Company facts: Business English A2

4 A2 Business exercises on “Company facts”, with answers. Complete each task and check it straight away. Free, no account needed.

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LevelA2 Elementary
Exercises4
Gaps39
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Before you start. 4 exercises · 4 audio tracks · 6:14. Play each track, then do the tasks.

Exercise 1. Listen and complete the information about the ASSA ABLOY Group.

Audio · 11 gaps
Audio
Name of groupASSA ABLOY
Products(1) l and (2) s s
Competitors(3) E C, Ingersoll-Rand, and Master Lock
Nationality(4) S
Number of employees(5) ,000
Revenue(6) €billion
International operations(7) over countries, (8) companies
Name of the subsidiary(9) B

Exercise 2. Listen and make a note of three interesting facts about Nestlé. Compare with your partner.

Audio
Audio
  • 2
    Listen again and answer questions 1-9.
  • 1
    How old is the company?
  • 2
    What products does it produce?
  • 3
    What is its annual revenue?
  • 4
    Where is the head office?
  • 5
    How many factories does it have?
  • 6
    How many employees does it have?
  • 7
    Is employee training important for the company?
  • 8
    Does the company help local communities?
  • 9
    Is it a green company?

Exercise 3. Listen to the conversation. Write the information about the company.

Audio · 10 gaps
Audio
  • Number of countries:
  • Number of factories:
  • Number of employees:
  • Annual sales:
  • 2
    Listen again and complete the expressions for asking somebody to repeat the information.
  • 1
    Sorry, can you ?
  • 2
    Sorry, can you a bit ?
  • 3
    Sorry, employees do you have?
  • 4
    And your annual sales ?

Exercise 4. Listen to Gianluca introducing himself to Carmen at a conference. Make notes about:

Audio · 18 gaps
Audio
  • 1
    Carmen’s nationality
  • 2
    her job
  • 3
    why she’s at the conference
  • 2
    Complete what Gianluca says. Then listen again and check your answers.
  • 1
    Excuse me. this seat free?
  • 2
    Thanks very much. Can I myself? I’m Gianluca Donatelli.
  • 3
    Nice to meet you , Carmen. Where are you ?
  • 4
    And do you work for?
  • 5
    Oh really? And what do you ?
  • 6
    So are you at this conference?
  • 7
    That’s interesting. A friend of mine works for an Italian service provider. Can I introduce to ?
  • 8
    Roberto. Can you come here a minute? This is ... Sorry, what’s your name ?
  • 9
    Roberto. is Carmen. She’s writing an article on Internet service providers.
  • 3
    Match questions 1-8 in 2 to Carmen’s responses a-h. Then listen and check.
  • 1
    ..c..
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • a I’m a journalist.
  • b Carmen. Carmen Sanchez.
  • c Yes, it is. Go ahead.
  • d Nice to meet you. I’m Carmen Sanchez.
  • e I’m here to research an article on Internet service providers.
  • f)
    I don’t work for a company. I’m self-employed.
  • g Yes, of course. That would be nice.
  • h I’m from Argentina.

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