Say if these statements are True or False using the information from the text.

1. It is not important to write an effective CV.

2. If you think positively about yourself, other people will be of the same opinion.

3. You can dress for the interview as you usually dress going somewhere.

4. Body language plays an essential role in communication.

5. Nobody will pay attention if you lean too far over the desk or slump in the chair.

6. If you ask questions about the company the interviewers won't think that you are an outsider.

7. If you control your nerves it will be easier for both sides to conduct an interview.

Answer the following questions.

1. How should CV be written? Why is it so important to write it correctly?

2. What should you know about the future interview and potential interviewers?

3. Is it necessary to dress properly? Why?

4. What questions should you have in mind?

5. How do you understand the phrase «body language»? Is it pos­sible to be aware of it? How?

6. Why is it wrong to allow the interviewer to dominate you? Who should dominate?

7. What is the key to a successful interview?

Secretarial jobs

What do the jobs below involve?

secretary, telephonist, temp, personal assistant (PA).

Work in pairs. Think of words to describe what makes a good secretary.

Look at the words below. Do they usually describe men or women at work?

high-powered, dedicated, catty, emotional, likely to be sick, capable of doing more than one thing at a time, logical, flexible.

4.Read the following words:

company, originally, employ, temp, impress, offer, own, cause, accuse, unfair, advertise, surprise, suddenly, efficient, suggestion, fluently, client.

5.Read and translate the following word combination:

a top executive, personal assistant, to feel very angry about this, secretarial skills, to get best jobs, to defend the decision, to work very hard.

6.Read the text and answer the questions below:

Stella Bristow is a top executive in an Australian company. She originally employed Macro Balla as a temp, but she was so impressed with him that she decided to offer him a job as her own personal assistant.

This caused problems in the company, as other secretaries accused Ms Bristow of being unfair. «She didn't advertise the job at all. No one knew she was looking for a PA, and so we were very surprised when Marco suddenly got the job. 1 feel very angry about this. There are a lot of other secretaries here, and some of them have been with the company for a very long time. Macro's only been here for six months, and I don't think his secretarial skills are better than anybody else's. It seems that even in secretarial work, men still get the best jobs», says Sonia Mochel, secretary in the company for twelve years.

Ms Bristow defended her decision to employ Mr Balla. «Mr Balla is efficient and professional. While he was working as a temp he worked very hard and made a lot of useful suggestions. He also speaks several languages fluently, and communicates well with the company's clients».

1. What did Marco Balla do before he became a PA?

2. Did the other secretaries know that Ms Bristow wanted a PA? Why? Why not?

3. Does Sonia think Macro is the best person for a job? Why? Why not?

4. Does Ms Bristow agree with Sonia? Why? Why not?

Now match the words on the left with the correct meaning on the right.

1. originally a. fast and accurate

2. her own b. make something happen

3. cause c. say "that someone has done something

4. accuse d. in the beginning

5. unfair e. only hers

6. efficient f. not giving everyone the same chance

8.Fill in the blanks with the following words:

PA, secretaries, efficient, suggestions, professional, suddenly.

1. Mr Balla is ... and....

2. There are a lot of other... here.

3. He worked very hard and made a lot of useful....

4. No one knew she was looking for a....

5. We were very surprised when Marco ... got the job.

9.Find synonyms among the following words:

at first, facility, administrative head, offer, company, want, unexpectedly, propose, executive, originally, to make up one's mind, job, suddenly, look for, skill, firm, decide, work.

10.Find antonyms among the following words:

social, look for, dismiss, unfair, a lot of, rest, find, long, fair, best, employ, impress, worst, disappoint, short, personal, work, few.

11.Translate from Russian into English:

главный директор, принимать на работу, временный секретарь, предложить кому-либо работу, личный секретарь, обвинять кого-либо в несправедливости, объявлять о вакансии на должность, внезапно получить должность, практические навыки секретаря, работа секретаря, решение принять на работу, быть исполнительным и профессиональным, работать временным секретарем, усердно работать, вносить полезные предложения, свободно говорить на нескольких языках, клиенты компании.

12.Give the past simple and past participle of these verbs:

to be, to know, to get, to feel, to have, to do, to think, to make, to speak.

13.Change the meaning of the following words to the opposite by adding the negative prefixes -un, -im, -in. Translate the words:

employment, personal, fair, efficient, professional.

14.Make up sentences using the following words:

1. in, company, Stella Bristow, a, executive; is, Australian, top, an.

2. very, job, when, we, Marco, the, surprised, suddenly, were, got.

3. better skills, I, else's, his, think, than, secretarial, anybody, don't, are.

4. as a temp, hard, while, suggestions, he, a lot of, working, very, he, useful, and, was, worked, made.

5. languages, also, he, fluently, several, speaks.

15.Fill in prepositions:

1. She was so impressed ... him that she decided to offer him a job as her own PA.

2. Other secretaries accused Ms Bristow ... being unfair

3. She didn't advertise the job ... all.

4. No one knew she was looking ... a PA.

5. I feel very angry ... it.

6. She was a secretary ... the company ... twelve years.

7. He communicates well... the company's clients.

16.Put questions to the underlined words:

1. Ms Bristow is a top executive in an Australian company.

2. Marco's only been for six months.

3. Ms Bristow defended her decision to employ Mr Balla.

4. He also speaks several languages fluently.

5. He communicates well with the company's clients.

Do you think Ms Bristow is right to employ Mr Balla as her PA?

Why? Why not? Write your opinion.

Would you like to start a business?

If you want to start a business, you are to know some definite information about it. We suggest you to see how a company is formed from the very beginning.

A company can be also called a firm or a business. When it is producing goods or trading, we say it is in business. A company which is just starting up is going into business and a firm which stops operating goes out of business. If a firm becomes bigger, it expands. The expansion means that a company will produce more goods or sell more products. Л manufacturer produces goods. They are its products. When a manufacturing company expands, it means that it increases its production.

A company selling goods in large quantities (in bulk) is called a wholesaler. A person or a company buying in bulk (wholesale) and selling goods in small quantities is a retailer. Many local shops sell goods retail. Two or more companies which sell or manufacture the same product are competitors. They are in competition and they compete for customers. To be ahead of its rivals the company must be competitive.

An area where there is a demand for certain goods is called a market. A company selling locally sells its goods in the local market. If a company sells its goods at the same place where they are produced, it uses the home or domestic market. A firm selling abroad is an exporter. It sells on the international or overseas market. The goods it exports are exports. An importer buys goods abroad and imports them into his own country.

Vocabulary

Choose the right answer

1. a firm which is just starting up is ___

a) going into business

b) is in business

c) going out of business

2. A company which sells goods in large quantities is called ___

a) a wholesaler

b) a retailer

c) a wholesale distributor

3. Two or more companies which sell or manufacture the same product are ___

a) customers

b) retailers

c) competitors

4. A company which sells goods abroad is ___

a) an importer

b) an exporter

c) a rival

5. An area where there is a demand for certain goods is called a ___

a) business

b) market

c) importation

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