1 Match words that have a similar meaning:
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formal turn down appoint conditions salary carefully response relocate implement responsibility |
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duty put into action move to a new place answer attentively payment terms designate reject official |
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2 Match the words and phrases in the box with the correct definition: 1) a meeting at which a person applying for a job, is asked questions about his/her work, experience, interests to see if he/she is suitable; 2) a person who is interviewed, esp. for a job; 3) a person who carries out an interview; 4) a written report on a |
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job applicant's character or ability to do the job; 5) a legal agreement made between an employer and an employee, giving details of salary, hours of work, holidays, etc; 6) a regular fixed payment for work or services; 7) a person offered to take up a post or job.
3 Choose the correct word from the box to complete the gaps. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian:
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strengths, reference, employment contract, salary, interviewer, appointed(2), turn down, accepted, interview |
1 The ... will last for about 40 minutes. 2 Have you ... the job offer? 3 Why did you ... the job offer in that prosperous firm? 4 In her early twenties, she was ... head of Public Relations. 5 The ... asked him some awkward questions. 6 The starting ... is € 15 000 per year. 7 The Personal Manager went through the ... with each new employee to make sure that it was fully understood before signing. 8 My former boss said that I
could use him as a .... 9 She was ... to the post of sales director. 10 Finance is not one of her ....
4 Fill in the missing prepositions in this text about interviews: (by (2), of, for (3), with (2), about (2), out)
The employment interview is perhaps the most widely used selection technique. Job candidates are usually interviewed ... at least one member ... the HRM staff and ... the person ... whom they will be working. Candidates ... higher-level jobs may also meet ... a department head or vice president.
Interviews provide an opportunity ... the applicant and the firm to learn more ... each other. The candidate has a chance to find ... more ... the job and the people ... whom he or she would be working.
5 Complete the sentences using these often confused words: power – strength
1 The President has enormous ... to make decisions.2 I don't have the ... to move that table alone.3 She has the ... to help us with our problems.4 We have the ... to stop the deal at any time.5 The illness has left her with very little ....6 The British royal family has very little ... these days.7 She has a very ... character.8 He made a ... speech asking the government to take measures.
Grammar: Past Perfect Continuous – Минулий перфектно-тривалий час
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had + been + Ving |
We use the Past Perfect Continuousto talk about an action which had been in progress before another. It is often used with for and since:
After I had been walking for an hour, I decided to have a rest. – Після годинної прогулянки я вирішив відпочити.
Ex.1. Choose the correct variant:
1 I had solved/had been solving this difficult problem for some time when he appeared.2 By the time we got to the office they had negotiated/had been negotiating for 2 hours.3 He had already written/had been writing lecture notes for some time when we rang him up.4 They had looked/had been looking for some new information in the documents for two days before they found a mistake.5 He had reported/had been reporting to the manager before he left the office.6 He kept looking at her, wondering where he had been seeing/had seen her.7 He had smoked/had been smoking for 10 years before he gave it up.8 The phone had rung/had been ringing for 3 minutes before I answered it.9 When I came the Board of Directors had been discussing/had discussed this contract .for an hour.10 We had been finishing/had finished the discussion by 5 o'clock.11 He didn't sign the contract until he had been reading/had read every word.
Ex.2. Complete these sentences using the Past Perfect Simple / Continuous form of the verbs in brackets:
1 I (work) for the company for six years before I got a promotion.2 He (live) in New York for 10 years when he decided to return to France.3 I (read) the report before I left the office.4 I (write) a letter to my partner when I heard this news.5 He (fix) his ear all day before he left for London.6 The company (prepare) its annual report for a week when this event happened.7 By the 1990's they (build) their financial empire. 8 Most of the customers (leave) by the time our managing director got there.9 He had been listening to our conversation and I wondered how much he (hear).10 We were tired as we (work) since early morning. 11 She (not receive) any information until it was too late to do something. 12 I (look for) a new business partner for a month before I found him.
Ex.3. Correct the mistakes where necessary:
1 Everyone had been spending time packing boxes before the company moved into a new office.2 We were waiting for you for two hours before your secretary called.3 I failed to speak to him as he had just been returning from his business trip to Italy.4 I hadn't finished the report by Monday although I was working at it since Thursday.5 When I phoned my secretary she had gone out.6 We had been finishing our experiment by the end of the year.7 I had been studying the problem for a few days before I made a final decision. 8 How long were you doing business in Spain before you met my boss?9 She was working in the Marketing department for 5 years before she became a good specialist.10 He was working for this company for years before he could buy a house.
Ex.4. Translate into English:
1 Вона розсердилася тому, що чекала на мене дуже довго. 2 Ми втомилися через те, що обговорювали наші фінансові плани кілька годин. 3 Вона працювала у відділі збуту рік, перш ніж отримала підвищення. 4 Голова правління проглядав пошту вже півгодини, коли задзвонив телефон. 5 Вона працювала в бібліотеці годинами, доки не написала цю доповідь. 6 Він деякий час уважно слухав суперечку між замовником і менеджером, перш ніж вирішив втрутитися. 7 Він працював на цьому підприємстві 10 років, перш ніж став генеральним директором. 8 Керівник компанії два тижні обмірковував усі деталі угоди, перш ніж прийняти остаточне рішення. 9 Перш ніж стати клієнтом цієї тур-фірми, він довго вибирав. 10 Вони довго заощаджували, перш ніж замовити ці меблі.