re aera ee Name as many places of work as you can. Which ‘ones would you most like to work in and which ‘would you least like to ‘work in? Why? Look at the picture of the ‘building in the text on this ‘page. What sort of place do you thinkit is? Would ‘you like to visit it? Why / why not? ds | Describing a Read this article and answer questions 1-3, 1 What makes this place of work realy different? 2. What facilities does it offer visitors? 3. How many different words for buildings can you find? Dream factory Does this camplex look ike ‘an opera house? Actually, t has hosted Dresden Opera's highly successful production of Carmen, but ordinarily, tis tourists and customers who are welcomed to this stateoF — ae a, =oeans oem ae cme? eee = Find words in the text in 1 that mean the opposite of these negative adjectives. 1 badly-equipped: 3 cramped: —____ 2 old-fashioned: —__ 4 run-down: 2> Listen to people visiting three different workplaces. Which adjectives from 2 can be used to describe each workplace they talk about?4 The speakers in 3 use adverbs like very to intensify the adjectives. Complete this scale with other adverbs from the lst prety faily quite notexacty extremely realy weak ntensier @————__— stron intense ro )) For more exercises, go to Practice file 10 on page 120. 5 Work with a partner. Add a suitable adverb from 4 to sentences 1-7 and take turns saying them. 1 Yournew offices are amazing, 5 Is state-of-the-art, 2 Ws all well designed. 6 The offices are not madern. 3 Allthe machines are old. 7 Thisisa successful company. 4 Everyone is motivated. 6 42> Listen again and compare your sentences in 5. 7 Work with a partner. Look at this website with a range of offices for rent. Take ‘turns to choose a property and describe it to your partner. Use adjectives from the list and adverbs from 4. Your partner must guess which property itis. well maintained wide spacious well equipped well located secure Example: A These offices are firly well located. The meeting room is not exactly spacious but there's a pretty wide range of telecom services. B Isitpropery 1? Top Office Rentals (ur aing:5 = Exc, = Poor Proporty 1: allows Curt Oiees S indica offices on Sd for of four storey bing Location: (meinine salon km) ainenenos/ presentation: Range oflecom services: ‘Conferencing facies (meeting room: space =: equipment = 5 Seoarty: ‘open-plan ofie (0 peopl) + 3 ind ofeslsetedon ground oor Locsin: (mainne station 600m) Maintenance / presentation: ange of tecom sores: Conferencing facies (3 meeting rooms}: pce Seouriy:5 seupment =5 Property 3 Waten’s Wet {Upto 20incdulomoes + 2 open-san offices (upto 20 peopl n each) Location: (mainine station 3 km) — Naren Yrs Farge of oko sant: ; Carrere te 6 mee ig eons pe melas igiog Sear: descriptions When asking fora description ofa 8 Workwitha partner Taxeturnato describe the lowing Use as many adverb + EDEN pac me 37: adjective combinations as you can. oe «your place of work * your company headquarters Pontoon * yourfwvountebuildinginthe world + aplace where yourelax ee OT _ Wht are your ew offices Be? @ D Interactive Workbook D Glossary eevee a -FST aS MAO LUMO C= T aCe CLL) Meetings | Making suggestions and recommendations 1 How do you make suggestions in your company? By email? Comment forms? Do you use a suggestion box? 2 Complete the comments below from a suggestion box using phrases from the list. ‘why dont have you thought about we could always couldn't we do 3. 43> Am architect is making initial recommendations to a facilities manager for a new office layout. They have looked at employee suggestions and started to draw up plans fort, They are discussing ideas for a créche and a relaxation area. Listen and answer questions 1-2. 1. Why can they only choose one of the ideas? 2 Which one do they choose and why? 4 Choose the correct answer from the words in italics. Well it might prove dificult / difficulties to have both. | think we should consider have / having Besides, Ihave a few reserves / reservations about You might be better / the best off without it Td rather not have / having it Td recommend to put / putting it here. 5 43D Listen again and tick (/) the responses you hear in the meeting. 1 Treally like it. — 2 Good idea. — 3. Sorry, but I don't think that would work. 4 Tmnot sure, 5 Great! __ 6 Exactly. — }D For more exercises, go to Practice file 10 on page 120. —a]6 Work with a partner. An architect is redesigning your office space. Look at these Key expressions two styles of office and read about some advantages and disadvantages for each in the table below. Can you add any more? ‘Suggesting. What / How about (+ ing)? Wy don't we (+ verb)? Maybe we should (+ verb) Maybe / Perhaps we could (+ verb ‘Couldn't we (+ verb. Have you thought about (+ ~/ We could aimays (verb)... Recommending | think we should consider (noun f-ing). Wie might be better off (+ ing). It's probably worth (+ ing). palo a Style A Style tii prove aiectie vantages fendyseasytocommineate goodfor concentration, private | RNE ow een aot ‘ z Paathr nt 6 r) . Disavantages_oiy harder for rv note soil ot ashioned pase (eli ee ee Pas Pear (ating 3 ‘it would be better (+ infinitive) ‘7 Now prepare and give your recommendations for one of the office styles in G using Responding phrases from 4. Student A, promote style A. Student B, promote style B. Respond | realy ike to the recommendations you hear. Try to come to an agreement with your partner. I's / That's good idea Example: A Ti recommend having an open-plan office becouse. Sorry, but | dot think that wou's B I think we should consider building closed offices becouse werk tm not sure, 8 Workin small groups. Imagine your company lets you havean Anarchy Zone-an reat. area to relax and forget about work for afew minutes — with four items in it. Enact. 