II. Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the words from the box.

operate products subsidiary headquarters producer divisions employees sales located markets branches produces based

ICL, the British Computer company, is a leading _______ of computer hardwear in this region.
The annual total _______ of the company is 350 million dollars.
The ICL group is active in all _______ and has just over thirty thousand _______ worldwide.
It is one of the first computer companies in the world that _______ different software _______ for specific markets.
Last year the company opened two _______ in Scotland.
The company’s _______ _______ independently headed by their own managing directors.
This company is a _______ of the well-known Swedish MoDo group.
The _______ of the company is _______ in Seattle, and the stores are _______ on the West Coast.

III. Match the words with their definitions.

division	an outline, a story
market	a formal association of persons for business purposes
headquarters	a combination of companies that are legally independent
company	a company that is owned by another company
subsidiary	a part of a larger organization
sales	a part of a company that deals with a certain product
branch	the main office of a company
group of companies	something that a company makes to sell
profile	a geographical area or section of the population where products can be sold
product	the value of goods sold in a given period

IV. Complete the chart below with the information from the box and make

sentences about the companies.

Peugeot Benetton container ship operator American Express

French Japanese Italian drug and chemical maker drinks supplier

Company	Main activity	Nationality
Cisco Systems	Internet equipment supplier	American
	Car manufacturer
Bacardi Martini		Spanish
	Travel and financial services provider	American
Bayer		German
	Clothing manufacturer
Sony	Electronic goods maker
AP Moller-Maersk		Danish

V. – Read an extract from a company’s presentation.

I’d like to tell you a little about some of The Index Group’s activities. One of the divisions is Index Engineering. This consists of three groups covering (охватывать) North America, Europe, and Asia. The three Executive Vice Presidents report to the President and Chief Operating Officer. He, in turn, is accountable to the Chief Executive Officer. This is my division and I am in charge of promotions. I am responsible for ensuring that people get to hear about our projects, and I also show clients round (сопровождать) our headquarters.

The second division is Index Publications, which publishes (печатать) all kinds of scientific magazines as well as a number of different types of specialist magazines. There are three major publishing units based in New York, Chicago and Boston. Now let’s look at the third division of the company. Index Systems has recently merged (сливаться, поглощать) with Futura Software development to form this new division, which produces specialist computer software (программное обеспечение) for the engineering industry (машиностроение).

– Fill in the chart taking information from the text. Speak about the

company’s activities.

t he company’s name