Dina Buffone

Antonella Linsalata

L’argomento.
 Marketplace è un testo rivolto in particolare agli studenti dei corsi con indirizzo Economico e Commerciale, e, più in generale, a coloro che hanno l’esigenza di utilizzare la lingua inglese come strumento di studio e/o di lavoro.
 
 La struttura.
 Marketplace è diviso in quattro Sezioni, ognuna delle quali è ripartita in un numero variabile di unità.
 Ogni Unità è suddivisa in brevi Capitoli su due pagine – teoria ed esercizi – per favorire non solo uno studio più parcellizzato, ma anche la scelta antologica da parte dell’insegnante.
 
 I contenuti dei capitoli sono divisi in paragrafi titolati per rendere la comprensione più agevole. Brevi link (ampliamenti, rimandi, attività o mini-approfondimenti) arricchiscono i brani per consentire una maggiore interattività. Alcune rubriche di approfondimento o curiosità, inoltre, corredano la pagina degli esercizi.
 
 Un ricco apparato iconografico correda i brani di lettura, per ognuno dei quali è previsto un esauriente glossario. Al termine di ogni Unità si possono trovare le seguenti sezioni:
 
 – Vocabulary: Esercizi di revisione e consolidamento del lessico introdotto nell’unità;
 
 – Grammar: Revisione delle strutture grammaticali più comuni con esercizi di rinforzo calati in contesto;
 
 – Case study: Argomento di attualità corredato di esercizi mirati all’approfondimento e alla discussione;
 
 – Mapping your mind: Mappa concettuale per rappresentare la rete di relazioni tra i vari argomenti dell’Unità.
 
 Al termine di ogni Sezione, il testo propone ulteriori attività:
 
 – Real life skills: Compiti di realtà e collaborativi, lavori di gruppo con un taglio di tipo pratico calato nella realtà;
 
 – Exams: Esercizi in contesto nelle tipologie previste dagli esami PET, FCE, IELTS e dalla prova INVALSI.
 
 – Clip: Breve clip tratta da film con tematiche attinenti ai contenuti presentati.

Section 1 - The basics

Unit 1.1 Trade and Commerce

Unit 1.2 Businesses

Unit 1.3 Marketing & Advertising

Unit 1.4 Trading

Unit 1.5 Logistics and Finance

REAL-LIFE SKILLS Your turn!

EXAMS

CLIP The Founder

Section 2 - Getting to work

Unit 2.1 Communicating

Unit 2.2 Up to the order

Unit 2.3 After the order

Unit 2.4 Business literature

CLIP Jobs

Section 3 - The real world

Unit 3.1 Getting a job

Unit 3.2 Customers

Unit 3.3 Green & Glob

REAL-LIFE SKILLS You try!

