Job: assistant brand manager

Company: Unilever

Place: Copenhagen

Product or service: food and household products

Boss: brand manager

Typical morning activities: check messages / report to brand manager / coffee / meeting

Start work at 9ish / leave later than 5

Afternoon: other meetings + work after 5

Evening: 7 or 8: go home

This is Morten Lauridsen. He is an assistant brand manager at Unilever, in Copenhagen. They manufacture / produce / make food and household products. His boss is the brand manager / he works with the brand manager who is his boss.

When he arrives at work, the first thing he does is to check his messages. After / then, he reports to his boss. He drinks a coffee with him and they go to meetings. He starts work at 9ish and he leaves after 5… in fact he goes home around 7 or 8 in the evening. In the afternoon, he attends other meetings and works between 5 and 7…

I – you – we – they work

He – she – it works

I – you – we – they don’t work

He – she – it doesn’t work

(where) do you work?

(where) does he – she – it work?

1-     Morten’s a computer programmer. Morten isn’t / is not a computer programmer. He is an assistant brand manager.

2-     Fanes is a large multinational. Fanes isn’t / is not a large multinational. It is a family firm / it is a family-run business.

3-     Pilar reports to her brother. Pilar doesn’t / does  not report to her brother. She reports to her father.

4-     Morten goes home for lunch every day. Morten doesn’t / does not go home for lunch. He goes to the canteen.

5-     Morten starts work before 8 o’clock. Morten doesn’t / does not start work before 8. He starts after 8 or at 9ish…

6-     After lunch, Pilar goes home. After lunch, Pilar doesn’t go home. She goes to meet customers in Barcelona.

2-It is a family firm / it is a family-run business. = What sort / style of company is Fanes?

3-Pilar reports to her father. = Who does she report to? To whom does she report? Does she report to her brother / father?

4- Morten goes to the canteen for lunch. = Where does he go for lunch every day?

5- Morten starts after 8 or at 9ish. = What time does he begin / start work?

6-After lunch, Pilar goes to meet customers in Barcelona. = What does Pilar do after lunch?

Who does Pilar meet after lunch? Where does she go to meet customers?

 (-) Never – Hardly ever – sometimes – usually – often -   Always. (+)

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