Министерство образования республики беларусь
УО «Белорусский государственный экономический университет»
С.К. Родион
EMPLOYMENT
ЗАНЯТОСТЬ
Электронное учебно-методическое пособие по дисциплине «Иностранный язык (английский)»
Минск 2009
Рецензент: зав.кафедрой теории и практики английской речи БГЭУ, кандидат филологических наук, доцент Т.Ф. Солонович.
Рекомендовано кафедрой теории и практики английской речи БГЭУ
Родион С.К.
Занятость = Employment : электронное учеб.-метод. пособие / С.К. Родион – Минск: БГЭУ, 2009. – 19 c..
Учебно-методическое пособие содержит лексический материал, тексты для чтения и комплекс упражнений и заданий для формирования англоязычных коммуникативных навыков студентов в рамках темы «Занятость», предусмотренной типовой программой по дисциплине «Иностранный язык». Предназначено для студентов БГЭУ дневной формы обучения.
Employment
We hire a man, not his history.
Henry Ford (1863-1947), American car manufacturer
GETTING STARTED
1. Discuss the following questions first in small groups, then with the whole class:
If you were asked to define the term “employment”, what would you say?
Do you find employment to be a social issue or a political one? Why?
How does the level of population employment influence the economic situation in the country?
2. In your opinion, which factors from the list given below are important for getting a job? Choose the seven most important. Is there anything missing from the list?
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age, appearance, astrological sign, contacts and connections, experience, family background, handwriting, hobbies, intelligence, marital status, personality, qualifications, references, sex, sickness record, blood group |
3. Sooner or later you will be invited for a job interview. In pairs note down two things you think candidates should do at a job interview, and two things they shouldn’t do.
USEFUL VOCABULARY
employ v
employer n
employee, co-worker n
employment n
unemployment n
unemployed a
manual labor
white-collar, blue-collar, pink-collar jobs
full, seasonal, formal, informal employment
telecommuting = teleworking n
part-time work
self employment
freelancer n
flexible working hours, flexitime
clock in/ out v (clock on/ off)
work in shifts
be on the day/ night shift
run one’s own business
workforce, payroll n
staff, personnel n
be overstaffed
skilled, unskilled workers
redundancy n
make smb redundant, sack, lay off, dismiss, fire v
leave, quit one’s job, resign, retire v
wages, salary, fee, bonus, commission, tip, premium, retainer, fringe benefits, perks n
trade unions
recruitment process
absentee record
hire = recruit v
recruitment / employment agency
headhunter n
failure n
interviewer, interviewee n
applicant, candidate, nominee n
shortlist n
job opening, position, post, vacancy
“golden hello”, “golden handshake”
apply for a job
applicant n
meet requirements
CV (curriculum vitae)
application letter
reference n
racial / sex discrimination, sexism, sexual harassment, ageism
leave for work
go to work
get to / arrive at work
be at / off work
be in / out of work
satisfying, stimulating, fascinating, exciting, dull, boring, uninteresting, repetitive, routine, tiring, tough, hard, demanding work (job)
READING
Reading 1
Read the text and focus on the following points:
the definition of employment, labor and workforce;
the main goal of reformers;
pros and cons of telecommuting.