English Business documents (II)

Practice 12 - Fill the gaps - Borrowing money.

Fill the gaps using the words you have below.

After that, translate it with common sense.

So, you wake up one morning with the realization that you're getting ____ a bit and maybe it's ____ you bought your own house. The big question is, how do you get____of the money ?

Your first option is to ask your parents for a ____ or if you have a ____ relationship with you siblings, perhaps you could ask one of them.

But what if you aren't on speaking ____ or you are an ____ child ? You consider asking a friend, but then you reject the idea, as they are all just as ____ up as you are, so they're ____ to be able to lend you any money.

Your last resort is to try to borrow from the bank. But this has two drawbacks: firstly you need to have enough money yourself to pay a ____ on the property (usually 10 %). Secondly, banks often charge a very high interest ____. This mean you'll end up paying ____ a lot more than you initially borrowed.

After looking at the different options you roll over and go back to sleep. Perhaps renting isn't so bad after all.

back – close – hard - hold – deposit – loan – on – rate –terms - time – only – unlikely


Look out ! Hard up --> sin dinero
                 Get on --> ponerse manos a la obra
                 On speaking terms --> dirigirse la palabra
                 Only child --> hijo único

Practice 13 - Fill the gaps again

BUSINESS PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS.

Fill the gaps with one of the following words: 

owner, client, colleague, multinational company, chain, staff, manager, executive, competitor, business and customer.

1 - A ______ ______has offices in many countries.

2 - A group of shops, hotels, etc, own by the same person is a ______.

3 – A person to whom a company belongs is the ______.

4 – The group of people who work for a particular organization are the ______.

5 – Someone who receives professional services from a lawyer is a ______.

6 – A ______ is a person who works with you.

7 – A shop or factory wich produces or sell goods is a ______ .

8 – A person who has an important position in a company is an ______.

9 – The person who controls part of an organization is the ______.

10 – A person, company or product that is competing with you is a ______.

11 – A person who buys something from a shop is a ______.

Practice 14 - Dismissal letter

Write a letter of dismissal given:

• Addressed to Ismael Lopez Merlitón
• Cause for dismissal: repeatedly arrive late to the job.
• Sign your letter as head of human resources department. 
• Make up the company name and other data you need.
• Use the pattern of a formal letter: introduction, paragraph and bounce.
• You can use this website for your information.

http://www.thelegalstop.co.uk/Employment/Gross-Misconduct-Documents--Disciplinary-and-Dismissal--Employer-Pack.html

• http://www.usingenglish.com/resources/letter-writing.php

Practice 15 - Business in the classroom.

                          (fill the gaps)

The __________ "Business in the classroom" not __________ is a subject but an interdisciplinary project that allows students to obtain a correct experience in the workplace. __________, it has to be __________ a business inside the classroom to get a real company __________. We have the __________ furniture with computers for each student, a printer, a telephone set and other __________ like any kind of office supplies like folders, files, __________, clips and so on.

Moreover, there should be a business decoration like the logo of the company hung on the wall.

The business is chosen by students and teachers being the business sale of workwear. We can found another business in other schools like __________, water, consultancy, sale of computers and hotel business __________ others.

The business is structured into four departments: Accountancy and finance, Human Resources, Sales and Purchases.

gardening - among - subject - therefore - stapler - suitable - only - stuff - set up - environment

Practice 16 - The sales department.

         (fill the gaps chosing only ten for the 15 words below) 

The  Sales department can have two basic activities:

Firstly, to make the administrative circuit of sales __________ and accurate. The network launches a sales __________, and then the members of the department send it to the purchase department to buy it because the business works by just-in-time system. When the purchase is done, the good ordered are sent to the customer with the __________ and later the __________. Years ago, the three documents of the sale departments are sent __________.

- Secondly they should have an important marketing activity. They have to __________ new customers. To get new customers out from the SEFED __________ is a very exciting __________. The _________ gives a list of virtual business to contact whom we can do it by e mail or telephone. Also, we received information from other business to start a business relationship

On the other hand, students have to __________ a catalogue with goods and their prices and hung it on the SEFED network which is a very good tool to get new sales because all the business of the SEFED environment can see it.

stapled - payrol  - command - order - revenue - look for - network - challenge - platform - make up - delivery note - invoice - return - properly - customer

Practice 17 - The purchase department.

         (fill the gaps with the 15 words below) 

o   Purchasing department.       

Firstly, they have to make a purchase ______ to the network because the only ______ of the company is from the SEFED system.

Three days later, more or less, the company receives the ______ of that order and three days later too, it is sent the ______. These documents are given ______ to the ______ department to ______ them.

The purchasing department would be the ______ if the company did not work with just-in-time system.

Also, they have to ______ supplies like water, gas, electricity, insurances and others ones to companies from the SEFED system.

______ you can see the mainly activity of the department is related with the platform SEFED. _______, it can buy any kind of good or service from any company linked to SEFED. The administrative business process is the same that it has ______ told before but with no link with the platform, ______ between two external companies.

This department also has the ______ of managing electronic mail and telephone support.

invoice - however - task - supplier - storekeeper - only - order - delivery note - hire - as - been - record - accountancy - stapled