- •Устройство на работу
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •3. Name:
- •4. What are these people?
- •5. Name as many professions as you can.
- •6. Name some professions you consider to be interesting. Which qualities make a good manager, etc.?
- •7. The Chamber of Commerce is an organisation for business people. Listen to six new members. Number the business cards in the order people speak.
- •8. Helen Marsden and Robin Seaton talk about their jobs. Before you listen, decide what their duties are. Then listen and check your answers.
- •9. Listen again and complete the notes below.
- •Grammar Review
- •10. Look at the business cards again. Who is each question for?
- •Meet Thomas Kingsley
- •Grammar Review
- •21. A) Read the text. Whose opinion do you share?
- •Is it possible to be successful in an unsuccessful company?
- •22. Read the text. Which way of looking for a job do you usually use? Why? So you are looking for a new position...
- •23. Work in pairs. How many different ways can a company recruit applicants to fill a job vacancy?
- •24. Read the magazine article about recruiting staff. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each recruitment method? The right person for the right job
- •25. Read the article again and answer the questions.
- •Grammar Review
- •26. Look at the graphs a-h below. They show how a company has recruited its staff over a three-year period.
- •27. How would you recruit people for his/her own job?
- •28. Read the text and complete the table.
- •29. Read the advertisement below. What would be its attractions – what might be its drawbacks?
- •30. Read the two advertisements below and answer the questions.
- •31. Look at the job advertisement below. Listen to a conversation in which Fiona Scott is telling a friend about the advertisement and complete the missing information.
- •32. How would you advertise the following vacancies?
- •33. Do the questionnaire as a discussion activity.
- •34. Read the text to check your answers in the exercise above.
- •35. Study the following resumes carefully to see how information is presented.
- •36. Define the type of the following resumes.
- •37. Use the information below to arrange Paul Goodman’s resume.
- •38. Where do you think each of the following headings should be placed?
- •39. Draft your resume.
- •41. Fill out the application form.
- •42. Sum up what the text says about differences between a resume and a cover letter. How Letters of Application Differ From Resumes
- •44. Read the text and the letters of application. Match the paragraphs of the letters with the information of the text. Format of a letter of application
- •45. Below you will find details from a letter of application. Look at the outline of the letter on the left and indicate where the information below should go.
- •46. Read the letter and answer the questions.
- •47. Almudena Ribera is a secretary in Madrid. She is looking for work in Britain. Read the advertisement and answer the questions.
- •48. Match the phrases below with Almudena's notes.
- •49. You see the following advertisement in a national newspaper. Write a plan of your application letter in reply to it.
- •50. Imagine you want to apply for the job … Draft an application letter, following these guidelines:
- •Dressing for success
- •Interviewing someone for a job
- •54. For each direct question below, tick the correct indirect question.
- •55. You are interviewing someone for a job. How would you find out politely the following information?
- •56. A) Read the text below. What questions was Boris asked?
- •The Job Interview
- •57. You are interviewing someone for a job. How would you find out the following information?
- •58. Look at this resume. If you were interviewing Kevin Willis for the job, what questions would you ask him about his career history?
- •60. As a candidate, would you prefer to be interviewed by a woman, a man or a board?
- •Making a Selection
- •62. Discuss these points.
- •63. Read the following dialogues. Then name the stages of an interview.
- •Job Hunting
- •An Interview
- •An Interview for a job
- •64. Look at the following chart. Then read the questions below. In which section of the interview would each question appear?
- •65. A) Read the text below which advises candidates how to answer difficult interview questions.
- •Attending interviews
- •1. What don’t you like about your current position?
- •2. Where does your employer think you are today?
- •4. What are your weaknesses?
- •72. You are a Human Resources Manager. Write a report on the applicant (see exercise 66).
- •73. Translate the text below.
- •74. Here is an answer to a job application letter.
- •75. Read this page of Fibretech’s conditions of employment. Then complete the sentences choosing the correct option.
- •Exam section
- •1. What are the most important things for you in your work? Arrange these aspects in order of importance and add some more things you think are important:
- •2. Complete the diagram with vocabulary from the unit.
- •3. Match the following words with the correct meaning.
- •4. Match the verbs with the nouns.
- •6. Choose the best word to complete the sentences.
- •Complete the table below.
- •8. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words from the table above.
- •9. Complete the following passage.
- •10. Complete the sentences with the prepositions below. You can use the prepositions more than once.
- •14. Read the following interview with Margi Bogart, Product Marketing Manager at Mindsteps. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present progressive tense. MindstepsTm
- •15. Complete the sentences below. Use your own words.
