ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES 1

Lecturer: Nguyễn Thị Minh Thương

Email: thuongnguyen.tmu@gmail.com
Phone: 0912 538 958

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING

UNIT 2 – THE COMPANY
What is a company?
What is a company?

A business organization that makes money by

producing or selling goods or services.
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Business Know-how: How to manage your time
Listening: Describing current activities
Reading: E-commerce
Speaking: Making and answering phone calls.
Writing: Writing a web page.
Project: Researching a company’s structure

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BUSINESS KNOW-HOW
 ACTIVITY 1

Answer these questions:

1. Do you find enough time for your work?
2. Do you ever complete tasks late?
3. Do you wish you had more free time?

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 Question 1: Do you find enough time for your work?

Example:
- Almost never. Because I have a lot of
work to do every day.

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 Question 2: Do you ever complete work late?

Example:
- Honestly speaking, yes. Sometimes I
miss the deadline.

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 Question 3: Do you wish you had more free time?

Example:
- Yes, because if I had more free time, I
could do many things I want.

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 ACTIVITY 2

Read the list and answer

following questions:
• Which do you think is
the best one?
• Do you do any of these
things already?
• Do you have any other
ideas?

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 Sample answers
Question 1: Which do you think is the best one?
-> I think prioritizing the most important task is the best one.
Question 2: Do you do any of these things already?
 Yes, I have done some. For example, making a list of all the tasks.
Question 3:Do you have any other ideas?
 Set goals correctly
 Remove non-essential tasks
 Learn to say no
 Take a break between tasks.

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IT’S MY JOB

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IT’S MY JOB
The process of training somebody in a new job or
introducing them to a new company.

A period of time, usually a year or less, during

which a graduate works in a company or public
organization without getting paid. They are
supervised and trained, and learn about the job.

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IT’S MY JOB
The process of training somebody in a new job or
introducing them to a new company.

A period of time, usually a year or less, during

which a graduate works in a company or public
organization without getting paid.

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 ACTIVITY 1

Think and answer the following questions:

1. What are the biggest supermarket chains in your
country?
2. What do they sell apart from food?

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What are the biggest supermarket chains in
Vietnam?
9 biggest retail supermarkets in Vietnam
• AEON
• Coop mart
• Big C
• MM Mega Market Vietnam
• Lotte Mart
• Emart
• Winmart
• Lanchi Mart
Source:
https://www.google.com/search?q=biggest+supermarket+in+vietnam&oq=biggest+
supermarket+in+Vietnam&aqs=chrome.0.0i512j0i22i30l4j0i390l4.4685j0j9&sourcei
d=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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 What do they sell apart from food?

• Fashion
• Household Appliance
• Electronics Goods
• Accessories & Cosmetic
• Entertainment, Service and Sport
• Products for Children

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ACTIVITY 2: Read about Daniel and answer questions

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 ACTIVITY 2

Answering the following questions about Daniel

1. What did he do in China?
2. What did he do during the induction period in Spain?
3. What department did he work in after that?
4. What did he learn from his work experience?

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 ACTIVITY 2
Answers:
1. He worked for a Carrefour hypermarket for a three-month work.
2. He helped to set up the wine section.
3. The Wine department
4. Marketing techniques and how a large organization works.

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 ACTIVITY 3

Think about and answer the following questions:

1. Would you like to work in supermarket management?
Why? Why not?
2. Would you like to work in the food and drink industry?
Why? Why not?

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Would you like to work in supermarket management?
Why? Why not?

YES

Flexible working
hours

Ability to develop
professionally

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Would you like to work in supermarket management?
Why? Why not?

NO

Low pay

Stagnant work
environment

Weekend or holiday
work

Challenging customer interactions

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Would you like to work in the food and drink
industry? Why? Why not?

Flexible working hours

Able to taste many types of food and drink
Good career prospects
No two days are the same

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Would you like to work in the food and drink
industry? Why? Why not?

Physically demanding job

Work is repetitive
Possible low pay
Tough customers

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 Language support
Induction Tập huấn nhân viên mới
Internship Thực tập
Chain store Chuỗi cửa hàng
Vacancy Vị trí việc làm cần tuyển dụng
Negotiate Đàm phán
Hypermarket Đại siêu thị
Shelf supervior Giám sát quầy hàng
Thank you for your attention!