The team (Unit 8).

I'm a manager of a small team. All managers need a good assistant and Jack is fantastic. He’s very good at organising things, very efficient, friendly and positive. He smiles all the time and always has a lot of energy. Jean is from Paris and he’s my boss. He’s a great motivator – he gives me a lot of support and always tells me when I do a good job. One thing I don’t like about him is that he’s always ten minutes late for meetings.

John is the financial man in the team. He’s a special character, good at his job, but some people don’t like him because he can be very direct. Most people think he’s rude. He’s my husband but working together isn’t a problem for us.

David’s based in Darwin. He buys a lot from us but when we discuss prices he can be very aggressive and impatient. Sometimes I have to say ‘no’. You can’t always say ‘yes’ to your clients.

Katie is nice. She’s a sales manager, responsible for New South Wales. She is very confident and so is excellent at presenting to customers. She’s also very creative – she loves thinking about new products. We get on really well together, both in and outside the office.

1. Translate from Russian into English:

дружелюбный, поддерживать, опаздывать на 10 минут, прямолинейный, обсуждать цены, нетерпеливый, клиенты, уверенный, ладить друг с другом.

2. Translate from English into Russian:

to be good at organising things, efficient, a great motivator, rude, to be based in, sales manager, to be responsible for, creative.

3. Answer the questions:

1) Who smiles all the time?

2) Where is Jean from?

3) What is John?

4) Why do people think that John is rude?

5) Where is David based?

6) What does he do?

7) What is Kate?

8) What does she love?

WHAT DO YOU THINK? What is the team of your dream?

Advantages and disadvantages of my job (Unit 11).

My name's Helen. I work in the accounts department of a food company. I quite like my job but not everything is perfect. I get on well with the people I work with and the salary is quite high, but I live a long way from my office. It takes me almost an hour and a half to get to and from work by car. So, I'm often late to work. It's not a very big company and that's good because I prefer working in a smaller organisation. It's more friendly! I can socialise with colleagues a lot. We can discuss work problems very openly and easily. I like working in a team. I don't have flexible working hours. I work full-time, not part-time. Sometimes I have to work long hours and stay late in the evenings checking the e-mails. But I never work at the weekend, this is for spending time with my family. On Tuesday I work from home. But for me working alone is boring. Besides I live in the countryside and technology is a problem. I have a very slow internet connection. It's really frustrating sometimes!

My job is very exciting and I have the chance to travel to China, the USA and the UK three times a year. But sometimes I have too much to do. I have a lot of business meetings. We discuss the production schedule, finalise prices and arrange exhibitions. Besides, my boss is direct and very impatient. But I enjoy my job because I have good holidays.

1. Translate from English into Russian:

flexible working hours, full-time, part-time, to work long hours, to spend time, production schedule, to finalise prices, frustrating, exciting, to enjoy.

2. Translate from Russian into English:

прямолинейный, скучный, общаться, работать в команде, нетерпеливый, коллеги, ладить с кем-либо, бухгалтерия, зарплата, проверять почту, организовывать выставки, деловые совещания (встречи).