Transcript New Insights into Business

WELCOME to the Introductory
Class!
Prvi strani poslovni jezik 2 – engleski (bol. 12)
Opšte informacije o predmetu.
General course information.
Naziv predmeta: Prvi strani poslovni jezik 2 – engleski (bolonja 12)
Course name: First foreign business language 2 - English (Bologna Accord 12)
Nina Kisin, MA in English Language and Literature
PhD candidate (Teaching Methodology, The Faculty of Philosophy, Novi Sad)
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Konsultacije: SREDA, 11:00-13:00, kabinet 18, Liman
Office hours: WEDNESDAY, 11:00-13:00, office 18, location: Liman
E-mail: [email protected]
Literatura:
• New Insights into Business, Student’s book (authors: Tullis G. and Trappe
T.), Longman
• Engleski poslovni jezik (authors: Jasna Milošević, Milka Marković) –
skriptarnica Škole (School bookshop)
Formiranje konačne ocene.
Final mark formation
• predispitni poeni (predispitne obaveze)
• ispit
Unit 1. Company structures
Key vocabulary: Listening, New Insights into Business, page 4
SHAREHOLDERS
MANAGEMENT
The Board
(of Directors)
Managing
Director or
Chief Executive
Officer (CEO)
WORKFORCE
Senior managers
OR company
officers
Organisation
chart
Various departments or functions within a company
Key vocabulary: Listening
New Insights into Business, page 4
Marketing
Research and
Development,
R and D
Public
Relations
Information
Technology,
IT
Production
Finance
Personnel
or Human
Resources
Unit 1: Company structures. Practice.
• Finish these sentences:
1. Organisation chart represents…
the management structure of a typical company.
2. The Board (of Directors) is headed by ...
the Chairperson / President
3. Managing Director (Chief Executive Officer, CEO) has
responsibility for...
the running of the business
4. Some of the various departments / functions within the
company are the following:
Marketing, Public Relations, Information Technology,
Personnel (Human Resources), Finance, Production,
R&D etc.
Unit 1: Company structures. Practice.
• Fill in the gaps with the words given below. There are two
words extra you do not need to use.
MANAGING DIRECTOR (CEO), SHAREHOLDER, WORKFORCE,
CHAIRPERSON, PERSONNEL, ORGANISATION CHART, BOARD OF
DIRECTORS (2X)
SHAREHOLDER
___________________________
IS A PERSON WHO PROVIDES THE CAPITAL.
THE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE OF A TYPICAL COMPANY IS SHOWN IN ITS
___________________________.
AT THE TOP OF THE COMPANY HIERARCHY IS
ORGANISATION CHART
THE ___________________________,
BOARD (OF DIRECTORS) HEADED BY THE
___________________________.
CHAIRPERSON / PRESIDENT
THE ___________________________
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR POLICY DECISIONS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AND STRATEGY.
MANAGING
DIRECTOR (CEO) HAS THE OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
___________________________
RUNNING OF THE BUSINESS.
ORGANISATION CHART
Fill in the organisation
chart with the following
words:
The Chairperson
Chief Executive Officers (CEOs)
Senior management
Middle Management
Chief Executive Officers
(CEOs); Senior
management; The
Chairperson; Middle
Management.
It’s time to delegate!
• TASK 1. Look at the picture below. What does it mean “to delegate
authority/responsibility”?
• Clues – take into account the management structure of a company,
shown in its organisation chart
• P.S. the job position of manager and subordinate in this picture can be
vice versa 
Picture Source: LinkedIN
Unit 1: Company structures
The Philips Story, New Insights into Business, p. 6
• Translate the following words from The Philips Story, p. 6
(prevedite sledeće reči):
• diversification (of a product range)
diversifikacija palete proizvoda
• headquarters sedište (kompanije)
• company's creed princip/parola kompanije
• product range paleta proizvoda
• to establish osnovati (kompaniju)
Vocabulary development: verbs and prepositions
(glagoli i predlozi)
• teorija: Knjiga Engleski poslovni jezik, str. 26
• knjiga New Insights into Business, str. 8
• tasks: 25 i 26, str. 76-77, Engleski poslovni jezik
+ matching exercise!
PRACTICE: VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS.
Dopunite sledeće rečenice odgovarajućim predlozima (vežba 25,
str. 76, knjiga Engleski poslovni jezik)
FOR the job.
1. We think Mr Tennant is suitable ______
BY
2. Oh no! I've sent the wrong letter ______
mistake.
THROUGH
3. Just a moment – I'll put you ____________
to the
manager's office.
FOR people to bow when they
4. In Japan it's common ______
meet.
ON foot?
5. Did they come here ______
TO Stella's grandmother.
6. This dress belonged ______
OFF work with a terrible
7. My secretary had three days ______
headache.
IN office work.
8. Mr Woods hasn’t got much experience ______
ON purpose! I saw you!
9. You broke that plate ______
FOR / IN an import-export company in London.
10. I work __________
PRACTICE: VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS.
Dopunite sledeće rečenice odgovarajućim predlozima
(vežba 26, str. 77, knjiga Engl. poslovni jezik)
1. My name is Jean Wilson and I have just started working
IN a bank. I graduated ______
FROM Edinburgh University
______
last year with a degree ______
IN Business and Management.
