- •Unit IV The company structure
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Warming-up
- •Read and translate the following international words.
- •Read the words and phrases given below and group them into pairs of antonyms:
- •(Moodle) Look at the list of the words and phrases given below and group them into the following columns:
- •Company
- •Vocabulary Focus
- •An organization that sells goods or services
- •Number of persons united for business or commerce
- •Number of persons working together
- •Business in Brief
- •Hanson’s empire
- •Flight plan from seattle
- •If New Hanson produces computers;
- •If boeing is a global company;
- •Company Departments and Their Functions
- •Traditional company structure
- •Philips uk limited
- •Product cycle
- •His hopes
- •Reading and Comprehension
- •An american star in europe
- •Reading and Discussing
- •The shamrock organization
- •Study the scheme below and explain what type of the company structure is given.
- •State its differences with the shamrock company structure described in the text above (Task II).
- •Managing Director
- •Sales Manager
- •Limited Company.
- •Sole Trader.
- •Partnership.
- •Speaking
- •Case Study
- •1. Work in pairs. Discuss what action to recommend for one of the two problems:
- •Test Yourself
- •Writing
If New Hanson produces computers;
what makes BP a global company;
what BOEING manufactures;
If boeing is a global company;
why Ph. Condit wants BOEING to become a global company;
what advantages companies get from globalization.
Company Structure
Let us learn about different company structures.
Task X. Study the company chart and give the Russian equivalents of the terms in italics.
Most companies are made up of three groups of people: the shareholders (who provide the capital), the management, and the workforce. The typical company chart looks like that:
Task X. Give English equivalents:
Совет директоров.
Директор-распорядитель.
Финансовый отдел.
Отдел маркетинга.
Отдел по сбыту.
Отдел кадров.
Отдел по связям с общественностью.
Отдел научно-исследовательских разработок.
Личный секретарь.
Отдел информационных технологий.
Task XII. A. Make up different word- combinations and translate them into Russian:
1) to manage |
a) subordinates |
2) to run |
b) a department |
3) to report to |
c) experience with subordinates |
4) to employ |
d) specialists |
5) to share |
e) personnel |
6) to train |
f) the strategic planning |
7) to analyze |
g) the team members |
8) to do |
h) data |
9) to foresee |
i) the changes |
10) to lead |
k) the training |
11) to design |
l) new products |
12) to head |
m) managers |
13) to manufacture |
n) a company policy |
14) to determine |
o) contracts |
15) to appoint |
p) travel arrangements |
16) to make up |
q) reports |
B. Read the terms, which are used to describe the main functions of managers. Translate them into Russian.
To direct
To manage or to organize (straight, with no third party involved)
To manage
To direct or to be in charge of
To manage to
To be able to do smth
To run
To be in force
To supervise
To watch work carefully to see if it is well done
C. Read the definitions and choose the corresponding term from Part B.
To control a business successfully
To tell or to show how to do smth without a third party involved
To watch and direct work, workers, an organization
D. Complete the statements. Use the terms from Part B.
1. The manager _____ six girls in the accounts department.
2. He _____ our Southeast Asian operations.
3. They ___ a staff sports club.
4. He ____ a department very well.
Task XIII. (Moodle) Match the names of different departments on the left with the phrases, which describe their functions on the right.
Company Departments and Their Functions
1) Finance department |
a) deals with sales |
2) Marketing department |
b) runs a company |
3) Sales department |
c) is responsible for keeping good relations between a company and the public |
4) Personnel department |
d) designs new products |
5) the Board of Directors |
e) deals with the staff |
6) Research and Development department |
f) works with computer data |
7) Public Relations Department |
g) manages the company funds |
8) Information Technology Department |
h) specializes in using marketing techniques to sell a product |
Task XIV. Translate the text into Russian: