Add to your active vocabulary some more expressions on the topic. Read and translate them

Advertisement leaflets
Commercial Director
Director General
Export-Import Manager
I am sorry / Excuse me (the difference?)
Sales Manager
Staff / personnel
To be going to do smth
To b airsick
To be at smb’s disposal
To be interested in smth
To come to an agreement
To conclude an agreement
To draw up the contract
To expend business
To get down to business
To have an appointment with smb
To increase
To look for / to seek
To make an appointment with smb
To produce goods
To provide advanced technologies
To reduce prices
To sign the contract
To study requirements
Useful life of equipment

5.2. Listen to the dialogues “At the airport”; “In the car”; “At the office” twice and write a summary of the dialogues in a form of monologue. Use the vocabulary from task 5.1.

6. Oral Comprehension. Listen to the text “Meeting a client at the airport” twice and fill in the blanks with the missing words and word expressions.

David was waiting near the (1) ______ at Heathrow’s Terminal One. He was waiting for a client who was coming from (2) __________. The loudspeaker crackled and he heard a voice say: “(3) _________ ________ announce the arrival of (4) ______ from Geneva”. David started (5) ___________ his client. He knew that the man would be wearing a carnation in his (6) _____ and carrying a copy of the “(7) _________ Times” under his arm.

He caught sight of the man, who was tall and (8) ______with long side-boards. He went forward and said: “You must be Mr. Legarde? I’m (9) _______. (10) ____________?” They shook hands. David picked up the man’s (11) ________ and said:”(12) _______ me, will you? My car is in the (13) _____ ______, it’s just outside.”

When they were driving towards (14) ________, David said: “I’ll take you to your (15) ________ first, then we’ll get some (16) ______.” Mr. Legarde replied: “Thank you. I’m staying at the Churchill, My secretary (17) ______ the room by telex. ”

At the hotel, the (18) _______ took Mr. Legarde’s case and another (19) _______ parked the car. The two men went to the (20) _______ _______: “My name’s Legarde, I have a (21) _____ room reserved.” “Yes, sir, room (22) ________. The hall (23) ________ will show you up.”

Unit II

Applying for a job

Employment

Read and translate the following words and word combinations.

Learn them by heart.

family background - происхождение

contacts and connections -связи

recruitment – наем

marital status – семейное положение

absentee record – учёт отсутствия на работе

personality - характер

to come up to expectations – оправдать доверие

qualification - квалификация

reference - рекомендация

high-flier – птица высокого полёта

sickness record – карточка болезней

steady performer – надёжный исполнитель

to bear in mind – иметь в виду

fundamentals – основательные люди

to cope with – справиться с …

skill / ability / capacity – навык / способность

low esteem – низкая самооценка

lack of emotional warmth – недостаток эмоциональной теплоты

dismissal - увольнение

to become redundant – быть уволенным по сокращению

revenue - доход

to hire - нанимать

track record – стаж

mail-shot – почтовая листовка

rival – конкурент

testify - подтверждать

work-flexibility – гибкий график работы

probationary period – испытательный срок

to be capable of independently tackling the tasks set before smb.- быть способным решать самостоятельно поставленные задачи

to claim the position – претендовать на должность

to access the candidate’s suitability for the post – определить соответствие кандидата должности

an applicant - кандидат, претендент

Read and translate the text. Be ready to answer the questions on the text orally.

Employment

It is very difficult to find an interesting and well-paid job. Especially it is hard, if you claim the high position. Requirements for applicants are very strict. They must be capable of independently tackling the tasks, set to them; be able to compile documents, to conform to the company's image, to be responsible for results of their work. Free command of foreign languages will raise your chances. You must be ready to pass the attitude test, which will help to access the candidate's suitability for the post. An applicant for a job must be hard on people, but modest. At hiring it's necessary to tell your background, dates about successes in your previous job, reasons of dismissal (you might become redundant or at own will).

You should bear in mind that your revenue and your future position will depend on your track record. For example, you can be worker, self-employed or member of senior management. Your salary will also depend on your employment at the work. Many firms offer a work-flexibility. The information about requirements at hiring to different companies and firms you may find in eye-catching leaflets, in Internet and at people, who are directing mail shot.

Every company has own rivals. That's why it's very important to be able to appear clients, to be hard on people at hiring of new personnel and to testify to the company's dependability on the market right. Good workers always receive bonuses. It is necessary to remember, that you can't claim the senior position without high education.

If you have passed probationary period successfully, have come up to the expectations of the company, if you are pleased of salary, of graphic of work, of requirements that the company has offered to you, it means, that this job approaches you.