English for Business Life Elementary

Writing about your company
4 Read this statement, then write a statement about
your company (or one you know).
‘Prada SA make satellite dishes.Their head office is in Paris,
but th e ir main factories are in IndiaThey are building a new
factory near Bombay at the m om ent.They are developing a
new "mini-dish".’
a lot of/much/many; make/do
5 Complete these sentences with:
- a lot of, a lot, much, many
- the correct form of make or do
e.g. - Are y o u ..... ...................... any profit?
- No, not v e ry ..........*V./W£rl'V..........
Parts o f the world; percentages
6 Write sentences about your company, using the
table as a guide.
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We do about ten of our Western
per cent business in Europe.
(10%)
We import fifty per of our the Far
about cent materials East.
(50%) from
We export ninety of our South
about per cent products to America.
(90%)
a - W hat does your com pany............................ ?
- We sell shoes.
b W e.......................... ................................work for
Microsoft.
c - H ow ................... ........ sales reps do they have?
- N o t.....................
d W e.......................... .. parts for the car industry.
e We h a v e................ ...........customers in France.
f - Are th e re ............................hotels near you?
- Yes, q u ite ................................
g We d o n 't................
business in Central America.
h We a re n 't..............
money.
i - What are y o u ... ?
- I 'm ...................... ..... a telephone call.
j - H ow ................... ........time do you need?
- N o t.....................
k I like my job very ..
I I 'm ..........................
like some?
coffee - would you
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