CLIP Snowden

Section 4 - Extra

Unit 4.1 Glimpses of Civilisation

Unit 4.2 Working in an office

Unit 4.3 Handy manual of business correspondence

Glossary

4.2 WORKING IN AN OFFICE PEOPLE AT WORK IST stands for Indian Standard Time, which is a half-hour standard time zone: its local time differs by 30 minutes instead of the normal whole hour. There is something which is immediately needed when working in a company: its  jargon . In the following two chapters you will learn about the most common terms used in an office environment. 1 read through these news headings: successful business owners are referred to with three different synonyms. Which are they? WOULD DINOSA URS BE ALIVE IF THEY HAD HAD SPACE SHIPS? TECH M O GUL ELON MUSK BE LIEVES SO. In pure-Musk st yl e, no one could de cipher the tone of the Twee t wherein Musk su gg ested that dinosaurs would n t have perished m illions of years ago if they had had access to spaceships. Edited By: Bharat Sharma W ION W eb Team, New Delh i, India. Publ ished: May 30, 2021, 01:48 PM (IST ) DIFFERENT TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS A permanent employment contract is for employees who work regular hours. Contracts of this type are applied to both full- and part-time work: full time contracts are offered to employees who work standard weekly hours, whereas part time contracts apply to employees who work a reduced number of hours. Both contracts entitle employees to a series of rights that include: maternity pay, redundancy pay and flexible working. A fixed-term employment contract has a set end date. It can be offered to a person who provides covering for a maternity or sick leave or hired for a specific project (like internship) or during busy periods. These contracts may be extended but cannot go on over four years: at this point they have to become permanent. A casual employment contract is used when employers cannot guarantee a regular working pattern. The contract should detail the minimum number of hours that employees are expected to work each week. If there is no minimum set, this agreement may be considered a zero-hour contract: the worker is on call and is not obliged to accept the offer. This is the case of gig workers and independent contractors such as food deliverers. 238 Extra G Y PUTS PAINTIN ONASSIS FAMIL P U URCHILL BY WINSTON CH FOR AUCTION. that the late inston Churchill A pa inting by W late Greek ister gave to the in M e im Pr sh iti Br being stot le Onassis is ri A te na ag m ng shippi timated auct ion for an es put up for sa le at $1.5m to 2m. Edited by Global ished: Times, AF P. Publ 3 PM :5 03 Ju n 20, 2021 NOVAK DJOK OVIC FLOOR S INDIAN BUSINESS TY COON WITH INCREDIBLE FRENCH OPE N FINAL GEST URE It seems like Novak Djokov ic s French Open 2021 fin al w in on Sun day, June 13, has ea rned th e Serbia n anot her fa n   India n billion aire Harsh M ar iwala. Edited by Repu blicworld.com , Shar m istha More. Publ ishe d: 15th Ju ne, 20 21 17:17 IST 2 Do you know who the people mentioned in the headlines are? Surf the Internet to find out. 

3 O R D W S Match each word with its definition. Entrepreneur a. Someone who oversees office assistants and makes sure that tasks such as filing, scheduling, organising, and writing reports are completed correctly and on time. Co-worker b. A person who sorts the mail received by the office and gets it to the right department. Supervisor c. Someone in charge of keeping, inspecting and analysing financial accounts. Administrative assistant d. A person who sets up a business taking on financial risks in the hope of profit. Bookkeeper e. Someone you work with who has a similar role and level. Mail clerk f. Someone who writes or transcribes letters and e-mail communications, makes travel arrangements, prepares expense reports or department budgets. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. O 4 R D W S read the text and fill the gaps with the given words. demotion   office managers   delays   benefits   headquarters   trade unions   payroll   suspension   deadlines   contract   wage   personnel   open-plan offices   overtime   leave days   retirement   strike   warning   pay packet   employers Worklife People in charge of big business empires need lots of workforce on their 1. ............................................ These workers make up the company 2. ........................................... together with all the other people carrying out the work of the firm. They have 3. ........................................... who lead and organise their activities; they are usually based in the company s 4. ........................................... and have their own office. Instead, most employees work in 5. ..........................................., which are large areas where many people work together: their activity can range from administrative to technical support. Besides their 6. ........................................... or salary, workers also get 7. ..........................................., which usually include:   8. ........................................... pay, i.e. extra money for working over the usual working hours stated in the contract;   9. ..........................................., i.e paid time off for sick time, holidays, marriage or maternity;   10. ..........................................., i.e. an amount of money that was deducted from the employees  11. ........................................... and that they receive when they stop working; 5 O R When workers are not happy with their pay or when they see that their 12. ........................................... do not respect their rights, they may go on 13. ...........................................: this action is usually organised by 14. ........................................... institutions which were established with the purpose of defending the interests of workers. It may also happen, however, that an employee always gets late to work or does not respect his 15. ..........................................., causing 16. ........................................... to the business activities. Such a behaviour may be seen as a breach of the terms agreed on the 17. ..........................................., so employers are allowed to take action such as:   a written 18. ..........................................., i.e. a letter expressing a concern about the worker s behaviour or performance to tell the employee that if they do not improve, there might be consequences for their employment;   a 19. ..........................................., i.e. a period out of work (mostly on full pay) to allow investigation on the worker s conduct;   a 20. ..........................................., i.e. a reduction in position. Adapted from: https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/ centros-tic/18700232/helvia/sitio/upload/Business.pdf D W S 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. read these definitions and match them with one of the words from the previous activity. The amount of money a person earns. A written agreement between two parties for doing something specified in it. A service or right provided by an employer in addition to their pay. The administrative centre of an enterprise from which leaders issue their orders. A time or a date before which something must be done. The total number of people employed by a company. 4.2   WorkIng In an offIcE 239 

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