Communicative practice

Task XIII. Read the following words and word-combinations, match them with their translation.

to work for … (a software company).	робота, яка вимагає багато умінь
to be responsible for … (advertising)	наймати на роботу нового бухгалтера
It’s a very challenging job.	бути без роботи
to report directly to … (the Managing Director)	працювати на … (компанію програмного забезпечення)
The job involves a lot of … (practical skills)	подавати заяву про прийом на роботу
to recruit a new accountant	звітуватися безпосередньо … (директору)
to apply for a job	мати досвід у … (керуванні компанією)
to be out of a job	працювати понаднормово/ за вільним графіком/ повний робочий день
to have experience in … (running a company)	бути відповідальним за … (рекламу)
to work overtime/ flexitime/ full-time	робота, яка потребує багато … (практичних умінь)

Task XIV. a) Imagine that you are the head of HR (human resources) department. You have vacancies for the position of a secretary, an accountant, a receptionist, a manger etc. You’re interviewing the candidates.

Make a dialogue with the candidates asking the following:

• Name;

• the previous jobs; places of work;

• previous positions occupied;

• available references from the previous works;

• knowledge of foreign languages;

• to fill in the form;

b) You’ve chosen the candidates. Introduce them to the company’s director.

E.g. This is our new secretary. Her name is … . She can operate a computer. Her English is fluent. Earlier she was working for … .

Task XV. There are different positions and types of activities. Define whether they correspond to each other. Add other activities you can think about.

A clerk	prepare invoices write reports
A computer operator	write computer programs operate the computer
A typist	write reports type letters
A receptionist	answer inquiries welcome visitors
An accountant	monitor cashflow prepare regular financial statements
A secretary	operate the computer write telexes, faxes, letters welcome visitors answer telephone
A manager	meet clients write telexes answer inquiries write reports

Task XVI. There are adjectives which describe you as a professional. Choose the most appropriate to describe:

• youself;

• a secretary;

• an accountant;

• a manager;

• a receptionist.

Add any other adjectives of your own you consider to be suitable for these positions.

active	diplomatic	methodical
attentive	disciplined	realistic
constructive	energetic	sincere
cooperative	extroverted	systematic
creative	independent	tactful

Task XVII. Put the sentences in the dialogues into the correct order. Write down and role-up the dialogues.