Reading and Use of English Part 8 Exam task You are going to read four pieces of advice given ‘to young people looking for employment. For ‘questions 1-10, choose from the four texts (A~D). “The texts may be chosen more than once. Which adviser suggests thot applicants should show that they are keen onthe job they have applied [it] for? applicants do not pretend to be 7 something they are not? king for jobs in less well-known 7 organisations? applicants should be careful about ral personal details they make public? applicants investigate the state of ‘organisations they are applying to? that how applicants look and sound can make a difference to employers? that interviews should be two-way conversations? the kinds of companies applicants should apply to? ways in which applicants can avoid getting a bad reputation? there are problems associated with applying for well-advertised jobs? 10 UNIT 8 LEARNING AND WORKING ig Adviser A Yu should be very conscious of your digital footprint and remember that nothing ‘an ever really be deleted from the Internet, This includes social media profiles stich as Facebook, as well a forums and websites. There are three fairly simple ways ‘of cleaning up your online image. Firstly, make sure you control who can see the information you put on Facebook and other sites by using your Privacy settings to allow you to share your footarint anlv with those vou allaw as friends, Scand vou ‘might nat be able to fully delete some things from showing up on search engines, but you can use public professional networking sites such as Linkedin to fil out Your profile, skis interests and qualifications and you wil start to build a more professional digital footprint. Finally, getting mentioned for your outside interests «an be invaluable, so comment on blogs and articles about things you're interested in or know about. Ofcourse, the only reliable method isto benave well Adviser B Ifyou are applying for a high-profile vacancy, remember that if you've seen it, so have others, Ifyou have had no luck applying fr postions this way, look for less fobviousty visible vacancies. 1 wil be te weil ypem—beLauye when yuu find oe there willbe less competition than for more widely advertised jobs. Remember that different job-hunting methods work for different organisations. For example, Applying blind for junior jobs inthe media is unlikely to succeed, but building a ‘network of contacts might, Far public-sector jobs, however, networking will not get yout an interview — you will have to apply formally like everybody else Ifyou have ‘only applied to big companies, broaden your search, Try smaller companies who do not advertise so widely. Try to discover how they recruit new employees. Does their website have a ‘Work for us” page? Try different methods — and remember haw suecessful each method is. Then do more of what works Your time and energy are limited, so use them wisely Adviser € To prepare for your interview, it's vital that you find out what’ happening in the industry asa whole and in the company itself. Find out about any problems or challenges facing the organisation. Think about haw to demonstrate this knowledge, either in ansvering questions or for questions you may ask during the interview. At the interview demonstrate good communication skis; be pleasant to everyone you meet and make good eye contact, Successful candidates demonstrate ‘energy and enthusiasm, sa make sure you do ths by the way you talk and by your body language. Sound interested and put energy in your voice You know you wil be asked certain questions about your stiengths and weaknesses. Prepare answers, but not just the ones you think the interviewer wants to hear, but those based on what you know about yourself and the job. Choose weaknesses that are real but which would not affect your ability todo the jo, such as preferring time to make decisions Adviser D have interviewed plenty of candidates and what | advise isto be yoursel. | have never liked candidates who were simply playing the game and telling me what they thought | wanted fo hear. What | want to know is who you are, how you might fit into the company, what your contribution could be and whether you can handle the stress. | value truth and confidence in your own ability far more than any game: playing. And please, interview me as much as | interview you. Asa candidate for 2 job, don’t be too anxious; this s your futur, you should be confident enough ‘to show me that you want to get a very good idea af what your potential future willbe like and whether the position is Something that appeals o you. Be honest, ok question an don't weote ny ine, Wann is WUIse tat wasting Ure cine of potential employer, who you might meet again one day and will want them to remember you with respect.Part 3 Exam task |For questions 1-4 capitals atthe end of some of the lines to fits in the gap in the same line There isan example at the beginning (0). Example: (0) COMPULSORY Education in the USA Introaucea (U) equcation in the USA, but by the year 1918, children in every state had to attend school. School starting age, the length of the school year and | | | It was the state of Massachusetts that first | other (1) varied depending on the particular state laws governing school Q There were two 8 reasons for the introduction of education for all at this time. The policy was publicised as a (4) in the common practice of child labour, but in addition to this was a desire by the country’ leaders to (6) the transformation ‘of children into economically (6) citizens. Since that time, education has ” come to be seen as a means of occupying children so as to prevent their involvement in crime and other ie activities. 1o make sure this | last aim was achieved, laws were introduced to | make the dropping out of schoo! untawiul | read the text below. Use the word given in form a word that | Spelling Fill in the missing words in this table. In each case the missing words have a different internal spelling from the existing words. (negative) (negative) Relative clauses 1. Complete these sentences with a relative pronoun. COMPEL Sometimes more than one answer is possible. If the relative pronoun can be omitted, write -. 