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May I hope to make a job? – Могу я надеяться, что получу работу?

I am looking (hunting) for work. – Я ищу работу.

Why don’t you send (put) in an application? – Почему Вы не подаете заявление?

Ability and inability. Being busy. (способности и их отсутствие. Труд )

He is an experienced worker. – Он опытный рабочий.

I’ve had a very tiring day today. – Сегодня у меня был утомительный день.

I’ve been shortlisted. – Я отобран для участия в конкурсе после собеседования.

I’m down to the last three! – Я в числе трех основных претендентов.

I’m working like a dog. – Я пашу как лошадь.

Earnings. (заработки)

Your wages run from the 1^st of February. – Зарплата начисляется Вам с 1 февраля.

What’s the pay? (What are the wages?) – Какая оплата? (жалование, выплачиваемое раз в неделю)

What is the salary? – Какая оплата? (жалование, выплачиваемое ежемесячно)

Is it a well-paid job? – Работа хорошо оплачивается?

He gets (earns, makes)… pounds a week. – Он зарабатывает … фунтов в неделю.

Tomorrow is the pay-day. – Завтра получка.

Our wages were scaled down (raised). – Наша заработная плата была снижена (повышена).

He is underpayed. – Ему недоплачивают.

This salary is not sufficient for me. It is too low. – Эта зарплата недостаточна для меня. Она слишком низкая.

He lives in easy circumstances. – Он в хорошем материальном положении.

He lives above (beyond) his means. – Он живет не по средствам.

They live in plenty (well-off). – Они живут в достатке.

I always tuck a few roubles away. – Я всегда откладываю несколько рублей.

They are well-to-do people. – Они состоятельные люди.

He can’t make both ends meet. – он не может свести концы с концами.

I’m in reduced circumstances now. – Я сейчас в стеснительных обстоятельствах.

They were in want of everything. – Они нуждались во всем.

He has a large family to keep (support). – Ему приходиться содержать большую семью.

Our wants are few. – Наши потребности невелики.

A list of professions (перечень профессий)

Actress / actor – актриса / актёр

Accountant – бухгалтер

Auto mechanic – автомеханик

Babysitter – няня

Banker – банкир

Barber’s – парикмахер (мужской)

Bookkeeper – бухгалтер

Builder – строитель

Bus driver – водитель автобуса

Businessman – бизнесмен

Cashier – кассир

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – исполнительный директор

Clerk – клерк, офисный работник

Coach – тренер

Cook / chef – повар

Computer programmer – программист

Deejay (d.j.) – диджей

Dentist – дантист

Designer – дизайнер

Director – директор

Doctor - врач

Driver – водитель

Engineer – инженер

Electrician – электрик

Economist – экономист

Factory worker – рабочий

Flight attendant – стюардесса

Guide – гид, экскурсовод

Gas station attendant – оператор автозаправочной станции

Hairdresser – парикмахер (женский)

Hotel manager – менеджер отеля

Industrialist – промышленник

Interpreter – переводчик

Insurance agent – страховой агент

Judge – судья

Journalist – журналист

Kindergarten teacher – воспитатель

Lawyer – юрист

Librarian – библиотекарь

Manager – менеджер

Musician – музыкант

Nurse – няня

Photographer – фотограф

Producer – продюсер

Professor – профессор

Reporter – репортёр

Real estate agent – агент по недвижимости

Receptionist – администратор в приёмной

Secretary – секретарь

Salesman / saleswoman – продавец, продавщица

Shoemaker – сапожник

Teacher – учитель

Travel agent – турагент

Waiter / waitress – официант, официантка

Supplementary vocabulary

What office does Mr. N. hold? – Какой пост занимает мистер Н.?

He is something in the Ministry. – Он занимает какую-то должность в

министерстве.

He’s a job jumper. – Он летун.

What are your hours of attendance? – Какие Ваши служебные часы?

I’m on piece-work (I’m paid by the piece). – Я работаю сдельно.

