Project work
Write your own Curriculum Vitae using the information from units.
Prepare a list of questions you may be asked during the interview.
In groups of organize a role play. One of you will be an interviewer, others – applicants. Think of possible interview mistakes and wise actions. Act a kind of play for the group.
Discuss your plays.
Write special terms to your personal glossary.
TEST
Simply use examples adapting to ……………….
a) the needs of your employer.
b) your personal data.
c) your wishes.
Guess that evaluators of your CV get used the same standard examples……
for other people.
to check your knowledge in business correspondence.
for preparing their own successful resume and job applications.
Resume highlights your professional profile but application letter gives you another possibility to……………...
show your business writing skills.
stress on your successful carrier.
express your business plans.
Dingy teeth really can make ……………...
a negative impression.
you happy.
you laughed at.
Make sure your shoes ……….....
are new and beautiful.
are clean and shined.
look expensive.
6. Most companies focus on skills and experience when selecting a candidate, but the most important reasons why executives …………..…
a) are looking for a new job.
b) require well-paid job.
c) succeed or fail.
7. Being comfortable with tension and some stress is ……….
a) important.
b) essential.
c) rare.
Time management unit 1
Lead in
Have you ever had to do your job in tight deadlines?
What do you usually do to meet a deadline in your private or professional life?
What are your personal ways of saving time?
What are your personal time consuming activities?
Discussion
Divide in two groups.
Make a list of time saving tips for using in your professional life.
Discuss your ideas in group.
Vocabulary
Read and translate new words and expressions using a dictionary.
maximum output, biological rhythms, compile, primitive to-do list, guarantee, satisfactory result, switching between tasks, to handle, priority, time frame, disregard, time-consuming activities, time waster, low-yield job, clarification, ill-defined, unnecessary appointments, difficult time frame
Try to give their definitions in English.
Make sentences using new words and expressions. Read them aloud.
Pre-Reading task
Scan the text and give synonyms to the words in bold.
Reading
Read and translate the text
Some Time Saving Tips!
Very
few people know how to arrange their day to
get maximum
output.
Biological rhythms, personal
likes
and dislikes all must be taken into
account while planning the day's schedule.
People
usually do their planning in their heads or
compile some sort of primitive to-do
list.
But having
such a list does not necessarily guarantee
a satisfactory result.
One of the things that cause the most problems is switching between different tasks. The only way out here is being ready and able to handle several responsibilities at once with minimal time loss.
Some Time Saving Tips:
Set your priorities.
Select a reasonable time frame.
Never disregard a thing that has been planned.
Identify useless and time-consuming activities.
Track these time wasters in an activity log: look at everything you have done during the work day, decide how much time each was worth, and compare that with the time you actually spent on it.
Eliminate low-yield jobs.
Seek clarification, if a task is ill-defined.
Be ruthless and eliminate the unnecessary appointments.
Do not agree to an unrealistic deadline.
Never set unrealistic goals with a difficult time frame.
Work with the text
Give example for every time saving tip.
Compare the list of time saving tips with your own one.
Find tips from the list you do not need to use in your professional life. Explain why.
Translate from Russian into English:
Биологические ритмы, персональные предпочтения и неприязнь к чему-либо - все должно быть принято во внимание при планировании ежедневного графика работы.
Переключение от одной задачи к другой является одной из самых серьезных проблем.
Никогда не игнорируйте то, что запланировано сделать.
Избавьтесь от малопродуктивных видов деятельности.
Не соглашайтесь на нереальные сроки выполнения задачи.
Никогда не ставьте нереальные цели к выполнению в сжатые сроки.
UNIT 2
Lead in
What can lack of time management lead to?
Do you think it is better to stay in office late to show your desire to work or it is good to do everything quickly? Why?
What do you do to complete your professional tasks quickly?
Discussion
Divide in groups of three.
Think of situations to be time managed. Manage them using the techniques you know.
Discuss your ideas in group.