TECNLOGO EN GESTIN LOGSTICA

Talking about
SENA Centro Nacional de Formacin Virtual y a Distancia.

Tecnlogo en Gestin
Logstica

Talking about me, other people

and companies

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TALKING ABOUT ME
Hello, dear SENA apprentice!

Welcome to your English for Logistics course. In this section, you will learn how to introduce
yourself, other people and the company.

Read the activities and do the exercises.

INTRODUCING MYSELF

1. Read the following introduction.

Greeting: Hello, dear apprentice:

Name: My name is Pedro.
Last names: My last names are Martinez Prez.
Age: I am 43 years old.
Nationality: I am from Bogot. I am Colombian.
Profession: I am a logistician operator in Logistfast.
Duties: I am in charge of taking actions to satisfy customers needs.
Interests: I am interested in logistics operations.
Marital Status: I am a married man.
Feelings: I am happy of working in this company.

2. Write a ten line paragraph about you. Follow the example of Pedro Martinez.

Name: My name is___________________________________.

Last names: My last names are _____________________________.
Age: I am _________________ years old.
Nationality: I am from________________. I am _______________.
Profession: I am a ____________________ in ________________.
Duties: I am in charge of ______________________________.
Interests: I am interested in ______________________________.
Marital Status: I am ________________________________________.
Feelings: I am happy of ________________________________.
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TALKING ABOUT OTHERS

3. Write five negative sentences about you. For example:

My name is not Elizabeth Hernandez. My name is Maria Jos Santos.

I. _____________________________________________________________________________
II. _____________________________________________________________________________
NOT PLAYING GUITAR
III._____________________________________________________________________________
I'M NOT FROM CHILE, I'M FROM COLOMBIA
IV._____________________________________________________________________________
V. _____________________________________________________________________________

INTRODUCING OTHER PEOPLE

1. Read the following introduction.

Name: This is Walter.
Last names: His last names are Rodrguez Pineda.
Age: He is 45 years old.
Nationality: He is from Cali. He is Colombian.
Profession: He is a Logistics Engineer in a Logistics International Company.
Duties: He is in charge of planning, managing and supervising the logistics
processes in the company.
Interests: He is interested in logistics operations.
Marital Status: He is a married man.
Feelings: He is happy of working in this company.

2 Read Mr. Rodriguez personal presentation and answer the questions about him.

E.g. Is Mr. Rodriguez a Logistician Operator? (_XX

) No hes not / (_ ) Yes, he is.

a) Is Mr. Rodriguez 47 years old? (_ ) No hes not / (_ ) Yes, he is.

b) Is Mr. Rodriguez an Engineer? (_ ) No hes not / (_ ) Yes, he is.
c) Is Mr. Rodriguez American? (_ ) No hes not / (_ ) Yes, he is.
d) Is Mr. Martinez Colombian? (_ ) No hes not / (_ ) Yes, he is.
e) Is Mr. Martinez in charge of transporting goods to other places? (_ ) No hes not / (_ ) Yes, he is.
f) Is Mr. Rodriguez interested in logistics operations? (_ ) No hes not / (_ ) Yes, he is.
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TALKING ABOUT COMPANIES

3. Read the text and complete the information about Frederick W. Smith.

Frederick Smith ____ from the United States. He ____ chairman president and chief
executive officer of FedEx Corporation. FedEx _____ a global transportation, busi-
ness services and logistics company. He ______ providing strategic direction for all
FedEx operating companies. He ____ very happy of working in the company.

4. Read the following information about possessive adjectives.

They are words that help you indicate possession.

Subject Possessive
WH questions Possible answers
Pronoun Adjective

I My What are your duties at work? My duties at work are transporting and warehousing goods.

You Your What is your company? My company is Travel Around.

She Her What is her favorite grocery store? Her favorite grocery store is Caletour.

He His Who is his supervisor? His supervisor is Tomas Martnez.

It Its Where is its main branch? Its main branch is in Bogot.

We Our What is your country famous for? It is famous for coffee exportations.

You Your Whats your opinion of our company? Your company is very successful.

They Their How high are their importations? Their importations are very high.

Lorena Brigalia is a designer. She lives in the North of Italy and between
Milan and Bologna. Her company makes clothes, which sells all over the world.

5. Read and complete these sentences

A. Her name_____ Lorella Braglia.
B. Her main branch ______ in Reggio Emilia.
C. She _____ a designer.
D. Her job _____ for Dielle.
E. Her husband ______ the Marketing Director.
F. They ______ Italian.
G. Their languages________ English and Italian.
H. They ________ together
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6. Match the questions to their answers

a) What is her name? (_

B ) He is from Italy. He is Italian.
b) What is his nationality? (_
G) I am the Marketing Director.
c) Where is your home? (_
F ) Your supervisor is Phillip Martin.
d) What is their company? (_
C) We live in Rome.
e) What are our duties? (_
A) Her name is Lorella Braglia.
f) Who is my supervisor? (_
D) Their company is Dielle.
g) What is your position in the company? (_
E) We are in charge of transportation.

