What benefits do employees have in companies, apart from their salary? Think about holidays, training, extra money, etc Which jobs or industries have the best benefits in your country? Think of one benefit which you don’t have, but would like. Read the text. Are these sentences true or false? 1 A majority of senior managers prefer health benefits to more money. 2 Most young employees would like a higher salary. 3 AtDST International, all employees have gym memberships. 4 Most emplayees at Major Players are not interested in pensinn schemes Choosing your own benefits What benefits are most popular with employees? A recent study shows that it depends on the age and position of the person inthe company. For example, 63% of senior managers are more interested in private healthcare than a highcr salary. However, 0 majority of employees under 35 ‘would prefer more money to extra days of paid holiday. ‘More and more companies are ‘operating flexible systems where staff choose their own benefits. At DST international, each fulltime member of staff receives £800 a year, which they can spend on a number of things These include private healthcare, childcare vouchers to help pay for their children’s pre-school costs, or gym memberships for those who love sport. Jack Gratton, the Managing Director of Major Players, says most people in his company are young, and they are not interested in pension schemes. Employees usually stay only for three years, so pensions are a waste of money. What his staff often prefer is mobile phones, gym memberships, and extra paid holiday.Match 1-10 to a-j to give the names of ten job benefits. Some of these benefits are in the text in 1 1 maternity 6 company a car f hours 2 flexible 7 mobile‘ healthcare —_g bonus 3 paid A annual ¢ memhership —h schema 4 private subsidized ___d holiday i childcare S gym 10 pension leave i phone 3 23> Listen to three people describing their job benefits and check your answers to 2. 4 23> Listen again. Which benefits are useful or not useful for Anna, Mark, and Valerie? 5 Work with a partner. Look at the benefits in 2 again. Which benefits are these people describing? 1 ‘Ican get to work early and leave early too’ 2 ‘use it forall my business call. 3. ‘T get more money ifthe company’s results are good” 4 ‘IfThave a baby, | get six months off: quawixojda | ¢ wun 6 Work with a partner, Take turns to describe and guess the other benefits in2, 7 Work with a partner. You are starting a new job in a new company. You can choose six of the benefits in 2. Which do you want to have, and why? 8 Work with a partner. Look at the table below and decide if a candidate or an employer does the different things in the list. 1 is shortlisted for interview? 2 offers you the job? 3 goes for an interview? 4 updates their CV? ; 5 asks for the names of referees? 6 applies for the job? = 7 advertises the position? 8 fills in an application form? 9 looks through the applications? 9 Work with a partner. Put the stages of getting a job in 8 in the right order. Example: First, the employer advertises the position. ZS Then the candidate Tip | get D) For more exercises, go to Practice file 5 on page 110 ‘he Sabena different meanings. 10 Work with a partner Tell him / her ahout when you got your present job. lea ar a EGET ie Talk about caries * how you heard about the job ‘© what interviews you had He eos a toni! fate end or * how you applied for it * wny you accepted the job. ever erence Can you get him at the station “Dor inieracive Workbook W Glossary @ m this evening? (— go and meet) og32| Language at work | Present perfect (1) 1. 24D Listen to two people diseussing a new type of CV 1 How is it different from normal CVs? 2 Do you think it’s a good idea? 2 24> Listen again and underline the verb forms you hear. Did you ever see / Have you ever seen a video CV? I never saw / ve never seen one. Tread / have read an article about them a few days ago. Some companies already started / have already started offering video CV services. Someone emailed / has emailed me a CV today. I didn't watch / haven't watched it yet. jork with a partner. The past simple and the present perfect both describe Work with a partner. The past simple and the present perfect both describe past actions. Look at the sentences in 2. Decide if the verb forms are in the past simple or present perfect. Then complete the rules. 1 Usethe to talk about past actions where the time includes the present, 2 Use the: when dhe tine does 100 include the present. 3. The present perfect is formed with 1 + the past participle of the main verb. 4 With the present perfect, use the following time expressions: ever, 4 Look at the time expressions in sentences 1-7 and decide if they take the past simple or the present perfect. Then complete each sentence about yourself. 1 This month | Yesterday t Last year I 2 3 ar 40) never: ____ ES 5 When I was at school | 6 Today 1_____ already 7 we = 5 Work with a partner, Take turns to say your sentences without the time expression and for your partner to guess what the time expression is. 6 25> Naomi Hasselin is applying for a job as project manager for a big non- profit organization with operations in Africa. Listen to this extract from her video CV. Where has Naomi worked? 