Some business calls me to N. – Дела вынуждают меня поехать в Н.

I’m on my sick-leave now. – Я сейчас на бюллетене.

I have no notion of resigning. – Я не собираюсь подавать в отставку

(увольнятся).

She was dismissed owning to reduction of staff. – Она была уволена по

сокращению штатов.

He had had his notice. – Он получил предупреждение об увольнении.

He was (got) pensioned off last year. – Он ушел на пенсию в прошлом году.

The post is still open. – Место еще не занято.

He is good (old) hand at (in) that. – Он имеет большой опыт в этом деле.

Let me try my hand at it. – Дайте мне попробовать свои силы в этом деле.

He is a poor (bad) hand at this. – Он не имеет опыта в этом деле.

He is not equal to this task. – Он не может справиться с этой работой.

I’m out of practice. – Я не имею практики.

He always does it by halves. – Он всегда делает это кое- как.

He’s just killing the time. – Он просто старается убить время.

He is negligent of his duties. – Он не внимателен к своим обязанностям.

I have pressing business. – У меня неотложные дела.

Today I’m facing a busy day. – Сегодня у меня будет много работы.

There’s heaps of work awaiting me. – Меня ждет масса работы.

I’ve a number of things to do. – Мне нужно кое-что сделать.

Have you got your traveling expenses? – Вы получили командировочные

(деньги)?

I feel secure about the future. – Я не беспокоюсь о будущем.

They live fast. – Они живут широко.

IT - Information Technology

AGM - Annual General Meeting

Ltd., - limited

CEO - (Chief Executive Officer) the head of a company

HQ - headquarters ( the main office of a company)

CIA - the Central Intelligence Agency

CIF - an export price including Cost, Insurance and Freight

EU - European Union

FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation

FOB - (Free on Board) an export price which excludes the cost of shipping

GB - Great Britain

GDP - (Gross Domestic Product) the annual total of goods produced, and services provided, for one country

IBM - International Business Machines

ICI - Imperial Chemical Industries

IMF - International Monetary Fund

MBA - Master of Business Administration

OPEC - Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

OECD - Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

RPI - the Retail Price Index (an index to measure inflation)

PR - public relations (the work of distributing information to give a good impression of an organization)

VAT - Value Added Tax

VDU - (Visual Display Unit) the screen of (for example) a computer

VIP - Very Important Person

WHO - World Health Organization

CV - Curriculum Vitae

PLC - Public Limited Company

BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation

Mini-projects.

1 Discuss in groups.

1. Think about your job or a job you’d like to have. Advertise your job.

2. You were made redundant. What would you do?

3. Consider the talents and skills of everyone in your group. What jobs will you all do in the new organization?

2 There are some adjectives below. Use some of them describing yourself:

Active, attentive, constructive, cooperative, creative, diplomatic, disciplined, energetic, extroverted, independent, methodical, realistic, sincere, systematic, tactful.

3 Make a call to a firm which is interesting for you. Don’t forget to ask these questions:

Have you received my Cover Letter and Resume?

When is the deadline for application?

Do you need a Letter of Recommendation or any other references?

Whom can I contact further?

4 Make up your Resume, using these points:

OBJECTIVE

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

LANGUAGES

WORK HISTORY

PERSONAL

Role-play.

a) You are the office manager. You need a secretary, a bookkeeper and a sales manager. Meet the candidates.

You have some new employees. Introduce them to the senior manager.

b) Interviewer. Think about these things:

• How will you help the interviewee to relax?

• What questions will you ask about education, personal qualities, and future plans?

• Will you ask the interviewee if he \ she has any questions?

• How will you finish the interview?

Interviewee. Think about these things:

• Why do you want the job?

• Why are you suitable for the job?

• What qualifications, skills and personal qualities do you have?

• What questions will you ask about the job, the company, and the salary?

Advice for interviewers

1. Put a notice on the door so that people don’t interrupt. Make sure the chairs are all the same height, and don’t sit behind a desk.

