02 06 business administration u3b

Module

3B

Be a Sport!

Both employers and employees are essential
components of every working organisation.
Responding to changing circumstances, working
conditions have continued to change.
Nowadays, it is not easy to find an employee
who will remain at his / her post, whether a
factory, business or bank for his / her working
life. People often move on, attracted by better
opportunities. On the other hand, many others
lose their jobs because nowadays a machine can
do the work of six people.

The advance of technology is astounding but
knowledge has become increasingly vast and it
is not always accessible to everybody.
Team work has turned out to be the most efficient
and intelligent solution; this technique enables a
group to improve its performance. People learn
to work together effectively and they combine
efforts to achieve a common goal.
In business, as in other activities like sports, the
convergence of opinions from different fields
gives interesting new perspectives. In practical
terms, it helps to solve different problems,
facilitating greater understanding.

Isolation is no longer part of the business world.
Partnership, communication and sharing are
necessary elements.

Activities
1Find words in the text that mean:
alarge:

d accomplish:

b surprising:

e permits:

c segregation:

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New tendencies


Module

3B
2In the text, underline the ideas that have the same meaning as the ones below.
a Jobs are no longer for ever.
b Workers change jobs.
cThe working systems have changed.

d Working together has proved to be a very important tool.
e We can’t know everything.

3Write the ideas in the previous activity in the order they appear in the text.

aWhy have working conditions changed?

b Why do people change jobs more frequently than in the past?

c What are the most important components of any working organisation?

d Why is teamwork such an appropriate solution?

e What other important elements in the business world
are mentioned in the text?


5Team work: you have been assigned
as a manager of a youth club.
Prepare different topics to give
opinions on how to get organised.

Decoration of place

Complete the diagram with your
ideas.

Decoration of place:
pictures, posters...
Youth Club

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4Answer these questions.