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2) 2.1 Students listen out for
five of the benefits and
Useful language from Module 2
incentives in exercise 1.
Note that this is a similar task
Wordlist
to Part Two of the
Listening Test.
branch
headquarters
promotion
Answers
take
part in
call centre
holding company
1 a
company car
2 flexible working hours
recognition
take seriously
cash bonus
3 parental
leave
4 an impressive job title
manufacturing
research and development
take with a pinch of salt
corporation
parental leave
distribution centre
pension
reward
trademark
division
perks
subsidiary
turnover
flexible
plant
take care
warehouse
found (a company)
position
take on
Expressions
Presenting
Good
morning and thanks for coming.
Today I'd like to tell you about...
If you have any questions, I'll be
happy to answer them
at the end.
In my brief presentation
we'll begin by looking at...
First of
all there's.../ and finally there's...
Then I'll give an overview of...
OK, let's move on to look at...
One thing I'd like to point out is...
Take a look at this chart, which
shows...
Here you can see...
Finally. I'd like to talk about...
So that brings me to the end of my
presentation.
Thanks for listening.
Are there any questions?
Module 2.1 Company benefits
Benefits and incentives
V
ocabulary
1) Ask students to work alone as they
rank the ten items
and then compare and
discuss in pairs. Make sure they
give
reasons.
Extension
In Part Two of the
Speaking Test, students might need
to
give
a
one-minute
presentation
entitled,
is
important when
choosing a job?
and
tell
them
to
practise
a
similar
presentation,
taking
turns to be the examiner or the
candidate. Students can
use some of the
ideas listed in exercise 1.
5 a pension
2.1 Listening script
Speaker 1
It's
great because usually it means my wife
can use the one at home and we even
take mine away at
weekends. I work for quite
a relaxed company and they
don't seem
to mind how I use it for leisure.
Speaker
2
I
thought
it
wouldn't
change
the
way
I
worked after the first six months, but
as they got older
it actually became
more complicated with getting them
to
school
or
if
they
wanted
to
do
activities
in
the
afternoon.
But
my
boss
has
been
really
good
about
it
and some days I can do a half day if I
want and then I
might work
later on other days - or I take work home,
which I don't like doing, but it's the
only way...
Speaker 3
It's
actually the law now so they had to let
me
have
it.
It
was
only
two
weeks
but
at
least
I
had
time
to
help
my
wife
out.
Mind
you,
after
all
the
late
nights
and
crying
I
was
really
happy
to
get
back
to
work for a while and have a rest!
Speaker
4
I've
just
been
promoted
from
Assistant
IT
Technician to Chief Operational Network
Administrator.
It means I get a bit of
a pay rise and new business cards
with
my name on. I'm not sure if I get my own office
though.
Speaker
5
The
problem
for
me
is
that
I
won't
have
enough
to
live
on
when
I'm
60
and
I
can't
afford
a
private
plan. So I'll probably try and keep working for a
few more years, and anyway, I heard the
government is
planning to raise the age
of retirement...
Is working
for Xerox too good to be true?
Reading
3)
Set
students
a
time
limit
of
about
three
minutes
to
answer the question. The aim is to find
any benefits and
incentives,
but
tell
students
not
to
read
in
too
much
detail at this stage.
Answers
opportunities
for
promotion,
training
and
staff
development, a pension
1
*Note
that
the
article
also
mentions
a
and
recognition
scheme
which
is
another
form
of
incentive.
4) Now students read the article in
much more detail to
answer questions
1-5. Refer them to the Exam Success
tip
on reading the complete text before answering any
questions.
Answers
1 B
2 A
3 C
4 B
5 C
Expressions
with take
V
ocabulary
5
As
a
quick
lead-in,
ask
students
to
brainstorm
collocations and
expressions they can think of with take,
eg take a day off, take a taxi, take a
break, take off, etc.
Answers
1 take
(Moloney's comments) with a pinch of salt
2 take care of
3
Take (Carole Palmer)
4 took part in
5 takes on
6 takes seriously
Extension
Ask students to write six new sentences
using take from
the exercise. They can
relate the sentences to their own
work
or life, eg I'd take the news of a pay rise with a
pinch of salt. (not so sure,
doubtfully)
Module 2.1 Company benefits
Asking questions about jobs
Speaking
1)
Tell
students
to
imagine
they
were
the
journalist
writing the article on Xerox on the
previous page. They
need
to
create
the
questions
they
asked
during
the
interviews with Kim Moloney and Carole
Palmer. The
article
offers
clues
as
to
the
tense
needed
for
each
question. This exercise should be a
review for students
at
this
level
and
provides
some
basic
questions
for
asking about a job.
Answers
1 How
long have you been working for the company?
