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Unit3Organization‘Howmanypeopleworkinyouroffice?Abouthalf.’Startingup1Wouldyouliketoworkinthebuildinginthephotobelow?Explainwhyorwhynot.2Whichpeopleinyourorganizationhavetheirownoffice?Dotheyhavetheirownofficebecauseofa)seniority;b)aneedforconfidentiality;c)thetypeofworktheydo?StartingupHowimportantarethefollowinginshowingaperson’sstatusinanorganization?Giveeachoneascorefrom1(notimportant)to5(veryimportant).•areservedparkingspace•havingasecretary•anofficewithawindow•takingholidayswhenyoulike•auniform•thesizeofyourdesk•apersonalbusinesscard•morethanoneseatinyouroffice•yourownoffice•flyingbusinessclass•acompanycar•acompanycreditcard•yournameonyourdoor•havingfixedworkinghoursVocabularyCompanystructureMatchthewordstothepictures.subsidiarycallcenterwarehouseheadofficeoutletsfactory/plantdistributioncenterservicecenterVocabularyCompanystructure1Stocklevelshavebeenlowfortwoweeksnow.-warehouseListentothecommentsfromdifferentplacesintheorganizationandwritethemdown.ThenmatchthemtotheplacesinExA.2Canyoue-mailthesesalesfiguresthroughtoheadofficeassoonaspossible?3Holdonaminute,please,I’lltransferyoutoasupervisor.4WeneedtodeliverthisconsignmentonFriday.5Theproductionlineisoperatingatfullcapacity.6TheBoardofDirectorshavefixedtheAnnualGeneralMeetingforTuesdaythesecond.7Whydowealwayshavetocheckwiththeparentcompanybeforemakingdecisions?8Allourengineersareoutworkingonrepairsatthemoment.branch/outletcallcenterdistributioncenterfactoryheadofficesubsidiaryservicecenterVocabularyCompanystructureWhichofthewordsbelowcandescribe:a)goodqualitiesofanorganization?b)badqualitiesofanorganization?bureaucraticcaringcentralizeddecentralizedconservativedemocraticdynamichierarchicalimpersonalmarket-drivenprofessionalprogressiveb)a)a)orb)b)b)a)a)b)b)a)a)a)ReadingAsuccessfulorganizationSOLCleaningServicesprovidesservicesthroughoutFinlandandinEstonia,LatviaandRussia.Weofferourclientsacentralizedpackagecomprisingmostservicesrelatedtobusinessandpublicpremises.Cleaningservicesisthebasisofourservicecontract,butitcaneasilybelinkedtootherservices.Theseincludefacilityservices(includingreception,mailandmessengerservices)aswellassecurityservices,meetingandconferenceservices,themaintenanceofvendingmachines,replacementofcarpets,washroomhygieneservices,greenareaservicesandversatilelocallaundryservicesforcompaniesandtheiremployees.Ourclientscomprisecompaniesandinstitutionsfromallbusinessandpublicsectors:thefoodandpharmaceuticalindustries,hospitals,theretailsector,energyindustry,schools,hotelandcateringbusiness,themetalindustryandtransportation.ReadingAsuccessfulorganizationAReadparagraph1ofthearticleandanswerthesequestions.1WhereisSOLlocated?2Whatisunusualaboutthecompany?3WhatdoesSOLdo?ItisinHelsinki,Finland.Youfeelslikeyou’veenteredaplayground;theofficeexplodeswithcolor,creativityandchaos;peoplearewalkingroundtalkingonyellowmobile(portable)phones.It’sacleaningcompany.ReadingAsuccessfulorganizationBReadthearticleandmatchtheheadingsbelowtoparagraphs2,3,4,5and6.APeoplesettheirowntargetsBHardworkhastobefunCLooseorganizationsneedtightsystemsDGreatservicerequirescutting-edgetechnologyETherearenolow-skilljobs23456ReadingAsuccessfulorganizationCWhichofthesestatementsaretrue?Correctthefalseones.1Everyonehastheirownoffice.2LiisaJoronenbelievescleanerscanfeelgoodabouttheirjob.3Attheendofthetrainingcoursethereisanexam.4Thetrainingcoursetakes28monthstocomplete.5AtSOLgivingresponsibilitytoemployeesisimportant.6SOLthinksmeasuringperformancerestrictsfreedom.7EverymonthLiisaJoronenmeasureseachteam’sperformance.8Alltheinformationisstoredinfilingcabinets.falsetruetruetruetruefalsefalsefalseReadingAsuccessfulorganizationDMatchthesephrasesfromparagraph5ofthearticletotheirmeanings.1keenonaccountability2fanaticalaboutmeasuringperformance3establishperformancebenchmarks4ratestheteam’sperformancea)assesseshowthegrouphavedoneb)extremelyinterestedinjudgingachievementsc)interestedinpeoplebeingresponsibleforwhattheydod)setupstandardsofachievements1234LanguagereviewNouncombinationsWecancombinetwoormorenounsinseveralways.1’spossessiveJulia’sdeskMr.Smith’sofficeSony’snewproduct2onenounusedasanadjectiveheadofficecompanycargraduationceremony3phraseswithofDirectorofCommunicationssalesoflastmonth4compoundnounsformingonewordboardroombusinessmannotebookairshowMatchtheseexamplesfromthearticleonpage24withthecategoriesabove.a)customersatisfactionb)wayoflifec)SOL’slogod)salesperson2314LanguagereviewNouncombinationsAFindnouncombinationsinthearticleonpage24.Writethemunderthesefourheadings:’spossessiveoneofnorthernEurope’smostadmired…(lines1–2)SOL’scompetitiveformula(lines9–10)thecompany’supbeatimage(line15)SOL’slogo(line16)thecompany’sbudgetreports(line17)SOL’strainingprogram(line22)thenewcustomer’ssite(line40)theteam’sperformance(line43)onenounusedasanadjectiveSOLCity(line1)businessplayground(line3)filmstudio(line4)CleaningService(line8)keyingredients(line10)statussymbols(line21)timemanagement(line26)peopleskills(line27)powerplayers(line30)customersatisfaction(line38)performancebenchmarks(line42)budg