- •4.1 Anticipating the Issue
- •4.1 A. The Job that Fits
- •1. You will need the following words to speak about skills and abilities necessary for certain jobs. Think which of them apply to you.
- •3. What would be the ideal job for you, and why?
- •4. Study the following verbs describing very important ways of reacting to other people’s emotions which are essential for working in a team.
- •5. Use the words in the following sentences in the correct form.
- •4.1 B. Seeking Employment
- •1. Explain the meaning of the words in bold which are quite often to be found in job advertisements.
- •3. Don’t forget that you should also actively participate in the interview. You should also ask questions which are interesting to you, such as:
- •4.1 C. Watching and Listening
- •1. Before you listen to the tape, discuss the following:
- •2. Listen to the recording and tick only the advice and information that the speakers actually give.
- •3. Discuss the following questions.
- •4.1 D. Group Discussion. Brainstorm Ideas
- •1. Imagine you are a career adviser. What advice would you give to someone who is
- •2. Chinese astrology organizes years into cycles of twelve with each year named after an animal. The Chinese believe that the year you are born in affects your character.
- •4.1 E. Creative Consolidation
- •4.2 Raise the Issue
- •4.2 A. Words in Context
- •1. Tick the word closest in meaning to that of the each boldfaced word. Use the context of the sentences to help you figure out each word’s meaning.
- •2. Write the word next to its definition. The sentences in the previous exercise will help you decide on the meaning of each word.
- •3. Using the answer line provided, complete each item below with the correct word from the box. Use each word once.
- •4.2 B. Headhunters
- •1. Read the article.
- •2. Match the words with their definitions.
- •3. Find words or phrases in the text which match the definitions below.
- •4. Answer the following questions.
- •5. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d. Only one answer is correct.
- •4.2 C. Group Discussion. Brainstorm Ideas.
- •4.2 D. Watching and Listening
- •2. Sally Muggeridge is Management Development Director at Pearson plc.
- •4.2 E. Vocabulary in Focus
- •1. Use the following idioms in the correct form in these situations.
- •3. Aspects of employment
- •4. Common work-related expressions
- •4.2 F. Creative Consolidation
- •2. Project-Making
- •3. Study different job advertisements.
- •4.3 Raise the Issue
- •1. Fill in the following expressions in the dialogue below. You might need them to speak about your plans.
- •4. 3 A. Words in Context
- •1. Tick the word closest in meaning to that of the each boldfaced word. Use the context of the sentences to help you figure out each word’s meaning.
- •2. Write the word next to its definition. The sentences in the previous exercise will help you decide on the meaning of each word.
- •3. Using the answer line provided, complete each item below with the correct word from the box. Use each word once.
- •4.3 B. Inflated Qualifications
- •1. Read the article.
- •2. Match the following words from the article with their definitions.
- •4.3 D. Vocabulary in Focus
- •1. Complete the expressions below using these verbs:
- •2. Use the expressions in these sentences.
- •3. Use the words from the box to complete each sentence.
- •4.3 E. Creative Consolidation
- •4.4 A. Words in Context
- •1. Tick the word closest in meaning to that of the each boldfaced word. Use the context of the sentences to help you figure out each word’s meaning.
- •2. Write the word next to its definition. The sentences in the previous exercise will help you decide on the meaning of each word.
- •3. Using the answer line provided, complete each item below with the correct word from the box. Use each word once.
- •4.4 B. Working Environment
- •2. Explain the meaning of the following words from the article.
- •3. What is your idea of the best organization of business?
- •4.4 D. Vocabulary in Focus
- •1. Complete the dialogues using the following idiomatic expressions.
- •2. Use the following expressions in the sentences below.
- •3. Use expressions from the box in the correct form in the following situations, connected with climbing the career ladder.
- •5. Over to you.
- •4.4 E. Creative Consolidation
- •4.5 Raise the Issue
- •4.5 A. Words in Context
- •1. Tick the word closest in meaning to that of the each boldfaced word. Use the context of the sentences to help you figure out each word’s meaning.
- •2. Write the word next to its definition. The sentences in the previous exercise will help you decide on the meaning of each word.
- •3. Using the answer line provided, complete each item below with the correct word from the box. Use each word once.
- •4.5. B Global Companies
- •1. Read the article.
