Лекция: Vocabulary

«Business Sectors»

1. a) Which of these companies do you or would you like to work for?

1) a family-owned company

2) a multinational company

3) your own company (be self-employed)

b) Can you name a company in each of these business sectors? Is there one that you would like to work for?

• Telecommunications/Media • Engineering • Pharmaceuticals/Chemicals • Construction

• Banking and finance • Transport • Manufacturing • IT /Electronics

• Food and drink • Retailing • Another service industry • Tourism

2. Here are some of the manufacturing industries that make up the manufacturing sector

aerospace	planes and space vehicles
cars (BrE) automobiles(AmE)	cars
computer hardware	computers, printers, etc.
construction	buildings
defence (BrE) defense (AmE)	arms, weapons
food processing	canned,frozen foods, etc.
household goods	washing machines, refrigerators, etc.
pharmaceuticals	medicines
steel	a stronger, more useful metal than iron
textiles	cloth and clothes

Here are some of the services or service industries that make up the service sector

catering	restaurants, bars, etc.
computer software	programs for computers
financial services	banking, insurance, etc.
healthcare	medical care
leisure	sport, theme parks, etc.
media	books, newspapers, film, television
property (BrE) real estate (AmE)	buying, selling and managing buildings
retail	shops
telecommunications	phone, Internet services
tourism	travel and holidays

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