Types of job and types of work

Учебно-методическое пособие

по дисциплине: Английский язык для магистрантов

Составители: Новожилова М.В.

Лошкова И.Г.

Балгабекова Р.Н.

Рахимова Ю.С.

Тараз 2015

Content

Unit I “Career (the world of work). Verb + infinitive”
Unit II “Making telephone calls. Business correspondence. Equivalents of modal verbs”
Unit III “Art of presentation. Numbers in business”.
Unit IV “Industry and environment. Health and safety”.

UNIT I: “CAREER (THE WORLD OF WORK). VERB + INFINITIVE”

WORK AND JOBS

A

What do you do?

To find out what someone’s job is you say ‘What do you do?’ Here, Kerstin talks about her job:

I work for a large European car maker. I work on car design. In fact, I run the design department and I manage a team of designers: 20 people work under me. It’s very interesting. One of my main responsibilities is to make sure that new model designs are finished on time. I’m also in charge of design budgets.

I deal with a lot of different people in the company. I’m responsible for co-ordination between design and production: I work with managers at our manufacturing plants.’

Note:

in charge of noun

+

responsible for verb + -ing

responsibility + infinitive or -ing

One of my responsibilities is to make sure…

One of my responsibilities is making sure …

You can’t say: I’m a responsible

B

Word combinations with 'work’

If you work or have work, you have a job. But you don’t say that someone has a work. Work is also the place where you do your job.

Here are some phrases with ‘work’:

· Hi, I’m Frank. I work in a bank in New York City. I leave for work at 7.30 every morning. · I go to work by train and subway. · I get to / arrive at work at about nine. · I’m usually at work till six. · Luckily, I don’t get ill very much so I’m not often off work.

The economy is growing fast and more people are in work than ever before. The percentage of people out of work has fallen to its lowest level for 30 years.

You don’t say, for example, I’m at the work or I’m going to the work

C

Types of job and types of work

A full-time job is for the whole of the normal working week; a part-time job is for less time than that.

You say that someone works full-time or part-time.

A permanent job does not finish after a fixed period; a temporary job finishes after a fixed period. You talk about temporary work and permanent work.

1.1. Pierre is talking about his work. Correct what he says.

I work for a French supermarket company. (1) I work about the development of new supermarkets. (2) In fact, I running the development department and (3) I am manage for a team looking at the possibilities in different countries. It’s very interesting. (4) One of my main is to make sure that new supermarkets open on time. (5) I’m also charged with financial reporting. (6) I deal at a lot of different organizations in my work. (7) I’m responsible of planning projects from start to finish. (8)I work closely near our foreign partners, and so I travel a lot.

1.2. Complete the text with one of the prepositions from B opposite.

Rebecca lives in London and works in public relations. She leaves home for work at 7.30 am. She drives (1)…………………….work. The traffic is often bad and she worries about getting (2)………….work late, but she usually arrives (3)…………….. work at around nine. She finishes work quite late, at about eight. 'Luckily, I’m never ill,' she says.

'I could never take the time (4) ……………work.’ She loves what she does and is glad to be (5) ………….work. Some of her friends are not so lucky: they are (6)………..work.

1.3. Write about each person using words from C opposite, and the words in brackets. The first one has been done for you.

2. I'm Alicia. I work in a public library in the afternoons from two until six. (I/job) I have a part-time job

3. My husband works in an office from 9 am to 5.30 pm. (he/job)

4. Our daughter works in a bank from eight till five every day. (she/work)

5. I’m David and I work in a cafe from 8 pm until midnight. (I/work)

6. My wife works in local government and she can have this job for as long as she wants it. (she/job)

7. Our son is working on a farm for four weeks. (he/job)

8. Our daughter is working in an office for three weeks. (she/work)

Over to you

If you work ...

What do you do? What are you in charge of? What are your responsibilities?

What time do you leave for work? How long does it take you to get to work? What time do you arrive at work? Do you take a lot of time off work?

If you don't work ...

What sort of job would you like to do? What routine would you like to have?

WAYS OF WORKING

A

Old and new ways

I’m an office worker in an insurance company. It’s a nine-to-five job with regular working hours. The work isn't very interesting, but I like to be able to go home at a reasonable time.

We all have to clock in and clock out every day. In this company, even the managers have to, which is unusual!

Note: You also say clock on and clock off.

BrE: flexitime AmE: flextime

I’m in computer programming. There’s a system of flexitime in my company, which means we can work when we want, within certain limits. We can start at any time before eleven, and finish as early as three, as long as we do enough hours each month. It’s ideal for me as I have two young children.

I work in a car plant. I work in shifts. I may be on the day shift one week and the night shift the next week. It’s difficult changing from one shift to another. When I change shifts, I have problems changing to a new routine for sleeping and eating.

I’m a commercial artist in an advertising agency. I work in a big city, but I prefer living in the country, so I commute to work every day, like thousands of other commuters. Working from home using a computer and the Internet is becoming more and more popular, and the agency is introducing this: it’s called teleworking or telecommuting. But I like going into the office and working with other people around me.

B