3 BModule English Toolkit 1 - Business Administration Both employers and employees are essential components of every working organisation.. Responding to changing circumstances, working
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English Toolkit 1 - Business Administration
Both employers and employees are essential
components of every working organisation
Responding to changing circumstances, working
conditions have continued to change
Nowadays, it is not easy to find an employee
who will remain at his / her post, whether a
factory, business or bank for his / her working
life People often move on, attracted by better
opportunities On the other hand, many others
lose their jobs because nowadays a machine can
do the work of six people
The advance of technology is astounding but knowledge has become increasingly vast and it
is not always accessible to everybody
Team work has turned out to be the most efficient and intelligent solution; this technique enables a group to improve its performance People learn
to work together effectively and they combine efforts to achieve a common goal
In business, as in other activities like sports, the convergence of opinions from different fields gives interesting new perspectives In practical terms, it helps to solve different problems, facilitating greater understanding
Isolation is no longer part of the business world
Partnership, communication and sharing are necessary elements
New tendencies
Activities
1 Find words in the text that mean:
a large:
b surprising:
c segregation:
d accomplish:
e permits:
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2 In the text, underline the ideas that have the same meaning as the ones below.
5 Team work: you have been assigned
as a manager of a youth club
Prepare different topics to give
opinions on how to get organised
Complete the diagram with your
ideas.
3 Write the ideas in the previous activity in the order they appear in the text.
a Jobs are no longer for ever
b Workers change jobs
c The working systems have changed.
d Working together has proved to be a very important tool.
e We can’t know everything.
4 Answer these questions.
a Why have working conditions changed?
b Why do people change jobs more frequently than in the past?
c What are the most important components of any working organisation?
d Why is teamwork such an appropriate solution?
e What other important elements in the business world
are mentioned in the text?
Decoration of place
Youth Club
Decoration of place:
pictures, posters