Monday, October 31, 2011

Introduction to Business English B - Unit 9: Companies


Hello everyone!
Today's topic is companies. Look at the picture above. Do you know these companies? What do these companies do? Do these companies do business in Japan? Have you ever bought these companies goods or services? Discuss these questions with a partner.
Now let's review some vocabulary. Introduction to Business English B Vocabulary .
Next, let's learn more about a company called Natura. Click this link to read a wikipedia article about Natura in Japanese, and click here to read a wikipedia article about Natura in English.
Now, please answer the following questions:
  • When was Natura founded?
  • What are Natura's products?
  • Where is Natura's headquarters?
  • Who are the key people at Natura?
  • What was Natura's revenue in 2010?
  • What was Natura's net income in 2010?
  • What does Natura focus its image on?
 Now let's read the Financial Times article about Natura in our textbook.
Finally, what kind of company would you like to found? Why would you like to found a company like that? Leave a comment below.

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