FOR an accountant. I think I will
Now I am going to train ______
AT
do well because I am good ______
figures and I am skilled
AT using computers. I think that training ______
IN a
______
specific job will be more interesting than the general
education I got at university.
Matching exercise: verbs and prepositions
• Match the verbs with the
corresponding prepositions.
VERBS
• apply
• benefit
• approve
• result
• believe
• refer
• succeed
• belong
• depend
• report
PREPOSITIONS
• from
• in (x3)
• to (x3)
• for
• of
• on
Language focus: Present Perfect Simple and Past
Simple
• Teorija: Present Perfect (str. 49-50, knjiga
Engleski poslovni jezik)
• Teorija: Past Simple (str. 44-45, knjiga Engleski
poslovni jezik)
• Knjiga New Insights into Business, str. 9
• Zadaci: 96, str. 110, Engleski poslovni jezik
97, str. 110-111 – prvih 5 rečenica
Present Perfect Simple
TEORIJA, STR. 49-50, ENGLESKI POSLOVNI JEZIK
Use
Form
Affirmative
Negative
An action that
happens in the
past but
connects to the
present
Have / has +
verb in the
past
participle
I have written an I haven’t
email.
written an
email.
Interrogative
Have you written
an email?
An action that
started in the
past but
continued up to
the present
Key Words:
Already
yet
Since
for
just
still
recently
ever
so far
up to now
Simple Past
TEORIJA, STR. 44-45, ENGLESKI POSLOVNI JEZIK
Use
Form
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
One time past
actions
Verb + ed
Or
Verb in past
form
I wrote an email. I didn’t write an Did you write an
email.
email?
I woke up (1) at half past seven yesterday, I had a shower (2) and ate some
breakfast (3). I left for work (4) at quarter past eight.
Remember that there are phrases and helpers in your sentence that
can help you identify the simple past tense. They are called Key Words.
Key Words:
Last
ago
in 1990
yesterday
PRACTICE - Present Perfect, zad. 92, str. 109, Engleski
poslovni jezik
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A shop named after Present Perfect
, in Portland, United States
Complete the sentences in Present
Perfect Simple.
1. We are happy to inform you that we
(establish) a new branch in
Australia.
2. Bob Westley (sign / already) the
contract.
3. We (acquire) a new customer.
4. Alice Wilson (agree) to organise
the teams.
5. I (print out / just) the letter.
6. Our customers (be / always)
satisfied with our services.
7. Unfortunately, you (react / not) to
our reminder notice.
8. Hannah (send / not) out the
quotation yet.
9. (receive / you) our order?
10. Which company (submit) the most
favourable offer?
Present Perfect, zad. 92, str. 109, rešenja
Present Perfect - Portland, United
States
1. We are happy to inform you that
we have established a new branch
in Australia.
2. Bob Westley has already signed the
contract.
3. We have acquired a new customer.
4. Alice Wilson has agreed to organise
the teams.
5. I have just printed out the letter.
6. Our customers have always
been satisfied with our services.
7. Unfortunately, you have not
reacted to our reminder notice.
8. Hannah has not sent out the
quotation yet.
9. Have you received our order?
10. Which company has submitted the
most favourable offer?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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10.
96. zadatak, str. 110, Engleski poslovni jezik
PRACTICE & REVISION - Present Perfect or Past Simple?
have just finished
I (just/finish) _________________________
my homework.
already written five letters.
Mary (already/write) has
_____________________
moved
Tom (move) _____________________
to this town in 1994.
was
My friend (be) _______________
in Canada two years ago.
haven't been to Canada so far.
I (not/be) ________________
have already travelled
But I (already/ travel) ___________________________
to London a couple of times.
went
Last week, Mary and Paul ____________(go)
to the cinema.
I can't take any pictures because I (not/ buy)
haven't bought a new film yet.
_________________
Did they spend
___________________
(they/ spend) their holiday in New
Zealand last year?
Have you ever seen
________________________
(you/ever/see) a whale?
DESCRIBING CHANGES,
KNJIGA FIRST INSIGHTS INTO BUSINESS, STR. 10
intransitive verbs (gl. nemaju objekat)
•increase, rise, go up.
•The prices are increasing.
•decrease, fall, drop, go down, decline
•The prices of toiletries have fallen.
transitive verbs (gl. imaju objekat)
•increase, raise
•The government has increased income
tax.
•decrease, reduce, drop
•We have reduced our prices by 5%.
New Insights into Business - Workbook, task no. 7, p. 8
DVD Projections – PRESENTING COMPANIES
You are going to watch DVD projections by OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
1. LoveFilm – an online retailer
2. Porsche
PRESENTING COMPANIES
Hook: What is the most surprising, exciting or unusual aspect of the companies 1 &
2?
Objective: Why are you making the company presentation and what do you hope to
obtain?
Agenda: How will you organize your presentation and what will happen after the
talk?
Summary: What are the highlights of your talk?
Call for action: What do you want your audience to do now?
Close: How can you avoid an embarrassing silence at the end of your presentation?