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1. Talking Face to Face Return to Menu • Sample • Act Out • Put in Use • Data Bank New Practical English 3

2. SAMPLES Dialogue 1 Company’s Background Dialogue 2 We Deal in ... New Practical English 3

3. Sample 1 Company’s Background Click here to listen Mr. Li: Could you tell me a little about your company’s background? Mr. Walter: Sure! We’ve been in business for about fifteen years. We’re based in Shenzhen, and have seven branch offices around China. Mr. Li: When did you see most of your growth? Mr. Walter: Mostly throughout the 1990s we expanded rapidly. New Practical English 3

4. Sample 1 Company’s Background Mr. Li: What’s the line of business you are engaged in? Mr. Walter: We’re a custom developer of application software. If there’s a function in a package that needs to be built, we can do that type of thing. New Practical English 3

5. Sample 2 We Deal in ... Click here to listen Mr. Lee: What do you mainly deal in? Miss Lin: We mainly deal in import and export trade but we also do international transportation. Mr. Lee: Oh, I see. May I ask about your capital? Miss Lin: Yes. Our registered capital is 30 million RMB yuan. We were listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange a year ago, and presently we have a market capitalization of 60 million yuan. Last year our net profit was 10 million yuan. New Practical English 3

6. Sample 2 We Deal in ... Mr. Lee: Very impressive. Thank you for your information. Miss Lin: We look forward to your positive news. New Practical English 3

7. Here is a group of short dialogues. Follow the examples and make more conversations with your partner. Click here to listen A: Is your company a large one? B: Yes, it is a large state-owned enterprise. A: How many employees do you have? B: About 20,000. Among them, 6,000 are engineers and technicians. Task: Ask about the size of the ABC Co. Ltd. Let’s Talk. New Practical English 3

8. Here is a group of short dialogues. Follow the examples and make more conversations with your partner. Click here to listen A: What are your main products? B: We manufacture sound systems such as tape recorders and stereo sets. A: What’s your annual production? B: The annual output is about 150,000 units. Task: Ask about the annual turnover of the ABC Co. Ltd. New Practical English 3

9. Here is a group of short dialogues. Follow the examples and make more conversations with your partner. Click here to listen A: How many departments are there in your company? B: Our company consists of six departments: production, purchasing, finance, auditing, marketing, and R&D (research and development). A: How many workers do you have? B: We have 700 workers in all so far. 40 % of them are college graduates. Task: Ask about the set-up of a company your partner knows. New Practical English 3

10. Here is a group of short dialogues. Follow the examples and make more conversations with your partner. Click here to listen A: Are you developing any new products? B: Yes, we are developing top quality integrated circuits. A: What’s your budget for R&D? B: We spend over a million yuan on R&D each year. Task: Ask about the new product development of a company. New Practical English 3

11. 1. Imagine you are visiting a company and inquiring about its background. Complete the following conversation by filling in the blanks. You: When was your company 1 ___________? Office Worker: It was founded in 1995. You: How many 2 ____________ do you have? Office Worker: We have over 2,000 employees. You: What are your main 3___________? Office Worker: We manufacture printing machines and copying machines. You: What’s your 4_______________________? Office Worker: The annual output is about 150,000 units. You: Are you 5______________ any new products? founded employees products annual production/output developing New Practical English 3

12. 1. Imagine you are visiting a company and inquiring about its background. Complete the following conversation by filling in the blanks. Office Worker: Yes, we’re developing a new type of videophones. You: How about your 6_____________ department? Office Worker: We have five laboratories with a full-time staff of twenty engineers. R&D New Practical English 3

13. 2. Imagine you are a secretary in a company, and your job is to receive visitors to the company. Fill in the blanks according to the Chinese version provided. Visitor: What business does your company mainly engage in? You: (我们一直从事汽车进口业务。). Visitor: How many branch offices do you have? You: . (在中国有3家。) We have been dealing in importing automobiles We have three branches in China import branch New Practical English 3

14. 2. Imagine you are a secretary in a company, and your job is to receive visitors to the company. Fill in the blanks according to the Chinese version provided. Visitor: Where is your head office? You: . (在香港。) Visitor: What were the sales last year? You: .(大约1亿8千万元。) Visitor: What’s your market share? You: . (大约10%。) It’s in Hong Kong They were about 180 million yuan It’s about ten percent New Practical English 3

15. Data Bank • What do you mainly deal in? 你们主要经营什么？ • How many employees do you have? 你们有多少名员工？ • What are you main products?你们的主要产品是什么？ • What’s your annual production /output? 你们的年产量是多少？ • Are you developing an new products? 你们在开发新产品吗？ • We’ve been in business for five years. 我们开展业务已经有5年了。 New Practical English 3

16. Data Bank • Our registered capital is 50 million yuan. 我们的注册资金是5000万元。 • Last year our net profit was 2 million yuan. 去年我们的纯利润是200万元。 • Our company is based in Beijing.我们的总公司在北京。 • The annual output is 50 000 tons. 我们的年产量是5万吨。 New Practical English 3

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