Departments and Positions

 Fill in the blanks using the correct word from the following list, type them in the space provided, listen and repeat.

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   accounts      financial      legal      marketing      personnel      production      purchasing      research and development      sales   

a. The  department is responsible for preparing and reviewing contracts before they are signed.
b. Raw materials are transformed into finished goods in the  department.
c. The  department has to gather data and analyze consumer behavior.
d. People from the  department are always creating new products.
e. A basic duty of the  department is to record transactions that have to do with invoices, bills or vouchers.
f. Managing customer relationships properly is essential for the success of the  department.
g. Salary payments, overtime compensations, and employee evaluation are some of the responsibilities of the  department.
h. Key functions of the  department have to do with elaborating budget, seeking loans, and reducing unnecessary costs.
i. The  department has to get information of the price and quality of new supplies and equipment to get the best deal for the company.

NEW WORDS Section # 1: Company departments

Business English lesson: describing products with descriptive vocabulary

History of Coca-cola

Inevitably, the drink's popularity led to a demand for it to be enjoyed in new ways. In 1894, a Mississippi businessman named Joseph Biedenharn became the first to put Coca‑Cola in bottles. He sent 12 of them to Candler, who responded without enthusiasm. Despite being a brilliant and innovative businessman, he didn't realise then that the future of Coca‑Cola would be with portable, bottled beverages customers could take anywhere. He still didn't realise it five years later, when, in 1899, two Chattanooga lawyers, Benjamin Thomas and Joseph Whitehead, secured exclusive rights from Candler to bottle and sell the beverage - for the sum of only one dollar.

Originated as a soda fountain beverage in 1886 selling for five cents a glass. Early growth was impressive, but it was only when a strong bottling system developed that Coca-Cola became the world-famous brand it is today

Asa Candler, a natural born salesman, transformed Coca‑Cola from an invention into a business. He knew there were thirsty people out there, and Candler found brilliant and innovative ways to introduce them to this exciting new refreshment. He gave away coupons for complimentary first tastes of Coca‑Cola, and outfitted distributing pharmacists with clocks, urns, calendars and apothecary scales bearing the Coca‑Cola brand. People saw Coca‑Cola everywhere, and the aggressive promotion worked. By 1895, Candler  had built syrup plants in Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles.

INSTRUCTION: Read the all article, then Identify the tenses and find the right translation of the marked words and finally comment your opinion about the fast growing of this company.

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