Job advertisement

NOT SUCH A FINE DAY!

PA WANTED

……٧...... 0 This medium-sized firm is looking for an excellent PA/

…… of … 00 secretary. Two years of minimum experience is required and you will

………… 1 need a good shorthand (100 wpm) to work for one of the

………… 2 Senior Managers. The job, which is a mixture of business and

………… 3 personal work, and will involve a large amount of organisation

………… 4 and administration concerning with both his business and social life.

………… 5 You will need to be confident and aware and must have a

………… 6 good appearance. A good speaking voice and a good at telephone

………… 7 manner are required, and plenty of the common sense is also

………… 8 an essential. The firm offers excellent working conditions and

………… 9 many benefits. These will include two reviews of salary,

………… 10 of four weeks holiday, health care, and life assurance. You

………… 11 will be working in a modern office which h as recently been

………… 12 completely redesigned and boasts of all the latest mod. cons. If

………… 13 you think yourself are the right sort of person to fill this

………… 14 job and you are someone who is happy to use up their

………… 15 own initiative, please to call Martin on 4470 32742.

Ex.9. Word-building For questions 1-10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

People who work as weather (0) forecasters are often FORECAST

thought to have one of the most (1) ___________ jobs in DELIGHT

the world, second only to the supposedly (2) ___________ lives LUXURY

of film-stars and air-hostesses. But (3) _____________ can be APPEAR

very (4) ____________ and many people would be surprised to DECEIVE

learn that a forecaster's life can be extremely (5) __________. ENJOY

So long as the forecasts prove (6) ___________ all is well RELY

and satisfactory but once a forecast proves (7) _____________ CORRECT

the forecasters' telephones begin to ring very (8) _____________ ANGRY

with people complaining about the (9)________of sporting and CANCEL

other events totally ruined by an (10) ______________ rainstorm EXPECT

- grey days indeed for weather men and women then.

Ex.10. Word-building For questions 1-7use the words in the box below the text to form one word that fits in the same numbered space in the text. The exercise begins with an example (0).

Example: 0 involvement

Total initiative Total(0)... Total(1)...

Experienced Personal Assistant for Senior Global Vice President. We're one of the world's most (2)... companies. We employ over 120,000 people who all enjoy working our way. We free you to achieve your (3)... in the way that suits you best.

Our Senior Vice President has a very (4)… schedule to meet. We need you to organise her diary and run the office, to give her the (5)... to focus on key strategic business issues.

The work is challenging, involving you in reacting (6) … to incoming business and organising meetings and (7) …. You'll need to be capable of working at a senior level, and have exceptional telephone skills and be a good all-round communicator.

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