Business Partner B1+ Extra activities

UNIT 1 Organisation
Lesson 1.1 A news organisation

VIDEO A 1.1.1 Complete the extracts from the video using the words and phrases in
the box.

base behind the scenes billing broadcast live build-up bulletins covering
deploy hub leading ongoing tightly

1 This company is one of the world’s news organisations.

2 The newsroom is the of the operation.
3 I’m responsible for how we our reporters.
4 She gives a reporter the task of it.
5 I work to the main that go out throughout the day.
6 Back at you’re being supported.
7 Those conversations are all the time.
8 The news bulletins are .
9 Teamwork is absolutely crucial in the and during the programme.
10 We are very coordinated.
11 There are a number of departments working .
12 I look after all of the for our customers.

B Match the words and phrases in the box in Exercise A with the definitions.
1 secretly, while other things are happening publicly
2 the main place from which a person or organisation controls their activities
3 send out a programme at the same time as it is happening
4 reporting an event for a newspaper or a television programme
5 the central and most important part of an area, system or activity
6 news reports on radio or television
7 the process of sending customers their invoices
8 very firmly or closely
9 use someone or something for a particular purpose
10 best, most important or most successful
11 continuing, or continuing to develop
12 the period of preparation before an event

Vocabulary C Do the quiz to check your vocabulary from this lesson. The first letters are given.
1 If you l_ _ _ a_ _ _ _ some tasks, you are responsible for doing them.
2 When you r_ _ _ _ _ to someone, it means you are managed by that person.
3 If your job i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ something, it is part of your responsibilities.
4 To be in c_ _ _ _ _ (of something) is to have control or responsibility for an activity.
5 When you work c_ _ _ _ _ _ with other people, it means you work directly with them.
6 A manager of a department can also be called the h_ _ _ of the department.
7 To l_ _ _ a team is to coordinate and be in control of that group.
8 R_ _ _ _ _ _ a department or company means organising it.
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UNIT 1 Organisation
Lesson 1.2 Innovative organisations

Listening A Ext 1.01 Complete the extracts from the programme with the words and
phrases in the box. Then listen again and check your answers.

bureaucratic decision-making delegated fabric job title join

organisational chart successful

1 Well, is generally slow.

2 This type of company can be very and inefficient.
3 … there are examples of innovative organisations which do things
differently.
4 W. L. Gore is probably best known for the Gore-Tex, isn’t it?
5 Today, the company still has no traditional .
6 … she’s one of the few people at the company who has a(n) .
7 Now all the functions of the company have been to teams called ‘circles’.
8 Staff can either start a new circle or a circle …

Grammar B Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. Why is the option correct?
1 I’m sure we are having / going to have to do more work next week.
2 What time are you doing / do you do the exam tomorrow?
3 I phoned her earlier and we are meeting / meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
4 The satellite images show it’s going to rain / raining soon.
5 I have to go to the bank now. It closes / is closing at 5 o’clock.
6 She is going to look / looking for work when she gets to London.
7 The exhibition doesn’t finish / isn’t going to finish until the end of January.
8 He’s going to ask / asking his boss for a pay rise on Monday.
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UNIT 1 Organisation
Lesson 1.3 Communication skills: Managing first meetings

Functional A Correct the wrong word in each phrase.

language 1 How’s it doing?
2 Thank you for going today.
3 Did you have a good travel?
4 Good to finally know you in person.
5 Have you known Stephanie before?
6 Take a good trip home.
7 Let’s go to have lunch.
8 Lovely to see you more.
9 Sorry for leave so soon.
10 Alistair, she is Stephanie.
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UNIT 1 Organisation
Lesson 1.4 Business skills: Small talk in first meetings

Functional A Match 1–6 with a–f to make small talk questions.

language 1 How many a will it take to get to the airport later?
2 How far b I get to the football stadium? Is it best to take a taxi?
3 How long c I show you around the office first?
4 How much d is the office from the centre?
5 How about e people work here?
6 How can f does it cost to eat out here?

B Put the words in the correct order to make sentences about travel problems.
1 two / was / My / delayed / hours / flight / for
2 office / find / taxi / The / couldn’t / the / driver
3 you / battery / so / call / was / My / couldn’t / flat / I
4 my / left / train / I / laptop / think / the / I / on
5 couldn’t / you / hotel / The / me / made / booking / find / the / for
6 buy / because / luggage / didn't / need / I / to / some / arrive / my / clothes
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UNIT 1 Organisation
Lesson 1.5 Writing: Emails – Organising information

Functional A Choose the correct option in italics.

language

1
Dear / Hello / Good morning Mr Jones
Thank you 2about / of / for your email invitation about our meeting.
3
Further / After / Concerning to our conversation yesterday, I 4check / confirm / inform
that I plan to visit your offices on Monday 3 May to meet your marketing team.
5
Firstly / Lastly / Then, I would like to look at the online elements of your campaign
and discuss ways to improve its effectiveness.
After 6it / then / that, I would like to speak to your customer services team about the
feedback they have received.
7
Conclusively / Finally / Secondly, we can talk about how your company can benefit
from our expertise and discuss an outline plan for our future cooperation.
Please do not 8hesitate / stop / prevent to contact me if you have any questions
before the meeting.
I look forward to 9hearing / meet / seeing you next week.
Kind 10
sincerely, / regards, / best,
Alex Smith