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2.How did he travel?

3.How long was he there?

4.When did he get back?

5.Did he have a lot of meetings?

6.Did he enjoy the trip?

7.Was it a successful trip?

8.Who did he see?

9.Did anything interesting happen?

8.Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions using the prompts below.

1. When / last business trip?

When was your last business trip?

2.Where / go?

3.How many days / your trip / last?

4.When / you / get back?

5.How / you / travel?

6.Where / you / stay?

7.Who / see?

8.Where / have lunch?

9.Have / a lot of meetings?

10.Successful trip?

11.Weather / nice?

12.Enjoy?

9. Complete the sentences with a or the.

1.Paris is … capital of France.

2.She is … very beautiful girl.

3.… book you gave me last week is very interesting.

4.… water in … river is quite warm this summer.

5.My husband works in … very big firm.

6.Baikal is … deepest lake in … world.

7.There aren’t any clouds in … sky.

8.Mary works as … manager in … supermarket.

9.My friends have … flat in … centre of Moscow.

10.… news surprised our boss very much.

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10. Put a/an or the in each space or leave the space blank.

We had _____ great holiday in _____ London. We arrived at _____ airport late on

Sunday evening, and we decided to take _____ taxi, even though it was very expensive.

_____ taxi took us to our hotel, which was very nice, although _____ rooms were

quite small. On _____ next day we woke up early and had _____ enormous breakfast. I don’t know how people can eat so much in _____ morning! But it was good for us because

_____ name, but it was full of _____ famous paintings and I really enjoyed it.

11. Complete the sentences with a preposition.

1.I leave the office … six.

2.It takes me 40 minutes to get … work.

3.She goes to work … bus.

4.We have lunch … the canteen.

5.I like going away … the weekend.

6.We go to the swimming pool … Saturdays.

7.She has meetings … suppliers … the afternoons.

8.I like to put my name … my equipment.

UNIT 9

JOBS

1. Read and remember the following.

Work is the general word of the Russian “работа”. It implies activity which uses effort, with a special purpose, not for amusement.

The word job primarily means “a piece of work that has been or must be done”. There is another definition: job is work that you do regularly to earn money. When you ask someone about their job, you usually say “What do you do?” and not “What is your job?” The answer would usually be: “I am a …” or “I work as a…” and not “My job is…”.

A person is appointed to a post or position. These are more formal words of a job.

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An appointment is not a job, but it can mean the act of appointing someone. It is the fact of being given a new job, especially an important one.

The word vocation is used of certain professions, such as teaching and nursing. You do this job because you feel it is your purpose in life.

Salary is a fixed amount of money that you earn each month or year from your job.

2. Translate the following sentences paying attention to different meanings of the words: work, job, appointment and vocation.

Work

1.Father is at work now. He won’t be home before six.

2.Is your place of work far from your home?

3.Our thanks go to everybody who has worked on this project.

4.I started work when I was sixteen.

Job

1.She has a job as a restaurant manager.

2.Emma finally found a Saturday job in a bakery.

3.My son has been offered a job in Tokyo.

4.The new factory will create over 1500 jobs in the area.

Appointment

1.Recent government appointments include a few new names.

2.He has been holding an appointment as a professor at Manchester University for twelve years already.

Vocation

1.Teaching children should be a vocation.

2.Mary is a good doctor because she has a real vocation for looking after the sick.

3.Match the occupations and the duties.

1.office manager

2.secretary

3.stenographer

4.personnel manager

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5.mailroom clerk

6.financial manager

a.places calls, makes appointments, types business letters, opens mail

b.oversees office operations, coordinates projects, distributes work, is in charge of personnel, has responsibility for office equipment

c.takes dictation, transcribes notes, types transcript

d.sorts mail, distributes or delivers letters, takes care of outgoing mail

e.represents personnel issues in all management discussions and meetings, deals with job applicants, is responsible for the relationship between management and employees

f.develops and controls the financial plan, works with banks, negotiates terms of financial transactions

4.Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the passage below.

prospects salary retire promotion pension ambitious

commission extra advantages

Job satisfaction is important but I have a wife and a baby so I have to think about money too. If a job interests me, I need to know what ______ it offers and also whether there are regular annual increases. I want to know if I will receive a _____ when I _____ at the age of 60 or 65.

If the job is selling a product, I ask if I’ll receive a percentage of the value of what I sell, called _____ . It is also important to know if there are _____ , like free meals or transport, or the free use of a car. These are called perks. Are the future _____ good? For example, is there a good chance of _____ to a better job, with more money and responsibility?

I am very keen to be successful. I am very _____ . I don’t want to stay in the same job all my life.

5. Put one of the following words in each space in the sentences below.

at in for to as off of

I’m interested _____ this job.

2.What did you study _____ university?

3.He has applied _____ British Airways _____ a job_____ an office manager.

4.The job advertisement looks interesting. I’ll send_____ an application form.

5.Have you filled _____ the form yet?

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9.Put a preposition in each space. Choose from in, on, at, to, above, below.

1.I looked _____ the mirror and saw the mark _____ my face.

2.I’m going to stay _____ the office tonight. I’ve got a lot of work.

3.From the plane I could see the coast of Italy _____ us.

