Intermediate Business English, Book 3 Unit 3 Organization Intermediate Business English, Book 3

Types of business ownership Sole trader Partnership Corporation

Please brainstorm as many different examples of types (not just size) of organization that you can think of. example: corner shop run by an old couple BBC a multinational with operations in 120 countries

How many people work in your office? About half. Motivation

Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Starting up Vocabulary: Company structure Reading: A successful organization 3. 4. Skills: Socializing Case Study: Auric Bank 5.

Starting up Here are some photos of office settings. Please take a look and decide which one do you like.

Starting up

Starting up Start up questions: 1. Would you like to work in the office in the photos? Explain why or why not. 2. Which people have their own office? Do they have their own office because of a) seniority; b) a need for confidentiality; c) the type of work they do?

Starting up How important is each of the following for showing a person’s status in an organization? Pick 3 most important items from the chart below. A reserved parking space An office with a window A uniform A personal business card Your own office A company car Your name on your door Having a secretary Taking holiday when you like The size of your desk Having more than one seat in your office Flying business class A company credit card Having fixed working hours

Vocabulary: Company structure subsidiary head office factory/plant distribution centre call centre warehouse service centre branches/outlets

Subsidiary 子公司 Subsidiary is a company that is completely controlled by another company. It is a company which is part of a larger and more important company.

Head office 总部 Board of directors Top executives Financial department HR

Factory/ plant Production lines Assembly lines Lead time Production capacity Engineers Working staff

Distribution centre 分销中心 cargo Trucks Wagon

Call centre 电话服务中心 Operator headphone

Warehouse Forklift Stock Storage rack

Service centre 服务中心；维修基地 Service equipment/ repair tool Wrench saw

分公司 A branch of a business or other organization is one of the offices, stores, or groups which belong to it and which are located in different places. eg: The local branch of Bank of America is handling the accounts.