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. . . . . . . . . .' (love) what she . . . . . . . . . . .(do). She . . . . . .J (work) for Datascope, an exciting IT company based in Bangalore,..... .'the Silicon Valley of India', and she is also a shareholder in the company. Datascope(gain) an excellent reputation worldwide for its i n n ovative products andsolutions. Not only are its young engineers extremely skilled, they also.5 (know). . . . . . . . . . .•. . .

. .how to market their ideas. As a resuit, the company's fame . . . . . . . ... ..6. . . . . .(spread) rapidly,and currently a number of leading companies . . . . . . . 7 (try) to enter into some form o f... ..partnership with it.That is why this week Sarika and Vijay, her Head of Department, .

.8 (not work)at Datascope. They . . . . . . . . . . . . ' (attend) a series of meetings with representatives fromglobal IT companies. Sarika . . . . . . . . . . . . " (know) that some of these companies ... . .. . . . . . ..(want) to outsource part of their operations to India, so she . . . . . . . . . . . " (believe)something good for Datascope will come out of these meetings.32"UNITASKI LLS••REVISIONComplete the conversation below with the words in the box.I afraidhowopinionperhapsseesoviewswhyClaireOne proposal is that we bring out a new product under the Topalino brand.So, what are your .

. . . . . . . . . . .' on this?NikolaIn my . . . . . . . . . . .', this is the best solution if we want to regain market share.Ivan. . . . . . . . . . ..' don't we focus on our pricing policy first? Isn't thai the key issue?JasminaI'm . . . .

. . . . . . . " I can't agree. What we need to do to begin with is repositionour market leader.Rick. . . . . . . . . . . .s about doing bolh, Jasmina? We can certainly bring out a newproduct and reposition another at the same time.Jasmina. . . .

. . .' what you mean, but we've got to start somewhere, and thinkingabout our best·selling product is what's most important at this stage .ClaireI think . .later this year.. . . . . .' we could agree to bring out a new product2 TravelTALKING ABOUTTHE FUTUREComplete each dialogue with the correct form of will or going to.1 A: I'm afraid we haven't received a copy of the booking form yet.B: Sorry about that. If I could just have your n umber, I .

. . . . . . . . . . . fax it overto you straight away.2 A: Have you planned the weekend excursion for our visitors from China?B: Yes, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . show them round the old town and the harbour.3A: I've just heard some bad news.B: What is it?A: They . . . . . . . . . . . . cancel our trip to Brazil.4 A: What about Tuesday at around nine thirty?B: Fine. I . . . .

. . . . . . . . see you then.SKILLSWRITI N GComplete the telephone conversation. Use only one word for each gap.MGMarco Gallieri, Travel Section. Good afternoon . . . . . . . . . . . . .' can I help you?KMKarim Melki speaking, from Marketing. I'd . . . .MGI'm afraid Britta isn't in today. Would you like toKMYes, please. The. . . . . .

. . . . . .' I'm calling is that Britta is in charge of our travelarrangements for the Dubai conference next month, and there are somechanges. First, there are now four of us instead of three. The additional name isSylvia Lohmar. And then Britta had booked us on flight LH630, leaving Frankfurtat 14.55 on Monday 6th. However, I'm afraid something's come . .

. . . . . . . . . .s. andwe are now leaving on Tuesday. The flight is at about the same time, I think.MGFine, I've got that, Mr Melki. Was there anything else?KMCould you just ask her to call me . . . . . . . . . . . .' tomorrow morning as soon as she'smade the changes?MGRight. I'll make . . . . . . . .

. . . .' she gets the message.KM. . . . . . . . . . . .' for your help. Goodbye.. .' to speak to Britta Keller, please.. . . . . . .' a message?Study the conversation in the Skills section above and write Marco'smessage to Britta.33UNIT A •• REVISION3VOCABULARYderegulateChangeComplete each set of sentences with the same verb describing change fromthe box in the correct form. There are four verbs you will not need.1 The current economic climate is making people .downsize. . . . all of the purchases they make.reassessWhen will the governmentof life?redevelopWe need to .

. . . . . . . . . . the situation before taking any decisions.relocaterestructure2If your company. . . the impact of their economic reforms on the quality. . . . . and you are over 50, your working life may be over.retrainAs the car industry . .updateBreaking news: TRN United, the global electronics group, .

. . . . . . . . . . its workforce by 20%.upgrade3Could you perhaps .We continuously. . , many are leaving the country in search of work.. . . . . . us on h'ow the project is progressing?. . . . . . . . the files with new information.We plan to . . . . . .

