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SPEAKING OFFSHORE ACTIVITIES

1. Join the two halves of the sentences below to discover alternativedefinitions of the term offshoring:

1. the practice of sending work to bedone

a. lower labour costs or more favourableeconomic conditions

2. opening companies abroad in a

country

b. in another country in order to save

money3. moving a companys operations to

another country for reasons such asc. for a service from any foreign source

4. replacing a service formerly producedinternally

d. where they pay less tax than in thehome country

2. Look at the pict res below and identif! the activities that can be off"shored:

Picture A Picture B Picture C Picture D

Picture E Picture F Picture G Picture H


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3. # t the activities in e$ercise 2 above into the right categor!:

4. %orm 4 gro ps of st dents. &ach gro p reads the card given b! theteacher abo t newl! emerging economies and takes notes on thefollowing aspects: acron!m' member co ntries' main characteristics.

(. )hoose a gro p representative to make a 2 min te presentation ofthe materials read. *nswer an! + estions !o r colleag es ma! ask.

READING ATTRACTIVE OFFSHORING DESTINATIONS

,. %orm pairs and read the te$ts below as follows: one st dent reads-e$t * and answers the + estions below it' the other st dent reads-e$ts and ) and answers the + estions below them:

TEXT A: Offshoring Opportuniti s A!i" E#ono!i# Tur$u% n#

The current global services landscape is marked by antagonistic trends. Onthe one hand, firms are responding to int nsif&ing cost-cutting imperatives bymoving operations offshore. On the other hand, politicians are using globalservices offshoring as an easy scapegoat for current economic woes and highunemployment levels in their home countries, feeding resentment againstg%o$'%i( " firms and their foreign host countries. Although signs of a slowdown in

the growth of global services are evident in this environment, don't expectoffshoring to end. n fact, the global services industry's full potential is ready to betapped.

The latest A.T. !earney "lobal #ervices $ocation ndex% shows that theworld of services offshoring has changed dramatically since the first reportpu$%ish " by the same global management #onsu%ting firm in & (. )hat wasthen an ! rging phenomenon that seemed to have great potential is now a naturalelement of corporate services supply chains. The industry has grown significantlyand in many cases exceeded expectations from the early days. The part of the valuechain that can be performed offshore has increased in value-add and complexity as

Productionoffshoring

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we continue to see new types of services being handled remotely and across borders. At the same time, the geography of offshore delivery has expanded toinclude a large number of countries sp #i'%i(ing in different parts of the service-

production ecosystem.Adapted from www.atkearney.com

1. Why do companies move their operations offshore!. What is global services offshoring blamed for". #s the future of offshoring predicted to be bright or bleak$. What has happened in the offshoring industry over the last decade

%indicate " aspects&

TEXT ): Ho* "o #o!p'ni s #hoos offshoring " stin'tions+

The choice of offshoring destination is often made according to culturalconcerns.

*apanese companies are starting to outsource to +hina, where largenumbers of *apanese speakers can be found. "erman companies tend to outsourceto oland and omania, where proficiency in "erman is common. renchcompanies outsource to /orth Africa for similar reasons.

or Australian T companies, ndonesia is one of the ma0or choices ofoffshoring destination, due to1 nearshore location, common time 2one and ade3uateT work force.

The +entral America ree Trade Agreement 4+A TA5 hasmade nearshoring 4i.e. transferring business to a nearby country5 more attractive

between the +entral American countries of +osta ica, 6l #alvador, "uatemala,7onduras, /icaragua, and the 8ominican epublic and the 9#.

Adapted from Wikipedia.org

'. What determines companies choice of offshoring destination(. Whay do )apanese companies offshore to *hina+. Where do ,ustralian companies offshore and why %indicate " reasons&-. What is nearshoring

TEXT C: Th ,- top IT offshoring %o#'tions

ndia is still king and +hina is its main competitor as a destination foroffshore T services, but five destinations have made their first appearance in"artner's latest list of Top ( Offshore service destinations1 :angladesh, :ulgaria,+olombia, ;auritius and eru have for the first time made it into the "artner top( with anama, #ri $anka and Turkey returning.

< n the past =& months, "artner has seen considerable efforts from manycountries to consolidate or grow their positions as % '"ing locations for offshoreservices. E! rging nations have placed significant emphasis on T and business

process services providing a vehicle for their economic growth, as many potential


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tr'"ing partners are moving from recession to tentative growth,< said "artner.Adapted from ComputerWeekly.com

. Which are the best two offshoring destinations in the #/ industry10. Which are the five newest countries among the /op "0 ffshore service

destinations11. Why do countries struggle to become attractive offshoring locations

/. *fter answering the + estions above' e$change information on thete$ts read with !o r pair member.

.ANG/AGE NOTES

0. -he te$ts above refer to some closel! related notions. ead thee$planations below and se the right form of the words to fill in thefollowing statements:nearshore ad ective

at a short distance from the shorenearshoring no n

moving a compan!s operations in a nearb! co ntr!' oftensharing a border with its co ntr!

offshore %ad2ective&

1. in or under the sea3 close to the coast 4 anton!m 5 inshore3onshore !. outside the country3 abroad 4 anton!m 5 onshoreoffshoring %noun& 4anton!m 5 inshoring3 reshoring

moving a companys operations abroad3 in a country with lower tax3labour costs etc.

outsource %verb&to employ workers from outside the company to perform a certain

2ob 4 anton!m 5 insourceoutsourcing %noun& 4anton!m 5 insourcing

reshoring %noun& 4anton!m 5 offshoring

bringing a companys operations from abroad back into the homecountry

1. /ransportation costs are lower if we choose ourmanufacturing processes to 6ulgaria3 instead of offshoring to *hina.

!. Small family7owned businesses usually their accountingand 2uridical services.


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". oil production is significantly different from offshoreproduction.

$. /he new manager has decided to production of itselectronic components back to 8S from *hina.

'. /he recruitment agency will be cutting 100 #/ 2obs in 89 to expand.

(. :rom the language barrier point of view3 call centers torural areas in ,merica is preferable to offshoring to South7;ast ,sia.

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