Choose the word or word combination to match the definition. Ex.5. Speak on the problem of unemployment and its effect on people

Ex.5. Speak on the problem of unemployment and its effect on people.

Ex.4. Familiarize yourself with the following idioms. Consult your dictionary and translate the sentences into Ukrainian. Think of situations where you could use them.

Notice

Ex.3. Study the following notice. Discuss with your groupmates the reasons which will force you to fire your employee.

These are the only ways that you can lose your job at this company:

s Employees who steal will be terminated.

s Anyone who contradicts the boss will be sacked.

s Salespeople who don’t meet their targets will be fired.

s When business is bad, the laziest workers will be laid off.

s If the company goes bankrupt, everyone will be made redundant.

s If you don’t like any of these rules, you’re free to resign and find another job.

s But if nothing goes wrong, you have a job for life and you can retire happily at the age of sixty.

(From D. Evans. Business English Verbs, Penguin Quick Guides)

1. Harry got the sack for taking time off without permission.

2. They were firing off questions at me from all sides.

3. Don’t worry if we have to close the shop. I have other irons in the fire.

4. Martin should have resigned his office this year, but he is staying on an extra year to keep the seat warm for you.

5. I have tried to reorganize the company, but it’s hopeless. The game isn’t worth the candle.

Ex.6. Comment on the following:

“If a man doesn’t make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone.”

(S. Johnson)

TEST 2 (UNIT II)

1. A sum of money given in addition to a salary.

a) bonus

b) wages

c) motivation

2. To tell an employee that he/she must leave his/her job.

a) to hire

b) to employ

c) to sack

3. A sum of money paid for professional or special services.

a) wages

b) fee

c) salary

4. Money or other benefits given in addition to a salary.

a) compensation

b) incentive

c) wages

5. A monthly payment in exchange for work.

a) interest

b) salary

c) dividend

6. To give employment to someone.

a) to estimate

b) to promote

c) to hire

7. A person or company that provides job.

a) employee

b) employer

c) businessman

8. The process of interviewing and choosing people to do a job.

a) recruitment

b) description

c) evaluation

9. A list of all the people employed by a company, and the amount of money paid to each of them.

a) pay-day

b) payroll

c) pay master

10. A person who is looking for a job.

a) applicant

b) jobseeker

c) headhunter

11. A post to be filled by a new employee.

a) job description

b) vacancy

c) employment

12. Money (in the form of wages or a salary or profit) received from work done.

a) dividend

b) interest

c) income

13. A right offered to employees, to buy shares in the company where they work at a cheap price.

a) bonus

b) share option

c) fringe benefit

14. A person who provides advice for pay.

a) consultant

b) co-worker

c) executive

15. A compensation package for an executive leaving a company.

a) golden hello

b) golden parachute

c) golden rule

16. To stop work, esp. because of age.

a) to fire

b) to hire

c) to retire

17. To get money by working.

a) to resign

b) to earn

c) to save

18. A payment made to an employee as a compensation for the loss of a job.

a) golden good-buy

b) remuneration

c) redundancy payment

19. Examining how much money a job is worth and how much the person doing it should be paid.

a) job analysis

b) job evaluation

c) job security

20. A person who buys something from a shop, pays for a service or orders something from a company.

a) supplier

b) customer

c) consumer

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