- •Unit 1 traditional company
- •General Information
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Tasks to the text
- •1 Find the following English expressions in the text:
- •2 Make your own sentences using the active vocabulary.
- •3 Answer the questions:
- •4 Correct the sentences:
- •5 Translate into English:
- •II Personnel
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Tasks to the text
- •1 Find the following English expressions in the text:
- •2 Make your own sentences using the active vocabulary.
- •Tasks to the text
- •1 Find the following English expressions in the text:
- •2 Make your own sentences using the active vocabulary.
- •3 Сorrect the sentences:
- •4 Match the department to the function it performs.
- •5 Translate into English:
- •6 Work in pairs to test each other. Take turn to ask questions about the different departments.
- •4 Match the introductions and responses:
- •5 How would you greet these people? What would you say? What would you do, e.G. Shake hands, hug them?
- •Answering the phone
- •1 Put the sentences below into the correct place in the dialogue.
- •2 Underline the phrases that Sheldon uses …
- •3 Make a summary of some telephone phrases from the dialogue above.
- •4 Does a person answering the call or the person making the call?
- •5 Play the roles of caller and receptionist in these situations.
- •6 Match the phrasal verbs in the column on the left to the phrases with similar meaning in the column on the right.
- •7 Fill in the blanks with equivalent expressions.
- •8 Put the conversation into the correct order.
- •9 Put down the dialogues from the tape and make your own variants. Unit 3 the shamrock organisation
- •Active Vocabulary
- •1 Complete the phrases with the adjectives of the words.
- •2 Which of these jobs should you keep in core in a shamrock oil company?
- •2 Underline the correct form in present.
- •3 Which of these tasks does Julian Lee have to do and which of them doesn’t he have to do?
- •4 Health and safety procedures at the institute. Listen to the tape and answer the questions.
- •Tasks fof reading
7 Fill in the blanks with equivalent expressions.
Hang up get through put you through cut off hold on
collect afraid back leave up busy
1 I’m trying to connect you. I’m trying__________________.
2 We’ve been disconnected. We’ve been________________.
3 I can’t connect to the number. I can’t _________________ .
4 I’ll put down the receiver now. I’ll __________________ now.
5 Would you like to wait? Would you like to _________?
6 The number’s engaged. The number’s _____________.
7 I’m sorry, he’s on another line. I’m _______he’s on another line.
8 Can you speak more loudly? Can you speak ____________ ?
9 Could you call again later? Could you call _________ later?
10 Can I give you a message? Can I ___________ a message?
11 I’d like the person I’m calling I’d like to make a _______ call.
to pay for this call.
8 Put the conversation into the correct order.
Three men are involved in this conversation: Michael Sullivan of Global Engines, Bill Gould of Parsons Engineering and a receptionist.
Right. Well, thank you for your call.
1 Parsons Engineering. Can I help you?
Yes, they’ve just been sent off to you. They should be with you by morning tomorrow. If there’s any problem, then just get back to me.
I’m afraid he’s on another line at the moment. Would you like to hold or can I take a message?
Hello. My name is Michael Sullivan of Global Engines. I’ve been trying to get through to you. I’m calling to find out whether the spare parts I ordered last week have been sent off.
Mr. Gould is free now. I’m putting you through.
No, it doesn’t matter. I’ll hold.
Hello, this is Michael Sullivan of Global Engines. Could I speak to Mr. Gould in Customer Service, please?
Thank you. Goodbye.
Oh good. Yes, OK, but I hope It won’t be necessary.
Hello. Bill Gould.
9 Put down the dialogues from the tape and make your own variants. Unit 3 the shamrock organisation
The Irish management thinker, Charles Handy, believes that the traditional company is dying. In his book, The Age of Unreason, he says that today more and more people are working in a “shamrock organization”.
The first leaf of the shamrock represents the organization’s core workers. These employees are usually qualified professionals and managers. They work very long hours and, in return, receive high salaries and generous benefits.
Work that is not essential to the organization goes to people in the second leaf of the shamrock. These people are normally self-employed and are specialists in certain kinds of work. They often sell their services to more than one organization.
The third leaf of the shamrock is the flexible labour force – temporary and part-time workers. The organization saves money because it only employs these people when it needs them.