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  1. Read the article again and find out why…

  1. it is important to be smart

  2. you should be careful what to say

  3. it is OK to ask questions

  4. it is worth having a notebook

  5. you should watch your colleagues

  6. you shouldn’t arrive late and leave early

  7. you shouldn’t gossip

  8. it is a good idea to socialize with your colleagues

  1. Scan the article and find the opposite of these adjectives.

casual

confident

disorganized

easy

negative

unreliable

G. Translate the following words from Russian into English and make up your own sentences with them:

место работы; отношение; следите за тем, что говорите; продолжать спрашивать; делать личные звонки; большинство; производить хорошее впечатление; вести себя; доверять; держаться подальше, вмешиваться (ввязываться); продумать (решить).

Vocabulary: personal traits

  1. Match the descriptions in column b with the personality adjectives in column a. Use a dictionary if necessary.

A

B

shy

works well, doesn’t waste time

tidy

wants to have a top job

self-confident

doesn’t get angry when he or she has to wait

reliable

doesn’t feel confident when talking to people he or she doesn’t know

patient

trustworthy, dependable

demanding

thinks carefully before doing or deciding anything

nervous

arrives on time

ambitious

keeps desk, papers, files, etc. in good order

relaxed

calm, unstressed, unworried

cautious

has a positive feeling about him or herself

dynamic

makes other people work hard, often to a high standard

efficient

be afraid, doesn’t have a lot of confidence

punctual

energetic and (usually) successful

  1. These pairs of words describe employee qualities and performance. Match synonyms from the boxes.

friendly tidy careful intelligent shy reliable relaxed flexible

self-confident systematic excellent satisfactory

clever timid easy-going acceptable self-assured cautious

adaptable neat consistent dependable outstanding warm

  1. Many positive words describing character have clear opposites with a negative meaning. Write the negative forms of the following adjectives using the prefixes un- (11 examples), in- (7 examples), dis- (3 examples), ir- (1 example), im- (1 example).

tidy

organised

accurate

systematic

sensitive

patient

orthodox

honest

conventional

traditional

convincing

responsible

secure

sincere

experienced reliable

obedient

efficient

predictable

friendly

diplomatic

trustworthy

tolerant

D. Which of the adjectives given in exercises A, B, C best describe either you own or a friend’s character? How do you or your friends demonstrate these characteristics? Which of these qualities are necessary for an economist?

e.g. sociable – I’m sociable because I love being with other people.

LISTENING: JOB INTERVIEW

(Test Your Listening/Penguin English CD: Do sit down, Track 10)