2. Help the applicant to relax. Give them a cup of coffee and ask about their journey.

3. Don’t make a decision in the first minute.

4. Don’t be afraid to ask difficult questions – they often get the best answers.

5. Make a quick decision and tell the interviewees – nobody likes waiting to hear if they’ve got a job.

Test yourself 9

I. Complete the sentences using the Present or Past Indefinite form of the verb in brackets, as in the example.

University students spend three or four years studying for their degree. (spend)

1. They ________ at home. (live) They live in a hostel.

2. He ________ a very busy working day. (have)

3. My teacher ________ people can learn a language at any age. (say)

4. My memory ________ a problem. (to be)

5. The faculty ________ economist – managers in the sphere of culture. (train)

6. There ________ also the Institutes of Theatre and National Arts. (be)

7. The University ________ its 35^th anniversary in 2004. (celebrate)

8. The word “bachelor” first ________ many years ago when all University students ________ men and unmarried. (use, be)

9. Where ________ he yesterday? (be)

II Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous tense, as in the example.

We are expanding our sales team at the moment. (expand)

1. Someone else ________ all the interviews. (organize)

2. I ________ to apply for work with you this summer. (write)

3. At present he ________ as telephone sales operator for an international travel agency. (work)

4. My parents ________ 19.000$ at the moment. (earn)

5. They ________ now. (work) They are pensioners.

6. ________ you ________ to expand the marketing team too? (plan)

7. At the moment, he ________ a new system to monitor and track applications. (introduce)

8. How many new staff ________ you ________? (take on)

9. She ________ dinner at Zum Goldfinger. (have)

10. Several new projects ________ soon. (begin)

III Complete the sentences. Use the words below.

Work for, work on, work under, work with, off work, for work, to work, at work

1. He ________ a large car company.

2. About 100 people ________ me.

3. They are ________ till six.

4. I ________ car design.

5. My brother usually leaves ________ at seven every morning.

6. I go ________ by bus.

7. She doesn’t get ill very much, so she’s not often ________.

8. We ________ managers at our plants.

IV Put the words in the right order to make questions.

1. Peter, in, department, which, work, does?

2. Who, report, you, to, do?

3. Are, project, you, on, which, working?

4. Do, do, living, what, for, you, a?

5. Responsible, who, recruiting, staff, is, for, new?

V Choose the correct words in italics to complete this article

Sir David Simon is chairman of BP, Britain’s biggest oil company. BP employs/is employing 60.000 people worldwide, and it changes/is changing under his chairmanship. It looks/is looking for new opportunities abroad and becomes/is becoming more profitable. BP is involved in an exciting new venture in Algeria at the moment. It starts/is starting a new drilling project in the Sahara desert.

Sir David usually spends/is spending around four days a week on BP business and he holds/is holding a number of executive positions with other companies.

Outside work, Sir David plays/is playing golf, watches/is watching Arsenal football team and enjoys/is enjoying going to the opera.

VI There is one mistake in every sentence. Find the mistake and correct it

1. We should to leave work early this evening.

2. We have achieved all our sales targets last year.

3. If you will have a problem, please let me know.

4. I’m working with BP since 1990.

5. Where are manufactured Swatch watches?

6. The Research Division recruits more staff at the moment.

7. Where you went on your last business trip?

8. Why they are going to take on new staff?

9. Of all the products on the market, you’ll find theirs are the expensive.

10. Own – brand products are more cheap than brand – name goods.

VII The first letter of each word is provided.

1. There is a system of f________ in my company. (9)

2. The process of finding people for particular jobs is r________. (11)

3. He saw a job in the a________ pages of one of the national papers. (12)

4. E________ should teach people how to think, not prepare them for a particular job. (9)

5. A s________ is the ability to do something well. (5)

6. I get paid a s________ every month. (6)

7. I also get extra money – a b________ which is nice. (5)

8. A company may be called e________. (10)

9. We invite the most interesting c________ to a group discussion. (10)

10. Some one who has been recruited is a r________. (7)