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Task 2. R ead and retell the text.
Online shopping is a form o f electronic com m erce which allows 
consumers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the Internet 
using a web browser or a mobile app. Consum ers find a product o f interest 
by visiting the website o f the retailer directly or by searching among 
alternative vendors using a shopping search engine, which displays the 
same product's availability and pricing at different e-retailers. As o f 2020, 
customers can shop online using a range o f different computers and 
devices, including desktop computers, laptops, tablet computers and 
smartphones. An online shop evokes the physical analogy o f buying 
products or services at a regular "bricks-and-mortar" retailer or shopping 
center; the process is called business-to-consumer (B2C) online shopping. 
When an online store is set up to enable businesses to buy from another 
businesses, the process is called business-to-business (B2B) online 
shopping. A typical online store enables the customer to browse the firm's 
range o f products and services, view photos or images o f the products, 
along with information about the product specifications, features and 
prices. Online stores usually enable shoppers to use "search" features to 
find specific models, brands or items. Online customers must have access 
to the Internet and a valid method o f payment in order to complete a 
transaction, such as a credit card, an Interac-enabled debit card, or a 
service such as PayPal.
T ask 3. G ive yo u r idea on the topic:
“ What are the advantages/disadvantages o f business trips?”

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What is the importance o f advertisement in business?
Task 2. Read and retell the text.
Human resource m a na gem ent (H R M ) is the process o f employing people, 
training them, compensating them, developing policies relating to them, 
and developing strategies to retain them. As a field, HRM has undergone 
many changes over the last twenty years, giving it an even more important 
role in to d a y ’s organizations. In the past, HRM meant processing payroll, 
sending birthday gifts to employees, arranging com pany outings, and 
making sure forms were filled out correctly— in other words, more o f an 
administrative role rather than a strategic role crucial to the success o f the 
organization. Jack Welch, former C EO o f General Electric and 
m anagem ent guru, sums up the new role o f HRM: “ Get out o f the parties 
and birthdays and enrollment forms.... Remember, HR is important in 
good times, HR is defined in hard tim es” It’s necessary to point out here, 
at the very beginning o f this text, that every manager has some role 
relating to h u m a n resource management. Just because we do not have the 
title o f H R m anager d o e s n ’t mean we w o n ’t perform all or at least some 
o f the HRM tasks. For example, most managers deal with compensation, 
motivation, and retention o f employees— making these aspects not only