Profile of the Philips company

Philips is a multinational company with a quarter of a million employees. There are over a hundred and twenty subsidiaries of the company worldwide. The group has a turnover of thirty one thousand, six hundred and twenty six million euros. The parent company is located in the Netherlands. About half their sales are to the consumer market and half are to the professional and industrial markets. The company manufactures and sells over a million different electrical products. Philips also works in joint ventures with other partners. Now, they are expanding their activities in China and developing business relations with other countries.

Обратите внимание на следующие сокращения:

adj = adjective – прилагательное

adv= adverb – наречие

n = noun – существительное

C= countable – исчисляемое (существительное)

U = uncountable- неисчисляемое (существительное)

prep = предлог

v = verb – глагол

smth. = something – что-либо

smb. = somebody – кто-либо

Слова и выражения:

business (n, C) – дело, торговля

business relations – деловые (торговые) отношения

consumer market – потребительский рынок

develop smth. (v) – развивать, разрабатывать что-либо

employee (n, C) – служащий

expand smth.(v) – расширять что-либо

industrial market – рынок производителей

joint venture – совместное предприятие

manufacture smth. (v) – производить, изготавливать, обрабатывать

manufacturer (n, C) – производитель, (фирма-)изготовитель

multinational (adj) – многонациональная,транснациональная (компания)

parent company (n, C) – холдинг, родительская компания

partner (n, C) – партнёр

profile (n,U/C) – зд. краткое описание компании

sale (n,С)– продажа, сбыт

subsidiary (n,С) – дочерняя компания

turnover (n, C) – оборот, оборачиваемость

worldwide (adv) – по всему миру

II. Ответьте на следующие вопросы.

1. What kind of company is Philips?

2. How many employees work for the company?

3. How many subsidiaries does Philips have?

4. What is the company’s turnover?

5. Where is the parent company located?

6. What kind of products does the company sell?

7. How many products does the company manufacture?

8. Does the company work in joint ventures?

9. Is the company expanding its business activities now?

10. Where are they expanding their business activities now?

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