Chase Manhattan, Bear Stearns, Bank One, Washington Mutual, Cazenove, InstaMed, and WePay are major companies owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. We are trying to cut costs compared to last year by moving more production abroad. We provide language training to big and small companies in 34 countries around the world.

Understanding the Context

We make electronics for athletes such as pedometers. We’re making plans to launch health insurance for people working abroad for up to a year. We manufacture electric ... I sell insurance to companies.

Key Insights

– I sell liability insurance etc to SMEs, which stands for small and medium-sized enterprises. I work in HR. – I work in the HR department of an American insurance company. My main duty is recruitment, particularly choosing which candidates will be selected for interviews from examining their CVs. ⚫ Are there any companies which are too unimportant to be included on the list?

Final Thoughts

⚫ Are there any other companies which should be included, e.g. from your sector or country? ⚫ Were you surprised by the number of companies or lack of companies from any of the countries? ⚫ Use the phrases above to describe companies which are not on the list. Biofuels and the Environment Leading investors have joined the growing chorus of concern about governments and companies rushing into producing biofuels as a solution for global warming, saying that many involved in the sector could be jeopardising future profits if they do not consider the long-term impact of what they are doing carefully. Describing companies with Present Simple and Continuous Try to describe your company by completing some of the sentences below, starting with any you like.

Your partner will then check your sentences, including asking for more details if they don’t know much about your company. ⚫ We almost never provide...