HOMEWORK Read the text carefully and answer these questions. 1.

What is the parent company of the financial Times Group? Group is part of Pearson PLC, the international media group. 2. Which four areas does the parent company operate in? publishing television production broadcasting electronic multimedia business. 3. Which four areas does the Financial Times Group operate in? a) Newspapers b) Magazines c) Software manuals d) Financial information e) Television f) Electronic information g) Business information h) books 4. Name three newspapers with the FT Group Publishes Les Echos, recoletos, FT Electronic Publishing. 5. What is the FT Group planning? Is planning to recruit up to six business graduates for a fifteen month training programme, enabling participants to gain an overall understanding of the business. 6. Graduate recruits can expect to gain experience in number of areas. Name three of them. Projects may include work in strategic planning product development, editorial marketing and advertisement sales. 7. What requirements does the FT have of the recruits? Ability to think innovatively and practically A high degree of business awareness Good communication skills Ambition A wide range of interests and experience 8. Which of these are personal qualities? Which of these are skills or knowledge? Personal Qualities: Ability to think innovatively and practically. Ambition. Skills or knowledge: Good communication skills. A wide range of interests and experience. 9. How long is the training scheme? Lasts fifteen months training program 10. What is one of the company beliefs? We believe in equality of opportunity and employ solely on the basis of their abilities

3. Do you think this is good company to work for? Yes, because a company that enables us to demonstrate our own abilities we enjoyed a good salary World building 1. The nouns in the tables are in text. Write in the verb forms. NOUNS 1. Production product 2. Providers Provision (not in text) 3. Development 4. Marketing Market (not in text) 5. Advertisement VERBS

2. Use verb or noun from the table to fill the gaps There are usually several different departments in a company, and the all need to work together to make the company successful. Companies offer products or services to the consumer in a competitive1 market. In the manufacturing sector2 production development is a key activity. Companies3 develop new products and launch them on the4 market. The try to keep the cost of 5 products low to stay competitive. It essential to 6 advertise the product and to tell the consumer about it.