V. Work with your partner. Practice introducing yourself and each others. The phrases below will help you.
SELF-INTRODUCTION
Hello. Im John Black.
Hello. My name is Helen White.
Hi. Im Mike. Whats your name?
How do you do? Im Julie Robinson.
Pleased to meet you. Im Sue Crow.
Hi. Im Margaret, but everyone calls me Peggy.
INTRODUCER
Id like to introduce Henry Brown.
Id like to introduce Mary Brandon.
Id like you to meet Tony Angelo.
This is John OConnor.
RESPONSE
How do you do?
Glad to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Hi.
V. The job identifies the person. Can you present yourself in terms of your job? These phrases will help you/
Where do you work? I work for Orange Computers (they are my
employers)
What company are you with? I work at Orange Computers (the place)
I am/ work with Orange Computers (a sense of
collaboration)
What do you do for a living? Im in computers (general type of work)
What do you do? I coordinate new projects. I launch the new
products.
Im in charge of sales/ marketing/ production.
V ΙΙ. You are a participant at an international conference.
Introduce yourself to another person at the conference. Ask him or her about their companies.
Text 1
Read the text and translate in into Russian.
Company Organisation
A. There are a lot of kinds of companies in the world. They stand for different areas in business such as chemicals, insurance, retailing, engineering, transport, banking, etc. Most companies are made up of three groups of people: the shareholders (who provide the capital), the management and the workforce.. The management structure of a typical company is shown in this organisation chart.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MANAGING DIRECTIORS
SENIOR MANAGEMENT
MIDDLE MANAGEMENT
At the top of company hierarchy is the Board of Directors, headed by the Chairperson or President. The Board is responsible for policy decision and strategy. It will usually appoint a Managing Directors or Chief Executive Officer, who has overall responsibility for the running of the business. Senior managers or company officers head the various departments or functions within the company, which may include the following.
a Marketing e Finance
b Public Relations f Production
c Information Technology or IT g Research and Development or R and D
d Personnel or Human Resources
B. Some words about the organizational structure of Rossomon. The Managing Director, that is Mr Bunce, is responsible for running the company and is accountable to the Board.
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He is assisted by four executive departments. These are Human Resources, which is responsible for personnel, training and management development; then there is the Finance Department which takes care of corporate finance and accounting; next there is the Management Services Department, led by Peter Jenkins who is in charge of rationalisation throughout the company; and finally there is the R&D Department. research and development which works closely with the five regions on new product development.
The regions. Directly under the Managing Director, there are five Regional Managers. Each of them is responsible for the day-to-day management of a territory these are geographically split into North, South, East, West and Central Regions.
The five regions are supported by two sections Marketing and Technical Services. They are organised on a matrix basis with section leaders accountable to the Regional Managers. They work closely with the regions on the marketing and technical side.
In addition to the parent company, Rossomon has three subsidiaries, namely Rossomon France, Germany and Japan. The subsidiaries report to the Export Sales Department, which in turn is accountable to the Board.
Answer the questions (text A).
1. How do we call the person who heads the Board of Directors? 2. What is the Board responsible for? 3. Who does it usually appoint? 4. What is the function of CEO?
Retell the text (text A).
