Learn English with Pearson Business Partner B1

• ☐ ☐ ☐ an induction meeting [n] - a meeting to welcome new recruits to a company and give them necessary background information about the company
• ☐ ☐ ☐ market share [n] - the portion of a market controlled by a particular company
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a device [n] - a small machine or electronic tool
• ☐ ☐ ☐ diabetes [n] - a disease related to the body's ability to use sugar

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

Beata

• Beata is a new employee at EvroMed.
• EvroMed is a pharmaceutical (drug) company located in England.

1. What time of day is it at the beginning of the video?
   Morning
   Afternoon
   Evening
   
   
2. Why is Beata reading about the company?
   Jessica asked her to give a presentation.
   She will be meeting a client soon.
   She is preparing for a meeting.
   
   
3. How many people does EvroMed employ?
   105
   145
   195
   
   
4. Where is EvroMed's main market share?
   South America
   North America
   Europe
   China
   
   
5. Where are EvroMed's suppliers based?
   South America
   North America
   Europe
   China
   
   
6. Where is EvroMed's new contract?
   South America
   North America
   Europe
   China
   
   

Directions: Practice reading the script. Then Hide parts of the conversation and try to repeat the script from memory.

Instrucciones: Practica leyendo el guion. Luego haz clic en Hide para ocultar algunas de las expresiones y trata de repetir la conversación de memoria.

Instrucciones: Pratique lendo o roteiro. Em seguida, clique em Ocultar para esconder algumas das expressões e tente repetir a conversa de memória.

지시 사항 : 스크립트를 읽는 연습을 하세요. 그런 다음 Hide 를 클릭하여 일부 표현을 숨기고 대화를 기억해서 반복해 보세요.

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• Beata:
  The CEO is holding an induction meeting today, so I thought I'd prepare a little over my morning coffee.
  s h
• Beata:
  EvroMed, a family-owned business, 145 employees, main market share in Europe, and suppliers based in China in Shenzhen. Newer projects in South America.
  s h
• Beata:
  New contract in Rio to supply hospital with device for diabetes patients.
  s h
• Beata:
  A trip to Rio would be very nice at this time of year, or any time of year.
  s h
• Jessica:
  Please feel free to ask questions as we go along.
  s h
  
  
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Directions: 1) Read these sentences from the video and choose the article that you think fits best. Nothing (Ø) is possible. 2) Listen again and check your answers.

• --- Ø A The This (The) CEO is holding --- Ø an the this (an) induction meeting today.
• I thought I'd prepare --- Ø a the my (a) little over --- Ø a the my (my) morning coffee.
• EvroMed is --- Ø a the some (a) family-owned business with --- Ø a the any (Ø) 145 employees.
• --- Ø A The My (A) trip to Rio would be very nice at --- Ø a the this (this) time of --- Ø a the this (Ø) year, or --- Ø a the any (any) time of --- Ø a the any (Ø) year.
• Please feel free to ask --- Ø a the my (Ø) questions as we go along.

1. What did you learn about EvroMed in this video?
2. Would you rather work for a family-owned business or a large multi-national? Why?
3. Have you been on many (any) business trips for your job. What are the pros and cons of going on business trips? Do you usually look forward to them, or dread them?
4. What city would you want to go to on a business trip to? Why?
5. In the next video, Beata is going to make some mistakes (faux pas) during the induction meeting. What kind of mistakes do you think she will make? (Hint: Think about her personality.)