Materiál na 26.11.

LISTENING, 5.4.; p. 46

TASK Complete the tapescript with the words you hear:

Y: Look, Terry, your phone calls are really ___________________________ (5 words).

T: Let me see if I follow you. You´re saying that you can´t work because I disturb you when I´m
using the phone.

Y: Yes, well. It´s not a big problem most of the time. Only when I´ve got the monthly sales reports
to write or I´m..oh… it doesn´t matter.

T: No, __________________________ (3 words).

Y: Or, well, I´m trying to concentrate on something.

T: I appreciate how you feel, Yolanda. ___________________ (3 words), it´s important for me to talk
to clients and ___________________________________________________(6 words). It really helps me to
__________________ ( 2 words).



U6: READING, p. 52-53


TASK Read the article and answer the questions:

1. It is recommendable to use words such as: passion, commitment, engagement, trust in your
corporate responsibility report. T/F

2. How do many corporate responsibility reports start these days? What oportunity does writing such
a report present to the management of the company?

3. Big investors usually want to know how green the company is. T/F

4. A new approach to risk management in the UK is needed. T/F

5. Not all the chief executives´ messages keep in step with the latest developments in the area of
human rights, green issues, etc.  T/F

6. Quote the example of the corporate responsibility statement of Danone.

7. Quote the example of the corporate responsibility statement of Toshiba.

8. Who is SustainAbility and what do they do?

9. What does John Elkington say about most of the forewords in corporate responsibility reports?

10. What should an effective introduction to a corporate responsibility report contain? (4 items)

11. Why is Arun Sarin talking about a code of ethical purchasing?

12. Does Mr Sarin express himself clearly on this issue (Q11)?

13. What example of: evidence of transparency is given in the text?

14. What example of: a recognition of the importance of governance is given in the text?

= a) Mattel

= b) Novo Nordisk

15. What example of:credibility is given in the text?

16. The writer of the article challenges future CEOs to give clear messages in their corporate
responsibility reports. T/F

17. In the author´s point of view the forewords of the CEOs do not have a big impact on their
readers. T/F

18. Explain the phrase: to jump on the bandwangon.