THE DISCUSSION ON COMPANIES
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student B.)
(1) What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘company’?
(2) What are your favourite companies?
(3) Which company would you love to work for and why?
(4) Which companies do you dislike most?
(5) Have you ever written a letter of complaint to a company?
(6) Which companies do you think provide the best customer service and best products?
(7) Do you prefer bricks-and-mortar companies or Internet companies?
(8) Amazon.com founder and boss Jeff Bezos said: “A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person.” What do you think of this?
(9) Mary Kay Ash said: “People are definitely a company’s greatest asset.” Do you think this is true all over the world?
(10) Andrew Grove said: “In the future, all companies will be Internet companies.” Do you agree? Would this be good?
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student A.)
(1) Do you think companies really care about the environment?
(2) Do you think multinational companies have become too big and have too much power?
(3) Why do you think big companies pay their CEOs lots of money, even if they lose the company money or get involved in scandals?
(4) Do you think oil companies are good for the world?
(5) How could companies in your country be more successful?
(6) Which company makes the best adverts and commercials?
(7) Do you think most companies look after their staff?
(8) How will companies be different in the future?
(9) Google co-founder Larry Page said: “You don’t need to have a 100-person company to develop that idea.” Is he right?
(10) Ross Perot said: “You’d be amazed how many companies don’t listen to their customers.” Do you think you’d be amazed?
