B. Read the text again and answer the following questions

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Talking about your job

Legal Affairs – юридический отдел

Production - производство

Finance (and Accounting) бухгалтерия

Personnel or HR (Human Resources) отдел кадров

R&D (Research and Development) – НИР

When meeting people for the first time in both professional and social
situations it is common to exchange information about your job. The following
phrases are useful for describing what you do.

My job entails/involves... I'm in charge of... я отвечаю за

I'm responsible for... I report to... я отсчитываюсь

I work for/under... я работаю на… I manage... я управляю

Unemployed – безработный

Customer- покупатель salary-Зарплата tips-чаевые goods - товар

A. Read the text on the opposite page and say why the author thinks ‘choice' will play a major role in determining the structure of tomorrow's companies

1 What were the characteristics of US corporations in the past?

the characteristics of US corporations in the past were Hierarchical and bureaucratic

2 What changes have occurred to those corporations?

Those corporations disappeared or were transformed.

3 What is meant by 'shifting from high-volume to high-value"?

Shifting from quantity to quality is meant by 'shifting from high-volume to high-value

4 What different types of future companies does the author mention?

He mentions network companies.

5 Why does he believe there is not one definite type of future company?

He believes there is not one definite type of future company because there is a lot of choice

6 What does he believe to be the key to survival for companies in future?

With all that choice around, future companies will have to be very flexible in order to quickly adapt to the changing environments if they are to survive.

the key to survival for companies in future is the ability to quickly adapt to the changing environments if they are to survive.