Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions from the box.

САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКИЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ

УПРАВЛЕНИЯ И ЭКОНОМИКИ

Кафедра педагогики, психологии и переводоведения

КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА

По дисциплине: Английский язык (дополнительный курс)

Санкт-Петербург

2014

Read the text 1.

Marie, accountant

I work in the finance department of a large company. There are a lot of benefits. For example, if the company makes a profit, all the employees get a bonus. There’s also a profit share, but that’s only for managers. I have a company car and I also travel abroad quite a lot – always business class and on expenses, of course. We also get a pension and private health insurance. The company pays for its staff to go on training courses to develop their professional skills. And we get free membership of the local gym. There are also rewards: it’s hard work, but I get a lot of satisfaction from it. People recognize it if you do a good job, so there are good prospects for promotion.

A) Answer the questions.

1. Where does Marie work?

2. Are there any benefits?

3. Is there a profit share in the company?

4. Does she have to pay for her business trips herself?

5. What other benefits does she have?

6. Does she get satisfaction from her work?

7. What makes her feel happy?

B) Fill in the gaps, using words from the text.

1. I work in the ……. .

2. There are a lot of….. .

3. I have……. .

4. We get……. .

5. The company pays……

Read the text 2.

Tom, physiotherapist

I work for the health service. There are a lot of rewards: the main one is the job satisfaction. I get a real sense of achievement when someone says ‘thank you’. You know you’re doing a worthwhile job. If you work hard, there are opportunities for promotion. I like the responsibility of making a difference to people’s lives. There are some benefits. We don’t get bonuses or anything like that, but there’s a very good pension. The health service pays for us to go on training courses, and people with children get help with paying for childcare. If I visit patients at home, I get a travel allowance, but it’s not very much.

A) Answer the questions.

1. Is Tom satisfied with his job?

2. Why does he like his job?

3. Are there any benefits in the company? What are they?

4. Can Tom make a good career in this company?

5. Does Tom get any bonuses?

6. He has to pay for transport himself when he visits patients at home, doesn’t he?

B) Say if the sentences are true (T) or false (F).

1. Tom is a doctor in a big medical centre.

2. He is happy to have this job.

3. He earns a lot of money.

4. He gets a lot of bonuses.

5. He doesn’t have to pay for his training courses.

6. It is impossible to get promotion in his company.

These are headings and categories commonly used in CVs.

Which one means:

a basic facts about you? ____________

b practical abilities?  ____________

c where you live most of time? ______________

d what you do in your free time? ______________

e when you were born?    _______________

f Mr, Mrs, Ms, or Dr? ___________

g details about your working life? _____________

h if you are married or single? _______________

i people who can tell us about your qualities and character? __________

j proof that you have successfully completed a course? _____________

k schools and colleges? __________

l family name? ___________

Read the CV and complete a-h with appropriate headings or categories from the list in 3 above.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Tony Carter

a) _______

Full name:               Tony (Antonella) Carter

b) _______              14/02/78

Permanent address: Linden Cottage 88 Whitecross Road, St Albans, Herbs WD3 8KY

Tel. /Fax:                 (01923) 0845841

Mobile:                    0789 765782

Personal email:         CarterToni@Gratisserve.co.uk

c) ________             Single

d) ________                 

I am currently following a part-time MBA program in International Business at Randolph Business School

1997-2000 University of South Nottingham: Bsc Business Studies (2.1)

‘A’ levels in Italian (A), Mathematics (B), Biology (B).

e) ________

Word-processing. Excel. PowerPoint. Clean driving licence.

f) ________

September 2002 –present

Farinelli Fashions: marketing Executive with responsibility for customer services. I regularly visit sales outlets in the south of England and our suppliers’ factories in Malta and Morocco.

January 2001-September 2002

Kilt Corner: Shop assistant, then Deputy Manager.

August- December 2000

La Sorpresa Italian Restaurant: part-time waitress.

g) _________

Soccer: At university I was captain of the women’s soccer team. Playing the cello. Member of SN Chamber orchestra. In my gap year I travelled round Australia and south-east Asia. I developed a much broader awareness of other cultures and ways of life.

h) __________

Catriona Flynn                                                     Professor K. Pradesh

Manager, Kilt Corner                                        Randolph Business School

Gordon Street                                                   32 City Road

London W8                                                        London EC1B 7HG

Create your own CV using Toni’s as a guide.

Complete this letter of application with the words from the box.

Dear Sir or Madam,

I would like to (1) ________ for the position of assistant at your art gallery. I saw your (2) ______ in The Guardian on June 12.

As you will see from my (3) _______, I have all the (4) ________ you require: a degree in art history and several certificates in foreign languages. I also have five years’ (5) _______ of similar work at a small local gallery in my home town, Carnforth. While working there, I was (6) ______ for contacts with buyers, both face to face and via the Internet.

My computer (7) _____ include using all the applications in both MS Office and Open Office.

I look forward to an opportunity to meet with you in person. Please contact me at any of the email addresses or telephone numbers listed in the CV to arrange for an (8) ____.

 Yours faithfully

Sharon Collins

Match the words to the definitions.

1 salary         a money that you make by selling things or doing business

2 wages        b the money a retired person receives

3 fee             c money paid every month for work

4 income      d extra money paid to employees e.g. as a reward for good work

5 profit         e money paid per hour or per week of work

6 bonus         f payment for professional services, e.g. of a doctor or lawyer

7 pension      g all the money a person makes (and has to pay tax on)

Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions from the box.

as for ( 4) of on ( 2)

1 He works _____ a big international company.

2 She works _____ a receptionist.

3 I’m working _____ a new invention.

4 She’s in charge _____ the music department of a big shop.

5 What do you do _____ a living?

6 He applied ______ a job in Thailand.

7 She’s responsible _____ all the correspondence in the office.

8 The workers felt so angry about the bad working conditions that they went ____ strike.