READING. Task 6. Before you read the article, discuss these questions.

Task 6. Before you read the article, discuss these questions.

What do you know about Boeing?

What does it manufacture?

Where is its head office?

Task 7. Read this text about Boeing, a highly successful aerospace company, and complete the chart. The information is from its company website.

Boeing is the world's leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined. Additionally, Boeing designs and manufactures rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles and advanced information and communication systems. As a major service provider to NASA, Boeing operates the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. The company also provides numerous military and commercial airline support services. Boeing has customers in more than 90 countries around the world and is one of the largest U.S. exporters in terms of sales.

Boeing has a long tradition of aerospace leadership and innovation. The company continues to expand its product line and services to meet emerging customer needs. The broad range of capabilities includes creating new, more efficient members of its commercial airplane family; integrating military platforms, defense systems and the warfighter through network-centric operations; creating advanced technology solutions; and arranging innovative customer-financing solutions.

Headquartered in Chicago, Boeing employs more than 150,000 people across the United States and in 70 countries, with major operations in the Puget Sound area of Washington State, southern California and St. Louis. Total company revenues for 2006 were $61.5 billion.

Boeing is organized into two business units: Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. Supporting these units is Boeing Capital Corporation, a global provider of financing solutions; the Shared Services Group, which provides a broad range of services to Boeing worldwide; and Boeing Engineering, Operations & Technology, which helps develop, acquire, apply and protect innovative technologies and processes.

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Task 8. Now look at another extract from the Boeing website. Find the answers to these questions as quickly as you can.

When did Boeing merge with McDonnell Douglas?

What are the main products now?

What are new product development efforts are focused on?

How many jetliners does the company have?

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