GRAPHIC IMAGES PLC

This has been an excellent year for Graphic Images PLC. Total sales have reached £370 million and sales within the UK have shown an impressive 8% growth. Export sales have fallen by 5% but gross profit has grown by 3 %. All business divisions have performed well.

We have invested heavily this year to improve quality. Our “Quality Counts” programme has involved many employees in individual and team projects and we have run a series of training courses for technical personnel.

Our research and development work have continued and we have introduced many new and enhanced products. We have given our customers increased support through our after-sales division.

We have established a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Graphic Finance Ltd., this year. So far this subsidiary has assisted over a thousand customers to lease Graphic Images equipment.

We have entered two new partnerships this year. We have begun a joint venture project with KARSTEL to develop an optical disk filing system and we have signed a European distribution agreement with IND Amsterdam.

V. Correct the sentences:

1. This hasn’t been a profitable year for Graphic Images PLC.

2. Our “Quality Counts” programme has involved different team projects.

3. Our research and development work have continued but we haven’t launched any new products.

4. The new subsidiary organized training courses for technical personnel.

5. We are thinking about the beginning of a joint venture project with KARSTEL.

VI. Grammar:

Open the brackets:

1. What she (do) in the evenings? ~ She usually (play) cards or (watch) TV.

2. Tom can’t have the newspaper now because his aunt (read) it.

3. He (watch) TV when the phone rang. He (turn) down the sound and (go) to answer it.

4. You looked very busy when I (see) you last night. What you (do)?

5. He (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

6. You (see) the moon last night?

7. What are you going to do with that dress? ~ I (shorten) the skirt.

Put the following into the passive voice:

8. Lightning struck the old oak.

9. A rainstorm flooded the gypsies’ camp.

10. Students must keep the door shut.

VII. Describe the following organization:

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

DIVISIONS

VIIIDescribe the structure of your company and your job using the following words and phrases:

consists of contains includes

is composed of is made up of is divided into

to be in charge of to be responsible for

to support / to be supported by to assist / to be assisted by to be accountable to

I’m the head of… I’m the …manager

I’ve been working in this company for…years I’m the…

I deal with… I started this job in…

My job is to … I handle…

I’m in… I’m in the …department

I work for the … manager I’m responsible for…

I report to… I’m a …

My company works in… My company produces…

Its headquarters are in… It’s a subsidiary of …

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