Weight Monitor

Special features:

· Measures how much body fat you have

· An LCD display shows changes in your weight

· Easy to read graphs and charts

· Holds health and weight records for up to 5 years

· Price: 45 euros

Company B

Virtual Passenger

Special features:

· Chats, tells jokes, plays music, asks questions

· Keeps you awake

· Stops boredom

· 20,000 word memory – knows your interests

· Automatically opens windows

· Alarm function if driver falls asleep

· Ideal for sales reps

· Price: 500 euros

Company C

Floating Globe

Special features:

· Appears to float in the air because it is controlled by magnets

· Rotates

· Lights up

· Many physical features are highlighted, for example, mountain ranges

· Ideal for the home or office

· Price: 220 euros

Task

1. Work in small groups. Choose one of the companies above and prepare a presentation on its product. Or, if you prefer, think of another product which the company is about to launch. Invent any information you wish.

2. Present your products. Try to persuade the Minerva A.G. directors to buy large quantities. When you are not presenting, play the role of the Minerva A.G. directors and ask questions about the product.

3. After all the presentations, discuss which product is the most exciting and innovative.

MODULE 8

CULTURAL AWARENESS IN DOING BUSINESS

Vocabulary

1. abroad 2. accept 3. adapt · adaptability 4. admire § admiration 5. affection 6. approach n, v 7. arrange § arrangement 8. attach 9. aware § be aware of § awareness 10. clarity 11. communicate § communication § communicative 12. confuse 13. converse § conversation 14. counterpart 15. culture § cultural 16. custom 17. effort § make an effort 18. empower 19. environment 20. etiquette 21. exist 22. explore § exploration § exploratory 23. exuberant 24. flexible § flexibility 25. gesture 26. get to the point

27. greeting 28. hazard 29. host 30. identity card 31. involve 32. keep eye contact 33. lack 34. minefield 35. neighbour 36. obey 37. observe 38. offense § offend § offensive 39. on behalf of 40. overseas 41. pitfall 42. polite § politeness 43. punctual § punctuality 44. put one’s point across 45. rare 46. recipient 47. refuse § refusal 48. register § registration 49. reserved 50. reward 51. shake hands (with) § handshake 52. schedule 53. sign § signature 54. speak one’s mind 55. spontaneous 56. subject matter 57. socialize 58. urgent

LEAD-IN

I. What is culture? Choose the four factors which you think are the most

Important in creating a culture from the list given below. Give your

Reasons.

climate institutions ideas and beliefs cuisine geography

ceremonies and festivals historical events arts religion

social customs and traditions architecture language

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