1 Match words that have a similar meaning:

available rich famous businessman HR department be responsible for staff ensure staff appraisal last fixed-term contract

continue business person personnel department be in charge of performance appraisal wealthy renowned make sure terminal contract personnel obtainable

2 The words in the box frequently occur after "job". Find combinations that mean:

1) an outline of the main aims and tasks of the work done by a particular employee; 2) examining how much money a job is worth and how much the person doing it should be paid; 3) the name of a person's job; 4) a situation where a job is likely to be permanent; 5) dividing a full-time job for one person between two or more part-time employees; 6) it is carried out to examine a particular job in detail

7) a kind of notice put by an organization in a newspaper, company bulletin or on the Internet; 8) the feeling of achievement and enjoyment a worker gets from a job.

3 Match the words and phrases in the box with the correct definition: 1) a person or company that provides job; 2) the people who work in an organization; 3) having a paid job; 4) without a job; 5) an assessment of the quality of the employee's work; 6) an agreement to employ someone for a limited period only; 7) two or more people working together; 8) the process of interviewing and choosing

people to do a job; 9) personnel, employees; 10) a regular payment made by the state to a person who has retired from a job; 11) someone who works for her/himself and is not employed by a company.

4 Choose the correct word from the box to complete the gaps. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian:

Businesswoman, pension, recruitment, flexible, job title, job security, job evaluation, personnel, job satisfaction, job advertisements, job, employment, self-employed.

1 He is out of work and looking for.... 2 He has got a highly-paid ... in the oil business. 3 There are several... for administrative staff in today's newspaper. 4 Although the pay is low, there is a high level of.... 5 We cannot afford to lose skilled.... 6 My ... is coming up next week. I hope they decide to pay me more money. 7 The union is demanding greater.... 8 My actual... is departmental manager. 9 She is ... and always open to new ideas. 10 She is responsible for the ... of new staff. 11 After working for the company for 20 years, he was offered a good.... 12 She was a successful..., with her own tourist agency. 13 She used to work for a design agency, but now she is ....

Grammar: Past Perfect – Минулий доконаний час (1)

had + Past Participle (V3 / Ved)

Минулий доконаний час виражає дію в минулому, яка сталася до іншої дії в минулому.

The plane had already left when we arrived at the airport. – Літак вже злетів, коли ми приїхали в аеропорт.

Якщо події в реченні або тексті подані не в хронологічному порядку, минулий доконаний час допомагає визначити, яка з дій сталася першою.

Дія 2 Дія 1
When we got home, John had cooked a meal. – Коли ми прийшли додому, Джон (вже) приготував їжу.

Порівняйте вживання минулого простого і минулого доконаного часів у наступних реченнях.

When we arrived, Anna made some coffee. (Спочатку ми приїхали, а потім Анна зробила каву.)

When we arrived, Anna had made some coffee. (Анна зробила каву до того, як ми приїхали.)

Ex.1. Choose the correct variant:

1 He established/had established his business in 2001. 2 I was late for the company meeting because I missed/had missed the 6 o'clock bus. 3 She entered the University after she graduated/had graduated from the business school. 4 We arrived late at the stadium and the football match had started/started. 5 When we came back to the hall, the guests left/had left. 6 Her face was familiar, I met/had met her at the university before. 7 Most of the delegates arrived/had arrived by the time I got there. 8 The general manager reported that our company had/had had a successful year. 9 Before these two companies merged, their profit was/had been very low. 10 The plane left/had left when we arrived at the airport.

Ex.2. Complete the sentences using the Past Perfect Simple or Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets:

1 He already (work) in business before he (join) our company. 2 We (win) a controlling share of the company before they (go) out of business. 3 They just (start) their business when we worked out a programme of restructuring. 4 As soon as this company (be privatized) their expenditures increased. 5 After they (invest) in this business, our share prices (go) up. 6 They (decide) to work together and (form) a joint venture. 7 As soon as our business (expand) we (begіn) to buy shares in other companies. 8 Several years ago these two companies (form) a joint venture but they (remain) separate legal entities. 9 The regulations (change) before we (take) over this company. 10 When they (make a bid) for a computer company they (be) ready to buy it at that price. 11 They (fire) him before he (have) a chance to explain anything.

Ex.3. Correct the mistakes where necessary:

1 We met many times and reached an agreement at last. 2 When had you heard about the takeover? 3 We decided to replace our equipment because it became old. 4 Before he became bankrupt he sold most of his shops. 5 We did a lot of work with our clients before the board of directors introduced new regulations. 6 The business had undergone major reorganization by the end of the year. 7 After we had introduced new technology our business had become more efficient and profitable. 8 Before he invested in this business he studied the financial statement carefully. 9 It had been one of the most reliable companies in the service sector. 10 He developed his business plan better than we had expected.