Corporate Role-play Cards - Lanternfish ESL



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|You are an employee in a company that has expanded overseas. Your boss | |You are an employee in a company that has expanded overseas. Your boss |

|has just come back from an overseas factory in India. Your boss has given| |has just come back from an overseas factory in Ireland. Your boss has |

|you some good news and some bad news about the overseas factory. You must| |given you some good news and some bad news about the overseas factory. |

|relay the news to other coworkers. Use the conversation on the activity | |You must relay the news to other coworkers. Use the conversation on the |

|sheets as a guide. | |activity sheets as a guide. |

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|Bad News: | |Bad News: |

|Production is behind schedule. Some of the machines broke down. | |Costs were higher than expected. Higher oil prices forced suppliers to |

| | |raise their prices. |

|Good News: | | |

|Labor costs were lower than expected. | |Good News: |

|The unemployment rate is quite high so many people are willing to work | |Production is ahead of schedule. There were no accidents or mishaps on |

|for lower wages. | |the factory floor this quarter. |

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|You are an employee in a company that has expanded overseas. Your boss | |You are an employee in a company that has expanded overseas. Your boss |

|has just come back from an overseas factory in Argentina. Your boss has | |has just come back from an overseas factory in Brazil. Your boss has |

|given you some good news and some bad news about the overseas factory. | |given you some good news and some bad news about the overseas factory. |

|You must relay the news to other coworkers. Use the conversation on the | |You must relay the news to other coworkers. Use the conversation on the |

|activity sheets as a guide. | |activity sheets as a guide. |

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|Bad News: | |Bad News: |

|Factory upgrades are behind schedule. There was a delay in getting parts.| |Sales were lower than anticipated. People were worried about the economy |

| | |so they are spending less money. |

|Good News: | | |

|Sales were higher than anticipated. Young Venezuelans were buying our | |Good News: |

|products in record numbers. | |Loan payments are ahead of schedule. Last years profits were used to pay |

| | |off part of the loan. |

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|You are an employee in a company that has expanded overseas. Your boss has | |You are an employee in a company that has expanded overseas. Your boss |

|just come back from an overseas factory in Spain. Your boss has given you | |has just come back from an overseas factory in Japan. Your boss has given|

|some good news and some bad news about the overseas factory. You must relay| |you some good news and some bad news about the overseas factory. You must|

|the news to other coworkers. Use the conversation on the activity sheets as| |relay the news to other coworkers. Use the conversation on the activity |

|a guide. | |sheets as a guide. |

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|Bad News: | |Bad News: |

|Production is behind schedule. The labor union is on strike. | |Taxes were higher than predicted. Government created a new pollution tax.|

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|Good News: | |Good News: |

|Profits were higher than predicted. Our main competitor went bankrupt. | |Merger with a local company is ahead of schedule. The managers were |

| | |satisfied with the buyout package. |

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|You are an employee in a company that has expanded overseas. Your boss has | |You are an employee in a company that has expanded overseas. Your boss |

|just come back from an overseas factory in Korea. Your boss has given you | |has just come back from an overseas factory in Indonesia. Your boss has |

|some good news and some bad news about the overseas factory. You must relay| |given you some good news and some bad news about the overseas factory. |

|the news to other coworkers. Use the conversation on the activity sheets as| |You must relay the news to other coworkers. Use the conversation on the |

|a guide. | |activity sheets as a guide. |

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|Bad News: | |Bad News: |

|Construction of the new factory is behind schedule. There were some | |Profits were lower than forecast. Competitors started a price war. |

|problems getting a building permit. | | |

| | |Good News: |

|Good News: | |The new product designs were ahead of schedule. Health and safety |

|Taxes were lower than forecast. The government passed a bill giving foreign| |inspectors couldn’t find any problems with the designs. |

|corporations tax breaks. | | |

© 2006 businessESL.htm

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