A. Office Problems

Mr. Brown is the manager in a small company, he has been having prob­lems in his office for about 2 months. The situation is really embarrassing.

His secretary has been complaining about too much secretarial work since he sacked their office boy. Besides, .some of his employees have been com­plaining about lack of bonuses and overtime since he made redundant some employees. More than that, his company has been losing, customers and has been making less and Jess profits. Mr. Brown thinks that tlieir accountant has been neglecting his duties. The company's customers have been writing him about mistakes in invoices and other documents as well as delays in deliveries. Mr. Brown doesn't know what to do because he doesn't understand why all this ha* been happening in his office. He is disappointed, embarrassed and upset. Has the time come for him to improve his skills as a manager?

Words and word combinations you may need

make redundant — уволить (по сокра­щению штатов)

neglect duties — пренебрегать обязан­ностями

embarrassing adj—обес кураж ипаюший

sack v - уволить

overtime л — сверхурочная работа

lack n — нехватка

bonus n - премия

В.

When Sally Compton got a promotion last week, nobody was surprised, She had been working overtime every day for several months. She had been studying new accounting and auditing standards in the evenings. She had been reading on accounting and auditing after work. She had been taking extra work home. Sally renlly deserved to get a promotion. Now she is an internal auditor of our company. She is delighted and satisfied.

Word combination you may need deserve to gel a promotion — заслуживать повышения по службе

Ex. 17. Sum up Text В (orally/in writing).

Situation". Imagine that you are talking to an English graduate. You want to know:

• whether it's difficult to find a well-paid job with good prospects;

• how big companies recruit new employees;

• if he applied for a job before graduation;

• if he has found a good job.

Text с Looking for a Job Abroad

Foreigner: I hear your friend Mary has left for France. She's taken up a job there.

Russian: France? She can't have done that. I don't believe it. She is so shy.

F.: Neither did I when I heard it.

R.: I don't think I could ever do the same. If I went abroad I'd be homesick, I'd miss my family and friends.

F.: By the way, many British university graduates work abroad though the level of unemployment in Britain is low now and job creation is widely encouraged by the government. I, for one, will work in China soon.

R.: In China? But yon don't speak Chinese, do you?

F.: No, I don't. English is spoken in Chinese international compa­nies. I've gol the company's invitation. Doesn't it sound fantastic?

R.: Sure, it does. And what about a work permit?

F.: The company that invited me to work in China has arranged for the work permit.

R.: How did you contact them?

F.: I turned to an employment agency in London. They sent my resu­me to China.

R.: The job counselling must have cost a lot of money.

F.: Yes, it did, but it's worth the expense. China is in transition to a market economy. It has experienced rapid economic growth lately. My work will probably be interesting. Have you found anything? Have you been invited to an interview?

R.: No, not yet. 1 want a good job, with opportunities for advance­ment, attractive fringe benefits and short trips.

F,: I see. You should have told me. Why not make another attempt and turn to my employment agency!

R.: Good idea, thank you, but I want to work in Russia.