Task III. Let us define some business qualities of people.

A. Match the personality adjectives on the left (1-13)

With the descriptions on the right (a-m).

1) tidy	a) works well, does not waste time
2) shy	b) wants to have a top job
3) self-confident	c) doesn’t get angry when he or she has to wait
4) reliable	d) gets nervous when talking to people he/she doesn’t know
5) patient	e) trustworthy, dependable
6) demanding	f) thinks carefully before doing or deciding anything
7) nervous	g) arrives on time
8) ambitious	h) keeps desk, papers, files, etc. in good order
9) relaxed	i) calm, unstressed, unworried
10) cautious	j) has a positive feeling about himself/herself
11) dynamic	k) afraid, doesn’t have a lot of confidence
12) efficient	l) makes other people work hard, often to a high standard
13) punctual	m) energetic and (usually) successful

An executive needs some pairs of words to describe employee qualities and performance. Choose from the words on the right a synonym for each word on the left. (See example.)

1) tidy	.………. neat ……………	clever
2) friendly	…………………………	timid
3) careful	.…………………………	easy-going
4) intelligent	………………………….	acceptable
5) shy	………………………….	self-assured
6) reliable	………………………….	cautious
7) relaxed	………………………….	adaptable
8) self-confident	………………………….	neat
9) flexible	………………………….	consistent
10) systematic	………………………….	outstanding
11) satisfactory	………………………….	dependable
12) excellent	………………………….	warm

C. An executive also needs some opposites for the questionnaire. Make negatives from the following adjectives using the prefixes UN-, IN-, DIS-, IR-, IM-. (See example.)

Adjective	Negative
1) tidy	..……… untidy ………………
2) organized	………………………………
3) accurate	………………………………
4) systematic	………………………………
5) patient	………………………………
6) responsible	………………………………
7) efficient	………………………………
8) obedient	………………………………
9) reliable	………………………………
10) friendly	………………………………
11) diplomatic	………………………………
12) sincere	………………………………
13) honest	………………………………
14) competent	………………………………
15) polite	………………………………

Task IV. Work in pairs. Office life is different from country to country. What would you tell a foreign visitor about office routines in your country?

	Working hours		Canteen food
	Flexitime		Lunch time
	Working contracts		The atmosphere
	Relations with the boss		Wage negotiations

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