- •1. Fill the gaps in the paragraph.
- •2. A) Supply the questions for these answers:
- •3. Complete these sentences choosing between the Present Simple Tense and the Future Simple Tense:
- •4. Complete these sentences with as ... As, not so ... As, both ... And, either... Or, neither ... Nor, not only... But also
- •5. You are to compare three organizations: ibm, General Motors, Neste. Produce as many sentences as you can using the model and the words given below:
- •6. A) Complete these sentences with comparative/ superlative forms of these adjectives:
- •7. Answer these interview questions. Focus on comparative / superlative forms:
- •I. Make these nouns into adjectives using the following suffixes:
- •1. Ful 2. Ent 3. Ant 4. Ive 5. Al 6. Able 7. Ous 8. Ic
- •III. Complete these sentences with the words given below and translate them into Russian:
- •I. Find the synonyms to the underlined words among the words given below:
- •I’d like to discuss some personnel problems with my boss.
- •I. Translate these sentences focusing on the following meanings of mean:
III. Complete these sentences with the words given below and translate them into Russian:
1. employ; 2. employment; 3. employer;
employee; 5. unemployment
1. They are going to discuss the problems of women’s unemployment at the next meeting.
Они собираются обсудить проблемы женской безработицы на следующем заседании.
2. Unemployment often leads to crime, drug abuse and poverty.
Безработица часто приводит к преступности, наркомании и нищете.
3. Employees complain that their boss wants them to do too much over time.
Сотрудники жалуются, что их босс хочет, чтобы они делали слишком много сверхурочно.
Some employers encourage their staff to work longer hours and take only half of their annual holiday.
Некоторые работодатели поощряют своих сотрудников работать дольше и использовать только половину своего ежегодного отпуска.
I’m afraid it will be impossible to find employment for all the workers of the factory, some of them will be redundant.
Я боюсь, что будет невозможно найти работу для всех работников завода, некоторые из них будут сокращены.
I believe we should employ this technique to obtain the best results.
Я считаю, что мы должны использовать этот метод, чтобы получить лучшие результаты.
VOCABULARY • WORD STUDY
I. Find the synonyms to the underlined words among the words given below:
influence 2. aim 3. improve 4. important
to recognize 6. assist 7. client 8. react 9. opinion 10. person 11. tremendous 12. attitude 13. irritating 14. to contact 15. supply 16. has
Every person studying marketing knows the famous statement: “The customer is always right”.
7. client
There was nobody in the office to help me to operate this new fax machine.
6. assist
This is a very unusual technique and undoubtedly there are going to be different points of view concerning its employment in various settings.
9. opinions
An efficient manager should realize that every individual has a unique set of features and attitudes.
10. person
We’ll get in touch with you as soon as we find out all the details of the coming visit.
14. contact
It’s hard to say how he will respond under the circumstances.
8. react
They are going to raise great funds for this enormous housing program.
11. tremendous
Some people have an annoying manner of saying ’What?’ after you have carefully explained something.
13. irritating
I think none of us can affect the situation in this organization at the moment.
1. influence
10. He possesses a rare quality of a good conversationalist: he is a good listener.
16. has
11. Our employer does not want to admit how hard it will be to reach this final objective.
2. aim
12. We are going to provide all necessary equipment and personnel to update the manufacturing process.
15. supply… 3. improve
13. It is essential to be involved in the everyday life of an organization to understand its problems.
4. important
II. Answer these questions:
Which of the two underlined words means STAFF / PEOPLE WORKING FOR SOME AGENCY?
b)