Business English Careers, Study notes of English

Download Business English Careers and more Study notes English in PDF only on Docsity! A Business English Test: JOBS Name and surname:__________________________________________ /30 I Complete the sentences with the words given below. There are two words extra. accounts describe experience for goals leaving offer part-time pressure requires salary weakness 1. How would _______________________________ yourself? 2. Could you tell me who you work ___________________________at the moment? 3. Why are you __________________________your job? 4. What can you _________________________ our company? 5. You know this job _________________________ a lot of travel. Is that a problem for you? 6. Have you had any_________________________ in sale? 7. What are your _________________________ for the future? 8. What is your greatest _________________________? 9. How do you cope with _________________________? 10. What are your _________________________requirements? II Match the words given below to their definitions. agency worker apprentice career temporary worker vocation 1. a job or series of jobs someone does in their working life, often in one professional area ___________________ 2. a type of work which people feel they are suited for and spend a lot of time doing ___________________ 3. has a contract with a hiring company but does work for other companies ___________________ 4. works for a company for a short, fixed period of time ___________________ 5. works to learn a skill and earn a small amount of money ___________________ III Match the types of work to the situations casual work flexible work full-time work part-time work self-employment shift work volunteer work working on a zero hours contract 1. Aline prefers to work at the supermarket during the night because the pay is better. 2. Christine’s employer allows her to start work later as she takes a course in the mornings. 3. Every day, John starts work at 9am and finishes at 5:30pm. 4. Hannah helps out at the beach picking up litter. She doesn’t get paid. 5. Hugo works for the local restaurant at the weekends when it gets busy. 6. Iain has his own delivery company. 7. Lena occasionally paints pictures which the local art gallery sells. 8. Susie works at the hospital on Tuesdays and Fridays. Skill (S) or a profile (P) 1. IT literate _______ 2. Team worker ________ 3. Well- organized ________ 4. Chinese (spoken and written)_______ 5. Communicative ________ 6. Methodical _________ 7. Leadership _________ 00-11- UNSATISFACTORY (1), 12-16- SATISFACTORY (2), 17-21- GOOD (3), 22-26- VERY GOOD (4), 27-30- EXCELLENT (5) B Business English Test: JOBS Name and surname:__________________________________________ /30 I Complete the sentences with the words given below. There are two words extra. ambition confidence criticize desperate interested interview match part-time job salary weaknesses 1. If you don’t know your potential _________________________ you shouldn’t ask about it too early in the interview. 2. Employers want people who are a good _________________________for the position that they are offering. 3. Salary negotiations should wait till the end of the ___________________________ 4. Companies do not want to hire someone who doesn’t have any _____________________________ 5. If the interviewer asks about your _________________________, you should not reply with a standard response that sounds like a hidden strength. 6. Try not to show that you are ___________________________for the job. Desperation is a sign of weakness. 7. Never ________________________ a former boss or company. It’s not classy, and it will make you sound negative. 8. When the interviewer asks if you have any questions, don’t say "no." This makes you look unprepared for the interview or not __________________________________ in the job or company. II Match the words given below to their definitions. permanent employee profession position freelancer occupation 1. a specific job, e.g. Assistant Manager ___________________ 2. a job that someone does (formal)___________________ 3. a type of work that needs special training or a particular skill ______________________ 4. sells their work or services to different companies ______________________ 5. works for a company with no fixed limit on their contract ______________________ 6. works in a place to get experience of a job, often without being paid ______________________ III Read the sentences below and match them to the character traits. What traits are important for the job that you want?  able to work in a team  able to work under pressure  ambitious  careful  careless  punctual 1. Mike doesn’t mind stress. In fact, it helps him to work better.______________________ 2. Julie is always sitting at her desk when everybody else arrives in the office. ______________________ 3. Julio wants to be chairman of his company one day. ______________________ 4. Dave hardly ever makes mistakes. He double-checks all his calculations. ______________________ 5. Bettie keeps making the same silly mistakes. For example, she often misspells clients’ names in her emails.  ______________________ 6. Carlo always supports his colleagues and accepts their advice. ______________________ IV Look at the list on the next page. Do you think they are good or bad things to say in an interview? Put ‘G’ (Good) or ‘B’ (Bad) next to each sentence.