READING. Read the article and find the following.
My Notes
1. Carlos Ghosn's nationality
2. two companies that he works for
3. a city in Asia
4. three European cities
5. a country in Asia
Read the article again. Are these statements true or false?
1. Carlos Ghosn is the head of BMW.
2. He travels between Asia, Europe and the USA.
3. Some workers travel to different countries to work on projects.
4. Indian software engineers work on projects in the UK.
5. It's difficult to travel between European cities.
6. It's interesting to meet people from different countries.
7. Contracts in different countries are good for business.
8. It isn't difficult to know what country to pay tax in.
There is a new type of worker in today's global business
Today more and more people travel in their job. Carlos Ghosn is a Brazilian businessman and he travels to different countries for his work. He is the head of the French car company Renault, and he spends 40 per cent of his time in Paris. He is also the head of Nissan, and he spends 35 per cent of his time in Asia, in Tokio. He spends 25 per cent of his time in other countries, such as the USA.
Some employees travel to different countries to work on projects. They are in a country until a project ends and then they return home. For example, many IT engineers live in India but work on projects in the UK and the USA. Other people live in a country but go to work every day in a different country. In Europe, workers regularly commute between Brussels, London and Paris. Plane tickets are not expensive and travel between the cities is easy with a European passport.
But is the increase in business travel a good thing? It is interesting for employees to meet different nationalities. It is also good for business to have contacts in different countries around the world. But there are also problems. Some employees spend a lot of time away from their home country and it is not easy for governments to decide exactly where workers should pay tax.
Working in a foreign country
SPEAKING and WRITING. Do you like the idea of working in different countries as part of your job? What countries do you think are interesting to work in?
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