Business cards

Business cards

Read four business cards to practise and improve your reading skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and do the exercises.

Preparation

Reading text
KPD Foods
Bruno Silva
Head of Marketing
Address: Avenida Paulista 53, Bela Vista, São Paulo, 01311-914, Brazil
Tel: (+55) 11 8134 7706
Getty Telecommunications Ltd
Olivia Hoskins
International Project Manager
Address: 700 Rockville Street, Monroe, New York 10950, USA
Tel: (+1) 845 228 8396
Orion Education Services
Park Ji-Yeon
Director
Address: South Korea, Seoul, Jongno-gu, Sajik-ro-3-gil 23, 30174
Tel: (+82) 2 235-6482
ABC Travel
Rashid Khan
Sales Representative
Address: Hajar Road, Dubai, UAE
Tel: (+971) 4 677 3355

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Submitted by Myothiha on Mon, 25/09/2023 - 02:48

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In Myanmar, we put first our names and then surname .Eg. Mr Myo Thiha

Submitted by Kais Bouaine on Sun, 20/08/2023 - 22:50

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Yes, in my country people put their name first and then their phone number
For example: kais bouaine, etc

Submitted by saeedbahr on Tue, 01/08/2023 - 15:53

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I thing in almost country world we write first name before last name

Submitted by Menna-Nasser on Tue, 25/07/2023 - 05:24

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In EGYPT we put our surname at the end. But sometimes some people call us by our surname instead of our names

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Submitted by MD ABUL KALAM AZAD on Mon, 24/07/2023 - 06:12

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It's nice to practice the reading section for the IELTS exam

Submitted by Anastacha on Thu, 29/06/2023 - 21:35

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if it is for a informal document, the people put first his name and the end his surname, but it is for a formal document they first write his surname.

Submitted by muyanik on Wed, 21/06/2023 - 10:43

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In Turkey, people put their surname after their name. If they have an academic title like this Dr., Assoc. Prof., Prof. Dr., these titles is used before name and surname, as shown in this example Dr. Mesut Uyanık.

Submitted by Mr.Eitthipon N… on Thu, 01/06/2023 - 16:37

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Thank you for making me more knowledgeable.

Submitted by sujintara on Thu, 01/06/2023 - 01:45

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In Thailand, people write their names first.

Submitted by Natalia Bobrova on Mon, 29/05/2023 - 07:33

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In Russia, a full name is written in the Western traditional way: the first name comes first, followed by the surname. Typically, there is no title before the name. However, in formal documents, a patronymic name is used and placed between the first name and the surname.