Unit 1: Vocabulary – Talking About Companies (pp 9-10) English Communication Unit 1: Vocabulary – Talking About Companies (pp 9-10)

one billion (100 thousand million) Numbers 1,000 = 10,000 = 100,000 = 1,000,000 = 10,000,000 = 100,000,000 = 1,000,000,000 = 111,111,111,101 = one thousand ten thousand one hundred thousand one million ten million one hundred million one billion (100 thousand million) one hundred (and) eleven billion, one hundred (and) eleven million, one hundred (and) eleven thousand, one hundred (and) one

You try 83, 452 = ￡1003.52 billion = 5,056,002 = 763,037,123 = 5.32056 = 888,888,888 = 2,000,000,003 = 234,432,342,243 = Eighty-three thousand, four hundred (and) fifty-two One thousand (and) three point five two billion British pounds Five million, fifty-six thousand, (and) two Seven hundred (and) sixty-three million, thirty-seven thousand, one hundred (and) twenty-three Five point three two zero five six Eight hundred (and) eighty-eight million, eight hundred (and) eighty-eight thousand, eight hundred (and) eighty-eight Two billion and three Two hundred (and) thirty-four billion, four hundred (and) thirty-two million, three hundred (and) forty-two thousand, two hundred (and) forty-three.

What’s the name of the company? What nationality is the company? Ask about your partner’s company What’s the name of the company? What nationality is the company? How old is the company? When was it established? Where are its headquarters? How many people does it employ? How many employees are there? What type of company is it? What is its annual revenue? What does the company produce? Who is its main competitor?

Useful expressions and help for task pharmaceutical It is a Swiss company. ✓ I am from Switzerland. ✕ I am from Swiss. What is its annual revenue? the company’s EMI’s How do you spell that? Could you say that again please? $ 8.79 = American dollars ￡6 = British pounds 10,000 ￦ € 8.37 = Euros ￥1,067 = Japanese Yen

Research a Company Research the company assigned to you. Report back to the class at the beginning of next lesson.

Talking about companies “Porsche manufacture cars.” “Samsung produce electronic goods.” ✓ “Saudi Arabia is a major producer of oil.” ✕ “Saudi Arabia is a major manufacturer of oil.” “Banks provide financial services.” plastic goods, cars, electronics, rice/coffee etc. manufacture (large scale) - industry/factories coal, oil, rice, coffee produce financial advice, mortgages, home delivery services, (services) provide

More vocabulary e-commerce = buying and selling electronically (as in on the internet) employee = someone who's hired to do a particular job for pay employer = the person or organization that you work for revenue = the entire amount of income before any deductions are made competitor = rivals or contenders for the same thing. headquarters = the main office of an organization is its headquarters. nationality = the country you come from: American, Canadian, and Russian are all nationalities. retailer = a business or person that sells goods to the consumer (not to another business)