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HEWLETT-PACKARD
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CONTENTS
2.
Listening/Reading script
12.
Project
3.
Warm-ups
13.
Role play 1
4.
Gap fill
14.
Role play 2
5.
15.
6.
16.
Discussion
7.
17.
Survey
8.
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Speed writing
9.
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Letter of complaint
10.
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Letter of apology
11.
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Homework
products
include
computers,
printers,
scanners,
which
bought
HP
equipment
to
test
an
WARM UPS
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products
include
computers,
printers,
scanners,
by
Stanford
University
and
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annual
TheHewlettPackardCompany,commonlyreferredtoasHP,isamultinationalinformationtechn
ologycorporation.Itsproductsincludecomputers,printers,scanners,cameras,mo
bilephonesandtelevisions.Thecompanywasfoundedin1939byStanfordUniversit
yclassmatesBillHewlettandDavePackardinagarageinPaloAlto,California.Oneoft
heirfirstcustomerswasWaltDisneyStudios,whichboughtHPequipmenttotestanin
novativesoundsystemforthemovieFantasia.Thetwomentossedacointodecidet
henameofthecompanyHewlettPackardorPackardHewlett.DavePackardwonthetossbutchosetoputhisfriendsnamefirst.HPmarket
sitsproductstoindividualconsumers,small-tomediumsizedbusinessesandofficesupplyretailers.Ithasover300,000staffworldwideandgeneratesanannualrevenu
einexcessof$100billion.
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include
products
chose
system
excess
technology
company
corporation.
was
____________
Its
in
1939
by
founded
individual
commonly
retailers
garage
tossed
or
Packard-Hewlett.
Dave
businesses
____________.
It
and
has
over
office-supply
300,000
staff
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PROJECT HEWLETT-PACKARD
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How to improve
them
A brand new
killer product
Part 2. Change partners and look at their project. Suggest improvements. Ask for
advice on your project:
Part 3. Make a presentation on your project. Give it to the class. Vote the best
projects.
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DISCUSSION
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HEWLETT-PACKARD SURVEY
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Write five GOOD questions about Hewlett-Packard in the table. Do this in pairs.
Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
STUDENT 1
STUDENT 2
STUDENT 3
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Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.
Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found
out. Change partners often.
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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words
from the text. Use a dictionary or Googles search field (or
another search engine) to build up more associations /
collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more
information about Hewlett-Packard. Talk about what you discover
with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about
Hewlett-Packard. What have they done recently? What are their
plans? Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next
lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. HEWLETT-PACKARD POSTER Make a poster about HewlettPackard. Make sure you sell the company to the public. Show it
to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback
on your posters.
5. MY HEWLETT-PACKARD LESSON: Make your own English
lesson on Hewlett-Packard. Make sure there is a good mix of
things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class /
another group when you have finished.
6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page,
MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon
account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on
Germany. Share your findings with the class.
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