READING A 1 – Helsinki ( Finland )
2 – The office explodes with colour, creativity and chaos; it feels like
you’ve entered a playground; people are walking round talking on yellow mobile phones
3 – It’s a cleaning company B 2B 3E 4A 5C 6D C
1 – False ( There are no titles or secretaries at SOL, no individual offices or set hours of work ) 2 – True 3 – True 4 – True 5 – True
6 – False ( Liisa Joronen believes in autonomy, but she’s also keen on accountability )
7 – False ( Every month, the costumer rate the team’s performance .. )
8 – False ( Inside the offices there’s almost no room for paper. So the
company stores all critical buget documents and performance reports on its internet .. ) D 1C 2B 3D 4A E
1 - I think is easy to believe that the best way to work is an autonomy job, but mos of
the people don't have the necessary skills to answer to the outcomes of a job of this kind.
Thus, I prefer to work in a flexible company, that measure the job by results and not by the schedules or time.
2 - I think is interesting the autonomy and the measure of performance, but in my
mind is most important to create a great job environment.
Currently, the companies have as central objective to rise the profit but I believe is
important too to keep in mind the well-being of the employees. LANGUAGE REVIEW A 's possessive
one of northern Europe's most admired companies SOL's competitive formula the company's upbeat image SOL's logo the company's budget reports SOL's training programme the new customer's site the team's performance
one noun use as an adjective SOL City business playground film studio Cleaning Service key ingredients status symbols time management people skills power players customer satisfaction performance benchmarks budget documents performance reports training schedules company news phrases with of
headquarters of one of northern Europe's most admired companies the heart of Helsinki
the rules and regulations of conventional corporate life hours of work a limited number of ways way of life
The real power players of the company a team of up to 50 cleaners
compound nouns forming one word headquarters playground jumpsuits salesperson benchmarks laptops cell-phones B 1B 2A 3A 4C C 1 – a five-star hotel
2 – a 3 million dollar budget 3 – a 20-minute presentation 4 – a 200,000 pound contract
5 – a 150-year-old industrial empire D 1 b,c 2 a,c 3 a,b 4 a,c 5 b,c 6 a,c 7 a,c 8 a,b 9 a,c 10 b,c E
Your business plan should encompass financial information such as projections for profit and loss and cash flow LISTENING A
1 - First, we study the tone and style of the company's communication
Second, we interview the company's top executives in depth
Third, we conduct research, more broadly, across the company's staff
Finally, we'll analyse the company's internal&documents 2 – 16 3 - Change Innovation Relating to&customer B
1 – False ( It's often easier to change a business's character by merging with or acquiring a&competitor ) 2 – True 3 – True
4 – False ( this created a completely new culture which has been ) hugely successful C 1 – future oriented 2 – where they are headed 3 – customer-driven
4 – responding to their markets 5 – values-driven 6 – guide their decisions