1 Make suggestions for what you would putin your Anarchy Zone. For example, a TV, ‘computer games, books, ete. Give reasons for these suggestions. Respond to others" @ » Interactive Workbook ‘ideas, Decide on four items you wil have in the zone » Phrasebank 2. Present your final recommendations to the rest of the class, pee 3. Comment on the other groups’ recommendations. © » Interactive Workbook » Em ——— Practically speaking | How to link ideas 1. Read sentences 1-5. Underline the two reasons given in each sentence. What word or phrase links the reasons? 1 Tean’t apply forthe job because it's in Madrid, Besides, I dontt have the right experience. ‘We chose this design because it's very modern and on top of that, it's cheaper. ‘Starting work at 8.00 a.m, means I avoid rush hour and also have longer evenings. Like ithere ~ my new colleagues are very helpful, as well as being friendly. ‘The company offers fiexitime, which creates a better working atmosphere, and in addition to that, we have increased productivity. 2. Work with a partner. Talk about the topics below. Join the two reasons using the linkers from 1 above. Example: I want a new job because 1 dislike my current boss and also, the pay is very low. 1. New job: dislike my current boss + pay is very low 2. Buy new car: current car is ten years old + itoften breaks down, 3 Take a holiday: very tired + no days off work for a year 4. Study English: important for work + useful for holidays abroad64 Language at work | Nouns and quantifiers 1 Work with a partner. Make a ist ofall the facilities that a workplace can have. Compare your lists with another pai. 2 44> Listen to three employees commenting on their facilities at work. Which of, the facilities in pictures a-c does each employee comment on? 1 2 3. 44> Listen again and complete sentences 1-7. 1 Therein't ___ gpae in them to put personal belongings. 2. And when I get changed, they don'thold___elathe, 3 Pethapsitwe had shelves, i might help 4 Ttwould be a gret ides to have runing machines 5 6 employees only have __ time after work ... ‘There aren't —__ places inthe factory to relax. 7 There are chairs in that room... 4 Put the nouns in italics from 3 into these categories. 1 Countable nouns: —_.___ 2 ‘Uncountable nouns: ———____ 5 Complete this table with the quantifiers you wrote in 3. Some words can go in both cotumns. 6 Which of the quantifiers from 5 can you use to 1 talk about small quantities / amounts? 2 talk about large quantities / amounts? 3 ask questions about quantities / amounts? 4. make negative statements about quantities / amounts? 7 Complete sentences 1-5 with words from 6. 1 There is ______ extra space in my office ~-most of my cupboards are empty. 2. Have you got ____ spare tle? 3 There's only __ coffee left. 4 [people use our fitness roam ~ but most people don’t have__ time. 5 Wedon'thave space, I'm afraid. ) For more information and exercises, go to Practice file 10 on page 121 8 Work with a partner. Changes have been made to the workplace facilities in pictures a-cin 2, Turn to File 29 on page 142 and talk about the changes. Example: There's a lot of space inthe lockers now. 9 Work with a partner. Make a list of the facilities you have or would like to have at ‘work. Tell your partner why and how they are used, and what you think of them. Example: We have a canteen because there aren't many restaurants nearby. There aren't any showers because there isn't enough space. @ » Interactive Workbook >> Bxercises and Tests:All for a good cause ‘Cause marketing s a type of marketing ‘where a typical, for profit business and a non-profit organization (for example, acharity lke Unicef or Médecins Sans Frontires) ‘work together. This cooperation has benefits forboth partners. intheUnited tates, companies spend more than a bilion dollars per year on cause marketing and this amount 's increasing The Frenchowned company, Yoplat®, specializes in yogurt and desserts, and offers some 2,500 products in approximately 50 countries worldwide. n the United States, Yopiait is working with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to help raise awareness and money for research into breast cancer through its Save Lids to Save Lives® programme. This asks customers to send the company their pink Yoplait® yogurt lids. For every lid recetved, the company gives a urn cof money tothe Foundation, Example 2 The UK-based mobile phone company, Vodafone, is well known as a sponsor of the European football UEFA Champions League. Vodafone also working with the National Autistie Socety (NAS) to provide help for people with autism and ther families. The ‘company's tole includes «© setting up a database of services for people with autism which can be accessed ‘online or by motile phone ‘paying for advertising and marketing ‘campaigns to publicize the work of NAS and to raise awareness about autism ‘recycling old mobile phones and giving the profits toNAS, What are the advantages of cause marketing for both partners? ‘Why do you think these companies chose to work with these charities? What possible disadvantages are there in this kind of arrangement? ‘Your company produces bicycles. For the last two years the company has worked with a children’s charity to promote health and fitness among young people. Last year, you held an open lay at the factory for local people. The aim was to raise the company’s profile in the community, and to create interest and raise money for the charity. You are on the committee to plan and organize another similar event this year. ‘Work in groups of three. Student A, turn to File 23 on page 140. Student B, turn to File 31 on page 142. Student C, turn to File 35 on page 144. Read the information in your files. ‘Take turns to make recommendations for this year’s event. Respond to each others’ recommendations and make further suggestions. Decide on your final recommendations and present these to the class. Deeceua it Mereumetes eee eet seed aera taka eeu ee es eel eer See Sree eras Se ee ee ater pe ee ert ioe eee eee eee ee ee