Match the pictures with the types of company
1 → television company
2 → car manufacturer
3 → oil company
4 → department store
5 → airline
6 → coffee producer
7 → bank
8 → e-commerce company
9 → electronic-goods producer
Real examples (two for each type)
• Television company
– BBC – United Kingdom
– CNN – United States
• Car manufacturer
– Toyota Motor Corporation – Japan
– BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke AG) – Germany
• Oil company
– ExxonMobil – United States
– Shell plc – Netherlands / United Kingdom
• Department store
– Macy’s – United States
– Harrods – United Kingdom
• Airline
– Emirates – United Arab Emirates
– Lufthansa – Germany
• Coffee producer
– Starbucks – United States
– Lavazza – Italy
• Bank
– HSBC – United Kingdom
– Bank of China – China
• E-commerce company
– Amazon – United States
– Alibaba – China
• Electronic-goods producer
– Samsung Electronics – South Korea
– Philips – Netherlands
Exercise 2
Which type of company in Ex. 1 supplies the products/services below? One extra item of your own is added in each group.
1 loans, mortgages → BANK (+ credit cards)
2 fridges, toasters → ELECTRONIC-GOODS PRODUCER (+ microwave ovens)
3 personal shoppers, home delivery → DEPARTMENT STORE (+ gift-wrapping service)
4 espresso roast, whole bean → COFFEE PRODUCER (+ ground coffee)
5 petrol, kerosene → OIL COMPANY (+ diesel)
6 news programmes, dramas → TELEVISION COMPANY (+ documentaries)
7 saloon cars, sports cars → CAR MANUFACTURER (+ SUVs)
8 online check-in, upgrades → AIRLINE (+ extra-legroom seats)
9 music downloads, online shopping → E-COMMERCE COMPANY (+ e-books)
Пояснение (по-русски)
• В первом упражнении мы сопоставили каждую фотографию со словом из списка по её содержанию.
• Затем привели по два реальных предприятия каждого типа и указали их страны.
• Во втором упражнении определили, какая компания продаёт/оказывает перечисленные товары и услуги, и добавили ещё по одному примеру в каждую категорию.