Инглиш / Employment

Lexical Test on Employment

Task I. Choose the correct item.

1. When people choose ……. they work away from the office, but maintain close contact with managers and coworkers through IT.

a) manual labor

b) telecommuting

c) redundancies

d) work in shifts

2. When we speak about ……. we usually mean paid work done by a person or a group of people.

a) employment

b) blue-collar jobs

c) flexible time

d) free lancing

3. The total number of people a company employs is the ……. .

a) perks

b) workforce

c) employment

d) reference

4. A ……. finishes after a fixed period.

a) clock in

b) payroll

c) redundancy

d) temporary job

5. The process of finding people for particular jobs is ……. .

a) redundancy

b) absentee record

c) recruitment

d) headhunter

6. When workers aren’t happy with pay or conditions, they may ……. .

a) take industrial action

b) take employment

c) take recruitment

d) take failure

7. In Britain, executives with very high pay and good benefits may be referred to as ……. .

a) employers

b) white-collar workers

c) fat cats

d) freelancers

8) Passive smoking, dangerous machinery contribute to a bad ……. .

a) workforce

b) working environment

c)working redundancy

d) working shortlist

9. In many organizations, women complain about the ……. that allows them to get to a particular level, but no further.

a) reference

b) glass ceiling

c) absentee record

d) staff

10. In the US, ……. is when help is given in education and employment to groups who were previously discriminated against.

a) curriculum vitae

b) nominee

c) golden handshake

d) affirmative action

Task II. Complete the sentences using the appropriate derivatives of the words given in brackets.

1. Many people in their fifties lose jobs through ……. (redundantcy).

2. Irresponsible employees may one day become ……. (unemployed).

3. In big cities there has been a rapid growth of female ……. (employment ) such as hotels and cleaning

which men normally wouldn’t take.

4. To attract suitable people, an advertisement should state clearly what is required from the …….

(applicant).

5. He tried to do his best to meet his boss’s ……. (requirements).

6. At least two ……. (reference) are necessary when you apply for a job.

7. During the question-and-answer session an ……. (interviewer) is asked to restate his qualifications

and expand on the points in the CV.

8. His job is very tough and …….(tiring).

9. My sister doesn’t like activities which involve a lot of ……. (repetitive )work.

10. One should know the basics of writing ……. (application) letters.

Task III. Translate the Russian words into English.

1. Sexual (домогательство) is when an employee behaves sexually towards another in a way which is unwelcome and unacceptable. Harassment

2. (Физический труд) usually refers to physical work that requires little formal education or training. Manual labor

3. Very often managers are called (белые воротнички). white-collar workers

4. The main goal of economic and social reformers is (полная занятость). full employment

5. When the employees can choose to leave, the (сокращение штата) is voluntary. downsizing, or rightsizing

6. (Умение, навык) is the ability to do something well, especially because you’ve learnt how to do it and practised it. Skill

7.Top management of the company usually works in the (штаб-квартира). Headquarters

8. In large organizations there is a (отдел кадров) that deals with pay, recruitment, etc. human resources department

9. Organizations defending the interests of workers are called (профсоюзы). Labor union

10.( Компенсационный пакет) is used in the US to talk about pay and benefits, especially those of senior managers. Compensation package

Task IV. Give at least one synonym to each of the following words.

1. candidate (n) applicant, nominee

2. hire (v) recruit

3. payroll (n) workforce

4. staff (n) personnel

5. dismiss (v) sack, lay off

6. leave one’s job resign, retire