3. Find the English equivalents to the following words:

хорошо выполнять свою работу; получить повышение по службе; начать учиться на официанта; упорный труд, терпение и решительность; вверх по лестнице успеха; получить должность помощника шеф – повара.

4. Read the text and fill in the application form.

You Are Looking for a Job

Some people have part-time jobs, and others have full-time jobs. Some people even have several jobs. What is a day's work? A day's work means many different things to different people. For a cook, day's work may be 12 — 14 hours. For a waiter the day may begin at 7.00 a.m. and end at 4.00 p.m., or begin at 6.00 p.m. and end at 11.00 p.m. For a manager in a restaurant the day's work may begin at 5.00 p. m. and finish at 1.00 a. m. When you come to the personnel manager, he/she offers to fill in the application form or to present your resume.

Here are the samples of a resume and an application form.

Resume

Surname (in BLOCK First name CAPITALS)

First name

Address

Telephone number

Age Sex (tick as appropriate) M F

Date of birth

Nationality Marital status (married/single)

Occupation (job)

Interests (hobby)

Signature Date

Application Form

1. Application date:

2. Name, middle name, surname:

3. Year, date, month and place of birth:

4. Marital status and your children's age:

5. Your home address and telephone: Nearest metro station:

6. Command of foreign languages, how long did you study them:

7. Desired position:

8. Can you work in shifts (from 6 or 7 a. m. or till midnight)?

9. Your present job, since when:

10. Your previous job:

11. Your education and training:

12. What do you expect from working?

13. When could you start working?

5. Read the following dialogues, learn them by heart and act in the class. At the Personnel Department

Candidate: How do you do?

Manager: How do you do? What can I do for you?

Candidate: I'm looking for a job.

Manager: May I ask you a few questions?

Candidate: Sure.

Manager: What's your name?

Candidate: My name is ....

Manager: How old are you?

Candidate: I'm 21. I was born in 1982.

Manager: What are you?

Candidate: I'm a cook.

Manager: Are you married?

Candidate: I'm single.

Manager: What city are you from?

Candidate: I'm from Moscow.

Manager: What languages do you speak?

Candidate: I can speak Russian and English a little.

Manager: What are your previous jobs?

Candidate: I worked at the Silver Palace restaurant as a cook.

Manager: Why did you quit? And why do you want to join our Vegetarian restaurant?

Candidate: I left my job because I'd like to raise money.

Manager: How much would you like to get?

Candidate: I'd like to get not less than 100 dollars a week.

Manager: How much does it take you to get to us?

Candidate: Forty minutes only.

Manager: All right and now fill in resume in block capitals, please, here it is.

Candidate: Thank you.

Manager: We'll let you know by phone whether you are employed or passed by.

Candidate: OK. Goodbye.

Manager: Goodbye.