VII. Find Russian equivalents.

English	Russian
to purchase
to account
to sell
to advertise
to plan
to research
to manage
to train
to head
to recruit
to develop

VIII. What department are the following responsibilities associated with? Match the responsibility with the department.

	Responsibilities	Department
1.	They buy raw materials and equipment for the company.	financial (accounting) department
2.	They recruit and train staff.	advertising department
3.	They find potential clients for new products and organize advertising campaigns.	research department
4.	They manufacture the products.	purchasing department
5.	They deal with sales contracts and sell the products.	law department
6.	They deal with financial matters including distribution of capital, investments, employees’ wages and so on.	sales department
7.	They study and test possible new products.	marketing department
8.	They are responsible for promotion and finding new markets.	personnel department
9.	They deal with contracts and legal matters, negotiate with partners, suppliers and customers.	production department

IX. Speak about the company’s structure shown in the chart.

Answer the questions.

• How many departments are there at the company?

• How many managers work at the company?

• What department do managers head?

• What is, in your opinion, the most important department?

X. Write a list of departments of a company and explain their functions.

XI. – Read the text, paying attention to the underlined words.

I work for a large European car maker. I work on car design. In fact, I run the design department and I manage a team of designers: 20 people work under me. It’s very interesting. One of my main responsibilities is to make sure that new model designs are finished on time. I’m also in charge of design budgets.

I deal with a lot of different people in the company. I’m responsible for co-ordination between design and production: I work with managers at our manufacturing plants.

– Correct the mistakes using the underlined words above.

I work at a French supermarket company. I work about the development of new supermarkets. In fact, I running the development department and I am manage for a team looking at the possibilities in different countries. It’s very interesting. One of my main is to make sure that new supermarkets open on time. I’m also charged with financial reporting. I deal at a lot of different organizations in my work. I’m responsible of planning projects from start to finish. I work closely near our foreign partners, and so I travel a lot.

– Fill in the gaps with prepositions, if necessary.

I work ___Techno Profile, a medium-sized company just outside Paris, selling and manufacturing ___ electronic components ___ different applications (применение, использование).

I am the finance manager which means that I have complete responsibility ___ all aspects ___ our financial policy. I carefully follow ___ the results ___ our six regional offices ___ France.

This year the company is introducing (представлять, вводить) a new range (ассортимент, выбор) of products that we are importing ___ Germany. Next week I am going ___ Bordeaux to meet ___ the office manager and discuss developments ___ the south-west region.