Тема 5. Health and safety

Health and safety issues – business vocabulary (repetitive strains and injuries; dangerous machinery; fire hazards; inadequate ventilation; trailing cables etc).

Reading: dangers from office equipment; health problems; work-related stress; safety legislation and legal requirements.

Language in use: modals must; can; may; could; have to (ability; possibility; advice; obligation; lack of obligation; permission).

Listening: deciding speakers’ intentions.

Speaking: safety features. Improving health and safety environment at work.

Writing: a safety notice (memo). Replacing phrases with shorter ones.

Тема 6. Recruitment and training.

Business vocabulary: recruitment and selection (recruit, hiring, headhunt, applying for a job; selection procedures); skills and qualifications (education and training; highly skilled, skilled, semi-skilled, unskilled; the right person); people and workplaces (employees and management, management and administration, labour, personnel and human resources).

Reading: finding the right person.

Speaking: advantages and disadvantages of each recruitment method. On-line recruitment agency.

Language in use: connectors of contrast and addition (also, although, however, in contrast, not only … but also, what’s more, while). Contrasting two aspects of the same subjects; contrasting two different subjects; linking two similar aspects.

Listening: Ideal personal background.

Writing: composing resume.

Тема 7. Advertising and promotion.

Business vocabulary: advertising, the sales force, promotional activities.

Speaking: TV commercials. Describing and analyzing its effectiveness.

Reading: a guide to advertising methods.

Listening: Working for an advertising agency.

Language in use - future forms: 1) will + bare infinitive (for things we predict, expect or promise; when we make a spontaneous decision or offer); 2) Present Continuous / be going to (planned or arranged events); 3) Present simple for things that are timetables, scheduled, or fixed; after time clause); 4) Future continuous for things that will be in progress at a particular time in the future); 5) Future perfect for things that will be finished by a particular time in the future). Matching; filling the gaps; opening the brackets.

Writing: replying to an inquiry (analyzing a reply; composing your own one). Useful language (thank you for your e-mail of ..; The … will be available … ; I will be forwarding …; We appreciate the opportunity to …; Again, thank you for your inquiry). Clarifying numbers. Commas with Conjunctions.

Тема 8. Motivation

Vocabulary: words of motivation (pay package, job security, fringe benefits, promotion, flexitime etc).

Reading: text about fulfillment, dissatisfaction, motivation.

Speaking: demotivation and improving the situation.

Language in use. The –ing form – usage: 1) after admit, avoid, deny, enjoy, feel like, finish, involve, mind, miss, risk, suggest; 2) after all prepositions in the structures verb + preposition + -ing, adjective + preposition + -ing, noun + preposition + -ing; 3) after it’s no use, it’s no good, there’s no point, can’t stand; 4) as a noun or as part of a noun phrase, often as the subject of a sentence

Listening: people talking about their lack of satisfaction with their jobs

Writing: a letter requesting information (telling why you are writing, who you are, what you need to know, thanking them for their assistance). Prepositions of place, requesting (would appreciate, would you please tell me more about …, may I ask you to …, if you have the time …, I would be grateful if you would / could …).