Task 4. Complete the passage using words from the previous task in the correct form. Summarize the text in several sentences. Ask 7 question on the text.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 464.

Task 3. Match the words from the text with their corresponding definitions.

Managers from this country

· older managers hold technical degrees rather than business qualification

· work long hours and expect their subordinates to do so

· are extremely innovative optimistic and determined

· are quick to invest in the development of new products, market techniques and methods of production and distribution

In Great Britain and the United States corporate gift giving is not a very popular 1_____; people can spend their entire working lives without ever receiving a corporate gift. However, gift giving is something an integral part of the negotiation process when doing business 2______. It is important to learn about the 3______ of gift giving before sending or talking a gift to an international client or business partner, or you may find that your clock 5_____ bad luck or death. It is also interesting to note that the receiver never opens a gift in front of the giver as that would signify that the content was more important than the act of giving. 6______ to Chinese culture. In France, don't give something with your company logo, as they find items like this impersonal and in bad taste. Giving knives in Italy, Russia or Argentina could lead to problems in establishing a deal as this signifies cutting off the relationship! Giving flowers is another possible 7_____. In England, Australia and Canada, some people see white lilies as a symbol of death while in Germany, yellow and white chrysanthemums could be seen this way.