📝 Workbook · Business B1 · Unit 2

Tell me about your company — Workbook

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Exercise 1

1. Vocabulary gap-fill

Complete each sentence with ONE word from the box.

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  1. Our  drop  is in Berlin — that's where the boss works.
  2. We opened a small  drop  in Milan last year.
  3. The company's  drop  was €4 million last year.
  4. Our  drop  product has been selling since 2011 — everyone knows it.
  5. The whole  drop  has 12 different colours.
  6. We  drop  around 40 people at the moment.
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Exercise 2

2. Past simple — regular and irregular

Put the verb in brackets in the past simple.

  1. The company ___ (open) its first shop in 2012.
  2. We ___ (grow) very fast between 2019 and 2022.
  3. They ___ (sell) their first product online in 2015.
  4. I ___ (not / know) the founder personally.
  5. ___ you ___ (hire) new people last year?
  6. We ___ (be) only three people at the beginning.
  7. The turnover ___ (increase) 25% in 2023.
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Exercise 3

3. Company type

Choose the correct label for each company description.

  1. 'We make furniture in a factory in Braga.'

  2. 'We help companies do their accounting.'

  3. 'We sell our own brand in 4 physical shops.'

  4. 'We buy from factories and sell in big quantities to shops.'

  5. 'We are a 3-year-old company, growing 100% per year.'

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Exercise 4

4. Find and fix the mistake

Each sentence has ONE mistake with past simple.

  1. We founded the company on 2015.
  2. When you opened your first branch?
  3. They didn't sold anything in the first six months.
  4. The turnover grow 30% last year.
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Exercise 5

5. Listening — three company pitches at a fair

Three founders give a short pitch. Notice how much they share and how they use numbers.

  1. Which speaker gives the CLEAREST 3-sentence structure?
  2. Which speaker uses NO real number?
  3. Which speaker gives TOO MANY numbers, so you remember none?
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Rita:We are a leading provider of business solutions for the modern professional.

Samir:We roast single-origin coffee for small independent cafés in central Portugal. We started in 2018 in a garage in Coimbra and today we supply 60 cafés. This year we're launching a home subscription box — 200 subscribers in six weeks.

Maya:We were founded in 2011, we have 47 employees, turnover 3.2 million, 18 countries, 240 clients, and last year we grew 27%.

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Exercise 6

6. Writing — the 3-sentence company story

Write 60–80 words in EXACTLY 3 sentences. (1) what your company does in plain words, (2) since when + one number that shows size, (3) one thing that is different this year.

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Exercise 7

7. Case study reflection

Look back at the Beira Roasters case. Answer briefly, in your own words.

  1. In Rita's 3-sentence pitch to the supermarket, which sentence is MOST important? Why?
  2. Would you accept the plastic-lined packaging for the supermarket, or refuse and lose the deal? Why?
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