4 Personal qualities Mark the sentences P (Positive) or N (negative): 1. She’s very ambitious. I'm sure she'll be very successful one day. 2. He isn’t very ble. He takes a day off sick every two we 3. She's a bit Izy. She doesn’ i Shek abit lz She doesn't do anything if she 4. He’s extremely conscientious, He's often here long after everyone else has gone home. 5. She's very flexible. She can adapt to most situations. 6. He hasn’t got much self-c . He worries about what people think of him. 7. He's very punctual, He's never late for meetings. 8. She's always on top of her work. Her desk is always tidy. 5 Verbal expressions ” Match the first part of the sentences with the endings below: I wish he was more independent. He tends to rely on Thave to keep telling him what to do. He doesn’t really ever think 3. Whatever you ask him to!do, he does it wrong. He doesn’t seem to have 4. He’s just so fleseible. He'll adapt You have to tell him what to do and when to do it. He never seems to use You can always depend on him for an honest opinion. He's not afraid to speak ‘a, his initiative: ‘bh, much common sense. cc, his mind. Y for himself. ‘e, to any situation. ® other people too much. ; Notice the complete expressions in this exercise. y a 4 Eduction and work Engl Vocobulay Organier 6 Unemployment Use these expressions to complete the newspaper stories: unemployed> ‘as sacked> Che made redundant Office worker, Luke Bradshaw, lost his j yesterday. He (1) ‘ he was discovered using the internet to book his holiday dagngOHElieen i. Bradshaw was amazed by his employer's decision. He said, “Everybody uses the internet at work — the company can’t sack us alll” Around 250 workers at the BMW car plant in Birmingham face unemployment after the company announced that it plans to close the factory next year. 100 men will (2) Si whiney at the end of January and a further 150 in June. The closure will have a devastating effect in an area where 15% of the adult population is already (3)....-. ++ 3 Go back and use the following three expressions in the same gaps: cemeite! quumakiod: © tceeHTFOR® You are ‘dismissed; Sacked or fired’ if you do something wrong at work or if you do not work to the required’ standard. You are made redundant when the company-closes or does not have enough work. Have you got a CV? Have you applied for any jobs recently?Bt LOOKING FOR A JOB Are you. = Punctual? mm ene = Reliable? = Cheerful? - Gentle? Disciplined? = Imaginative? 1 oy = Gaoreefui— bone 828 - Efficient? j—~ Understanding? » - Tough? “—-¥ ; - Willing to learn? = Strong?’ piayeicok Meena Patient with prickly people? ‘ Firm with others?» ool Tolerant with views that clash with yours? “0” of Friendly to total strangers?“ Do you have... Asense of humour? Imagination? Self-confidence? » Common-sense? -™* ¢ Sov rey af eenawie PY Are you goad at... 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"What makes you happy? * Doyou ever get depressed? = Howdo you workin a team? * Why did you choose to study this subject? > Whatdo'you tike feast/ most about this subject? * Have you done any project work? * Outline the most recent developments in your field. How would your studies relate to your work? eugloy you olen be gio Have you ever been out of work? Why? What is your ideal work environment? eyyre. Or seaPhe How important is Work to you, on a scale of 1to 10? P46 © eee* Where would you be prepared to work? + What hours would you be prepared to work? * When do you work best? for Catimang ‘* What do you think of split shifts? : ‘ mide Joho [tens And flexi hours? bie or {Ie Why are you thinking of leaving your present job? * Why did you apply for this job? ‘What do you know about our organization? * How would you approach this job? * How do you think this Job could develop? You haven't got much experience at... Do you think that could be a disadvantage in this Job? * What sort of salary are you expecting? What could you offer our organization? What kind of tasks do you usually delegate? = What do you first when you arrive at work? What have you learned from your present job? How did you learn English? (USEFUL LANGUAGE 7 When | did X, my compeny benefitted because... The advantage to my organization was... My boss once remarked that I... » My work record shows. «have had far-ranging experience in this field.~ 5 me a unique opportunity to. nr tle gituoch 13 ous >! My experience give: We've gone from ‘One of my main achievernents has been. # Tknow/ | feel sure | could... \@__I'mlooking for something more challen ¢ a is this » Whats the i know! would have a Jot to contribute to your company. We ed ‘