2 When did you join (the company)?
3 What was your first job?
4 What are you responsible for?
5 Where are you based?
6
What would you like to do in the future?
2) Students practice asking
and answering the questions.
If
possible, try to pair students who haven't yet met
in
the class. Make sure the answers use
the correct tense
and give feedback.
The Past
Grammar
3)
Students
match
the
three
verb
forms
to
the
correct
tense definitions.
Answers
Past simple: started
Present
perfect: has moved
Present perfect
continuous: has been working
Refer students to the
Grammar reference on page 128.
Suggest
they also re-read the information on the present
perfect
and
present
perfect
continuous
in
Module
1.
Remind
students
that
we
tend
not
to
use
continuous
forms with stative verbs. Also point
out that verbs like
work and live can
often be used in the present perfect
and
present
perfect continuous
form
with
little
change
in
meaning.
The
main
change
in
emphasis
is
that
the
continuous form
emphasises that the action is ongoing.
You
could
also
draw
these
timelines
on
the
board
to
help
clarify the meaning:
Past simple
Past
Now
X
↑
Present perfect
Past
Now
X
↑
Present perfect continuous
Past
Now
X
↑
4)
Students
underline
the
correct
verb
form.
When
checking answers, ask students to try
and explain their
choice.
2
Answers
1 began
2 trademarked
3 became
4 has been
5 has
been working
6 has been
7
took part
Photocopiable activity 2.1
See page 162.
5)
Students
complete
the
letter
of
application
with
the
verbs in different
tenses.
Answers
1 have been working
2 joined
3 have had
4 have been
considering
5
has expanded / has been
expanding (we
are unsure if the expansion has ended)
6 completed
7 have been studying
8
has agreed
A letter of
application
Writing
6)
Begin
by
asking
students
if
they
have
ever
applied
for
a job. Elicit the process, eg Where did you find
out
about the job? Did you have to
write a letter or fill in a
form?
This
task
resembles
the
format
for
Part
Two
of
the
Writing
Test
with
students
being
given
a
text
and
then some handwritten
notes. Ask students to underline
key
information. Make sure they realise that they must
include the handwritten notes and stay
within the word
limit.
If
you
are
short
of
time
this
could
be
set
as
homework. If it is done
in class, students could work in
pairs
and draft the letter together.
Possible answer
Dear Sir or
Madam,
I saw
your advert for the post of Personal Assistant to
Overseas Sales Manager in yesterday's
newspaper and I
would like to apply for
the position.
As
you
can
see
from
my
attached
CV
,
I
have
been
working
for
a
travel
agency
for
the
last
six
months,
which I have really enjoyed. Before
that I worked as a
receptionist and
secretary for two years.
I
have
a
good
knowledge
of
English
as
I
completed
a
course at college and I am also fluent
in Italian having
lived in Rome for the
summer in 2006.
Please note that my
current manager has agreed to write
me
a reference. I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours
faithfully
(students' name)
Module 2.2 Presenting your
company
Company terms
Vocabulary
1)
This
activity
checks
that
students
know
some
key
vocabulary
before
starting.
The
definitions
are
in
the
information files on pages 126 and 131,
or students can
check in their
dictionaries.
During
the
task,
make
sure
students
know
how
to
pronounce all the words. It may be
helpful to drill the
word stress in
these words:
distribution,
warehouse,
headquarters,
subsidiary,
corporation,
division.
Presentations
Listening
2)
2.2
For
this
first
listening,
students
only
need
to
listen out for the words in exercise 1.
Answers
headquarters
corporation
divisions
2.2 Listening script
Extract 1
Good
morning and thanks for coming. Today
I'd
like
to
tell
you
about
the
world's
largest
document
management
company.
With
a
turnover
of
nearly
sixteen
billion dollars
the Xerox Corporation
develops
and markets innovative
technologies with products and
solutions that customers depend upon to
get the best
results for
their business. In my brief presentation we'll
begin by looking at some of the key
figures behind the
company's success
and how the company is structured.
Then
I'll give an overview
of Xerox around
the world
and
finally
I'd
like
to
talk
about
some
of
the
trends
affecting out market and its future
growth. If you have
any questions, I'll
be happy to answer them at the end.
So,
here you can see, the turnover for last year was
nearly
sixteen
billion
dollars,
with
a
final
income
of
978
million dollars. We operated from our headquarters
in
Rochester
New
York
State
in
160
countries
with
55,000 employees, with
over half of those in the USA.
This
next chart shows you how the corporation is split
into
four
divisions.
First
of
all
there's
Xerox
Global
Services...
Extract
2
And
finally
there's
Xerox
Innovation
with
five
centres
in
the
United
States,
Canada
and
Europe.
Note
that
six
percent
of
revenue
was
dedicated
to
3