Vocabulary

7 Here are some facts about Nokia. Complete the sentences with the correct words.

Nokia____________________ on buses in China. Advertisements/ advertises

Nokia has____________________on buses in China.

Nokia ____________________the 8800 Diamond.

The 8800 Diamond is one of the Nokias____________________ Products/ produces

Nokia ____________________a lot of telephones in China.

Nokia has a large____________________ In China. Sales/ sells

There are 53,000____________________

Employees/employs
The company ____________________ 53,000 people.

Ericsson is one of the Nokias ____________________ Competitors/ competes

Nokia____________________ with Ericsson in the mobile phone market

Texas Instruments is one of Nokias ____________________

Suppliers/ supplies
Texas Instruments _____________ Nokia with parts for mobile phones.
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TALKING ABOUT COMPANIES

A COMPANY PROFILE
1. Read the following information about GlobalCom company.
LOBALCOM
Companys name, Our company is a service and software solution provider specialized in
business and logistics, distribution and foreign trade across Latin American countries.
activities

Location We are an American Company. Its headquarter is in Buenos Aires. It has

offices in Florida and Bogot.

Customers We have costumers in seven countries. Most of them are small

and medium-sized businesses.

Portfolio of products We offer a portfolio of software solutions and re-engineering processes

or services of the whole logistics business.

Company sections Our company is composed by four sections: Warehouse Management, Transport
Management, Foreign Trade Management and Distribution Management.

GlobalCom is the perfect choice to outsource software development activities,

Importance
especially in the logistics industry.

2. Now write a profile of your company taking into account the model used for GlobalCom:

YOUR COMPANY NAME

Companys name, Our company is...

business and
activities ara is the closest store with spirit, environment and Colombian
flavor, offering top quality products at the best price on
We are...
everyday purchases.
Location
Ara Stores belongs to the firm Jeronimo Martins, it has
distribution
We have costumerscenters
in... in each of the regions and retail points in
Customers
major
Our citiesare
clients and municipalities.
people who do their shopping every day.
We offer a portfolio of...
Portfolio of products
or services We have the best prices all year round. We have one simple
processes to pay for inefficiencies. We prefer it done in
Our company is composed by...
Company sections Colombia. We work to be a neighbor's.
The shops ara accounts with bakery sections, cold meats,
dairy, butcher, grocery, alcoholic beverages and personal care.
We are the perfect choice for...
Importance
We are close shop for Colombian consumers, we rely on
efficient operations, providing products for their daily needs at
the best prices.
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TALKING ABOUT COMPANIES

3. Here is some information about Nokia, the Finnish telecommunications company.
Complete the sentences with the words or phrases in the box

*competitors *product *advertises *employees *factories *market

*competes *suppliers *sales *head office *advertisements
*produces *sells *supplies *employs

a).Nokias ________________ is in Helsinki.

b).Texas Instruments is one of Nokias _____________.
c).The company has _______________in ten different countries.
d).Nokia has more than 50,000 _____________around the world.
e) Nokia ____________the 8800 Diamond.
f). Its major________________ is Europe.
g).Nokias ____________ in China are very high.
h).Texas Instruments ________________Nokia with parts for mobile phones.
i). Nokias main ___________________ is Ericsson.
j). At the moment, The 8800 Diamond is Nokias most successful___________.
k).Nokia______________ on buses in China.
l). The company_____________ 53,000 people.
m). Nokia ____________a lot of telephones in China.
n).Nokia_________________ with Ericsson in the mobile phone market.
o). Nokia has __________________ on buses in China.

A COMPANY PROFILE
4. Now write a paragraph about your company

Company ..
Activity .
Head Office ..
Research Center ..
Employees ...
Languages
Major markets .
Main competitors
Advertising .
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Grammar tips

In the following links you will find some useful explanations and activities about the grammar
aspects involved in this activity:

Verb to be: http://www.mansioningles.com/gram37.htm.

The verb to have: http://www.mansioningles.com/gram38.htm.
Present simple: http://www.mansioningles.com/gram39.htm.

References

References
Grant, D., Robert, M. ( 1995).You and your company. In Oxford Univer-
sity Press, Business Basics (pp. 8-10). Oxford: University Press.

Hollet,V. (1996). Meeting people. In Oxford University Press, Business

Objectives (pp. 15). Oxford: University Press.