1. Make a list of careers you think you'd ReOUIRE! realy enjoy. says Mary Philips, works for @ company of career consultants | 2. Employers tend to get many open applications ATTEND are not related to any particular jobs. BASE 3. I write informal application letters to employers, usually seems to work in my favour REDUCE 4 Idlike a job challenges me more ~ something demonstrates that 'm a good worker simply needs to move on ‘SURE 5 Inany job there will come a time you PRODUCE feel you need a new challenge & There is @ popular website lists the INCREASE pleces a majority of workers are content. 7 Abarber is someone job itis to cut SOCIETY men’s hair & Could you possibly tell me to I should send my application form? LEARNING AND worKING untr s EE2 © Here are some sentences written by exam candidates. ‘Two are correct and six are wrong. Tick the correct sentences and correct the wrong ones. 1. Marcia isa 24-year-old student who has just finished a degree in Medicine, Please cuukl you call me al my work numer, that you already know? 3. Unfortunately, our office liftis not working, what makes things especially difficult for certain visitors. 4. Greece has many traditions which a few of them look like disappearing in the near future. 5. The work was quite different from what we expected. & I worked at a nursery school which | gained experience of dealing with children, 7 Lam writing with reforance to the article appeared in, your newspaper last week 8. You should avoid working in an environment when speaking your native language is prohibited, Listening 11 Write brief answers to these questions about similarities, and differences between English and your language 1. What are the main grammatical differences? 2. Are there any particular points of grammar you find difficult to understand in English? 3. Are there many words in your language which are similar to English words? 4. How similar or different is your writing system? Do you have a similar alphabet? How many letters are there in your alphabat? 2. Do the exam task. UNIT 6 LEARNING AND WORKING VHA You will hear @ businessman, Mike Townsend, talking about what he finds difficult about learning a language. For questions 1-8, complete the sentences with a word or a short phrase. Mike believes that all languages are equally (1) to learn, When thinking about language learning, the factor many people forget is the (2) of the ‘student. Mike belioves people learn a language more effectively if they have a good (3) todo so. Knowing some Chinese has helped Mike to do business ang to (4) with people in China Mike understands why people are embarrassed by their pronunciation as he himself found certain French sounds (Oy to say correctly. | Mike uses the term (6) to refer to words that are similar to words in one’s language but have a different meaning, As a learner, Mike's main goal is to learn the a of a language thoroughly. | Compared with learning written Chinese, Mike found Russian (8)Writing Ea CT KO Leos | Formal language 1 Complore these sentences, which areal fn lattare nf application, with the appropriate word or phrase from the two possibilities given in brackets. 1 Lam writing to apply for the job of IT consultant in today's newspaper. (es advertised / that you put in) 2 You will see from my CV that | have to gain extra qualifications (done my best /taken every opportunity 2 Please dan’t hesitate ta gat in rich if yous would like to (discuss my application further /find out more about me} 4 have time jobs and holiday work, (gained valuable / got a lot of useful) 5. Ihave spent some time researching your company and have decided | would be interested in of assistant retail manager. (applying for the post / going for the job) 6 Lam ‘and would welcome the ‘opportunity to join your company on a part-time basis. iy unemployed / out of work at the moment) 7 my application for the post of teaching assistant at your schoo! (tm enclosing / Please find enclosed) experience from part. 8 Thank you for my application and I look forward to hearing from you (bothering to read / taking the time to consider) 2. Read the exam task, think of a company you know and make some notes to answer the task. Your company needs to recruit a number of temporary staff to replace employees who are being sent on training courses. Your manager has asked you to write aletter to | employment agencies in your city. Your letter should explain what the company does, what kind of work temporary staff would do and what qualities the company is locking for in stat, Write your letter. 3 Read the example answer. The phrases in bold are not appropriate. Write more formal phrases to replace them, 1 4 2 5 3 Dear Sir or Madar, Tam writing to let you know that our company is currently looking for ten employees to replace members of cur staff who are about to leave to attend annual training courses next month. We are offering six months’ temporary employmont to start with, but 4 io poosible that the employees we recruit will be offered permanent positions in the future. ‘Our company has had its headquarters in the eity for over fifty years and manufastures a range of building products, including material for insulating buildings. ‘This part of our business has got much bigger, as more People look for ways to reduce their eneray bills. We are looking for people to do different jobs in our head-office and in our factory. The office jobs are mainly seenetarial, but there are also epporésnities for experienced personal assistants and people with managerial experience. Factory positions require no prior knowledge or experience but applicants should be physically fit and be ready to work nights from time to time, The qualities we are looking for in people to fil these temporary posts are those we expect from all our employees. Applicants should have experience of working in an office or a factory but we don’t need any special skills. We expect our emplovees to be honest, reliable and punctual. Before offering contracts we Wil contact the references provided by each applicant, I would be most grateful if you could make suitable applicants aware of the work opportunities we are offering, Yours faithfully, Bianea Perez 4 Now write an answer to this exam task in an appropriate style in 220-260 words. Tho university / college you attend is organising a series of ‘open days to show potential future students what it would | be like to study at the university / college, Your head of department has asked you to write a letter to schools in your city inviting their students to attend one these days Your letter should explain how these days will be | organised, who the open days are intended for, and how the daye chould be fellowod up. L write your letter. Tomalnnial AND word “UAE @