Conversation 2: On the telephone

Conversation 1: At the airport

Monika Excuse me – are you Nat Baker?

Nat __________⁴³

Monika Hello – I’m Monika Revallo. Nice to meet you.

Nat __________⁴⁴

Conversation 2: On the telephone

Andre Hello – is that Kate Gunn?

Kate __________⁴⁵

Andre It’s Andre Lesniak here.

Kate __________⁴⁶

Andre Fine, thanks. How about you?

8 Choose the best phrase (a–d) to complete this conversation (47–50).

a) See you then

b) What day is good

c) Can we say

d) Can we meet

Andre __________⁴⁷ next week?

Kate OK. __________⁴⁸ for you?

Andre I’m free on Tuesday afternoon, or Wednesday.

Kate Tuesday is good. __________⁴⁹ two o’clock on Tuesday?

Andre Yes, fine. __________⁵⁰.

Reading

Young hearts keep Casio ticking Consumer electronics is a competitive business and keeping up with the latest fashion is difficult. But a Japanese family-run electronics group, Casio Computer, has shown that they can do as well as much larger companies. Over the past decade, Casio has launched a number of innovative products. It was the first to launch a very small digital camera, the Exilim, in 2002. Casio’s strong G-Shock watches also started a fashion. More recently, the company developed a range of very thin mobile phones for a large mobile-phone operator; they have become the best-selling model in Japan. Casio’s success is based on selling to young fashion-conscious people. This is surprising when one considers that its senior executives are well over the usual age of a senior manager. Kazuo Kashio, the President, is 79. His elder brother and Chairman, Toshio, is 81, while his younger brother, Yukio, Vice-President, is 76. The company was founded in 1957 by Mr Kashio’s brother Tadao Kashio, the eldest of the four Casio brothers who have led it over the past half-century. Other corporations in Japan have elderly executives. Chihiro Kanagawa, 80, has been Chief Executive of Shin-Etsu Chemical since 1990. Tetsuro Funai – the founder of Funai Electric, a consumer electronics manufacturer – is 79. Many other CEOs are in their 60s and 70s. This is partly because greater respect is given to old people in Japanese society, and also because the population of Japan is rapidly ageing. The average life span is 79 for men and 86 for women. Even so, the Kashio brothers’ ability to create innovative products is impressive – particularly when the Chief Executive does not use the Internet regularly and rarely visits the shops to try out the latest technology. Normally it is young people who generate rapid changes in trends. But according to Mr Kashio, it isn’t a question of being young: training and the ability to think creatively are more important.

9 Read the article and mark these statements true (T) or false (F).

51 Casio Computer is run by members of the same family. ______

52 It is one of the biggest consumer electronics companies in the world. _____

53 The company specialises in making computers. ______

54 Casio’s products are popular with young people who are interested in fashion. _____

55 Mr Kashio doesn’t agree that he is too old to have innovative ideas. ______

10 Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to each of these questions (56–60).

56 The Exilim is …

a) a camera b) a watch c) a mobile phone.

57 Kazuo Kashio is … of four brothers.

a) the eldest b) the second eldest c) the third eldest

58 The company is …

a) more than 100 years old b) more than 50 years old c) a very new company.

59 How many other Japanese companies have senior executives who are as old as Kazuo Kashio, according to the article?

a) Many others b) Two others c) No others

60 How often does Mr Kashio like to browse the Internet?

a) Often b) Sometimes c) Never

Writing

11 You had a useful meeting yesterday to discuss a new project with Jed Carter. Write an e-mail of about 50 words to thank Jed for his helpful ideas. You can also thank him for the lunch (say that you liked the restaurant and enjoyed the food). You hope to meet Jed again soon.

To: Jed Carter From: Subject: Project meeting Dear Jed I am writing to thank you …

Speaking

12 You will have a five-minute oral test. You have five minutes to prepare. The examiner will ask you some questions about yourself. Answer the questions and say as much as you can. The questions can be about:

• your home town

• your work/studies

• special interests or hobbies

• why you want to learn English

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