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  1. Read Aesop’s Fable and comment on its moral: a Soldier and His Horse

“A horse rider took the utmost pains with his charger. As long as the war lasted, the Soldier looked upon his Horse as his fellow-helper in all emergencies, and fed him carefully with hay and com. But when the war was over, he only allowed him chaff to eat and made him carry heavy loads of wood, subjecting him to much slavish drudgery and ill-treatment. War was again proclaimed, however, and when the trumpet summoned him tohis standard, the Soldier put on his charger its military trappings, and mounted, being clad in his heavy coat of mail. The Horse fell down straightway under the weight, no longer equal to the burden, and said to his master, “You must now go to the war on foot, for you have transformed me from a Horse into an Ass; and how can you expect that I can again turn in a moment from an Ass to a Horse?”

Moral.

To prevent decline or reduce its affects it is necessary to constantly develop.

9. Find in the fable the words that mean:

  1. a large strong horse formerly ridden into battle

  2. to make strenuous efforts

  3. finely cut straw and hay to feed cattle

  4. hard, menial, and monotonous work

  5. to call upon to meet

  6. ceremonial harness for a horse

  7. a protective garment made of linked metal rings

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Describing a company

Useful phrases:

geography:

We are based in / located in /situated in ...

Our headquarters are in ... employees:

We employ (n) people / There are (n) people on the payroll, activity:

Our firm specialises in /produces / manufactures / supplies... type:

a joint venture / a subsidiary / a holding company ... production facilities:

(n) factories worldwide producing global brands position:

... is the leading company in its field ... ranks number one in the market for...

... is a major player / operates in many different markets.

... is a group ranking among the world's top 20...

... recently established/well-established...

... with a long tradition of success. financial information:

... achieving annual turnover of $ (n)...

... accounts for (n)% of sales.

... generates profits of (n)...

  1. Read this extract from Nestle Management report and note how the information is organised. Underline the key words.

Nestle, whose head office is in Vevey on the shores of lake Geneva, is the world's largest food company. Although it is Switzerland's biggest industrial enterprise, only 2% of sales are generated in Switzerland. We are a truly global company employing 230,929 people on every continent. Consequently, our management and staff reflect a truly international outlook.

Nestle now produces the world's favourite brands in 509 factories worldwide. In over 130 years of growth and diversification, we have never lost sight of our core business: improving the quality of people's lives through high-quality, nutritious, and convenient prepared foods and beverages. Today, Nestle brands are present on almost every supermarket shelf, and some products - like NESCAFE, NESTLE, NESTEA, BUITONI, MAGGI AND FRISKIES - are sold in more than 100 countries.