Unit 2

Companies

Unit goals

•1- Describing different kinds of company

•2- Giving profiles of companies

designerManufacturer Wholesaler Retailer Exporter Importer

Exporter

manufacturer

Export

Import

Retail

Imports

Manufacturing

Retailing

•Match the definitions 1-6 to the nouns a-f.

Manufacturer1- a company which buys goods in another country and brings them back to its own country to sell.

A retailer 2- a person who thinks of new ideas for how to make something.

Wholesaler3- a company which sells large amount of goods to businesses which then sell to public.

Importer 4- a company which produces goods in large numbers, especially in a factory using machines .

Exporter 5-a company which sells goods to the public for their own use.

Designer 6- a company which sends goods to another country to be sold there.

4

6

1

3

5

2

furniture

accountancy

Ticket

lawComputer

estate Clothes

Travel

Car

insurance

The PASSIVE

•Once a week Sara cleans the house.

Once a week ,the house is cleaned by Sara.

The house is cleaned by Sara, once a week.

Sara cleaned the house yesterday.The house was cleaned by Sara yesterday..

Past

Present

were opened

is offered

was established

was started are developed

Were the first overseas office opened is offered

was relocations Asia-Pacific establishedwas Ford Motor company startedare developed

(Open)

(offer)

(establish)(start)

(develop)

London 1930Bangkok 25 years ago

Detroit ,Michigan The early 20th century

Legal advice

1978

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It was voted Best Global law firm.

Finding rental accommodation

Nothing

Tense Subject Verb Object

Simple

Present

Active: Rita writes a letter.

Passive: A letter is written by Rita.

Simple

Past

Active: Rita wrote a letter.

Passive: A letter was written by Rita.

Examples of Passive