Unit_2_Company_Profiles浅析.ppt

;;;Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face;A company’s profile is often used to introduce a company by giving a brief account of its history and its scope of business. Now let’s read the following sample.; Mr. Li: Could you tell me a little about your company’s background? Mr. Walter: Sure! We’ve been in business for about fifteen years. We’re based in Shenzhen, and have seven branch offices around China. Mr. Li: When did you experience most of your growth? Mr. Walter: Mostly throughout the 1990s we expanded rapidly. Mr. Li: What’s the line of business you are engaged in? Mr. Walter: We’re a custom developer of application software. If there’s a function in a package that needs to be built, we can fulfill that need.;Back;Act Out;Back;Put in Use;2 Imagine you are a secretary in a company, and your job is to receive visitors to the company. Complete the following dialogue by translating the Chinese into English.;Business Communication;Key: Action Appliances has been manufacturing top quality electrical appliances for 15 years, geared towards households in need of high-efficiency within limited space. We began our business by selling rice cookers in Taipei. To keep up with good customer responses, we improved our R D department and enlarged our production lines, and the company expanded rapidly. Today, Taiwan is still our main market. As a matter of fact, you could find at least one Action appliance in one out of three households in Taipei alone. ;SECTION II Being All Ears;Listen and Complete;Ms. Lin: Would you please tell me something about your company? Mr. Lee: Yes. It was founded in 1982. Three years ago it was transformed into a stock company. Ms. Lin: Where’s your headquarters? Mr. Lee: Our headquarters is located in Shanghai. Ms. Lin: Do you have any branches? Mr. Lee: We have one branch in Hong Kong, and another one in Tokyo, Japan. Ms. Lin