Section A

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 546.

A1

· Look through the following short report concerning the reorganization of a bank. Name the division for which each person (Bernard Rogers, Lucy John and David Lacey) will be responsible. Add all the details which are given about the responsibilities of the divisions.

The Allied Bank is reorganizing its operations into three business sectors: corporate banking and international banking operations will be headed by Bernard Rogers, who is currently Director of International Banking Operations and Deputy General Manager; the finance operations sector, including foreign exchange operations, short-term money market operations and accounting, will be headed by Lucy John, while David Lacey has been named Deputy General Manager with responsibility for the branch network and retail banking sector.

· Look at the words in the left-hand column and match them with the words from the right-hand column.

A2

You are going to hear Ed Walker, an Assistant Vice-President of a large American bank, talking about the structure of his bank to Francoise Caie, a French banker. Before you listen to the conversation, look at these questions which you will answer after you have listened for the first time.

1. Is Ed:

a) explaining the bank's organizational structure?

b) discussing the bank's organizational structure?

1. Does Ed:

a) give a basic outline of the bank's organizational structure?

b) give a detailed analysis of the bank's organizational structure?

A3

· Listen again to what Ed says about the structure of his bank. As you do so, complete the following organization chart. Firstly, write in the boxes the names of the divisions. Then under the boxes add details of the responsibilities of each of the divisions.

A4

· Look at the words in the box, all of which are from this section. Check any words that you do not know with a partner. Then, working together, match the words with the correct definition from the list below.

1. A report presented each year, giving details of the company's activities and financial performance during the previous financial year.

2. Formed or structured in a new way.

3. Sections of a company which deal with different products or services from each other.

4. People who buy goods or services.

5. In your own country, not abroad.

6. Management of a client's collected investments.

7. Short-term documents usually sold by big US corporations, promising to pay a specified sum of money on a particular date. They may be sold again by the buyer.

8. Documents issued by a local government authority, promising to repay loans at a certain time.

9. Bars of gold or silver.

10. Employees, staff.

11. Buildings and surrounding land.

12. A department which controls the internal finances of a company.

13. Deciding the main aims of an organization.

14. Plans for the lending of money.