- •Appendix 1 Trades and Jobs
- •Building Строительство
- •Professions Профессии
- •Samples of Recommendation Letters
Professions Профессии
Medical Profession Медицинская Профессия
a doctor – доктор
a general practitioner – терапевт
a surgeon – хирург
a psychiatrist – психиатр
a neurologist – невропатолог
a gynecologist – гинеколог
a pediatrician – педиатр
an oculist – окулист
a radiologist – радиолог
a dentist – дантист
a dental surgeon – хирург стоматолог
a veterinary surgeon (colloquially: a vet) – ветеринар
a pharmacist – фармацевт
Legal Profession Юридическая Профессия
a lawyer – юрист
a solicitor – поверенный
a barrister – адвокат
a judge – судья
Armed Forces Вооруженные силы
an army officer – армейский офицер
a naval officer – военно-морской офицер
an air force officer – офицер военно–воздушных сил
Teaching Profession Обучение Профессии
a (school) teacher – (школьный) учитель
a headmaster / -mistress – директор школы
a university teacher, a university lecturer – преподаватель университета
a professor – профессор
Science and Technology Наука и техника
a chemist – химик
a mathematician – математик
a statistician – статистик
a physicist – физик
a biologist – биолог
an engineer – инженер
an electrical engineer – инженер–электрик
a chemical engineer – инженер–химик
a civil engineer – инженер–строитель
an architect – архитектор
a surveyor – инспектор
an economist – экономист
a sociologist – социолог
a musician – музыкант
a composer – композитор
a conductor – дирижер
a singer – певец
an opera singer – оперный певец
a concert pianist – концертирующий пианист
a concert violinist – концертирующий скрипач
Theatrical Profession Театральная Профессия
an actor – актер
an actress – актриса
a producer – продюсер
a director – директор
a ballet dancer – балерина
a (prima) ballerina – (прима) балерина
Literature, Other Arts Литература, Другие Искусства
a writer – писатель
a novelist – писатель–романист
a poet – поэт
a dramatist, a playwright – драматург
a publisher – издатель
an editor – редактор
a journalist – журналист
an artist – художник
a painter – живописец
a sculptor – скульптор
Appendix 2
Resume Reminders:
Remember to write your sentences in a brief format. Use action words in the descriptions of your work and educational experience. Remember that action words are a great way to describe yourself in a reflective manner to the interviewer.
Action Words for Resumes
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achieved |
enforced |
performed |
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acquired |
established |
planned |
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adapted |
evaluated |
persuaded |
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addressed |
examined |
prepared |
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administered |
executed |
presented |
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advised |
expanded |
preserved |
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analyzed |
explained |
prevented |
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anticipated |
facilitated |
produced |
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assembled |
focused |
procured |
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assisted |
founded |
programmed |
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audited |
generated |
promoted |
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balanced |
guarded |
proposed |
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budgeted |
handled |
provided |
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built |
helped |
publicized |
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calculated |
expanded |
published |
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captured |
explained |
recommended |
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centralized |
forecasted |
recorded |
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chaired |
formed |
recruited |
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choreographed |
founded |
reduced |
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changed |
generated |
reduced |
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clarified |
guided |
reorganized |
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collaborated |
hired |
reported |
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compiled |
identified |
researched |
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communicated |
implemented |
resolved |
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completed |
improved |
restructured |
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composed |
increased |
reviewed |
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condensed |
influenced |
revised |
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conducted |
informed |
saved |
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constructed |
initiated |
selected |
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contracted |
inspired |
separated |
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controlled |
insured |
served |
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converted |
interpreted |
setup |
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coordinated |
interviewed |
scheduled |
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copied |
invented |
simplified |
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corrected |
investigated |
sold |
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created |
launched |
solved |
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cultivated |
led |
staffed |
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defined |
lobbied |
strengthened |
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delegated |
maintained |
stimulated |
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demonstrated |
managed |
supervised |
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designed |
marketed |
surveyed |
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developed |
maximized |
taught |
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devised |
minimised |
tested |
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directed |
modified |
trained |
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discovered |
monitored |
translated |
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distributed |
motivated |
updated |
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doubled |
negotiated |
used |
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drafted |
obtained |
utilized |
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edited |
operated |
verified |
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educated |
organized |
wrote |
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eliminated |
originated |
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enabled |
oversaw |
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Useful phrases for Letters of Application
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Greetings and endings |
Name of addressee not known: Dear Sir/Madam.... Yours faithfully, (John Black) Name of addressee known: Dear (Mr. White).... Yours sincerely, (John Black) |
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Introductions |
I am writing to apply for the position of..., which was advertised in ... With reference to your advertisement, I am writing to… I am interested in... I am writing in connection with your advertisement in (The Times) ... |
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Useful phrases |
I would like the opportunity to ... I would say that I am ... I would be interested in ... As you can see from СV, I... I have a great deal of experience in ... Although I do not have a lot of experience in this field, I feel that I can ... |
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Concluding |
I enclose my CV and the names of two referees/a reference from my present employer. I can/may be contacted at the above address or by telephone on ... I am available for interview... Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require further information. I would be grateful if you ... I hope to hear from you soon. I look forward to your reply. I look forward to hearing from you soon/receiving a reply in due course. |
Appendix 3