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Clara Furse holds the position of chief executive of the London Stock Exchange, one of the largest exchanges in the world. As the first woman chief executive, she oversees $504 billion in daily trading. Furse is Canadian by nationality and speaks English, Dutch, French, Spanish, and German fluently. She began her career in 1979 as a broker and worked her way up to director and managing director before becoming chief executive. In her personal life, Furse enjoys spending time with her three children when not working.

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Reading Comprehension and Grammar Activity

Clara Furse holds the position of chief executive of the London Stock Exchange, one of the largest exchanges in the world. As the first woman chief executive, she oversees $504 billion in daily trading. Furse is Canadian by nationality and speaks English, Dutch, French, Spanish, and German fluently. She began her career in 1979 as a broker and worked her way up to director and managing director before becoming chief executive. In her personal life, Furse enjoys spending time with her three children when not working.

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READING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITY

Lea el articulo y responda las preguntas.

Clara Furse is not a big woman, but she has a big job: chief executive of the London Stock
Exchange. It is one of the biggest exchanges in the world – $504 billion in shares is traded every
day. That’s more than Tokyo’s And New York’s exchanges put together! And Furse is the first
woman chief executive of the exchange.
The London Stock Exchange is also one of the oldest exchanges in the world and is an
important part of the British economy. But Furse is Canadian – she was born in Canada and her
parents are Dutch. She speaks English, Dutch, French, Spanish and German – all fluently.
Furse is a graduate of the London School of Economics. She began her working career in 1979
as a broker. Between 1979 and 1999, she worked for several companies, moving up from broker
to director, then managing director. In 1998, Furse became group chief executive at Credit
Lyonnais Rouse, and then began her job at the London Stock Exchange in 2000. Fortune
magazine says she is one of the 50 most powerful businesswomen outside of the US.
Though she is very busy at work, her private life is very important to her. When she isn’t
working, she spends a lot of time with her three children.
Adapted from the Financial Times

61 What is Furse’s job? ___________________________________


62 What is her nationality? ___________________________________
63 How many languages does she speak? ___________________________________
64 What year did she start her first job? ___________________________________
65 How many children has she got? ___________________________________

66 The article says that Furse is _____ to have the job.


a) the oldest person b) the first woman c) the smallest person
67 The London Stock Exchange is _____ the New York exchange.
a) bigger than b) smaller than c) the same size as
68 Furse’s mother and father are _____.
a) Canadian b) British c) Dutch
69 What was Furse’s first job?
a) director b) broker c) managing director
70 How does Furse spend her free time?
a) with family b) preparing for work c) travelling with friends
GRAMÁTICA
1) Complete las oraciones con la preposición correcta.
1- Anna usually has meetings ____ the afternoon.
2- The CEO travels to Japan once a year ____ the spring.
3- John sometimes works ____ Christmas.
4- Jane plays golf ____ the weekend.
5- I go to the bank ______ Thursdays.

2) Colocar el adverbio en el lugar correcto

1- Mary travels on business. (usually)


___________________________________________________________________
2- The company is hiring new employees. (always)
___________________________________________________________________
3- I get home around 10p.m. (often)
___________________________________________________________________
4- I am late for work. (sometimes)
___________________________________________________________________
5- The head office is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (always)
___________________________________________________________________

VOCABULARIO
1) Escribir las palabras del cuadro en la columna correcta.

German Autumn engineer Greek January Brazilian


afternoon
Italy marketing accountant cashier Sweden winter

Words related Department in Jobs/ Nationality


to time a company professions

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