This unit describes different types of companies and provides profiles of specific companies. It defines manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, exporter, and importer. A manufacturer produces goods in large quantities using machines in a factory. A wholesaler sells large amounts of goods to businesses. A retailer sells directly to consumers. An exporter sends goods to another country for sale. An importer buys goods from another country to sell domestically. The unit then matches these definitions to examples of companies and provides brief histories of Ford Motor Company, a law firm, and a property rental company.

1. Unit 2
Companies

2. Unit goals
•1- Describing different kinds of
company
•2- Giving profiles of companies

3. designerManufacturer Wholesaler Retailer Exporter Importer

4. Exporter
manufacturer
Export
Import
Retail
Imports
Manufacturing
Retailing

5. •Match the definitions 1-6 to the nouns a-f.
Manufacturer1- a company which buys goods in another country and brings
them back to its own country to sell.
A retailer2- a person who thinks of new ideas for how to make
something.
Wholesaler3- a company which sells large amount of goods to businesses
which then sell to public.
Importer4- a company which produces goods in large numbers,
especially in a factory using machines .
Exporter5-a company which sells goods to the public for their own use.
Designer6- a company which sends goods to another country to be sold
there.
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6
1
3
5
2

6. furniture
accountancy
Ticket
law
Computer
estate
Clothes
Travel
Car
insurance

7. The PASSIVE
•Once a week Sara cleans the house.
Once a week ,the house is cleaned by Sara.
The house is cleaned by Sara, once a week.
Sara cleaned the house yesterday.
The house was cleaned by Sara
yesterday..
Past
Present

12. were opened
is offered
was established
was started
are developed
Were the first overseas office opened
is offered
was relocations Asia-Pacific established
was Ford Motor company started
are developed
(Open)
(offer)
(establish)
(start)
(develop)

13. London 1930
Bangkok 25 years ago
Detroit ,Michigan The early 20th century

14. Legal advice
1978
26
It was voted Best Global law firm.
Finding rental accommodation
Nothing

15. Tense Subject Verb Object
Simple
Present
Active: Rita writes a letter.
Passive: A letter is written by Rita.
Simple
Past
Active: Rita wrote a letter.
Passive: A letter was written by Rita.
Examples of Passive