A: So, who do you work for? B: I _______ a large multinational company called DAK Group. We have five main areas of business – construction, heavy industry, shipbuilding, motor vehicles and telecommunications. A: And which side of the business do you work in? B: The motor vehicles division. I work in our Belgian factory. We ________ _________for our car production plants in Europe. A: Where are DAK headquarters? B: In Seoul. But the company has operations in _____ fifty countries and thirty factories all over the world.
Dialogue 2
Products and markets
A: What does your company do exactly? B: We design and assemble a wide range of electric generators for hospitals, hotels and small factories. We _________ _______ medium-sized generators but we’re hoping to diversify into larger models next year. A: And who do you sell to? B: We _______ _____ Eastern Europe and the Far East. The domestic market _______ _____ about 40 per cent of our total sales.
Dialogue 3
Company size
A: How many people does your company employ? B: We have over sixty ______. We have about forty factory workers and _______ ________ and the rest are admin and sales staff. We started off with only ten people so our _________ has grown a lot. A: What’s your_______ _________? B: It was just over two million Euros last year.
Dialogue 4
Company background
A: How long has the company been in business? B: For over forty years. The original company – Davies Engineering – _______ ________ in 1960 by the Davies brothers in a small workshop near Manchester. They closed down the workshop in 1980 and opened up a new factory in Leeds. A: When did it become IABS? B: In 1997 – when it was bought by a German company. They set up two more businesses in the UK. A: What does IABS_____ _____? B: International Air Braking Systems.
Dialogue 5
Being in charge
A: I’m a foreman in our assembly shop. I’m _____ _______ of about twenty – five assembly workers. I have to ______ very closely with our inspectors. It’s their job to check the quality of work. B: Who do you _______ _______? A: I report to the Shift Supervisor, and he reports to the Factory Manager.
Dialogue 6
Hours and holidays
A: How many hours do you work a week? B: I do a forty-hour week. I’m on ________. I usually start work at 8 a.m. and finish at 4.30 and have half an hour for lunch. But I can start and finish earlier or later if I want. A: And how many weeks holiday do you get a year? B: Four-plus public holidays. I usually take two weeks off in the summer and the rest at New Year. A: Do you do ________? B: Yes, if we’re busy. I’m paid double-time if I work _______ _________.