Ex. V. Read the dialogue with your partner and then fill in an application form.

Interviewer Come in … come in. It’s Mr. Chandler, isn’t it?

Mr. Chandler Yes, that’s right. How do you do?

Interviewer How do you do? Please take a seat.

Mr. Chandler Thank you very much.

Interviewer Well, I’ve got your application form here. I just want to check the information … is that all right?

Mr. Chandler Yes, of course.

Interviewer Now, you are 31, aren’t you?

Mr. Chandler Yes, I am.

Interviewer … and you aren’t married, are you?

Mr. Chandler No, I’m not … not yet.

Interviewer Uh, huh. You went to secondary school and technical college,

didn’t you?

Mr. Chandler Yes, I did.

Interviewer … but you didn’t go to university, did you?

Mr. Chandler No, I didn’t. I started work when I was 20.

Interviewer I see. You can speak French and Russian, can’t you?

Mr. Chandler Yes, I can … but not fluently. I speak French better than Russian.

Interviewer … but you can’t speak Spanish, can you?

Mr. Chandler No, no, I can’t.

Interviewer You’ve been to France, haven’t you?

Mr. Chandler Yes, I have … and to Germany and Russia.

Interviewer So I see … but you haven’t been to the Middle East, have you?

Mr. Chandler No, I’m afraid I haven’t, but I’d like to.

Interviewer Good.

MBI LtdApplication form JOB___________________ NAME___________________ AGE___________________ NATIONALITY__________________ MARITAL STATUS Married Single. EDUCATION Secondary School. Technical School. University. LANGUAGES French Spanish. Russian Arabic.   COUNTRIES VISITED______________________________

Section IV. Unemployment

Vocabulary

1) to be out of work	быть безработным
2) unemployment	безработица
3) unemployment benefit	пособие по безработице
4) to be fed up with	(сленг) быть сытым по горло
5) Situation Vacant Column	рекламная колонка в газете о вакантных местах
6) to look through	просматривать что-либо
7) redundant	сокращенный, уволенный, потерявший работу
8) refusal	отказ
9) to retire	уходить в отставку
10) redundancy pay	пособие по безработице
11) to scare	пугать, отпугивать
12) to be prepared for	быть готовым к чему-либо

Ex. I. Read the text:

Out of work

In Britain a lot of people are out of work. Tracey Chapman is 18, and she left school a year ago. She lives in the North East, an area of high youth unemployment. She hasn’t been able to find a job yet. Her father doesn’t understand her. He started working in a steel mill when he was 15. Things are different now, but he thinks she should start bringing home some money. She gets her unemployment benefit, but that isn’t much and she is fed up with queueing for it every Thursday. She hates having to ask her Mum and Dad for money. Her mother gives her a couple of pounds for tights but she can’t stand seeing Tracey at home all day. Tracey has almost given up looking for a job. She buys the local newspapers every day but she is really tired of looking through the Situation vacant column. There are 50 applicants for every job. She was interested in being a dentist’s receptionist because she likes meeting people, but now she would take any job. People ask her why she doesn’t want to move to London, but she doesn’t want to leave her family and friends. She is scared of living on her own in a big city. At last she decided to go to the Careers Advisory Service. She was asked to complete the following questionnaire.

Ex. II. Fill in a questionnaire instead of Tracey:

1. Are you seeking?

a) full-time employment? □

b) part-time employment? □

2. Which of these is most important for you?

(Please number 1-5 in order of importance.)

Money □ Salary □

People □ Colleagues □

Security □

3. Do you like yes no

a) meeting people? □ □

b) working alone? □ □

c) working in a team? □ □

d) working with your hands? □ □

e) travelling? □ □

4. What do you like doing in your free time?

a) travelling □

b) going in for sports □

c) reading □

d) going out □

e) listening to music □

Ex. III. Answer the following questions on the text:

1. What problem do a lot of people in Great Britain face?

2. How old is Tracey Chapman?

3. When did she leave school?

4. Why is she looking for a job?

5. When did her father start working?

6. Do Tracy’s parents understand her?

7. Her father thinks she should start bringing home some money, doesn’t he?

8. What does Tracey get from her mother?

9. Is it enough for a living?

10. What does Tracey look through every day?

11. Why was she interested in being a dentist’s receptionist?

12. Why doesn’t she want to move to London?

13. Where did she go at last?

14. What did she have to complete?

Ex. IV. Read the text:

George Morley is 54. Until last year he was a Production Manager in the textile industry. He has been working for the same company since he left school. He had a good job, a four-bedroomed house and a company car. When his company had to close because of economic difficulties, he became redundant.

It’s funny really, he doesn’t feel old himself, but it isn’t easy to start looking for a job at his age. He has had so many refusals. Now he is frightened of applying for a job. All interviewers are twenty years younger than he is. He is interested in learning new skills, but nobody wants to train him. He can see their point of view. He will have to retire in ten years. He is tired of sitting round the house. He has worked hard for nearly forty years and now he is terrified of having nothing to do.

When he was working he was bored with doing the same things day after day, but now he would really enjoy doing a job again. It is not because of money… He got good redundancy pay, and the house has been paid for. He just needs to feel useful, that’s all.

Ex. V. Answer the following questions on the text:

1. How old is George Morley?

2. What was he until last year?

3. How long had he been working for the same company?

4. Why did he become redundant?

5. Is it easy for him to start looking for a job at his age?

6. He has had many refusals, hasn’t he?

7. Why is he frightened of applying for a job?

8. What is he interested in?

9. He was bored with doing the same things day after day when he was working, wasn’t he?

10. What does Mr. Morley need?

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