III. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the subjects below.

§ attend a conference	§ travel abroad on business
§ be late for an important meeting	§ make a presentation
§ make a telephone meeting in English	§ go on a training course

Example:

A: Have you ever attended a conference? B: Yes, I have.

IV. Correct the grammatical mistakes in these sentences.

1. What means market niche?

2. How much it cost?

3. Why you don’t sell it?

4. When it must be finished?

5. Did you went to the fair last week?

6. Is coming your boss tomorrow?

READING

Text 1

I. Before reading the text about Philips, decide whether you think these statements are true or false.

1. It is the world’s second biggest electronics company.

2. It has produced over 100 million TV sets.

3. Its headquarters are in Amsterdam.

4. It was the first company to produce compact discs.

5. It is active in a small number of specialised businesses.

6. It provides the lights for famous landmarks such as London’s Tower Bridge.

II. Read the text and check your answers.

ROYAL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS

The Philips Story

The foundations of the world’s biggest electronics company were laid in 1891 when Gerard Philips established a company in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, to manufacture light bulbs and other electrical products. In the beginning, it concentrated on making carbon- filament lamps and by the turn of the century was one of the largest producers in Europe. Developments in new lighting technologies fuelled a steady programme of expansion and, in 1914, it established a research laboratory to stimulate product innovation.

In the 1920s, Philips decided to protect its innovations in X-ray radiation and radio reception with patents. This marked the beginning of the diversification of its product range. Since then, Philips has continued to develop new and existing product ideas like the compact disc, which it launched in 1983. Other interesting landmarks include the production of Philips’ 100-millionth TV-set in 1984 and 250-millionth electric shaver in 1989.

The Philips Company

Philips’ headquarters are still in Eindhoven. It employs 256 500 people all over the world, and has sales and service outlets in 150 countries. Research laboratories are located in six countries, staffed by some 3,000 scientists. It also has an impressive global network of some 400 designers spread over twenty-five locations. Its shares are listed on sixteen stock exchanges in nine countries and it is active in about 100 businesses, including lighting, monitors, shavers and TV-sets; each day its factories turn out a total of 50 million integrated circuits.

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