Question

2. The Body Shop





When I opened the first 'Body Shop' in 1976 my only object was to earn enough to feed my children. Today `The Body Shop' is an international company rapidly growing all around the world. In the years since we began, I have learned a lot. Much of what I have learned will be found in this book, for I believe that we, as a company, have something worth saying about how to run a successful business without giving up what we really believe in.





It's not a normal business book, nor is it just about my life. The message is that to succeed in business you have to be different. Business can be fun, a business can be run with love and it can do good. In business, as in life, I need to enjoy myself, to have a feeling of family, and to feel excited by the unexpected. I have always wanted the people who work for 'The Body Shop' to feel the same way.





Now this book sends these ideas of mine out into the world, makes them public. I'd like to think there are no limits to our 'family', no limits to what can be done. I find that an exciting thought. I hope you do, too.





Questions





1. What is the writer's main purpose in writing this text?

a. To tell the reader about her life story.

b. To introduce her ideas to the reader.

c. To explain how international companies operate.





2. What would someone learn from this text?

a. How to make a lot of money.

b. How to write a book about business.

c. What the writer's book is about.





3. How does the writer feel about the business she runs?

a. She just runs it for her own entertainment.

b. It is not like any other company.

c. It is likely to become even more successful.





4. What kinds of workers does the writer like to employ?

a. Workers who get on well with the public.

b. Workers who have the same attitude as she does.

c. Workers who have their own families.





5. What kind of person does the writer seem to be?

a. She seems to be someone with strong opinions.

b. She doesn't seem to be very confident.

c. She sees running a business as just a job.

Answer 1

Cuando abrí el primer 'Body Shop' en 1976, mi único objetivo era ganar lo suficiente para alimentar a mis hijos. Hoy 'The Body Shop' es una compañía internacional que crece rápidamente en todo el mundo. En los años transcurridos desde que comenzamos, he aprendido mucho. Gran parte de lo que he aprendido se encontrará en este libro, porque creo que nosotros, como empresa, tenemos algo que vale la pena decir sobre cómo administrar un negocio exitoso sin renunciar a lo que realmente creemos.

No es un libro de negocios normal, ni se trata solo de mi vida. El mensaje es que para tener éxito en los negocios hay que ser diferente. Los negocios pueden ser divertidos, un negocio puede manejarse con amor y puede hacer el bien. En los negocios, como en la vida, necesito divertirme, tener un sentimiento de familia y sentirme emocionado por lo inesperado. Siempre he querido que las personas que trabajan para 'The Body Shop' sientan lo mismo

Ahora este libro envía estas ideas mías al mundo, las hace públicas. Me gustaría pensar que no hay límites para nuestra 'familia', no hay límites para lo que se puede hacer. Me parece un pensamiento emocionante. Espero que ustedes también