Dialogue No 1 (168 words)

APPLYING FOR A JOB

Translate the following sentences.

Find English equivalents for the following Russian expressions and words.

1. движущая сила производства

2. природные богатства

3. кадры

4. выживание

5. открыть новое дело/бизнес

6. за плату

7. товары народного потребления

8. средства производства

9. технический прогресс

10. внедрить новый продукт

1.Термин «продукт» часто используется для названия как товаров, так и услуг.

2. Экономисты обычно классифицируют товары и услуги, которые необходимы для выживания, как жиз­ненно необходимые.

3. Любое человеческое усилие, прилагаемое в произ­водственном процессе, рассматривается как людские резервы.

4. Цель предпринимательства - создать новый продукт или новые факторы производства и таким образом создать что-либо, имеющее ценность.

5. Поскольку посыльный использует велосипед для до­ставки, чтобы обеспечить услуги, велосипед рассмат­ривается как средство производства.

6. Дефицит существует потому, что потребности и же­лания людей больше, чем имеющиеся в наличии ре­сурсы для их удовлетворения.

Unit 2. LISTENING

6 * Before you listen to Dialogue No 1 use Glossary to match the words below with their definitions.

1. interview a. a public notice, usually printed in

2. advertisement a newspaper, of goods for sale or ser-

3. experience vices offered; or of goods or services

4. appointment wanted.

5. qualification b. a letter of an employer asking for era-

6. application ployment.

с an office for which a person has been chosen.

d. something such as a degree or a dip­loma that you get when you success­ fully finish a course of study.

e. a formal meeting in which someone asks you questions to find out if you are suitable for a job, course of study, etc.

f. knowledge and skill gained through time spent doing a job or activity.

Henry Brown and Janet Harvey are discussing the prob­lem of recruiting new staff by advertising.

HENRY: Good morning, Janet. It's Henry Brown. There is something I want to ask you about. Do you know how to approach the problem with this new Sales Manager post?

JANET: Well, yes, most companies recruit new staff by advertising in the press. Pages listing job advertisements are usually titled as "appointments". They must contain detailed descriptions or specifications on the type of peo­ple the advertiser is looking for such as their qualifica­tions (degrees, diplomas, certificates) which are obviously important, but as I am sure, you know, experience may count for much more.

HENRY: Oh, I see. As far as I can guess the aim is to attract a small number of well-qualified applicants, so that it is fairly easy to make a shortlist of the people you actually want to interview.

JANET: You've got it right. If the advertisement is not specif­ic enough, hundreds of people will send in their applica­tions; but if it demands too much, they may be discouraged.

HENRY: OK, now I know how to handle this problem. Thanks for your help. Good-bye.

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