C How the text is organised

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B Understanding details

A Understanding main points

Reading tasks

Read the text on the opposite page about different attitudes towards MBA graduates and answer these questions.

1. What is the attitude of UK employers to MBAs? Are they very positive, negative or in between?

2. Several top business schools are mentioned in the text - which ones are they? Do you agree with this list? Would you add others?

3. According to the article, do most MBA students pay for themselves?

4. In which country are MBAs very highly regarded by employers, according to the article?

1. Four companies are mentioned in the article. Rank them in order in terms of their attitude to MBAs, starting with the one most in favour.

2. Some disadvantages about MBAs are mentioned by people quoted in the article. What are they?

3. Businesses are generally grouped into two broad categories - manufacturing and production on one side, and services on the other side. Into which categories do the four companies mentioned in the article fit? What does this tell you about the type of companies which generally favour MBAs? Is this the case in your country too?

The article has four main parts, each one describing the attitude of one company to MBAs. Each part has a clear introductory sentence that indicates whether the company is in favour of MBAs or not Find the introductory sentences and decide if the sentence indicates a positive or negative attitude to MBAs.

None more so than top management consulting firm Mckinsey. (positive)