Select the correct article.

PART I. PERSONNEL

Sometimes it is important to understand from a person’s title what his or her role in the company is.

UNIT 1

Study the following.

I am	a manager. an economist.	(a/an + job)
I am	the General Manager.	(the + position)
I work for IBM.	(for + employer)
I work in an office in New York.	(in + place of work)
I am in	computers. construction. the construction business.	(in + type of work)

Who are you?	I’m John Smith.
What are you?   What do you do?	I’m an engineer. I’m a student. I work for IBM.
What are you doing?	I’m talking to you.

I’m the Chief Accountant.

I work as the Chief Accountant.

Read the following text and answer these questions.

This is Mr. Smith. He is a businessman. He is the Production Manager of a large manufacturing company. He works in an office in Manchester. At the moment he is speaking on the telephone.

1. What is Mr. Smith’s profession or occupation? He is a ___.

2. What is his position? He is the ____ of a ____.

3. Where does he work? He works in ____.

4. What is he doing now? He is ____ ing _____.

Fill in the blanks and answer these questions.

This is Mr. Graham. He ____ ___ businessman, too. He ___ the Financial Director in ___ firm of toy manufacturers. He works ___ ___ office ___ London. At the moment he ___ making an appointment to see Mr. Smith.

1. What is Mr. Graham’s profession or occupation?

2. What is his position?

3. Where does he work?

4. What is he doing now?

Fill in the blanks.

1. This ___ Mr. Wright. He ___ an accountant of ___ engineering firm. He ___ ___ Chief Accountant. He works ___ ___ office near Glasgow. At the moment he ___ examining some accounts.

2. This ___ Mrs. Bell. She ___ ___ business woman. She ___ ___ Manageress ___ ___ large dress shop. She works in Southampton, a town in the south of England. At the moment she ___ examining some new stock.

3. This ___ Miss Kelley. She ___ ___ Chartered Secretary. She ___ ___ Secretary (= the principal secretary) of ___ limited company. She works in Liverpool. At the moment she ___ sitting at a computer and typing a letter.

4. This ___ Miss Johnson. Her name is Linda. Linda Johnson ___ ___ shorthand-typist and secretary. She ___ ___ Assistant Manager’s secretary. She works in a shipping-office in London. At the moment she ___ sitting at a desk and writing a report.

5. This ___ Mr. Schiller. He ___ ___ bank clerk. He ___ ___ Chief Cashier in ___ large German bank. He ___ in Hamburg. ___ the moment he ___ examining a cheque.

6. This ___ Mr. Fernandez. He ___ ___ insurance agent. ___ ___ ___ local representative of ___ Spanish insurance company. He ___ ___ ___ office ___ Rabat. ___ the moment ___ ___ telephoning a client.

7. This ___ Mr. Bardot. He ___ ___ businessman. He ___ ___ Sales Manager ___ ___ French company. He ___ ___ ___ office ___ Paris. ___ the moment ___ ___ talking to a customer.

Select the correct article.

1. Mr. Black is a /an / the engineer in this firm, but he is not a / an / the Chief Engineer.

2. Mr. Green is a / an / the salesman, but he is not a / an / the Chief Salesman.

3. Mr. Smith is a / an / the manager, but he is not a / an / the General Manager.

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