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COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES
LESSON 12.4
EXERCISE 7A (P.123)
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)
Present the case for introducing the new machines. Your
Production manager will add arguments when you finish.
Then listen to the union representatives and lead the
discussion on how to deal with the workers’ concerns.
Here are some ideas for your presentation. Add any
information you wish.
The new machines will:
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reduce costs and increase workers’ productivity.
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motivate workers because they’ll produce more
goods and make more money.
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help the company to compete against cheap
imported clothing.
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enable workers to produce a wider range of products.
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make the production line more flexible. It will be
able to respond more quickly to changes in fashion.
LESSON 12.4
EXERCISE 7A (P.123)
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Support your CEO by adding arguments at the end of
his/her presentation.
Additional arguments: The new machines will:
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help the design department to produce more exciting
designs.
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enable the company to make more expensive clothing.
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improve the quality of the clothes.
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result in a quicker delivery to customers because they
will produce goods faster than the previous ones.
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be cheaper to run because they will need less
maintenance.
LESSON 11.3
EXERCISE 7A (P.110)
STUDENT C
Make sentences from these prompts.
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Admit making a lot of mistakes in your life.
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Tell your partners to phone you at the weekend with
any news.
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Encourage them to buy some designer clothes.
LESSON 12.1
EXERCISE 8 (P.117)
STUDENT C
The problems of writing with a pen and
ink were that they often leaked and the ink
was slow to dry on the page. John J. Loud,
an American leather tanner, recognised this
problem and invented a new gadget for
writing – a pen with a small rotating ball
instead of a nib. He patented his invention
on 30 October 1888. Although it still leaked,
it could be used to mark rough surfaces
such as leather. Loud, however, failed to
exploit his patent commercially and it was
left to the Hungarian Lazlo Biro, working
with his brother, to patent the ballpoint pen
between 1938 and 1943. Biro later licensed
his pen to the Frenchman Marcel Bich,
who called his company Bic. This is today
the market leader in ballpoint pens. The
company sells 15 million Bic Cristal pens
per day.
The write man
