IV. Complete the following sentences using the active vocabulary and translate them into Russian.

1. Accountants are needed _________________________________________.

2. Accountants should be __________________________________________.

3. Administrative assistants are an important part of a company____________.

4. Some administrative assistants can be relied upon ____________________.

5. Human resources professionals have a wide variety of responsibilities_____.

6. Market research analysts are called ________________________________.

7. Stock brokers act ______________________________________________.

8. Stock brokers deal with _________________________________________.

V. Answer the following questions:

1. Who carries out the work of a company? 2. Who leads and organizes it? 3. Where do different employees work? 4. What are accountants (administrative assistants, etc.) in charge of? 5. What sort of people should they be? 6. How can they contribute to the success of the company? 7. What are the old (new) ways of working? 8. What are their advantages and disadvantages?

VI. Which person (1-5) is most likely to do each of the five things (a-e)? Explain your choice.

1. A software designer in an Internet company. Has to be in the office.		a. work in shifts
2. An office worker in a large, traditional manufacturing company.		b. work under a flexitime system
3. A manager in a department store in a large city. Lives in the country.		c. telecommute
4. A construction worker on a building site where work goes on 24 hours a day.		d. commute to work
5. A technical writer for a city computer company. Lives in the country.		e. clock on and off at the same time every day

VII. Fill in the blanks. Manuel Ortiz is the founder of a Spanish computer sales company. Use the words from the text to complete what he says about it.

I founded Computadoras Creativas 20 years ago. We started with a small ____________ in Madrid. Our __________, our ____________ is still here, but now we have sites all over Spain, with about 500 employees. Many of the offices are ______-_______: everyone works together, from managers to __________, as well as people selling over the phone, and people in technical ____________ giving help to customers over the phone. Recruitment is taken care of in Madrid, by the ______________or _________________.

VIII. Complete the sentences with the words and expressions and translate them into Russian: salesman; computer programmer; legal department; chief executive officer; self-employed; personnel manager

1. I’m a ________ and work in the Export Sales department. I have to find new customers for our products. 2. I’m a lawyer and work in the __________ . I draw up contracts and advise the company on tax legislation. 3. I’m a __________ and work in the information technology department. Basically, I design software applications and make sure our web-site is kept up-to-date. 4. I’m the _________ and work in the human resources department. I handle both staff recruitment and training. 5. I’m a management consultant and I’m _____________. I advise companies on their global strategy and investment policies. 6. I’m the ___________ and sit on the board of directors. I’m responsible for the company’s strategic objectives and translating plans into action.