SECOND EDITION SUCCESS WITH BUSINESS SUCCESS WITH BUSINESS resources (including audio and answer sheets for the practice exam) http://www.com/success/success-business Password: succ! BUS#2 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LEARNING Australia + Brazil +» Mexico + Singapore + United Kingdom + United States CONTENTS Module | Module 7 Working life 5 Managing people 35 Asking and answering questions 8 Report writing 38 Reading Test: Part One 9 Reading Test: Part Two 39 Module 2 Module 8 Growing the company 10 Being responsible 40 Presenting facts 13 Formal meetings 43 Speaking Test: Part One 14 Reading Test: Part Four 44 Module 3 Module 9 Communication at work 15 Innovation 45 Email exchange 18 Negotiating 48 Listening Test: Part One 19 Reading and Listening Tests: 49 Part Three Module 4 Module 10 The art of selling 20 Travel and entertainment 50 Presenting figures 23 The language of proposals 53 Writing Test: Part One 24 Speaking Test: Part Three 54 Module 5 Module I! Money and finance 25 The economy 55 Discussing options 28 Effective writing 58 Listening Test: Part Two 29 Speaking Test: Part Two 59 Module 6 Module 12 Purchasing power 30 Crossing cultures 60 Telephoning 33 Social English 63 Writing Test: Part Two 34 Reading Test: Part Five and 64 Part Six Answer key 65 CONTENTS 3 2L) 38 ` SN. Working life Describing working life Soichiro Honda, the man Put the correct word into each gap (1-11) to who (0) founded the complete this biography of Soichiro Honda, the founder of the Honda Motor™ Company. has often been described setup founded worked joined retired as a maverick in a nation moved left recruited graduated trained educated applied of conformists. He was born in 1906 and was (1)_—_—_——— — onlyto elementary level.
When he became a teenager, he (2) find his fortune in Tokyo. In 1922, he 3) _————————— for a job in an auto-repair shop where they (4) — — hiìm to be an auto-mechanic. Honda had such a passion for cars that he devoted his spare time to building his own racing car out of handmade parts and an old aircraft engine. By 1937, Honda had (5) _________ his own company to make piston rings.
However, he soon realised that he lacked the knowledge to do this well, so he (6) _—————————— atechnical school. However, he never formally (7) ____________ from the school because he did not bother to take the final examination. According to Honda, the certificate was worth less than the price of a movie ticket. What he treasured was the knowledge that he learnt from the school and which he could apply in his own factory.
In 1948, Honda Motor Company began manufacturing small motorcycles. These were dismissed by the dominant American and British manufacturers of the time, but in reality, the inexpensive vehicles brought new people to motorcycling and changed the industry forever. ‘Honda has always (8) _———————— ahead of the times and l attribute its success to the fact that the firm possesses dreams and youthfulness,’ said Soichiro Honda. An inventor at heart, Soichiro Honda often (9) alongside his employees, researching and developing new automobile technology.
In 1959, he (10) _—————————— Takeo Fujisawa, a business executive, to manage the company so that Honda could concentrate on the engineering work. In 1973, Honda (11)__——_——— — on the company’s 25th anniversary. 2 Put each word in the correct form to complete the 4 I’m much more interested in job satisfaction than sentence. the level of my ______________._ PAY 0 Students wishing to be considered for a grant must 5 I’ve just gota to department fill out the D17 application form.
APPLY manager, but in fact my responsibilities are the 1 I was extremely lucky to find a job; same as before. PROMOTE the _____________ rate in our area is about 6 We received over500__—_————— forjust 20%. APPLY 2 We gota lot of attention: on the course I attended 7 Shes not very happyinher _————; Sere WEEE CRO may she'd prefer to be working still. TRANG 8 I'll be out of the office all next week; I’m ona 3 Our_————— policy doesn tallow us to sales ______.
TRAIN employ people without a university degree. RECRUIT MODULE | WORKING LIFE 5 Gerund and infinitive 4 Rewrite each sentence using a gerund or infinitive phrase. 3 Group the words and phrases with a similar 0 Peter thinks golf is a great way to relax. Peter enjoys playing golf.
