Ex. 7. Choose the right word from those listed below

At a firm

Mr. Dickson is the ... of a firm. The people working in his office are his ... .

Mr. Dikson is their ... . The lady who makes his appointments is his ... . The girls who type his letters are ... . The men who take care of the financial administration of the business are ... . The business they all work for is called a

... . Sometimes you can find the letters Ltd. after the name of a company. This is short for limited liability company. A smaller office in a different place from the head-office is a ... . The boy who does all kinds of jobs is the ... .

manager, employer (boss), company, branch, typists, employees, secretary, book-keepers, office-boy.

At a Factory

Mr. McDonalds has a factory. He is a ... . People who work in the factory are

... . They usually do manual work for ... . Many of them have been trained to do their ... . They have learned different ... and become skilled workers.

A man who works very hard is an ... man. But when your work is very poor you are ... . Other words for "dismissed" are ... . When there is a vacancy you can apply for the ... . Then you are an ... . When they think you are the right man for the job you are appointed. So you get the ... .

manufacturer, wages, jobs, industrious, fired / sacked, job, factory workers (factory hands), trades, dismissed, applicant, appointment.

Ex. 8. Find out about your groupmates' and other people's occupations. Use the following dialogues as models:

Model A: - What do you do for a living?

-Actually, I don't work yet. I go to Manchester Business School and study management.

-Why have you chosen management as your future profession?

-Because it's a demanding and prestigious job today.

Model B: - What does your friend do?

-Oh, he wants to take up computers.

-Why does he want to study computer programming?

-Well, he lost his job last month and hasn't been able to find

another one.

Model C: - What's your present job, Sam?

- I work as a personnel manager at a big firm but I want to transfer

to

the International Sales Division.

-What for?

-Well, I don't really like to work at the cabinet. I just want to

travel,

to go to Africa or Latin America, for example. - Hmm, that's exciting.

Model D: - What would you like to be, Philip?

-Actually I don't know yet. I think I'd rather be a writer.

-Are there any special reasons for that?

-I see only one: I like to see my name in print.

Ex. 9. A. Point out the most important factors in choosing your job. Put them in order of importance and explain your choice:

B. Which jobs and professions fit these criteria to the best advantage? Does your friend's job fit the criteria he/she has selected?

Ex. 10. Answer the self-assessment questions. Discuss them with a partner and decide what the answers tell you about the type of employment you both have chosen:

1. Would you like your work to be a) indoors?

b) outdoors?

c) a mixture of both?

2. Would you prefer a job that

a) allowed you to work on your own, away from other people? b) involved you in working with other people?

3. Would you like the people you work with to be a) mainly of your own sex?

b) mainly people of the opposite sex? с) people of both sexes?

4. At work would you like

a) to be told what to do by a supervisor?

b) to use your own initiative most of the time? с) to be entirely your own boss?

5. Would you prefer

a)to work with people mainly of the same age as you?

b)to work with people older than you?

6. Would you prefer to have a job for which

a)no further training is required?

b)further training is necessary?

7. Would you like a job

a)that involved making things with your hands?

b)that didn't involve making things?

8.Some jobs involve mathematical calculations. Would you like a) to do these yourself ?

b) to have them done for you?

с) to have a job which required no mathematical skills whatsoever?

9.Would you like a job

a)that involved the repetition of the same task almost all the time?

b)that provided some variation?

с) that changed most of the time?

10. Would you prefer a job

a)that involved quite a lot of writing?

b)that involved hardly any writingat all?

11.Many jobs involve some forms of assembly line work. Would you prefer a job

a) where you performed one task but where you did not see the finished product?

b) where you were involved in all the stages of manufacture?

12.Would you like your work

a)to involve a lot of thought?

b)to call for some thought? с) to call for little thought?

13. Would you prefer a job

a)where your hands never got dirty?

b)where you could get your hands dirty?

14.In your job would you prefer a) to sit most of the time?

b) to stand most of the time?

с) to be able to move around freely?

15.Would you like a job where

a)you had to wear a uniform?

b)you could wear what you liked?

с) where there were certain restrictions on clothing?

16. Would you like to work for an organization a) that employs thousands of people?