- •2.Match the following words with their explanations.
- •3. Explain the meaning of the following words and word combinations from the text.
- •9. Word search.
- •10. For discussion.
- •4.5 C. Group Discussion. Brainstorm Ideas
- •4.5 D. Watching and Listening
- •1. Before you listen, decide which points below you think Miguel will make about Latin America and which ones Tong will make about China. Tick the appropriate column on the right.
- •2. What are the similarities and differences between the two cultures?
- •3. Listen to the rest of the interview. Summarize how business decisions are made in China, according to Tong.
- •4.5 E. Vocabulary in Focus
- •1. Match the words that collocate.
- •2. Choose the adjectives that collocate.
- •4.5 F. Creative Consolidation
- •1. Case Study
- •2. Write an essay on the following topics.
- •4. Project – Making
- •4.6 Raise the Issue
- •1. Change the underlined words, using more formal and more appropriate words from the list given. Make all necessary changes.
- •4.6 A. Words in Context
- •1. Tick the word closest in meaning to that of the each boldfaced word. Use the context of the sentences to help you figure out each word’s meaning.
- •2. Write the word next to its definition. The sentences in the previous exercise will help you decide on the meaning of each word.
- •3. Using the answer line provided, complete each item below with the correct word from the box. Use each word once.
- •4.6 B. A Short Cut to Success
- •1. Read the article.
- •2. Match the words from the article with their equivalents.
- •3. Read the article in detail and decide which paragraph mentions the following.
- •3. Distinguish between true and false statements.
- •4. Over to you.
- •4.6 E. Vocabulary in Focus
- •3. Study the following description of the written work for courses.
- •4. The writing process and evaluation.
- •4.6 F. Creative Consolidation
- •1. Write an article for a magazine about the importance of education in contemporary competitive world, developing one of the following theses.
- •2. Write an essay expressing your own opinions on the following statements.
- •3. Project Making
- •4.7 Reading Selection
- •Vocabulary
- •4. Understanding main points.
- •5. Understanding details.
- •6. How the text is organized.
- •7. Discuss the following questions.
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Match the words from the article with their meaning.
- •2. Explain the meaning of the following phrases.
- •3. Decide whether these statements are true or false.
- •4. Answer the following questions.
- •5. Comment on the title and sum up the information of the article.
- •Vocabulary
- •5. For discussion
- •Vocabulary
- •4. Answer the following questions.
- •5. Sum up the information of the article.
- •6. For discussion
- •Vocabulary
- •3. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.
- •4. Using phrases or sentences, outline the "three distinct stages of development" of the high achiever.
- •5. Comment on the title and summarize the article.
- •6. For discussion
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Find equivalents in the article.
- •2. Match the following words and expressions from the article with their definitions.
- •3. Explain the meaning of each adjective used by the author to characterize the ‘blessed barons’.
- •Vocabulary
- •2. What do the following phrases mean?
- •3. Explain the meaning of the following sentences.
- •4. The author paraphrases the common phrase ‘ vicious circle’ into ‘virtuous circle’. What is the difference between the two?
- •6. For discussion
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Match the phrases below with their meaning in the context.
- •2. Find the following expressions and phrases in the article. What are the meanings out of context (literal meanings)? Now decide what they mean in the context (figurative meanings).
- •3. Answer questions 1-5 by choosing a, b, c or d.
- •4. Does the author approve or disapprove of meetings? What pros and cons does he bring? Sum up his arguments.
- •Culture
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Find ten words and phrases in the text associated with each of the following:
- •2. Read the text again in detail to complete the following statements.
- •3. For discussion
- •4.8 Group Discussion
- •4.9 Panel Discussion
- •4.9 A. Vocabulary in Focus
- •1. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.
- •4.9 B Watching and Listening
- •1. Listen to the first part of the interview and answer the following questions.
- •2. Listen to the second part of the interview and choose the best answer.
- •3. After you listen to the third part of the interview answer the following questions.
- •4.9. C. Brainstorm Ideas
- •4.10 Creative Consolidation
- •2. Write an article developing one of the following theses.
