3. Split into pairs and act out the following situation.

Student A. You are a travel agent who specializes in GOA. Your aim is to persuade a customer to buy a tour there. Describe GOA`s nature, people, cuisine, attractions.

Student B. You are a keen tourist who has always wanted to visit GOA. Talk to a travel agent to find out as much information about GOA as you can. Ask him/her about its location, beaches, weather, hotels, markets etc.

Unit 3. Work

bonus, annual/ regular/ decent bonus, to get a good bonus

career, rapid career progress, a long term career, a careers counsellor, a career/ personal profile

company, a prestigious/ fast-expanding company, a company car

costs (экон. издержки), to reduce costs, to keep down costs, to keep the costs low, the estimated costs, cost-effective (рентабельный, экономичный), costly (дорогостоящий)

covering letter

curriculum vitae (CV)

duties

educational qualifications

homeworking, to encourage homeworking, working from home

interview, an interviewee, to have/ attend an interview

job, to have/ look for/ get/ find/ do/ offer/ take on a job, job title, job advertisement, a full-time job, a pointless job, to apply for a job, a job description, to lose smb.’s job, the job centre,

pay, the pay is good/ terrible,

perks, good perks/ excellent benefits: a pension scheme and share options (дополнительное пенсионное страхование и возможность участия в прибылях компании)

position, to invite applications for/ to apply for some position, details of a position, a senior/ full-time/ permanent position

recruitment agency, to register with a recruitment agency

salary, excellent/ competitive salary, a salary increase

skill, excellent organizational skills, to have very good people/ computer/ special skills, to require/ have special skills/ knowledge, to possess some skills

staff, to recruit new staff

time, time-consuming, time management

time, to save time, to buy some time

work, to work by yourself, to offer a chance to work abroad, to work long/ anti-social hours, to work shifts/ to work shift-work, to work nine-to-five, to get/ do/ find/ look for work, to enjoy the variety of the work, workstation, (to manage) smb.’s work-life balance, to work/ react under pressure, pleasant working environment, the social side of work, to be a workaholic,

to appreciate smth.

to avoid doing smth.

to be available for interview

to bring smth. up to date

to commute, commuting to work, to commute to work on crowded trains, a commuter, telecommuting, long commutes to work,

to deal with people, dealing with people

to employ, employer, employee, to be unemployed, smb.’s employment history, to sell yourself to the employer, self-employed

to hesitate when doing smth.

to inspire

to lean (leant, leant)

to motivate, to motivate a team

to present/ to solve a problem, to raise/ settle a query

to promote, opportunities for promotion, to promise a promotion, to be promoted,

to suit smb., suitable

to throw smb. off guard

efficient

flexible, flexible hours, to be on flexi-time, flexibility

approximately

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