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Read the following advertisement of a big retail company. Then, work with a partner and answer the questions below. Boundless opportunities As a successful part of an international group of companies, we offer exciting development opportunities within Austria and across our domestic borders. There is potential for development within the international subsidiaries in Australia, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia, Hungary and USA. International exchange is important to us, because it makes a positive contribution to personal development, to entrepreneurial thinking and an understanding of diversity. We therefore encour- age the international development of our regional apprentices and sales assistants. To best assist their transfer abroad, we support our expatriates in our Academy through language courses, inter- cultural coaching and sponsorships. In addition, we provide organisational support – e.g. we assist in finding accommodation and in tax or legal matters. • In which countries do they have subsidiaries? Australia, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia, Hungary, USA • Why is international exchange important to them? It makes a positive contribution to personal development, to entrepreneurial thinking and an understanding of diversity. • What is an expatriate? A person who lives outside their native country. • What do they do to help their expatriates? They assist in finding accommodation and in tax or legal matters. • Does your company have such a programme? With your partner or in a group research one of these job opportunities abroad. • Work placement abroad with your own company • Work placement with Erasmus or other youth mobility program • Volunteer program • Au pair program Don’t forget to look into whether you need a visa, what pay you can expect to get, how long the placements are, who pays for the travel, where you would live etc. Produce a poster and present it to your class. 08 A2–B1 Word bank domestic borders heimische Grenzen subsidiaries Niederlassungen contribution Beitrag entrepreneurial thinking un­ ternehmerisches Denken diversity Vielfalt encourage ermutigen in-depth gründlich, detailliert expatriate im Ausland lebende(r) Staats­ bürger/in eines Landes tax or legal matters steuerliche oder rechtliche Angelegenheiten 09 A2–B1 148 Unit 26 Interaction Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv