1. What sort of people does he employ? – He employs people he likes personally. This is more important to him than qualifications.
2. How many hours a day does he regularly work? – He regularly works an eleven-hour day, starting around eight and finding around seven at night.
3. Does he spend a lot of time talking to people on the telephone ? – Yes, he does. He spends a lot of time talking to people on the telephone but he never sends memos.
4. How often does he hold board meetings?– He rarely holds board meetings.
How does he make decisions? – He makes decisions on the phone or on the tennis court.
5. Does he have a good memory? – Yes, he does. He has a good memory and he writes people’s names on his hand so he doesn’t forget them.
6. How many employees does he invite to a party at his home in Oxfordshire every year? – He invites every single one of his 10,000 employees to a party at his home in Oxfordshire every year.
How much did the last party cost? – The last party cost around &100,000.
7. What does he continually question his employees about? – He continually questions his employees about every aspect of the business and he tries to pick holes in their arguments to find out whether their ideas will work.
8. What does he do if he becomes annoyed in meetings? – If he becomes annoyed in meetings, he leaves the room.
Kino was a poor pearl diver. One day, a scorpion stung his baby, so he took the baby to the doctor. But Kino didn't have any money and doctor didn't want to treat the baby.
Later that day, Kino went diving for pearls. While he was diving, he saw a very large oyster. He picked up the oyster, took his knife and opened the shell of the oyster. Inside, there was an enormous, beautiful pearl.
Kino and his wife Juana were very happy. Now they would have enough money to educate their son and maybe buy new clothes and even a rifle.
The news of the pearl spread through the town very quickly. That evening, lots of neighbours came to their house to talk about what Kino and Juana could do with the money.
The doctor and his servant also came to the house. The doctor gave the baby medicine, which he said would save him. Then he looked around the house to find the pearl.
In the middle of the night, while Kino and his family were sleeping, Kino suddenly heard a noise. Someone was trying to get the pearl! In the darkness, Kino jumped up with his knife but someone hit him on the head and ran away. The next morning Kino took the pearl to the pearl dealers in the main square of the town, but they all said that the pearl was too big and ugly and that it wasn't worth more than 1,500 pesos.
Kino was very angry. He decided to go to the capital city because he knew that the pearl was very valuable. But that night someone attacked him outside his house. She tried to throw the pearl into the sea but Kino stopped her. Soon afterwards, he was attacked in the darkness by a group of men. He defended himself with his knife and killed one of the men.
Kino and Juana knew that they had to get away from the town but someone had made a hole in the bottom of their canoe so they couldn't go by sea. When they went back to their house, they found it in flames so they hid in Kino's brother's house. When night came, Juana and Kino started to walk towards the mountains with their baby.
They were resting when they saw that three hunters were following them. They hid until the hunters had gone past. Then they ran to the mountains.
High in the mountains, they found a stream and a waterfall. They drank water and then decided to hide in one of the caves under the waterfall. That evening, the hunters arrived and camped next to the waterfall. Juana couldn't keep the baby quiet so Kino decided to go down and try to kill the men.
A man fired his rifle just as Kino attacked. Kino then took the man's rifle and killed him and the other men. Then Kino went back to the cave. The baby was dead! He had been hit by the first rifle shot. Kino and Juana walked back to the town carrying the body of their dead baby. Kino took out the pearl. It was grey and ugly, and in the pearl he could see evil faces.
Kino took the pearl and threw it into the water. A crab climbed over it and covered it with sand. The pearl disappeared.
Объяснение:
1. What sort of people does he employ? – He employs people he likes personally. This is more important to him than qualifications.
2. How many hours a day does he regularly work? – He regularly works an eleven-hour day, starting around eight and finding around seven at night.
3. Does he spend a lot of time talking to people on the telephone ? – Yes, he does. He spends a lot of time talking to people on the telephone but he never sends memos.
4. How often does he hold board meetings?– He rarely holds board meetings.
How does he make decisions? – He makes decisions on the phone or on the tennis court.
5. Does he have a good memory? – Yes, he does. He has a good memory and he writes people’s names on his hand so he doesn’t forget them.
6. How many employees does he invite to a party at his home in Oxfordshire every year? – He invites every single one of his 10,000 employees to a party at his home in Oxfordshire every year.
How much did the last party cost? – The last party cost around &100,000.
7. What does he continually question his employees about? – He continually questions his employees about every aspect of the business and he tries to pick holes in their arguments to find out whether their ideas will work.
8. What does he do if he becomes annoyed in meetings? – If he becomes annoyed in meetings, he leaves the room.
Does he ever lose his temper? – No, he doesn'
Later that day, Kino went diving for pearls. While he was diving, he saw a very large oyster. He picked up the oyster, took his knife and opened the shell of the oyster. Inside, there was an enormous, beautiful pearl.
Kino and his wife Juana were very happy. Now they would have enough money to educate their son and maybe buy new clothes and even a rifle.
The news of the pearl spread through the town very quickly. That evening, lots of neighbours came to their house to talk about what Kino and Juana could do with the money.
The doctor and his servant also came to the house. The doctor gave the baby medicine, which he said would save him. Then he looked around the house to find the pearl.
In the middle of the night, while Kino and his family were sleeping, Kino suddenly heard a noise. Someone was trying to get the pearl! In the darkness, Kino jumped up with his knife but someone hit him on the head and ran away. The next morning Kino took the pearl to the pearl dealers in the main square of the town, but they all said that the pearl was too big and ugly and that it wasn't worth more than 1,500 pesos.
Kino was very angry. He decided to go to the capital city because he knew that the pearl was very valuable. But that night someone attacked him outside his house. She tried to throw the pearl into the sea but Kino stopped her. Soon afterwards, he was attacked in the darkness by a group of men. He defended himself with his knife and killed one of the men.
Kino and Juana knew that they had to get away from the town but someone had made a hole in the bottom of their canoe so they couldn't go by sea. When they went back to their house, they found it in flames so they hid in Kino's brother's house. When night came, Juana and Kino started to walk towards the mountains with their baby.
They were resting when they saw that three hunters were following them. They hid until the hunters had gone past. Then they ran to the mountains.
High in the mountains, they found a stream and a waterfall. They drank water and then decided to hide in one of the caves under the waterfall. That evening, the hunters arrived and camped next to the waterfall. Juana couldn't keep the baby quiet so Kino decided to go down and try to kill the men.
A man fired his rifle just as Kino attacked. Kino then took the man's rifle and killed him and the other men. Then Kino went back to the cave. The baby was dead! He had been hit by the first rifle shot. Kino and Juana walked back to the town carrying the body of their dead baby. Kino took out the pearl. It was grey and ugly, and in the pearl he could see evil faces.
Kino took the pearl and threw it into the water. A crab climbed over it and covered it with sand. The pearl disappeared.