1. Read the dialogue, translate the Russian remarks into English and act it out.

- Today I'm going to bring up a very important issue. It's about our new recruit, the Sales Manager. Let me bring you up-to-date. Well, he joined our company a year ago. He brought excellent references. All this time he's been on probation. How do you assess his performance?

- Я могу сказать о нем только хорошее. Он никогда не нарушает правила. В нем есть кураж. Он высказал оригинальную идею о расширении рынка сбыта, которая не признавалась всеми. Его подчиненные говорят, что он помогает им всегда советом.

- But on the other hand he blew the deal last year and he made serious mistakes. I think he should be fired.

- Но что подтолкнуло вас к такому выводу? Почему он должен быть уволен? Он не раз рисковал ради компании. Я думаю, что если он будет продолжать в таком же духе, он быстро продвинется по службе.

- No, I won't stand for that. I'm going to see to it that he gets the sack as soon as possible.

2. Make up the dialogue according to the situation

Are you good at managing your time? Is it a skill which can be taught? If people can't plan their time effectively and delegate the work, if they don't meet their deadlines, their life becomes a nightmare.

Role 1

You work for Interior Design Concepts. You work hard, but you think you will never get on top of your work. For example, yesterday you had 3 really important things to do: a contract that had to be ready for typing; then there was a mobile sales display that needed to be set up properly; and the other big job was the work assessment report for a new member of staff - that was already overdue. You didn't finish any of them. Your work was interrupted several times. You dropped one job and started another but in the end you had to take the assessment report home and work on it until midnight. Your superiors are furious. If this situation persists you maybe fired. Speak with a personnel manager and ask him for advice.

Use your target vocabulary and these communication strategies:

- describe your problem

- give your reasons for your failures

- say that you may be wrong

- seek for solidarity

- make a promise

Role 2

You are a Personnel manager. You aren't satisfied with your employee's work. He isn't efficient. He is a time-waster. Analyze the mistakes the employee made in his use of time. What held him back and caused him waste time? Criticize him and then give recommendations how to use his time more properly: plan ahead, delegate work, etc.

Use your target vocabulary and these communication strategies:

- appeal to his rationale

- offer smth beneficial to him

- make him pay attention to what you say

- show that you think smth is important

- make a threat

The results of the test

Now add up your total score for all 23 questions and then divide by 23 plus the number of options you ticked on question 23. For example, if you scored 134 in total, and ticked 8 options on question 23, you would divide 134 by 31 (23+8), giving you a score of 4.3.

1. a) 7, b) 1, c) 3, d) 9

2. a) 1, b) 5, c) 7, d) 9

3. a) 9, b) 7, c) 3, d) 1

4. a) 1, b) 7,c) 9, d) 3

5.a) l, b) 9

6. a) 9, b) 1

7. a) 9, b) 1

8. a) 9, b) 1

9. a) 9, b) 1

10.a) l, b) 9

11) a) 9, b) l, c) 3, d) 5

12) a)7, b) 1

13. a) 9, b) 5, c) 1

14. a) 3, b) 6

15.a) 1, b) 6, c) 9, d) 4

16. a) l, b) 9

17.a) 1, b) 9

18. a) 3, b) 7

19.a) 1,b) 9

20. a) 1, b)7,

21.a) 1, b)9

22. a) 7, b) 3

23. a) 8, b) 2

Which Side Is More Dominant?

1-4: Left-brain dominant. You are a very rational, methodical thinker. You enjoy analyzing things and appreciate sequence and detail.

4.1-6: Mixed dominant. You use both sides of the brain equally. You like to balance logical argument against hunches and to weigh the facts against how you feel.

6.1-9: Right-brain dominant. You are a spontaneous, emotional thinker. You may be talented at physical activities or in the artistic field.

Which Side Is More Dominant?

1-4: Left-brain dominant. You are a very rational, methodical thinker. You enjoy analysing things and appreciate sequence and detail.

4.1-6: Mixed dominant. You use both sides of the brain equally. You like to balance logical argument against hunches and to weigh the facts against how you feel.

6.1-9: Right-brain dominant. You are a spontaneous, emotional thinker. You may be talented at physical activities or in the artistic field.

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