4.There’s a beautiful old church _____ the end of the road.

5.That’s a beautiful picture over there, _____ the sofa.

6.I’m going _____ Spain on business _____ Monday.

UNIT 10

EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEW

1. Read the text.

A JOB INTERVIEW

The employment interview is the most important part of our job hunt. Those 20 or 30 minutes may determine your future. During the interview an employer judges your qualifications, appearance, and general fitness for the job opening.

Learn all you can about the company where you are going for the interview. What products or services do they provide? How do they stand in the industry? How many and

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what kinds of jobs are there in the company? Inquire how your education and experience will apply to their company. Find out where the interview is and how long it will take to get there.

Many employers make judgments about the appearance that may be a deciding factor of who to hire. Above all, it is essential to be on time because there is no excuse for being late. Don’t panic, even if faced by more than one person.

During the interview, your job is to conduct yourself in a confident and positive manner. Don’t give one-word answers or say you don’t care what you do. Stress you strong points. Do show interest in the job and ask questions.

Greet the interviewer by name as you enter the office. Shake hands firmly, but only if the interviewer makes the first gesture. Good posture and a smile will help. Normally, wait until a chair is offered before you sit down and don’t smoke, even if invited to do so. Never chew gum during an interview. Be prepared to state the salary you want.

Analyze your strengths and weaknesses, backgrounds, and personal aspirations. In other words, begin to formulate, not only what you would like to do, but also what you feel you are best prepared to do.

The employers are less interested in the status and title of your last job and more in what you have done and can do. Be prepared to talk about language skills and personal qualities, too.

2. Find English equivalents in the text.

Сильные и слабые стороны, держаться уверенно, возможность, работодатель, образование, опыт работы, пригодность в целом, поиски работы, знание иностранных языков, судить по внешности, изделия или услуги, решающий фактор, предоставлять, личные качества, зарплата, первый жест, узнавать, односложные ответы.

3. Match each word or phrase on the left with the correct phrase on the right.

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4. Put each of the words on the left in exercise 3 above in the correct space in the following conversation.

Valerie: Hello, I’m Valerie Woods. I’ve come for an ________ for a job as a secretary.

Mr Watts: Oh yes, Miss Woods. Please take a seat. Well, have you done office work before? Have you any _________?

Valerie: Well, I’m afraid I haven’t. I’ve just left college. But I have some _______. Here are my typing and shorthand certificates.

Mr Watts: Good. Have you any other ______? Can you use a computer? Valerie: No, but I speak French and Spanish.

Mr Watts: Good. Your teachers tell us you are very careful and you get on well with other people, so there is no problem about your

_______ . In fact you seem very suitable.

Valerie: Thank you. Can I just make sure of one or two points? I believe the _______ is $600 a month. Is that right?

Mr Watts: Yes, that’s right. And the _______ are nine to five,

Monday to Friday. Well, we’d like to have you, Miss Woods. Valerie: Thank you very much. I think the job will suit me very well.

6. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the passage below.

APPLYING FOR A JOB

In times of high unemployment there are usually very many ______ when a ______is advertised. Sometimes large numbers of people ______ , and send off ______ for a single

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job. It is not unusual, in fact, for hundreds of people to ______ to a firm for one post. This number is reduced to a short list of perhaps six or eight, from whom a final choice is made when they all attend an ______ . Very possibly the people interviewing will be interested in the ______ the candidates gained at school or university and what ______ they have had in previous jobs. They will probably ask for ______ written by the candidates’ teachers and employers.

7. Imagine you are being interviewed for a job you really want. How would you answer the following questions?

1.What are your qualifications?

2.What do you think your strengths and weaknesses are?

3.We have a lot of applicants, why should we hire you?

4.What has been your most valuable experience?

5.How would you describe your personality?

6.What is your best / worst quality?

7.Which is more important to you: status or money?

8.Don’t you think you are a little young for this job?

9.What are you most proud of having done in your present job?

10.How long do you plan to stay in this job?

11.Why do you want to leave your present job?

12.What do you do in your spare time?

13.What are your hobbies?

14.What excites you about the job you are doing now?

15.What worries you about the job you’re doing now?

16.What sort of boss would you like to work for?

17.What salary would you like to have?

Improvise a job interview where these questions are asked. Ask other awkward questions.

8. Complete the sentences.

1. There was a … smile on her face. happier happily happy happiest

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9. ROLE PLAY: A new advertising manager.

Setting: Personnel Department. The Personnel Manager is interviewing applicants for the job of an advertising manager.

Student 1: Mr Martin, the Personnel Manager

Student 2: Sally, his secretary

Student 3: Mr Windsmore, an applicant

Student 4: Miss Harvey, an applicant

Student 1: Okay, Sally. I’m ready to see the applicants for the new job. Let’s have the first one. Who is it?

Student 2: It’s a Mr Windsmore.

Student 1: Ask him to come in, will you?

Student 2: Mr Windsmore.

Student 1: Ah, how do you do, Mr Windsmore?

Student 3: How do you do?

Student 1: Do sit down.

Student 3: Thank you.

Student 1: Now, let me explain the job. We plan to increase our advertising quite considerably. At the present moment a firm of advertising agents handles our account, but we haven’t been too pleased with the results lately.

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