B. Make a list of things you have to do.

Find out what your partner has to do. (See the example.)

· I have to work carefully but fast because I’m very busy.

I … get up early to be at work on time. (to have to)

· She has to speak foreign languages well because her job takes her all over the world.

She … be good at speaking English as she works in a multinational company. (to have to)

Task VIII. Read the following statements carefully and comment on each of them saying if you agree or disagree with it:

1. There are few job opportunities for persons who are studying office procedures.

2. Much of office activity involves communication of some kind.

3. Oral communication doesn’t require good speaking and listening skills.

4. To be successful on the job an office worker needs interpersonal skills.

5. One of the benefits of working in an office is that you have an opportunity to be with and enjoy people.

6. High-level reading skills allow workers to be more productive in office positions.

7. There are no techniques for improving reading skills.

8. Learning to deal successfully with co-workers under stressful conditions is not important.

9. To enjoy good human relations on the job a person needs a positive, professional attitude.

10. Individuals don’t like to be recognized for a job well done.

11. From time to time office employees are given old equipment to make their work easier.

12. Office workers must read and understand the instruction manual in order to use the equipment properly.

13. Every office has deadlines for work.

14. Being loyal means you do your part to achieve company goals and to build a positive, professional image of your company.

15. As a loyal worker, you will speak negatively about your company to customers.

Task IX. Complete the following sentences translating the words in brackets from Russian into English:

1. Modern organizations require competent (персонал).

2. (Обработка данных) refers to the collecting, manipulating, and distributing information in the form of figures.

3. The final result of a data processing operation is called (продукт), which usually takes the form of a printed document.

4. Data processing skills (могут быть применены) to many areas of business.

5. Departments in modern organizations often require employees who can work with numbers (уверенно).

6. The basic skills necessary for jobs in data processing include ability and willingness to check the (точность) of computing.

7. Employees in the stockroom who keep records of items in stock and items released (имеют дело c числами/цифрами) most of the workday.

8. Employees (отвечают на телефонные звонки) and respond to questions, or they accept orders on a full-time basis.

9. An office assistant in the advertising department (следит за) expenditures related to trade shows. This person (уделяет) only a few hours a week to working with numbers.

10. One aspect of information management is the distribution/transmission of information to persons (в компании и за ее пределами).

11. Frequently, successful employees are encouraged (стремиться к дополнительному обучению) within the company or outside.

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Prompts: accuracy, devotes, output, answer telephones, personnel, keeps track of, confidently, to seek additional training, deal with numbers, can be applied, data processing, inside and outside the company.

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