- •4.11 Group Project-Making
4.3 D. Vocabulary in Focus
1. Complete the expressions below using these verbs:
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Leave, stop, move, get, pull (2), set (2)
a. ……………………. heaven and earth
b. ……………………. your socks up
c. ……………………. her heart on
d. ……………………. no stone unturned
e. ……………………. your sights on something
f. ……………………. out all the stops
g. ……………………. at nothing
h. ……………………. left behind
2. Use the expressions in these sentences.
1. Look, our customer needs the parts in Jakarta by Wednesday this week. I don’t care what it costs. We can’t afford to lose him. You have my permission to ………….. to get these parts out there.
2. The police said that they were confident of finding the escaped prisoners and would ………………… until every one of them was back under lock and key.
3. If you don’t update your computer skills now, you will ……….. .
4. If you want to be successful, aim for the top - …………….. on a gold medal.
5. Jack is ruthless. He stabbed Andrew in the back, and reported Jill for being late. He’s determined to become Area Manager. He will …………. until he gets the job.
6. My sister doesn’t want to go to university. She’s ……………… becoming a top actress.
7. Now look, son if you don’t …………………. , you will end up in a dead-end job, riding a bike when all your friends are in Mercs.
3. Use the words from the box to complete each sentence.
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Rapport, opposite number, originality and creativity, hard sell15, hierarchical, team work, overworked and underpaid, pecking order, stuck behind a desk |
1. Quite often people think that they are ………….., so they have a good excuse not to do their job properly. They reiterate that they would work better if their workload were not so heavy. Though it’s only obvious that they are just either unqualified or simply unfit for the job. Or do you think they don’t perform their duties on purpose?
2. Most organizations have a ………. or pyramidal structure, with one person or a group of people at the top, and an increasing number of people below them at each successive level.
3. Last month we got a new boss, who quickly established a good ……….. with everyone in the office.
4. Japanese firms usually have ……………. for every promotion or benefit.
5. Meg is an economist; however she doesn’t think she is …………. She asserts that there is a lot of variety in her job.
6. Phillip has the same responsibilities as I do. He is my …………… in our company’s New York office.
7. John quitted his job in telemarketing16 because notwithstanding glamorous image it included cold-calling17, ……………. and inertia selling18.
8. Though the work of the ad-maker involves a lot of ……………. quite often even he is snowed down with admin and paperwork.
9. ……….. can be as rewarding and stimulating as working on your own.
4.3 E. Creative Consolidation
1. Case Study
How are you going to motivate people with the following positions?
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a bus driver in a big city, who has to work irregular hours, including early morning, evening, and night shifts; a nurse who works with seriously ill children; a sales representative for pharmaceutical company, who visits hospitals and doctors; a manual worker in the printing house; a shepherd |
2. Project-Making
You are a consultant specializing in economic and political fields. You have been asked by a client, a European computer manufacturer, to summarize in a report the difficulties and challenges of setting up a production operation in one of the following countries: Columbia, Russia, Uzbekistan. Choose one and write a report.
3. Write an article about incongruity of many modern recruiters’ advertisements seeking young graduates with working experience in the chosen sphere let alone managerial expertise.
4. Write an essay, developing one of the following theses.
People dislike work and avoid it if they can.
Work is necessary to people’s psychological well-being.
People avoid responsibility and would rather be told what to do.
People are motivated mainly by money.
Most people are far more creative and ingenious than their employers realize.
4.4 Raise the Issue
➢ What do you know about different work-patterns?
1. Replace the underlined words by more formal and more appropriate ones, given in the right hand column.
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1. Most of the day Bret has to do routine tasks, meeting deadlines. Moreover his heavy workload quite often keeps him late, so the hours do not enable him to have a normal social life. 2. Norma can come in at any time from 8 till 10 o’clock, but her core hours are 10.00 to 12.00 and 2.00 to 4.00. 3. Rosemary and I have a 50% contract for the same job. It suits us both as we each have children to look after. 4. Rob works fixed hours; he has a nine-to-five job. He has to use an electronic card to record the time he arrives and leaves each day. 5. Dug is an assembly-line worker. Each week he works different times; every third week he works nights. 6. Christine is a journalist. However she is not on the pay-roll of any particular newspaper. She writes for different editions. 7. Rick has his own company. 8. Archie doesn’t go to his office at all. He works from home with his computer. |
a. clock in and out b. be on flexi-time c. shift d. be self-employed e. work freelance f. irregular and antisocial g. do a job-share h. be a teleworker
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