- •1. Words and expressions.
- •2. Read and act the dialogues.
- •3. Study the business card and answer the questions.
- •4. Read the text and guess the meaning of words and expressions given in bold type.
- •5. Design your own business card and introduce yourself using words and expressions in 4. Unit 2
- •1. Read the text and guess the meaning of the words in bold type. Make a
- •B. Applying for a job
- •Dagmar Schmidt is the head of recruitment at a German telecommunications company. She talks about the selection process, the methods that the company uses to recruit people:
- •2. Complete the crossword. Use appropriate forms of the words from the
- •3. Now divide the words in the crossword into two groups.
- •4. Replace the underlined phrases with correct forms of words and expressions from the text.
- •5. Now answer the questions.
- •6. Read the information and answer the question “Why do people work?”
- •7. Look at the survey below, then choose three factors which are important
- •1. Read the texts and find answers to the following questions.
- •2. Complete these extracts from job ads using words from 1b).
- •3. Sell yourself using words and expressions from 1b).
- •4. What do you think these statements means in the job hunt context?
- •5. Read the information below, guess the meaning of the words and expressions given in bold type. Make a list of new words.
- •6. Complete the conversation using words from 6.
- •7. Tell what kind of salary and benefits would you like to have with your future job? Unit 4
- •1. Answer the questions before reading the text.
- •2. Read the text. Why do you think a cv is so important in the application process?
- •3. Study the text and find answers to the following questions.
- •4. Study a Sample of cv for a Physician Resident.
- •5. Design your cv for a Physician Resident.
- •1. Answer these questions before reading the text.
- •2. Read the text. Why do you think the interview is so important for the employer? Is it of the same importance to the applicant?
- •3. A candidate should be prepared to answer these common job interview questions. Do you agree with the comments which follow?
- •4. These job interview questions are common. Select the best response for each of them. Note that more than one answer may be correct.
- •5. Listen to Rachel having a job interview and answer the questions.
- •2. Find words and abbreviations in the patient record with these meanings.
- •3. Listen to the nurse get personal details from a patient. As you listen, complete the form. Try to remember all the questions the nurse asks the patient.
- •5. Read the following scenario.
- •6. Study the medical certificate form. What information should be put in the gaps? You are a doctor, and your patient, Anna Green, is suffering from flu. Try to fill this form. Medical certificate
- •7. Read the information and the sample of medical referral letter.
- •Formal style
- •Letters of Application
- •2. Study the letter of application and find all parts of a formal letter.
- •3. Choose a job advertisement from a newspaper and practise writing an application letter. Don’t forget to write about your qualities and what you can give the company.
- •Introduction
- •4. Make up an annotation of the article according to the plan and useful phrases given below. Annotation plan
- •1. To start a presentation follow these advices:
- •2. Read an example of presentation talk. Match the equivalents (a-h) of the words in bold type (1-8). Make a list of new words.
- •3. Correct the mistakes in these sentences according to new expressions from previous exercise.
- •2. Study the chart showing side effects experiment participants testing a sedative in a clinic trial, complete the description of the chart of side effects:
- •3. Read the information about two more side effects. Add blocks to the chart.
- •4. Study the chart, which compares the effectiveness of herbal extract Hypericum perforatum with the synthetic drug Imipramine on patients with depression.
- •1. Useful expressions
- •3. Work in pairs. Together prepare orally a description of the data , using the useful expressions.
- •1. Words and Expressions
- •2. Match the sentence beginnings (1-5) with the correct endings (a-e).
- •D Agreeing hedging disagreeinguring the meeting
- •3. Read the text and guess the meaning of the words in bold type. Make a
- •4. Put the extracts from this newspaper report of a public meeting into the correct order. Translate.
- •1. Words and Expressions
- •2. Read and act the dialogues.
- •3. Read and change these conversations so that they are correct and more polite.
- •4. Match the responses (1-8) with the questions (a-h).
- •1. Words and Expressions
- •2. Read and translate the dialogue. Pay attention to the useful expression in italics.
- •3. Work in pairs. Here are 3 different situations, make dialogues to every of them.
- •At the hotel
- •1.Useful vocabulary:
- •2. Read and translate the dialogue.
- •3. Interview another student and fill in the form below.
- •At the Airport
- •1. Read text and translate it.
- •2. Match the words on the left to their definitions on the right. Write down new words.
3. Now divide the words in the crossword into two groups.
what a company personnel department does;
what a person looking for work does.
4. Replace the underlined phrases with correct forms of words and expressions from the text.
Fred had already (1) refused two job offers when he went for (2) a discussion to see if he was suitable for the job. They looked at his driving license and contacted (3) previous employers Fred had mentioned in his application. A few days later, the supermarket (4) asked him if he would like the job and Fred (5) said yes.
Harry didn’t hear anything for six weeks, so he phoned the company. They told him that they had received a lot of (6) requests for the job. After looking at the (7) life stories of the (8) people asking for the job and looking at (9) what exams they had passed during their education, the company (10) had chosen six people to interview, done tests on their personality and intelligence and they had then given someone the job.
5. Now answer the questions.
Have you applied for any job?
Were you interviewed?
How did it go?
What’s the usual process for getting your first job in your country?
6. Read the information and answer the question “Why do people work?”
Most people work because they need to earn a salary, but money is not is not the only motivation or reason why people work. People get job satisfaction from different factors, such as social interaction with colleagues. Status, that is your professional position, and achievement, doing something well, can be important. Style of management is also important. Some organizations give their workers freedom to develop their roles and others don't.
7. Look at the survey below, then choose three factors which are important
for you and explain why.
|
I want to: |
% of graduates |
|
enjoy my job |
72 |
|
like the people I work with |
70 |
|
have enough money to afford the things I enjoy |
64 |
|
receive training |
63 |
|
find the work stimulating |
57 |
|
have an inspirational* boss |
41 |
|
have a good social life |
40 |
|
have the opportunity to take professional qualifications |
39 |
|
work for a respected company |
35 |
|
have a position of responsibility |
30 |
|
be passionate about the industry I work in |
30 |
|
have job security* |
30 |
|
be in control of what I do |
27 |
|
have a lot of freedom at work |
21 |
|
work for a well-known company |
18 |
|
not have to work overtime or at weekends |
17 |
|
have a job that will take me abroad |
16 |
|
have an excellent salary |
15 |
|
have other people think what I do sounds good |
11 |
Note: 1. to have job security – no worry about losing your job
an inspirational boss – a motivating boss
Unit 3
Job hunting
1. Read the texts and find answers to the following questions.
a) What are the main steps in obtaining a job?
Obtaining a job involves a lot of hard work. You will have to do more than simply walk into a personnel office and fill out an application form if you want to see your name added to the payroll.
As a jobseeker, you will have to follow a certain schedule that will involve (1) analyzing your strengths and restricting your search; (2) preparing a dossier; (3) looking in the right places for a job; (4) constructing a CV (curriculum vitae); (5) writing letters of application; (6) attending an interview; (7) accepting or declining a job; (8) filling out a job application. You can secure a suitable job on today's highly competitive job market if you keep in mind that the basic purpose of all this activity is to sell yourself, preferably to the best employer and for the highest price.
b) What is “the right person” in job hunt context?
These words are often used in job ads. Companies look for people who are:
self-starters, proactive, self-motivated, or self-driven: good at working on their own.
methodical, systematic and organized: can work in a planned, orderly way.
computer-literate: good with computers.
numerate: good with numbers.
motivated: very keen to do well in their job.
talented: naturally very good at what they do.
team players: people who work well with other people.