Earnings, salary, wages, income, revenue, fringe benefits, fee

1. How much ……. did you earn on your shares last year?

2. Our company offers very good ……. : a company car, expense account and so on.

3. The best lawyers often ask for the highest ……. .

4. The machine operators have asked for another rise in their weekly ……. .

5. Total company ……. for 2008 was the best yet.

6. My total ……. this year, including salary, royalties, fees, dividends and perks, should exceed 1000$.

3. Complete the tables with derivatives of the given words. You may wish to refer to a dictionary:

Noun	Verb	Noun	Adjective
	retire	seniority
demotion			freelance
lay-off		redundancy
	dismiss		insecure
	terminate		flexible

6. It is considered to be polite to send a thank-you letter to your interviewer afterwards. This step may contribute to your recruitment. Translate the following letter into English:

Уважаемый господин Чернов!

Благодарю Вас за время и внимание, которое Вы уделили на интервью со мной на прошлой неделе. Благодарю Вас также за предоставленную возможность обсудить с Вами мою квалификацию и жизненные цели.

Я надеюсь, что Вы удовлетворены моими ответами на все вопросы, и я готов предоставить Вам любую информацию, которая может Вам понадобиться.

Я бы очень хотел занять должность, о которой мы с Вами говорили, и надеюсь, что Вы рассматриваете меня как серьёзного кандидата.

С нетерпением жду ответа.

Искренне Ваш,

Андрей Иванов.

Speaking

1. Analyse the following quotes:

The closest to perfection a person ever comes is when they fill out a job application form.

Stanley J. Randall

An autobiography usually reveals nothing bad about its writer except his memory.

Franklin P. Jones

2. Express your opinion on the quote that impressed you most of all.

3. Work in pairs and role play this job interview at a computer company.

Student A

You work for a computer company and want to recruit some energetic, young and ambitious people to your marketing department. Experience is not essential but enthusiasm, initiative and desire to work are welcomed.

Student B

You have applied for a job in a computer company that would like to recruit an energetic, young and ambitious person to its marketing department. You are keen on this job and think that you are up to their street, because they say that experience is not essential but enthusiasm, initiative and desire to work are welcomed.

Writing

1. Write the first two paragraphs of a magazine article that has the headline: Is any job better than no job at all?

2. Write an enthusiastic letter to a friend or your parents after the first week in your first job.

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