Iplan There’sno point Iam prepared It’s very strange for me to drive on the left. It'suseless Iamconsidering Iadore I’m not used to I’mkeenon Iam thinkingof I wasn’t able Her main strength is management of people. laim Iamhappy I failed She is good at 1 a It’s not worth lam definitely going to leave at the end of the SSS + gerund year. c I plan Did you have any luck contacting Jane? 2 a Iintend Did you manage —____________ ? + infinitive She thinks that increasing the prices is a mistake.
She is reluctant 3 a lam thinking about Were there any problems with the software + gerund download? ẹ Did you have any difficulty _____________ ? 4 a lamwilling 7 Will I have to speak in French? bee + infinitive Does the job involve ———————————? Can you tell me your approximate time of arrival? ¢c When do you expect —_____________ ? 5 a Ienjoy We could go to the cinema tonight, if you like? + gerund What do you think about —_____________ ? 10 Don’t call me between 10 and 12. 6 a Ididntmanage Please avoid + infinitive 11 The flights are all full. How about the train? The flights are full. Would you consider: = == 12 I don’t need to fly business class on such a short journey.
It’s not worth 6 MODULE | WORKING LIFE A Pronunciation 5 Lookat where stress falls in the following words. Trainee consultants What rules can you make? for bright and capable young We are looking retire dismiss business knowledge prospects successful business graduates to join our highly employ recruit office fortune apply rience is necessary consulting team. No direct expe idates must show 6 Mark where the stress falls in each of these words. as training will be given, but cand environment and a an understanding of the business background supply contract student promote t career prospects.
willingness to learn. Excellen involve retain college attend status Apply in writing to PO Box 34. 7 Each of these words can be a noun ORa verb. Decide which each one is according to where the stress is marked.
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Sounds like you? Apply to gemma@brightandsparki ng.com Please supply character references. MODULE | WORKING LIFE 7 Asking and answering questions Indirect questions 3 Do you know why other companies haven't increased their prices by the same amount? Read the interview between a journalist and the chairman of an energy company, following a 15% rise in prices to its electricity customers. Put the sentences in the right order. 3 Put the words into the correct order to make 1 First of all, Dr Wolf, can you tell me why this questions.
price rise is necessary? 0 how/ far / is / you / know/ do / the station 2 Obviously, it’s not something we wanted to Do you know how far the station is? do. It has been forced on us by higher oil prices. 1 quite / you / aren’t / inexperienced / are / you I can’t speak for others, but I would be surprised if they didn’t increase them in the near 2 future. 2 sales experience / how / have / do / much / you And finally, do you know why other companies haven’t increased their prices by the same amount? 3 you / think / you / for the job / have / do / the _____ These new prices are necessary to protect our necessary skills future profits, not our past profits.
But you don’t actually produce much of your electricity from burning oil, do you? 4 you / have / haven't / done / you / before / this But even if gas has gone up, how can you kind of work justify these prices when you have just announced record profits? Oh, I see. So you'll be making just as much 5 like / a coffee / you / would money out of your customers this year, will you? In fact, our profits this year will be used to fund a very expensive investment programme in our 6 don’t / in London / you / live / you / do network. No, but the price of gas is linked to the price of oil and we do burn a lot of gas. 7 why/ leave / last job / you / your / did Convert these questions into direct questions.
0 Can you tell me why this price rise is necessary? 8 why / you / tell / me / you / this job / can/ Why is this price rise necessary? attractive / find 1 But you don’t actually produce much of your electricity from burning oil, do you? 2 So you'll be making just as much money out of your customers this year, will you? MODULE | ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS Reading Test: Part One The following article, taken from Management Now 4 Young people are very concerned about their magazine, is about young people’s attitudes to earning power. Give yourself about 12 minutes to do this 5 Employers cannot assume their employees will reading test. stay with them for a long time. _ — e Look at the sentences below and read the 6 Young people do not have the patience to train and comments by five managers on the attitudes of learn atwork.
— young workers to their jobs. 7 ]tsuifs companies too, if employees come and go. e Match each statement (1-7) to one of the extracts (A, B, C, D or E). C e You will need to use some of the letters more than once.
I think that the work-life balance that young people have found is much healthier than it was in the past. They 0 The education system does not prepare young don’t just live for work — they think about what they are people for working life. At the same time employers have moved to 1 Itis the older generation who must accept that take account of this by offering more flexibility in working hours, better maternity or paternity leave attitudes have changed. conditions so that young parents can have more time 2 Young people’s free time is very important to them.
with their children, and so on. It’s a natural evolution.