the U.S. MP3 player market in 2005.The company targets early adopters among American users as it tries to regain dominance of the category. It also opened sales divisions in Brazil, Germany, Hong Kong and Japan. Reign Com announced in May, 2006 that it would adjust its focus toward handheld mobile gaming. They also own the Korean-language Yurion and Funcake entertainment services. In May, 2007,
the movie Fantasia.
The 2002 merger with Compaq Computer Corporation forged a dynamic, powerful
team of 140,000 employees with capabilities in 178 countries doing business in more
than 40 currencies and more than 10 languages. Revenues for the combined companies
were $72 billion for the fiscal year that ended October 31, 2002. Chairman and CEO
Carly Fiorina leads HP, which has corporate
the administration of Malaya under a single crown colony called the Malayan Union met with strong opposition from the Malays, who opposed the weakening of the Malay rulers and the granting of citizenship to the ethnic Chinese. The Malayan Union, established in 1946 and consisting of all the British possessions in the Malay peninsula with the exception of Singapore, was dissolved in 1948 and repla
the same time are adopted.
With the bakery industry growing, many competitors threaten PB’s position. So, the company has to develop new system managing customer effectively. SPC group which is the parent company of PB also has many subsidiary companies. If PB could use database integrating whole SPC groups’ customers, PB could get much higher competitive advantage in their bakery industry.
5. Expanding On Topic – talking about natural disasters
Choose several questions among the given questions and discuss them with your partner.
(Use the phrases learned in speaking sections if you want)
1. What is a disaster?
2. Have you ever been in a disaster?
3. What kind of disasters is common in your country?
4. What can you do to prepare in advance for a disaster?
5. How mu