This document provides instructions for a business English lesson about Intel's recent restructuring that involved large-scale layoffs. The lesson includes three tasks: 1) a 1-2 minute presentation summarizing an article about Intel's layoffs and their impact on the company's income statement, 2) expressing agreement or disagreement with the statement that a profitable company should not conduct large layoffs and providing 2-3 reasons, and 3) answering questions from the teacher about the opinion and discussing the topic to reach a consensus.

1. SkimaTalk Official Course
Business English - Finance
Lesson 1 : Intel’s Restructuring
Topics: Income Statement, Layoff
“Should a profitable company conduct a large scale layoff?”

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Task 1: Short Presentation
l Read the article before the lesson. Prepare a short presentation of the article,
which you will deliver to your teacher during the lesson.
o You DON’T have to prepare a presentation material.
l Deliver a short verbal presentation that Includes the following points:
o Summary of the article
o The layoff’s impact to the Intel’s income statement
l Time: 1-2 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS
Article: “Intel to cut 12,000 jobs globally”
http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/19/technology/intel-layoffs/index.html
(Source: CNN Money, 2016/4/19)

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Task 2: Expressing Your Opinion
l Read the article before the lesson. Prepare an answer for the following question.
l Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Include 2-3 reasons.
”A profitable company shouldn’t conduct a large scale layoff. “
l Time: 2-3 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS

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Task 3: Discussion
l Your teacher will ask you some questions on
your opinion presented in Task 2. Answer the
questions.
l Then, discuss the topic with your teacher and try
to reach a consensus.
INSTRUCTIONS

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