The Reading / Listening - Level 0

A report showed the best 25 companies in the USA to work for. Top of the list was Google. It is famous for excellent working conditions. Facebook was number one last year. A Google software engineer gets very good money. One old Google employee said staff are so happy that they rarely take holidays.

A different survey had a different number one. The careers website Glassdoor said the consulting firm Bain and Company was the best. Bain and Co. was very proud. It has been very professional for over 40 years. This made the company grow. Staff want to make their clients around the world happy.

Try the same news story at these levels:

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Sources
  • http://gadgets.ndtv.com/others/news/google-costco-and-facebook-best-employers-in-the-us-glassdoor-poll-530769
  • http://www.cnbc.com/id/101266582
  • http://www.techspot.com/news/56866-survey-ranks-google-as-top-employer-for-pay-and-benefits.html


Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice, drag and drop activities, crosswords, hangman, flash cards, matching activities and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

the best 25

a.

happy

2.

Top of the

b.

one last year

3.

It is

c.

list was Google

4.

working

d.

holidays

5.

Facebook was number

e.

companies in the USA

6.

software

f.

conditions

7.

staff are so

g.

famous

8.

they rarely take

h.

engineer


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

A different survey had a

a.

Bain and Company

2.

careers

b.

the world happy

3.

the consulting firm

c.

proud

4.

Bain and Co. was very

d.

company grow

5.

It has been very

e.

different number one

6.

for over

f.

professional

7.

This made the

g.

website

8.

make their clients around

h.

40 years

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

A report (1) ___________________ 25 companies in the USA to work for. It Top (2) ___________________ Google. It (3) ___________________ working conditions. Facebook was number (4) ___________________. A Google software engineer (5) ___________________. One old Google employee said staff are so happy that they (6) ___________________.

A different survey had (7) ___________________ one. The careers website Glassdoor said (8) ___________________ Bain and Company (9) ___________________. Bain and Co. was very proud. (10) ___________________ professional for over 40 years. This made (11) ___________________. Staff want to make their clients (12) ___________________.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Areportshowedthebest25companiesintheUSAtoworkfor.Topofthe
listwasGoogle.Itisfamousforexcellentworkingconditions.Faceboo
kwasnumberonelastyear.AGooglesoftwareengineergetsverygood
money.OneoldGoogleemployeesaidstaffaresohappythattheyrarel
ytakeholidays.Adifferentsurveyhadadifferentnumberone.Thecare
erswebsiteGlassdoorsaidtheconsultingfirmBainandCompanywast
hebest.BainandCo.wasveryproud.Ithasbeenveryprofessionalforo
ver40years.Thismadethecompanygrow.Staffwanttomaketheircli
entsaroundtheworldhappy.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)

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b)

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f)

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WRITING

Write about working conditions for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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