Academic/General Training Module by Adam Smith First Published in 2015

 
 
 

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 IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
80 
Reading: table completion 
Tip: 
Use the information in the table to help you predict the type of word you need to 
find in the text. The answers may not follow the order of the text, but are generally in 
the same part of the text. 
Example:
One of Japan's major companies is Sharp Corporation, started by 18-year-old Tokuji 
Hayakawa in 1912, in Tokyo. At first the company worked with metal, producing snap 
buckles for belts, then, from 1915, the 'Ever-Sharp Pencil' – a mechanical pencil that 
gave the company its present name. The Sharp Group is now a major manufacturer of 
electronic goods, from LCD TVs to solar cells. It had expanded into 25 countries or 
regions around the world, and has a total of 60,200 employees worldwide, including 
32,200 in its home country, where its head office has now moved to Osaka. The 
company entered the USA market in 1962, setting up Sharp Electronics Corporation 
(SEC), with its headquarters in New Jersey. SEC now employs 2,500 people. 
Question:
Complete the table below: 
Company 
name 
Date 
founded 
Original 
products 
Location of head 
office 
Number of 
employees 
Sharp 
Corporati
on 
1
…… 
2 
…… goods 
3 
…… Japan 
4 
…… in Japan 
SEC 
5 
…… 
electronic 
goods 
6 
…… USA 
7 
…… 
 
Tip:
 
Use words from the text without changing them or using more than the maximum 
number stated.