Vocabulary note:

in charge of smth відповідати за щось, займатися чимось

human resources людські ресурси, кадри

responsible відповідальний

to be responsible for smth відповідати за що-небудь

to move in переїздити на нове місце

to move out виїхати

to earn заробляти

earner працюючий; стаття, що забезпечує прибуток

earnings надходження

to set up організувати

aptitude здатність

to be on sick leave бути на лікарняному, хворіти

amount сума

amount of notice кількість днів, за які треба зробити повідомлення

disciplinary дисциплінарний

to multiply множити

verbal усний

score відмітка, рахунок

to obtain отримувати

to insist on smth наполягати на чомусь

statutory встановлений (законом)

obligations обов'язки

terms умови (ті, що можуть змінюватися)

conditions умови (незмінні, стандартні)

title 1) звання, посада 2) назва

to entitle давати назву, давати право

to get a sickness (=sick) pay отримувати оплату по лікарняному листу

incredible неймовірний

heavy competition гостра конкуренція

Task 1. Make sentences as in the example:

to interview/a few people

It is quite normal for a candidate to be interviewed by a few people.

1. to give a test/the company

2. to give an aptitude test/the company

3. to give an intelligence test/the company

4. to invite/another interviewer

5. to ask to undergo a medical examination/the prospective employer

Task 2. Write out all the information from the text about:

1. aptitude tests

2. medical examination

3. intelligence tests

Task 3. Complete as in the text:

1. Once an applicant has accepted a post, a letter is sent……..

2. In the same letter conditions of service…………………….

3. This sets out the employee's statutory………………………

4. The terms and conditions will cover areas such as…………

Unit II. Business correspondence. Text 1. Structure of a Business Letter.

Business letters include all kinds of commercial letters, replies to inquiries, Letters of Credit, invoices, Bills of Lading, Bills of Exchange or drafts, letters of insurance, explanatory letters, orders, letters of packing, letters of shipment, letters of delivery, offers, letters of complaints, replies to those of mentioned above, etc.

A business letter should be as short as possible, intelligible, polite, benevolent, and its language must be simple.

Rules and traditions of correspondence vary in time but some basic principles of a commercial letter remain unchanged.

A private business letter is written by hand, each paragraph begins with an indented line. But if a letter is sent by an organization it is typed on the form of this organization. In this case it is not necessary to use indented lines.

A business letter is usually composed of the following elements: heading, date, address, salutation, text, subscription.

A letter can be typed on the organization’s form. Any form has its letterheads printed typographically. The letterhead bears the name of the organization or the firm, sending this letter, its address, address for telegrams, telephone, telex, fax. If you do not use the form, write your address on the upper right side of the letter. Do not indicate your name here, if will follow your signature. Ukrainian names of foreign trade organizations are not translated into foreign language. They are written with Latin letters. Your telephone number may be written below.

The date is written on the right side above (under your address or under your typographical letterhead of the form).

In Great Britain the date may be indicated as follows: 7th April, 2001 or 7 April 2001. In the USA it is usually written like this: April 7, 2001.

As a rule, before or after the address on the recipient reference is indicated which the sender asks to mention in the reply to the letter. A common reference represents the initials of the person who wrote the letter and those of the typist who typed it. The name and address of the recipient (inside address) is written on the left above.

The salutation is written on the left. If you don’t know the reader’s name the opening salutation is Dear Sir, Dear Sir or Madam, or Dear Sirs. If you know the reader’s name the opening salutation is Dear Ms…, or Dear Mr.…. The text of the letter should be as short, simple and clear as possible.

In the subscription the expression Yours faithfully is usually used if you are not acquainted with the persons or Yours sincerely if you write to a man (woman) whom you know at least by correspondence. In American English more common are the expressions Sincerely yours, Sincerely, Very truly yours.

The signature is affixed by hand above the typed name of the author.

If some material is added to the letter the word Enclosures or the abbreviation Encl is written in left lower corner of the letter.