Talking about a company

Vocabulary

1. Here is some information about Nokia, the Finnish telecommunications company. Complete he sentences with the words below.

competitors markets

device customers

employees sales

factories head office

1. The ____________ of Nokia is in Helsinki.
2. Europe is one of the company’s major _________.
3. __________ in China are very high.
4. Ericsson is one of the main _________.
5. They have _________ in ten different countries.
6. The company has more than 132,000 _________ in the world.
7. The Nokia C6-01 is a very successful _______.
8. Nokia has ___________ in at last 150 countries.

2. Here are some facts about Nokia. Complete the sentences with the correct words

Nokia __________ on buses in Finland. Nokia has _________ on buses in Finland.	advertisements / advertises
Nokia __________ the Lumia 800. The Lumia 800 is one of Nokia’s ________.	products / produces
Nokia _________ a lot of telephones in China. Nokia has large _______ in China.	sales / sells
There are 132,000 ___________. The company ____________ 132,000 people	employees / employs
Motorola is one of Nokia’s ___________. Nokia ________ with Motorola in the mobile phone market.	competitors / competes
Texas Instruments is one of Nokia’s _________. Texas Instruments ___________ Nokia with parts for mobile phones.	suppliers / supplies

3. Complete the table of word families.

Verb	Noun	Person	Expressions
sell	sales		sales figures
compete			competitive prices
	advertising advertisement		advertising campaign
employ			self-employed
		producer	productivity bonus
	gadget gadgetry	gadgeteer	kitchen gadgets

4. Complete the word grid with the names of famous companies described below.

1. American computer manufacturer
2. German electronics and engineering company.
3. Trendy clothing designer from Italy
4. Famous British sports car company owned by Ford
5. Famous German manufacturer of sportswear
6. Italian producer of household appliances
7. French car manufacturer
8. French mineral water producer.

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