large businesses differ from small ones in a wide variety of ways. In many countries there are nationalized companies belonging to the state, as well as private companies. A private company might be a small firm with only one owner or with thousands of shareholders“owning” the firm.

In a very large firms the shareholders have very little to do with the day-to-day running of the firm.This is left to the management. Large companies may be organized into several large departments, sometimes even divisions. The organizational structure of some companies is very hierarchical with a board of directors at the top and the various departmental heads reporting to them.

Some firms may only produce one good or service. Others may produce many different products. As a company gets bigger it may expand geographically. Many large firms are multinationalswith manufacturing plants and trading locations in several different countries spread around the world.

A business organization is often referred to as a business entity. A business entity is any business organization that exists as an economic unit. Business entities can be grouped according to the type of business activity they perform.

  • Service companies perform services for fee. This group includes companies such as an

accounting firms, law firms, repair shops, and many others.

  • Merchandising companies purchase goods that are ready for sale and sell them to

customers. They include clothing stores, supermarkets, and so on.

  • Manufacturing companies buy materials, convert them into products, and then sell the

products to the companies or to the final customer. Examples are auto manufacturers,

food processing plants, and so on.

 

 

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