МИНИСТЕРСТВО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ И НАУКИ ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОЕ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЕ БЮДЖЕТНОЕ ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНОЕ УЧРЕЖДЕНИЕ ВЫСШЕГО ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ «ВОРОНЕЖСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ» FOCUS ON BUSINESS ENGLISH Part 1 Учебно-методическое пособие для вузов Составители: А. <...> Для направлений: 080100 – Экономика, 080200 – Менеджмент, 080400 – Управление персоналом 2 СОДЕРЖАНИЕ Пояснительная записка . 4 Unit1 Employment . 5 Unit 2 Quality . 10 Unit 3 Marketingchange . 13 Unit 4 Careers. 18 Audioscripts . 22 Список использованной литературы . 25 3 ПОЯСНИТЕЛЬНАЯ ЗАПИСКА Учебно-методическое пособие «FOCUS ON BUSINESS ENGLISH» подготовлено на кафедре английского языка гуманитарных факультетов факультета РГФ Воронежского государственного университета. <...> Целью данного методического пособия является овладение иноязычной коммуникативной компетенцией на уровне, достаточном для профессионального общения. <...> Пособие состоит из четырех разделов (units), каждый из которых включает аутентичный текст и блок упражнений, направленных на чтение, понимание, извлечение информации из текста, лексические упражнения и упражнения на обсуждение, а также задания, развивающих навыки аудирования. <...> Работа с каждым разделом требует 5-7 академических часов. 4 UNIT 1 EMPLOYMENT START UP 1. <...> In your opinion, which factors below are important for getting a job? 2. <...> It is best to work for as few companies as possible. 2. <...> Sometimes candidates will take a / an ……… before the interview to assess their mental ability and ……… These days it is normal for successful candidates to have to work a / an ……. in a company. <...> LISTENING 1.1 Сheck your answers listening to a consultant talking about the recruitment process. 1.2 Listen to the interview with Dr Simon who works for the international executive search consultants Heidrick and Struggles. <...> Discuss these questions before you read the article. 1.The article is about high performers. <...> High performers are easier to define than to find. <...> Money remains an important motivator but organisations should not imagine that it is the only one that matters. <...> In practice, high performer stand to take for granted that they will get a good financial package. <...> A high performer will seek <...>
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МИНИСТЕРСТВО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ И НАУКИ
ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОЕ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЕ БЮДЖЕТНОЕ
ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНОЕ УЧРЕЖДЕНИЕ
ВЫСШЕГО ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ
«ВОРОНЕЖСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ
УНИВЕРСИТЕТ»
FOCUS ON
BUSINESS ENGLISH
Part 1
Учебно-методическое пособие для вузов
Составители:
А.В. Варушкина,
Е.С. Селезнева
Издательско-полиграфический центр
Воронежского государственного университета
2012
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СОДЕРЖАНИЕ
Пояснительная записка ............................................................................... 4
Unit1
Employment .................................................................................................. 5
Unit 2
Quality ......................................................................................................... 10
Unit 3
Marketingchange ......................................................................................... 13
Unit 4
Careers......................................................................................................... 18
Audioscripts ................................................................................................ 22
Список использованной литературы ...................................................... 25
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then invite the best candidates to attend a / an ……. Sometimes candidates will
take a / an ……… before the interview to assess their mental ability and ………
These days it is normal for successful candidates to have to work a / an ……. in a
company. This is usually three or six months, after that they are offered a permanent
post.
ships.
2. Match the verbs (1 to 6 ) to the nouns (a to f) to make word partner1.
to train
2. to shortlist
3. to advertise
4. to assemble
5. to make
6. to check
a) a vacancy / post
b) an interview panel
c) the candidates
d) references
e) new staff
f) a job offer
3. Work in pairs. Decide on a possible order for the events above from the
employer’s point of view.
LISTENING
1.1 Сheck your answers listening to a consultant talking about the recruitment
process.
