2) Заполните пропуски словами из списка.

cover up consist formulate pool warn undermine

1 The press conference will __________ of a statement from the CEO and a video presentation.

2 The company intends to __________ staff against talking to the media.

3 Several companies agreed to __________ their resources to pay for an expensive campaign advertising the end of the crisis.

4 The company made no attempt to __________ the loss of millions of dollars.

5 The chief executive accused two managers of trying to __________ his position.

6 A committee was set up to __________ a policy of dealing with crises.

БИЛЕТ №11

I. Чтение текста делового содержания и выполнение заданий к нему.

Interviews as a form of personnel selection.

Experiments have shown that in selecting personnel for a job, interviewing is at best a hindrance, and may even cause harm. These studies have disclosed that the judgments of interviewers differ markedly and bear little or no relationship to the adequacy of job applicants. Of the many reasons why this should be the case, three in particular stand out. The first reason is related to an error of judgment known as the halo effect. If a person has one noticeable good trait, their other characteristics will be judged as better than they really are. Thus, an individual who dresses smartly and shows self-confidence is likely to be judged capable of doing a job well regardless of his or her real ability.

Interviewers are also prejudiced by an effect called the primacy effect. This error occurs when interpretation of later information is distorted by earlier connected information. Hence, in an interview situation, the interviewer spends most of the interview trying to confirm the impression given by the candidate in the first few moments. Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that such an impression is unrelated to the aptitude of the applicant.

The phenomenon known as the contrast effect also skews the judgment of interviewers. A suitable candidate may be underestimated because he or she contrasts with a previous one who appears exceptionally intelligent. Likewise, an average candidate who is preceded by one who gives a weak showing may be judged as more suitable than he or she really is.

Since interviews as a form of personnel selection have been shown to be inadequate, other selection procedures have been devised which more accurately predict candidate suitability. Of the various tests devised, the predictor which appears to do this most successfully is cognitive ability as measured by a variety of verbal and spatial tests.

1. The text mainly discusses the

A. effects of interviewing on job applicants

B. inadequacy of interviewing job applicants

C. techniques that interviewers use for judging job applicants

2. According to the text, the halo effect

A. takes effect only when a candidate is well dressed

B. helps the interviewer’s capability to judge real ability

C. exemplifies how one good characteristic colors perceptions

3. The author believes that the first impression

A. can easily be altered

B. is the one that stays with the interviewer

C. is unrelated to the interviewer’s prejudices

4. The author mentions all of the following reasons why interviewing is not an accurate way to predict candidate suitability except the

A. halo effect

B. primacy effect

C. cognitive effect

5. The paragraphs following the text most likely discuss which of the following

A. More information on cognitive ability tests

B. Other reasons for misjudgments of applicants

C. Other selection procedures included in interviewing

2. Устная и письменная деловая коммуникация.

1) Заполните пропуски подходящими по смыслу словами (A, B, C или D).

Guidelines for giving presentations.

Most presentations today depend on the use of some sort of technology, such as

a laptop computer linked to a projector. While this technology can help to ______ (1)

presentations better, it also has a __________ (2) of getting in the way. As a general __________ , (3) it is better to __________ (4) on the content of a presentation as a means of __________ (5) your audience’s attention, rather than relying on sophisticated equipment.

Bear in mind that when an organization invites __________ (6) for a contract, they may __________ (7) four or five presentations from different companies on the same day. Each of this companies will probably be using the same computer graphics __________ (8) and the same equipment. The chances are the presentations will be similar too.

That’s why the content and __________ (9) of what you say are important. Think about what you want to say and how to say it as clearly as possible. As a first step, you need to __________ (10) the main points you want to get across. Audiences are easily bored and __________ (11) to remember only the most entertaining, exciting or unusual ideas.

Next create your materials, choosing the images for your presentation carefully. Remember you do not want to stop your audience from listening to you, nor do you want to ___________ (12) them.

Finally, make all the necessary __________ (13) for the equipment you need. If technology is to be an important __________ (14) of your presentation, make sure you know how to use it __________ (15) and test it out beforehand.

1 A produce B make C construct D build

2 A behavior B habit C practice D routine

3 A method B law C rule D course

4 A focus B define C target D direct

5 A gaining B acquiring C collecting D taking

6 A requests B calls C bids D commands

7 A appoint B programme C schedule D catalogue

8 A parcels B packets C bundles D packages

9 A formation B design C structure D system

10 A catalogue B label C mark D identify

11 A point B tend C lead D move

12 A disorder B mistake C confuse D complicate

13 A appointments B procedures C arrangements D organizations

14 A share B role C function D element

15 A precisely B suitably C properly D accurately