1. Our company is a big enterprise with complicated structure.
2. The Managing Director runs this firm successfully.
3. The Board of Directors at the bank consists of 17 persons.
4. Mr. Williams, the Chairman of the Board of Director, is in overall control of our bank.
5. Have you met Mrs. Fox, the Vice-President of the joint venture?
6. There are 8 departments at our stock-holding company. The biggest is Sales Department.
7. He has a great experience in developing food products that’s why he’s the head of the Research and Development Department, and also one of the creators of our branded products.
8. Who leads your company and supervises everyday activities?
9. She is the Manager of Logistics Department, don’t you know?
10. Will you company participate in the next fair and maintain relations with your old partners?
Compound the sentences with the words and the word combinations
to report to sb, a report, reporter;
to be in charge of sth, a charge, to charge;
to execute, execution, executive, Chief-executive;
to forecast, a weather forecast, forecasting in business;
to regard, regarding, regardless;
to satisfy (needs, requirements), satisfactory mark, to get satisfaction;
to complete, competitive price, competition;
to negotiate, to conduct negotiations, negotiable;
to ensure, insurance.
What would you say if you took part in these dialogues? Complete them
A: I don’t know personally the Managing Director of your company, but I’ve heard that he is a perfect specialist with big experience. Can you tell me what his responsibilities include now?
B: I’m pleased to help you understand ______
A: I can understand why you have so many departments: Finance, Sale, Marketing, Production, Research and Development, Personnel. But who leads their work in the company?
B: It’s very simple ______
A: You are a Sales Manager at this firm. I see that every day you work since morning till night, you travel frequently to the customers. What duties do you have at the firm?
B: I agree with you, it’s a hard work but very interesting ______
A: Why do you have such a big Finance Department at your company? I counted 12 people there. I know who is the Chief Accountant and what are his responsibilities. But I see you have also the Cash Accountant, the Treasure, the Statutory Accountant, etc. What do all the people do there?
B: You are quite right but don’t forget that ______
Act as an interpreter at a big enterprise. The Managing Director (Mr. Belov) will have a meeting with a new partner (Mr. Blake) and wants him to get acquainted with the structure of the enterprise, leading persons, and staff responsibilities.
Mr. Belov: Добрий день. Радий зустрічі з Вами. Мене зовуть Петро Іванович Бєлов. Я директор цього підприємства. Ми чули багато схвальних відгуків про Вашу фірму як постачальника найновітніших комп’ютерних технологій.
Interpreter: ______
Mr. Belov: Сподіваємось, що після знайомства з нашим підприємством та його працівниками у Вас складеться вірне уявлення про стиль нашої роботи. Це буде підготовкою до підписання майбутніх контрактів та успішного співробітництва.
Interpreter: ______
Mr. Blake: Good morning. Nice to meet you, Mr. Belov. My name’s Alex Blake. I’m a Sales Manager at “Apple Computers, Inc.” It’s a well known English computer company with clients all over the word and good reputation as a reliable partner. Thank you for warm reception and the possibility to get general information about your enterprise and staff. It will be very useful for me.
Interpreter: ______
Mr. Belov: На нашому підприємстві працюють 500 робітників. Керує його діяльністю правління, що складається з 11 осіб на чолі з головою. На нашому підприємстві існує 10 відділів: виробничий відділ, відділ реалізації, фінансовий відділ, відділ фінансового прогнозування та розвитку, відділ кадрів, транспортний відділ, відділ маркетингу, юридичний відділ.
Interpreter: ______
Mr. Blake: I see that you have a sufficient staff to work successfully at the computer market. As we are dealing with computer technologies to achieve best result it’s necessary to organize the work of Finance, Sales, Research and Development Departments at the high level. Could you dwell on some details of the work of these Departments at your enterprise?
Interpreter: ______
Mr. Belov: наш фінансовий відділ займається всіма питаннями фінансового забезпечення роботи підприємства. До його складу входять: головний бухгалтер, касир, бухгалтер по роботі із зарубіжними партнерами, спеціаліст з фінансового прогнозування та розвитку роботи підприємства.
Interpreter: ______
Mr. Blake: As I know you have excellent specialists in this sphere. They are experienced and skillful persons in the questions of finance, tax legislation.
Interpreter: ______
You are a Public Relations Specialist at a big firm. Today you have a conference with journalists of the most important newspapers in the country. Your task is to represent your firm, its goal, its structure, the staff. Prepare a report for the conference using the information provided by this lesson.
Answer the questions
1. How would you organize the work of the enterprise if you were the Managing Director?
2. What departments are necessary at every enterprise?
3. What responsibilities and duties are essential for the staff of each department?
4. Give an example of the successful business. Try to analyze its structure and staff.