1.2 Listen to the interview with Dr Simon who works for the international
executive search consultants Heidrick and Struggles. Fill in the gaps.
Methods for identifying candidates :
• ………..(1) in newspapers or ……….(2)
• Asking for ………..(3) from the organization
• Own original ……….(4):
- From our ……….(5)
- From talking to …….. ……….(6)
- From beginning to…….(7) the business ………(8)
These methods will cross-……….(9).
READING
1. Discuss these questions before you read the article.
1.The article is about high performers. What does this phrase mean? What
sort of people are they?
2.What do you think motivates high performing people to stay with the same
company?
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Motivating High-Calibre Staff
By Michael Douglas
An organization’s capacity to identify, attract and retain high-quality, highperforming
people who can develop winning strategies has become decisive in
ensuring competitive advantage.
High performers are easier to define than to find. They are people with apparently
limitless energy and enthusiasm, qualities that shine through even on
their bad days. They are full of ideas and get things done quickly and effectively.
They inspire others not just by pep talks but also through the sheer force of their
example. Such people can push their organisations to greater and greater heights.
The problem is that people of this quality are very attractive to rival companies
and are likely to be headhunted. The financial impact of such people leaving
is great and includes the costs of expensive training and lost productivity and inspiration.
However,
not high performers are stolen, some are lost. High performers
generally leave because organisations do not know how to keep them. Too many
employers are blind or indifferent to the agenda of would be high performers, especially
those who are young.
Organisations should consider how such people are likely to regard important
motivating factors. Money remains an important motivator but organisations
should not imagine that it is the only one that matters. In practice, high
performer stand to take for granted that they will get a good financial package.
They seek motivation from their sources. Empowerment is a particularly important
motivating force for new talent. A high performer will seek to feel that he
or she ‘owns’ a project in a creative sense. Wise employers offer this opportunity.
The challenge of the job is another essential motivator for high performers.
Such people easily become demotivated if they sense that their organization has
little or no sense of where it is going. A platform for self-development should
be provided. High performers are very keen to develop their skills and their curriculum
vitae. Offering time for regeneration is another crucial way for organisations
to retain high performers. Work needs to be varied and time should be
available for creative thinking and mastering new skills. The provision of a
coach or mentor signals that the organization has a commitment to fast-tracking
an individual’s development.
Individuals do well in an environment where they can depend on good administrative
support. They will not want to feel that the success they are winning
for the organisation is lost because of the inefficiency of others or by weaknesses
in support areas.
Above all, high performers – especially if they young – want to feel that the
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ested in them as people but only as high-performing commodities, it is hardly be
surprising if their loyalty be minimal. On the other hand, if an organisaton does
invest in its people, it is much more likely to win loyalty from them and to create
a community of talent and high performance that will worry competitors.
From the Financial Times
COMPREHENTION
1. Answer the questions.
1. How can high performers be defined?
2.What qualities of high performers are mentioned in the article?
3.What are the problems of losing high performers?
4.What motivates high performing people to staywith their companies?
5. Why do high performers lose motivation?
2. Are the following sentences true or false? Correct the false ones.
1. High performers are really easy to find.
2. High performing people leave their companies mainly because they easily
get demotivated.
3. Money is the most important motivator for high performers.
4. Young high performers want their organisations to regard them as special.
3. Use the words or phrases from the article to answer the questions below:
pep talk, headhunting, financial package, fast-tracking, CV, mentor
Which word or phrase:
1. is British English for the American English resume? ……..
2. refers to stealing employees from companies? ………
3. do you often find in job advertisements referring to money and benefits?
4. refers to an older, more experienced person who helps you? ………
5. usually leads to quick promotion? ……….
6. means a short chat to motivates staff? …….
VOCABULARY
to use).
1.Make word partnerships (there is one extra word that you don’t have
covering
agency
employment
application
curriculum
psychometric
references
test
letter
form
vitae
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