Vocabulary

Ex 1.Match a word / phrase in A with a word / phrase in E

	A	В
have	a good attendance technical good communication an industry	ability background record skills
be	a good team a good decision well good at	maker organized multitasking worker
want	promotion work job flexible	experience opportunities working hours satisfaction

Ex. 2 Work in pairs. Write about people you know using phrases from the table in 1.

EXAMPLE

Olafhas an industry background.

He worked for Siemens for four years.

Preparing for an interview

1. How would you prepare for an interview? Work in pairs and make a list of key points.

2. Look at the checklist Lee Avatar gives his clients. How many of these points did you think of?

• Find out who you will be talking to. The department boss will ask specific task-related questions and someone from Personnel will ask about your general skills.

• Find out about the company - their products and services, customers and competitors.

• Prepare for some common questions that are often asked during an interview.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

Why do you want to work for us?

What did you like most in your last job?

How do you get on with other people?

Do you work best on your own or in a team?

How do you manage multitasking?

How do you deal with stress?

Read more of these typical questions at www.jobcentre,plus.gov.uk or by searching, for example, on Google.

• Be positive • Wear smart, business-like clothes

• Give relevant answers

• Ask questions • Get to the interview early

3. Can you think of any other points that would be important in your culture?

4. Read the common questions he mentions again. Spend ten minutes thinking about how youwould answer these questions in an interview.

5. Work in pairs. Role-play an interview situation. One of you is the interviewer and the other the applicant. Ask and answer the questions you noted down in 4. When you have finished, discuss each other’s performance and how to improve.

Reading: Job ad and covering letter

When you apply for a job, you normally send an application form and your CV. You should also send a covering letter. This should get the employer's attention and make a positive impression.

Ex.1 Read the advertisement and answer the questions.

1. What job is being advertised?

2. Who should apply?

3. What should you do if you are interested?

Anglo Telecom is looking for a network designer

AT is a multinational organization. Due to company expansion we now require a Network Engineer to work on our 21st-century development project. You will work on a wide range of networking technologies and be involved in all areas of the project.

The ideal candidate will have a university qualification in Telecommunications engineering or a related subject and some experience in switching and transmission. Strong communications skills are necessary and you will work effectively in a team. Experience of working with different cultures would be an advantage.

Please send your CV and covering letter to Dominik Abraham, Network Planning Department, Anglo Telecom, High Row, London, NW12 6PE.

Ex. 2 Read and complete the letter with these words: ability, opportunity, responsibility, application, reference, team, experience, response

234 Castle Rise

Kingston

AB9 6XX

0144 612398

mobile:1077986543

email:

as@home.co.uk

Mr D Abraham

Network Planning Department

Anglo Telecom

High Row, London

NW12 6PE

24 August 2008

______________1: application for Network Designer

Dear Mr Abraham

In _______________2 to the advertised position for a Network Designer in the Telecommunications Engineering Journal on 18 August 2008, I am writing to ask you to consider my ______________3. I am looking for the opportunity to gain experience in this field.

I gained hands-on ________________4 in switching and transmission while studying for my NVQ in Manchester and was fortunate enough to spend six months in Sweden with Telia as part of an exchange program. While there, I worked on maintenance and fault-finding at the exchanges as a Network Technician and was given ______________5 for implementing new systems.

I gained valuable experience of working as part of a _____________6 and in communicating with others.

I am very interested in joining a leading telecoms company such as Anglo Telecom. My NVQ

results show that my technical ___________7is excellent and I am very conscientious about meeting deadlines. I have excellent computing skills and a very positive attitude to learning new skills.

I would appreciate the ____________8 to meet you to discuss my application and look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely

Anna Smith.

Ex. 3 Work in pairs and discuss the questions.

1. Does Anna have the right qualifications for the job?

2. Do you think Mr Abraham will be interested in her application? Why? / Why not?

Writing: CV

Ex.1 Study the CV. It is based on the European Curriculum Vitae format.

PERSONAL INFORMATION______________________________________________________

N ame Aisha Q. Chetty

Adress7 Linden Crescent,

Edinburgh, EH3 7DP,

United Kingdom

Phone (+44) 131 123 4567

Email aishaqchetty@hotmail.com

Nationality British

Date of birth 30.08.1984

WORK EXPERIENCE___________________________________________________________

Dates September 2003 to present

Employer Western IT, 11 Randolph Road,

Edinburgh, EH 16 2NY, UK

Position held Computing Support Officer

Main activities and Providing support in the field to a wide range of companies

responsibilities

EDUCATION AND TRAINING___________________________________________________

Dates September 2000 to August 2003

Organization Simpson College, Glasgow, UK

Qualification Higher National Diploma

Main subjects / Computing (Technical support), Operating systems, Hardware

skills coveredInstallation and maintenance, Network building and maintenance

PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES___________________________________________

Mother tongue English - excellent communicator

Other languages Good spoken French, some Hindi

Social skills My work involves communicating with a widerange of clients with

computing problems whooften need help urgently. I work well under

pressure.

Organizational skilsAt college I organized a class visit to France Telecom.

Technical skills and Familiar with most current operating systems, Novell, and Windows

competences networks

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION_____________________________________________________

- Clean driving licence

- Personal interests Include rock climbing and cycling

Ex. 2 Make notes in order to write your own CV. You can invent work experience for this task.

Pairwork

Ex. 1 Study the personality test designed to help you choose a suitable career.

1. What do you like doing?

2. What are you good at doing?

3. How do you see yourself? Choose adjectives from this list:

practical ambitious

artistic scientific

helpful orderly

4. What do you value most in life?

practical things

science

creative arts

helping people

success

Ex. 2 Work in pairs, A and B. Ask each other the questions in ex. 1. Decide which of these adjectives best describe your partner.

realistic someone who would like to do practical work

social someone who would like to work with people

investigative someone who would like to do research

enterprising someone who would like to start their own business

artistic someone who is creative

conventional someone who likes things as they are

Ex. 3 When applying for a job, people often prepare a short personal statement to summarize their best qualities. Which of these expressions describe you? Check themeaning of any unfamiliar terms in a dictionary.

creative a good team player

dependable like a challenge

energetic motivated

experienced skilled

hard-working well-organized

Ex.4 Prepare a short personal statement about yourself. Be positive, but don’t exaggerate your qualities too much! Read your statement to your partner and see if you can improve it together.

EXAMPLE

I'm a skilled technician who likes a challenge. I'm a dependable, energetic worker who is happy to work independently or as part of a team.

TYPES OF GRAPHS

DESCRIBING TRENDS