1. Read the text.

A PLANNED CAREER

I have got a son who is 10 years old. As I want Ted to be a successful businessman I have carefully planned his career. He will certainly get a good education, and at the age of 21 he is to send his resume to the Sales Majestic Co., whose head-office is just opposite our apartment house. The company will accept him as a clerk. Ted will be responsible for dealing with correspondence and other papers; of course, this is not a very nice job for a smart young man, but one has to start somehow.

In less than two years he is to be promoted and get a higher payment. I do not know yet what position this will be, but Ted will do well and in a short time he will be appointed the head of the company delivery service. A great fleet of lorries delivers goods sold by the Sales Majestic all over the country and Ted will be in command of the fleet. I am really proud of my son whenever I think of all these lorries and drivers, whose supervisor he will be.

His activities and fresh ideas inevitably will make the company highly profitable. The management will see that Ted is very capable and hard-working, so he will be made the personnel manager; perhaps he will get even higher...

I can visualize this very clearly - when I close my eyes and do not see Ted drawing horrible monsters with repulsive horns and claws. He is drawing them day and night, dreaming of Boris Vallejo's fame. How stupid! I try to make him understand that he has before him a brilliant career, but Ted never listens to my words, absorbed in drawing.

2. Answer the questions:

1. If you were a friend of young Ted what would you advise him to do?

2. Does the prospect described by Ted's parent appeal to you personally? Why?

3. Do the parent's ideas seem logical to you?

3. Fill in the gaps with the given words:

career, service, positions, responsible, applicants, resume,

vacation, benefits, employ, qualifications, promoted, goods

1. He started as a worker, but in two years he was ... to the production manager.

2. 2. Mr. Drake is ... for hiring new employees.

3. Who will interview the ... and choose the most skilled one?

4. Our company cannot afford 30 days paid ... for all the staff.

5. Mrs. Dow is the person with the right ... for the job.

6. He has had a successful ... as a director.

7. We produce only top-quality ... .

8. If there were any vacant ... in this department, we would certainly ... you.

9. If you are interested in this job, send your ... to the company headquarters.

10. . We provide a 24-hour emergency ... .

11. We offer a good salary and other ..., such as a company car.

4. Here are some real adverts for you to study and think about. The addresses and phone numbers of the companies have been changed.

FINNISH COMPANY

KLINCMANN SPB

(the largest reseller of electrical engineering equipment)

seeks a

SALES MANAGER

Requirements:

High technical education/background

Fluent English

High-level PC user

Professional skills

Communicable, flexible & strong self motivation

Private car & driving license preferable

Please fax your resume to 275-63-..

Professional firm is looking for an expert in the taxation/accounting areas with 2 to 3 years of relevant work experience as well as working knowledge of English. Knowledge of the German language is a plus. Please send your resume in English to Box#S994, West Post, Nevsky 86, fax 274-08..

Representative office of a Western Company is currently looking for a TECHNICAL SECRETARY Requirements: female, age 25-35 fluent English, good German computer skills (Windows'95, Word) some experience in book-keeping ability to work to deadlines Please send your information to: tel. 326-80-.. fax 326-43-.. Email amk@mail.dix.ru

A Foreign Consulting Services Company invites

FINANCIAL ANALYSTS

If you have higher education, fluent English, are a responsible & independent person more than 20 years old, who is able to communicate with people, thinking of achieving a higher income & wanting to create a long term career prospect to yourself, then your are the one.

We provide:

1. A 5 day work week

2. Professional skills training

3. Opportunities for management advancement

If you have what it takes, please: tel. 314 64.. & 314 98..

Look for Dennis Pring

Address: Per. Pirogova 7, 5th floor, SPb.

Translator - France

French to English

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Valeo With its worldwide organization, Valeo is able to offer ambitious candidates the opportunity to develop their career in an international environment.

The Corporate Communications Department requires a French to English Translator in part-time position, for the company's head office in Paris.

You will assist the person in charge of translations at Group level in the translation into English of all types of documents (financial, technical) published by the Corporate Communications Department for both internal and external use: memos, press releases, annual reports, brochures...

You should either have American as your Mother tongue or have lived and worked in the US. You are bicultural and have solid experience in translation. Good German would be an advantage.

This part-time position (possibly full-time at a later date) will enable you to progress within a flexible, multi-skilled team.

Candidates should send a full CV (with photo) and hand-written covering letter to Michelle ROSSI at VALEO - 43 rue Bayen - 75.. PARIS.

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Valeo designs, manufactures and sells innovative

products and systems to automakers world-wide. Valeo Valeo

totals close on Ffr: 30billion in sales (70% outside AUTOMOTIVE France) with a workforce of 32 600 people. COMPONENTS

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