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Poniżej znajdziesz pokrótce opracowane następujące tematy: „Leaving and taking messages”, „Job interview”, „Interview questions”. Każdy z 3 tematów zawiera zbiór słownictwa, część gramatyczną i zadanie z odpowiedziami. Enjoy 😊.
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I. Leaving and taking messages
a) Vocabulary booster
- Could you give him / her a message?
- Can I leave him / her a message?
- Could you tell him / her I called?
- Can you tell him / her I rang?
- Could you ask him / her to call me back as soon as possible?
- I’d be grateful if you could tell him / her to call me back.
- Can you ask him / her if we are still OK for 6 o’clock tonight?
- Would you like to leave a message?
- Can I take a message?
- If you give me your number, I’ll ask him / her to call you back later.
b) Grammar
Ask / tell someone
We „ask” or „tell” someone to do something. We use an indirect object (him, her, them) after „tell” and „ask” but not after „say”.
Examples:
Can you ask him to call me back?
Can you tell him I called?
Can you ask her if we are still OK for 3 o’clock meeting today?
Can you say Mark called?
c) A quiz
- Could you please …………………. her I called?
a) say
b) tell
c) ask
2. Could you please ………………………… call me back?
a) ask for her to
b) ask her
c) ask her to
Answers: 1 – b, 2 – c.
II. Job interview
a) Vocabulary booster
- Career development opportunities – możliwości rozwoju kariery
- Flexitime – elastyczne godziny pracy
- Fulltime job – praca na pełen etat
- Remuneration – wynagrodzenie
- To be responsible for sth. – być za coś odpowiedzialnym
- To deal with sth. – zajmować się czymś
- To meet targets – osiągać cele
- To achieve results – osiągać rezultaty
- To have a wide experience in sth. – mieć w czymś bogate doświadczenie
- To be good at sth. – być w czymś dobrym
- A hard worker – ktoś, kto ciężko pracuje
- Strong sales ability – wysokie umiejętności sprzedażowe
- Suitable experience – odpowiednie wykształcenie
- Numeracy skills – umiejętność liczenia
- Linguistic ability – zdolności lingwistyczne
b) Grammar
| Phrasal verb | Meaning |
| Call off | Cancel |
| Close down | Stop doing business |
| Contract out | Get work done elsewhere |
| Draw up | Prepare a document or plan |
| Fall through | Not happen as planned |
| Fill in (for) | Replace somebody at work |
| Knuckle down | Start working very hard |
| Lay off | Terminate employment |
| Pull out of | Withdraw from an agreement |
| Report back | Give some information |
| Sell off | Sell all of part of a business |
| Sign up | Agree to something by signing |
| Be snowed under | Have too much work to do |
| Step down | Leave a job to someone else |
| Take over | Take control over a company |
| Team up | Join forces with someone |
| Wind up | Finish; bring to an end |
c) A quiz
- Marcus deals …………….. the strangest people I’ve ever met.
a) for
b) about
c) with
2. I had to call ……………. all meetings last week.
a) back
b) off
c) up
Answers: 1 – c, 2 – b.
III. Interview questions
a) Vocabulary booster
- I notice that your university / higher education course was in………. Can you tell me about that?
- I see that after university / higher education you worked in several jobs.
a) One of your first jobs was as a …… (job) in ….. (company). Can you tell me about that?
3. In your previous job you worked as a ….. (job) in ……. (company).
a) What did you learn from that job?
b) Why did you leave?
4. So, your current job is as a …….. (job) in ……. (company).
a) What exactly do you do in the company?
b) What professional skills have you developed?
5. Tell me something about yourself.
a) What are your strong points?
b) What are your weak points?
c) What have been your greatest achievement during your career?
d) Can you describe the most important challenge in your life?
b) Grammar
Tenses
| Present Perfect Simple | Present Perfect Continuous |
|
Recently completed actions „Sorry I’m late. I have missed the bus”.
Past actions connected to the present / with result in the present – „I must go now. We have run out of time”.
Events that last up to the present – „I have worked there for 15 years”.
Emphasis on action / number – „I have drunk four cups of coffee since this morning”.
|
Actions started in the past & continuing up to the present – „I have been working for the company for 10 years”.
Past actions of certain duration with results in the present – „I’ve been running to catch a bus, that’s why I’m blushed”.
A repeated activity – „I’ve been taking English lessons this month”.
Emphasis on duration – „I have been working on this project for weeks”.
|
c) A quiz
- I have worked in this company …………. 2006.
a) from
b) since
c) for
2. We have known each other …………. a while.
a) from
b) for
c) since
Answers: 1 – b, 2 – b.
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