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1.1 Study the meaning of the words and word combinations below.

ad (coll.) - advertisement

bonus [] - премия

chartered accountancy [] - бухгалтерское дело, которое требует сдачи специальных экзаменов

quid (coll.) [] - фунт стерлингов

negotiate - договариваться

1.2. Read this advertisement carefully. The information will help you understand the recording better.

Junior Sales Manager

Expanding pharmaceutical export

firm seeks young junior sales manager.

Excellent prospects for well-educated

person with ambition and drive.

Interesting and varied work including

travel. Apply in writing to Personnel

Manager, Pharmex Ltd, P. O. Box 222,

Harlow New Town, Essex.

2. Listening Exercises

2.1. Listen to the first part of the recording. You will hear the Personnel Manager of Pharmex Ltd talking to his secretary about the kind of person he wishes to recruit for the job. As you listen focus on the characteristics regarded by the manager as important for the candidate choice. In the list of characteristics below mark those that are mentioned in the recording.

1. age 9. previous job experience

2. weight 10. origin

3. height 11. religion

4. knowledge of foreign languages 12. marital status

5. education 13. personal qualities of character

6. colour of skin and behaviour

7. sex 14. attitude to working overtime

8. type of accent 15. attitude to the amount of money paid

16. salary

2.2. Listen again and fill in the left-hand column of the chart below with the types of characteristics required in the order they come on the tape.

Characteristics

What the Manager Wants

What He Doesn’t Want

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

2.3. Listen to the first part of the recording again and complete the chart filling the necessary information in the right-hand columns.

2.4. You will now hear 3 possible candidates for the job who have telephoned the manager for further details. Listen to their calls and answer the questions that follow.

  1. Are all the candidates men?

  2. Are they all the same age?

  3. Have they all got the same educational background?

  4. Have they all worked before?

2.5. Listen to each candidate separately and do the suggested tasks to check your comprehension.