TEXT
Managers often have desks that are surprisingly empty! These empty desks can show that the manager often travels and is out of the office most of the time. An empty desk can also demonstrate how powerful the manager is by its representative status. Sometimes, in the USA, you can see footmarks on the desk because some managers like to put their feet up on the desk when they are talking on the telephone! In the States, managers put their feet up on the desk to show that they are in control in their office. Managers usually have a laptop computer on their desk. In fact, this laptop computer is their true desk. These days, most managers do almost all their work on their laptops. Another thing you might find is a cell phone - another sign of the mobility most managers demand.

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

desk - rašomasis stalas
manager - vadybininkas
powerful - galingas, veiksmingas
footmarks - pėdsakai
laptop computer - nešiojamas kompiuteris
a cell phone - mobilus telefonas

EXERCISE
Fill in the gaps with the words or expressions from the text:

1. Managers often have _________ computers.

2. Some managers in the USA like to__________.

3. Many managers have ________ phones.

4. Most managers need to__________.

5. A clean, empty desk represents_________.

ANSWERS:
1. laptop 2. putting their feet up on their desk 3. cell/mobile 4. travel a lot 5. power

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
I like my new telephone, my computer works just fine, my calculator is perfect, but Lord, I miss my mind! ~Author Unknown