. . . . . our telephone system.4 The government will soon . . . . . . . . . . . . all internal flights, so the ind ustry will probablybecome more competitive.They plan to . . . . . . . . . . . . the capital markets and privatise most state·owned companies.Taiwan's government pledged to . . . . . . . . . . . its service sector within four years.5We bought new software and had to . . . . .

. . . . . . everyone to use the database.Our agency has seen a huge increase in the number of adults looking to changecareers, either as a result of job loss or a desire to . . . . . . . . . . . . in a different field.People are often reluctant to . . . .. . . . . until they are convinced that their present skillsare not sufficient to enable them to find work.PRESENT SIMPLEAN D PRESENTPERFECTComplete the two conversations with the words in brackets.

Use the pastsimple or present perfect as appropriate.'A: How long . . . . . . . . . . . (your offices I be) in this area?B: Since April 2007.'A: Where . . . . . . . . . . . . (you I be) before that?B: In the city centre. But the rent . . . . . . . . . . .' (be) outrageously expensive, so we .(decide) to relocate to the suburbs.A: And .. . .' (you I ever I regret) your decision?'B: Frankly, we . . . . . . . . (be) slightly worried about all the changes in the first couple o fmonths, but we .

. . . . . . . . . . .' (soon I realise) that i t was the right move. This part o f townis extremely attractive, and in fact, it . . . . . . . . . . . .' (develop) enormously over the last twoor three years.A: So it seems you . . . . . . . . . . . 9 (have) a very good year so far.B: Absolutely! Sales . . .. . ." (stand) at €14m at the end of the last quarter, and they". . . . . . (already I increase) by 6%.A: What about your market share?"B: It . . .

. . . . . . . . (remain) stable since 2008, but we are confident it will increase when welaunch our new product."A:. . . . (you I have to) make anyone redundant?. .'" (not be) anyB: No. At Lortex, we pride ourselves on the fact that there .redundancies for over eight years.34UNIT A •• REVISIONCultures: Socialising1Complete the conversation with the words in the box, There are somewords that you will not need,bookingflyinghowI'mjourneynicepleasestayingtiredtiringLauraStefanlikewhereHi, I'm Laura Dumont.

Nice to meet you.. . .' to meet you, tOO, . . . . . . . . . . . .' Stefan Kirchner.Laura. . . . . . . . . . . .' are you from, Stefan?StefanI'm from Linz. That's in Austria.LauraI'm from Ottawa in Canada.StefanYou've come a very long way! How was your . . .LauraIt was Ane, but a bit . . .

. . . . . . ' . Nine hours is a long time to be in a plane.. •,4about you?. . . ,5here?I managed to get a good rest yesterday, though. By the way, are you .at the Regency, too?StefanNo, they booked me into a small hotel called The Winston.LauraWhat's it . . . . . . . . . . .'?StefanWell, it's all right, I suppose. A bit noisy, but the food and service are good.And it's within walking distance of the conference centre, so I can't complain.2Write questions for these answers,1 A234567S.. ?BNot too bad. Sales are up, but we've had some redundancies.A............ ?BI'm a systems analyst.A............ ?BNo, but I'll try and see some of the sights before I leave.A........ .

. . ?BI flew to Berlin, then I took a taxi.A............ ?BNo. The map was very helpful, so we got to the conference centre really q uickly.A............ ?BAt the Grand Hotel in Friedrichstrasse.A....... ....?BIt's very spacious and comfortable, with a good view.A............ ?BI'm particularly keen to go to Professor Roger's talk.35STARTING U PEIIl36Discuss these questions.1Would you like to work in the building in the photo above? Why? / Why not?2Which people in your organisation have their own office? Do they have their own officebecause of: aJ seniority; bJ a need for confidentiality; cJ the type of work they do?How i mportant are the following in showing a person's status in anorganisation? Give each one a score from 1 (not im portant) to 5 (veryim portant).•a reserved parking space•an assistant•an office with a view•taking holidays when you like•a uniform•the size of your desk•a personal business card•more than one seat in your office•a company car•flying business class•your name on your office door•a company credit card•the latest company mobile phone•fixed working hoursUNIT 4 •• ORGANISATIONMatch the words and phrases (1-8) to their definitions (a-h)_CompanystructureIII1subsidiarya) an ofAce where people answer questions and make salesover the phone2factory/plantb) a building from which goods or supplies are sent to3call centremc) a place through which products are sold4 service centred) a place where faulty products are mended5e) a company which is at least half-owned by another companyheadquarters6 distribution centref) the main office or building of a company7 warehouseg) a building for storing goods in large quantities8h) a large building or group of buildings where goods aremade (using machinery)outlet�)>> CD1.21 Listen to the comments from different places in the organisationand write them down_ Then match them to the places listed in Exercise A_1IIfactories, shops or customersStock levels have been low for two weeks now.