- •Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации
- •Учебное издание н. И. Эмерель, н. Ю. Павлова, и. И. Бакалдина Linguaphone Business English
- •Часть 1
- •Company structure
- •Ground Plan of Headquarters
- •File 1 File 1
- •Company: Can-Am Sports
- •Telephone Number: (416) 555-8000
- •Exercise 4. Complete Thomas Willhite’s notes on Annique Demeyer’s report. Use the words given.
- •Revision of the file
- •Mind the prepositions
- •Indicates
- •Read the text
- •Revision of the file
- •Willhite: Look, Colin, I can’t talk now. I’m in the middle of a meeting.
- •Revision
- •Role play
- •Invent a company and make a presentation of it in class.
- •Body care
- •What is franchising?
- •To crown – to complete worthily; to make smth perfect or complete, by adding an achievement
- •Business woman of the year
- •Answer the questions:
- •What were the main reasons for the company’s success?
- •Revision of the file
- •Revision of the file
- •A (business) contact – a person, especially in a high position, who can give you useful information or introductions which will help you at work or socially
- •Role plays
- •Pj foods ratonalises european operations hundreds of managers to go
- •Supersub: clean; simple; healthy
- •I was thinking we might offer group discounts
- •Debt crisis
- •Government measures
- •Consequences
- •Current position
- •Revision of the file
- •Revision of the file
- •Money transfer – movement of money from one account to another
- •Revision and extra activities
To crown – to complete worthily; to make smth perfect or complete, by adding an achievement
elaborate – containing a lot of careful details or many detailed parts
to figure – to consider, to believe
crucial decision – extremely important or necessary
genuinely – really
shrewdly – skillfully
point-of-sale – the place where the consumer actually buys an article or commodity, usu. a shop, but it may be a mail-order house, market stall, etc.
tester – a small container of a product which you can try in order to see if you like it
to enter the market – to start selling goods or services in the market
to push aside – to force back, press back; to edge a competitor out, to oust
operation – the work or activity done by a business, an organization or the process of doing this work; a company or a business
sub-contractor – a person or company that does part of a job which another person or company is responsible for
ceiling – an upper limit, usually relating to money
franchisee – someone who is given or sold a franchise to sell a company’s goods or services
franchisor/franchiser – a company that sells a franchise
gross profit – the amount by which, in a given period, the value of sales is greater than the cost of goods sold, without taking note of any expenses for selling, distribution or administration
operating fee – charge for running a business
to run a company – to be in control of, to manage
to decide against – to make decision not in favour of smb/smith; opp. to decide in favour of
franchise premium – the cost of franchise, esp. the amount that smb pays each year
set-up costs – the amount of money needed to start a new business, project etc.
to arrange for – to make preparation (for); to plan or settle in advance
to provide – to make smith available
normal credit status (credit rating, credit standing) check – examination or investigation of a borrower’s ability to pay
premises – the land and buildings owned by someone, especially by a company or organization
initial outlay – an amount of money spent for a particular purpose, especially as a first investment in smth
ABC – Audit Bureau of Circulation
kit – a set of things, such as tools or clothes, used for a particular purpose or activity
to label – to fix or tie a label on smth
oversight – an unintended failure to notice or do smth
transferable idea – the idea that can be used by anyone without permission
to revolutionize – to completely change something so that it is much better
lease – a legal agreement in which you pay money in order to use a building, piece of land, vehicle, etc. for a period
Θ Wendy Rae Body Care Centers Inc of Santa Monica, California, sells a wide range of natural cosmetics and toiletry items, through a world-wide chain of outlets. Although the company has a small number of centers of its own, most of its outlets are operated on a franchise basis. 97% of the products are manufactured by sub-contractors, according to formulas developed by the company. The main activities of the company, therefore, are warehousing and distribution. Since its incorporation eight years ago, the company has been phenomenally successful.
The following article appeared in the October issue of “Business USA”.
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