Regimentation scope aspire fulfillment

Aimless initiative creativity 9 to 5

Constructively rewarding challenge conditioned

C) Attitudes to Work and Leisure

Commute salary prospects promotion retire

B) Choosing the Right Job

Fill in interview applicants apply application forms

References short-list experience vacancy qualifications

A) Applying for a Job

In times of high unemployment there are usually very many (a)______when a (b)______is advertised. Sometimes large numbers of people (c)______, and send

off (d) ______for a single job. It is not unusual, in fact, for hundreds of people to

(e) ______to a firm for one post. This number is reduced to a (f)______of

perhaps six or eight, from whom a final choice is made when they all attend an

(g)______. Very possibly the people interviewing will be interested in the (h)______the candidates gained at school or university and what (i)______they

have had in previous jobs. They will probably ask for (j)______written by the

candidates’ teachers and employers.

commission pensionambitious increments perks

Job satisfaction is important but I have a wife and baby so I have to think about money too. If a job interests me, I need to know what (a)______it offers and also whether there are regular annual increases, called (b)______. I want to know if I will receive a (c)______when I (d)______at the age of 60 or 65. If the job is

selling a product, I ask if I'll receive a percentage of the value of what I sell, called

(e)______. It is also important to know if there are extra advantages, like free meals or transport, or the free use of a car. These are called (f)______or fringe

benefits. Are the future (g)______good? For example, is there a good chance of

(h)______to a better job, with more money and responsibility? Is the job near my

home? If it isn't, I’ll have to (i)______every day and this can be expensive. I am

very keen to be successful. I am very (j)______. I don’t want to stay in the same job all my life.

Most adults (a)______ to more leisure but, in fact, not many people have the

necessary (b)______ to use the free time they already have very (c)______. The sad fact is that we need work because it imposes the discipline we need. Life seems (d)______ and we secretly look forward to our work again. We dream about personal (e)______ but probably find it more in our work than in our leisure time. This depends on age. The young are free from work and responsibility, and freedom comes naturally to them. However, after they begin jobs they become (f)______ to work. They find they need it, however much they complain about its routine and (g)______. Obviously this again depends on the kind of work. Those with (h)______ jobs, or jobs which require (i)______, receive genuine satisfaction from their work, but most of us are in conventional (j)______ jobs which offer little (k)______ for imagination. We leave our work only to face a leisure that we find difficult to cope with. Our mistake is in regarding leisure as a chance to do nothing, whereas in fact it should be looked on as a (l)______.

6.13. Put one of the following words in each space in the sentences below.

at in for to as off of

1. I’m interested ______ this job.

2. What did you study ______ university?

3. He has applied ______ Lufthansa ______ a job ______ an office manager.

4. This job advertisement looks interesting. I’ll send ______ an application form.

5. Have you filled ______ the form yet?

6. You must send ______ the form by 20 May.

7. He’s been ______ that job for two years.

8. She retired ______ the age of 60.

9. A commission means you get a percentage ______ what you sell.

10. The use ______ a company car is a nice perk to have.

11. The sixty applicants were reduced ______ a short-list of four.

ACQUIRING COMMUNICATION SKILLS

6.14. Match proper adjectives which would characrerize a person of each profession below and explain your choice.

a secretary

an accountant

the Sale Manager

the Director

Adjectives:

active, attentive, constructive, cooperative, creative, diplomatic, disciplined, energetic, extroverted, independent, methodical, realistic, sincere, systematic, tactful;

6.15. What kind of characteristics would you need to be a pilot, a waiter, a radio reporter, a surgeon, a fisherman, a bank accountant, an actor, a government official, a computer specialist, or a personnel manager? Some characteristics listed below can help you. Work with a partner.

· be pretty strong and fit

· be trustworthy, persistent and hardworking

· be punctual and careful at work

· be well-mannered and tactful

· be eloquent, witty and expressive

· be tolerant and attentive

· be bright and intelligent

· know local matters quite well

· know how to deal with difficult people

· know human nature and personal abilities

· have a dependable and agreeable personality

6.16. Read the text and answer the questions after it.

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