Task I. Read the extracts from the articles about the work of the two offices. Which work conditions are better?

Task II. Work in pairs. Ask your partner questions about the work of the employees in offices:

1. Does office employment interest you?

2. Why do you think the office is an interesting place to work at?

3. Do you know much about work in offices?

4. What type of office job do you believe you will find most interesting?

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

Task V. Think of some everyday situations concerning people at work in offices to use the following English proverbs, sayings, and idioms.

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