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dateline: 12 May 2015
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6,000 Chinese Employees Vacation Together
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- matching: looking the same or going well together
- all-expenses-paid: all fees or costs are paid for by someone else; free for the traveller
- Guinness World Records: an organization that keeps track of and publishes amazing world records
- The Louvre: a famous museum in Paris
Comprehension Questions
- Why did the Chinese company send its employees on a trip to France?
- What Guinness World Record did the employees break?
- How much did the trip cost for the employees?
Discussion Questions: Why is it important for a company to show appreciation to its employees?
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6,000 Chinese Employees Vacation Together
Chinese health care company, Tiens, sent over 6,000 employees on a trip to France to celebrate its 20th birthday last weekend. In addition to becoming the largest tour group to visit the country, the group, dressed in matching hats and T-shirts, set a Guinness World Record. While in Nice, they used their bodies to spell out the largest human sentence: Tiens’ Dream Is Nice In The Côte d’Azur. The Chinese company spent 15 million dollars on the all-expenses-paid trip, which included a private tour of The Louvre.
- The Chinese company sent its employees on a trip to France to celebrate its 20th birthday.
- The employees broke the world record for the largest human sentence.
- The trip did not cost the employees anything. The company paid for everything ($15 million).
Written and recorded by Tara Benwell for EnglishClub
Tara Benwell is a Canadian freelance writer and editor who specializes in materials and articles for the ELT industry.
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