Facoltà di Economia CdL Economia e gestione dei servizi turistici Lingua Inglese Activities Olga Denti a.a. 2008/2009

Activities English words connected with

Companies’ activities BusinessFirmConcernEnterprise IndustryAreas Sectors Sectors Goods To Manufacture Manufacture Manufacturing Manufacturing Manufacturer To provide Provider To sell SaleSeller RetailersWholesalerSupplier MediaMultinationals PrimarySecondaryTertiary

n Primary Business activity describing extractive areas such as agriculture, mining, fishing, etc. – resources provided by nature n Secondary Business activity including manufacturing and construction industries (those to make, build or assemble products) n Tertiary Activity including businesses that provide services (e.g. banking, public transport, consultancy, web design)

Playing the game activities manufactureproducegoods provideservicesretailers employ jobs responsibility roleteam Companies have many different activities and work in different ways. Some companies manufacture or produce goods, others provide services; retailers sell goods to the general public. Companies employ people to work for them in many kinds of jobs. Each person has responsibility for a specific area of work and a role within the team or group that they work with.

Services n n Direct services – offered directly to the general public n n Commercial services – dealing with other businesses n n Both

activity n [C] something that you do, or something that a company does: [attività] The company has different activities, for example making computer games and videos. Collocations work activities, business activities diversify v [I] increase the range of goods or services a company produces: [diversificare] Our company is diversifying into cosmetics - diversification n [C, U] [diversificazione] employment n [U] work that you do to earn money: [impiego] After leaving university, I'm going to look for employment. - employ v [T] [impiegare] to pay someone to work for you: The company employs 2,000 people worldwide. - employer n [datore di lavoro] [C] a person or company that employs others - employee n [C] [dipendente] someone who works for another person or company goods n [plural] things that a company produces for sale or for use: [merci] Supermarkets buy goods and sell them to their customers.

industry 1 n [U] the production of goods or services to sell: [industria] Industry has become more competitive. 2 [C] a particular type of industry or service: [settore] The car industry is producing too many cars. - industrial adj [industriale] manufacture v [T] produce large quantities of goods for sale using machinery: [produrre] Nike manufactures sports shoes. - manufacturer n [C] [produttore] responsibility n [U] something that you are in charge of in a particular job: [responsabilità] The manager has responsibility for her department. - be responsible for something [essere responsabile di qualcosa] I'm responsible for telephone sales. retailer n [C] a business that sells goods to the general public and not to shops: [dettagliante] Dixons is a retailer of electronic goods. sector n [C] all the organisations or companies in a particular area of industry: [settore] The number of jobs in the service sector is increasing. service n [C] usually plural] a business that sells help, advice, consultancy, etc., not manufacturing: [servizio] A lot of companies offer financial services now. team n [C] a group of people who work together to do a particular job: [squadra, team] We have an excellent sales team.

Companies n n Sony – develops and manufactures electronic goods n n Citibank – offers banking services n n Nike – designs and manufactures clothes n n AOL – provides internet services n n Wal-Mart – sells food and drink n n Toyota – designs and manufactures cars

Activities (Reading Comprehension) p.9 Move over game boys n : n General : - What is this article about? - - What are Frognation’s activities? - - What are Lynn’s tasks? n n PARA I-II: The verb: finite and non-finite verbs (e.g., creates, make, to work) n n PARA II: What is the meaning of the sentence “Lynn runs the UK office of Frognation?”

Activities (Reading Comprehension) p.9 Move over game boys n n PARA III: What is a possible synonym for “producers”? And an antonym of “sell”? n n PARA IV: What do we mean by “cultural understanding”? n n PARA VI: What is “most” from the grammatical point of view? n n PARA III-IV: uncountable nouns

Unit Test 1 Answer all thirty questions. There is one mark per question. L ANGUAGE 1 Write the verbs in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous. 1He ___________ (work) for a software company in New York. 2I normally ____________ (get up) at five every morning. 3Joel _____________ (work) at home this week. 4Our accountant _____________ (check) the invoice right now. 5Now, things ____________ (begin) to change in the company. 6Currently, our customers ____________ (demand) more and more from us. 7We frequently _____________ (travel) to Asia on business. 8My typical working day ____________ (end) at six o’clock. 9They ____________ (learn) English at the moment. 10After work, we usually ____________ (have) a drink together.

V OCABULARY 2 Complete the sentences with these words. operates / sells / provides / develops / designs / manufactures 11Our retailer ___________ the products. 12Frognation creates, develops and ___________ video games. 13Citibank ___________ banking services. 14It _____________ the products in the factory. 15He designs and _____________ software with a team at Microsoft. 16General Electric _______________ in more than 100 countries worldwide. 3 Write the last three letters in each word. 17This is my part_____ We started the company together. 18Can you call the software develo_______? There’s another problem with this new software. 19He has a meeting with the sales representat______ from our supplier. 20Picasso is my favourite art_____. 21I’m a project mana_____ for a mobile phone company.

22The foun_____ of this company wants to sell it. 23I love music and would love to be a famous music______. 24She’s the company law_____. She checks all the contracts. 25The head engin_____ is on the phone from the site. C AREER SKILLS 4 Underline the correct word in brackets. 26I work (to / as) a designer. 27My main role is (to / for) sell our services. 28What kind of company do you work (as / for)? 29I’m responsible (for / as) managing projects. 30What do you do (in / as) your job?

Unit Test 1 Answer Key Language 1 works / 2 get up / 3 is working / 4 is checking / 5 are beginning / 6 are demanding / 7 travel / 8 ends / 9 are learning / 10 haveVocabulary 11 sells / 12 designs / 13 provides / 14 manufactures / 15 develops / 16 operates 17 ner / 18 per / 19 ive / 20 ist / 21 ger / 22 der / 23 ian / 24 yer / 25 eer Career skills 26 as / 27 to / 28 for / 29 for / 30 in

Phonetics of Activities [æk't ɪ vət ɪ ] [f ɜ rm /f ɜː m] ['sektə(r)] [kən's ɜː n][' ɪ ndəstr ɪ ] [mænə'fækt ʃ er /'mænj ʊ 'fækt ʃ e]['eər ɪ ə] [prə'va ɪ də(r)][sel]['r ɪː te ɪ l] ['b ɪ zn ɪ s] [sə'pla ɪ ]['m ʌ lt ɪ 'næ ʃ nəl] ['hə ʊ lse ɪ lə(r)]['t ɜ r ʃɪ er ɪ /'t ɜːʃ ər ɪ ] [d ɪ 'za ɪ n][d ɪ 'veləp][w ɜ rk /w ɜː k][l ɪː d] ['entəpra ɪ z]['k ʌ mpən ɪ ]