7 25> Make the questions that the interviewer on the video asked, using the caer ile ser attra lets eter ars 1 when / start / non-profit sector? 2. ever / work for / big organization? 3 Africa / in the last 4 5 year? - as what / do there? happy / reoulte? 25> What were Naomi’s answers to the questions? Listen and check your a answers. }) For more information and exercises, go to Practice file § on page 1112 Work with a partner. Take turns to ask and answer questions about your experiences, using the prompts. Example: A Have you ever interviewed someone jor a job? B Yes, Ihave. A Who did you interview? What was the job? Did you enjoy it? % * interview someone for a job * give someone a reference * gotoan English-speaking country _» take maternity / paternity leave 10 Work with a partner. Look at questions 1-8 below. Decide which questions are not acceptable in a job interview and why. Are the other questions cacy or difficult to anower? Have you ever had any problems with your boss? Why did you choose your present career? Why did you leave your last job? What does your partner do? What have you enjoyed the mest in your present job? What have you learnt in your present job? How old are you? How have you changed in the last five years? iS = a mn is ot S 2 a ® a 11 Work with a partner. Choose three questions each from 10 and take turns to ask and answer these questions. em Practically speaking | How to delegate work 1 26> Paula is asking her assistant Antonio for help with the preparation of a training course. Listen and complete the sentences. 11 make a list of participants, 2 25 all their mobile phone numbers. 3ta__________phone the Sales Director. 4 ___tell him that the welcome party is at six thirty? 5 —_ to go to the party too? 2 Which sentence is less direct? Why does Paula use it? 3 26> Listen and match responses a-e to questions 1-5 in 1. What other information does Antonio give when the answer is negative? a Yes, of course. Anything else? 4 No problem, b OK, I'll do that right now. € I'mnot sure I can do that © I'mafraid I can't. 4 Work with a partner. Choose Box A or Box B. Take turns to ask your partner to da the different tasks in the list and ta respand Say ‘no’ to at least one, giving a reason, Goto the sandwich bar and get you Go for lunch with one of ‘customers 2 ‘something for lunch. “Write your end-of-month progress a coffee trom the cortee report for you this weekend. ‘machine. ‘Check an email you've written for Phone the IT department and ask spelling mistakes. ‘them to come and fix your computer. 33rare] Key expressions ‘Asking about progress Wiere ave we wil «2 ‘What about Have you done ... yet? Describing progress We've already done ... We haven't done ... yet. | did it last week. ‘Saying something is urgent Time's running out. ‘We're very short of time. Deciding who will do what Leave it with me. Can you deal with that? ©» Interactive Workbook » Phrasebank = a Business communication | Discussing progress 1. 27 Nataoha Pieroni io the HR Manager of an engineering company. She's discussing the recruitment of engineers with Ben Coulson, the Project Manager. It’s Friday 16 June. Listen and complete the notes in the report. Ben and Natasha _ Ben to speak to MD about salaries 2. 27b Listen again, then match 1-8 with a-h to make complete sentences. Where are we a... running out 1 2 We've already b ... the ealaries issue? 3 Temailed them to you ¢ ... with me. 4 ve been very short oftime __d_... shortlisted twenty candidates, 5 Time's € finished the job description yet? 6 Leave it __ £ .. with recruitment? 7 Have you g this week 8 Can you deal with hh... last week. 3 Work with a partner. Which phrases in 2 have a similar meaning to the following? ‘a What progress have we / youmade?______ d Can you do it? __ b The work is / isu' finished. —___ fe Ws uigent, — ¢ Tildoit. 4. Work with a partner. It’s Monday 19 June. Natasha io asking Ben if he has done the different things. Have their conversation, using the notes below and the phrases in 2. Example: Where are we with the CVs? Have you read them? ‘Natacha Cs ~ road them? Ben Read at weexend al good candidates [Natasha Salaries issu ~ speak to MD? Ben Not yet no tie at meeting last Friday Natatha This morning? Urgent! ‘Ben Ok. Interviews nest were. Not arrange dates [Natasha No, need to know your availability, ‘Ben Sorry ~ bus, Will confirm by midday. repared Jeb description? Natasha Yes ) For more exercises, go to Practice file 5 on page 110. 5 Work with a partner. Make a list of what you have and haven't done at work this month. Then take turns to ask your partner about progress on his / her list. Ifyou haven't done something, then you can ask your partner to do it. (@> interactive Workbook > Email and » Exercises and Tests5 | Practice file Working with words 1 Name these company benefits by matching a word from A to a word from B. maternity membership flexible ehldcare paid : private : aym hours company wikia eee ioe ; pension car heattheare bonus 1 I get five weeks a year, paid holiday 2. Idon’t pay any medical bills. — 3 Tuse it during the week for work, but I can also use it at the weekend for family trips 4 Idon’t think about it now, butt willbe very useful when Pm 65, 5. My daughter hasn't started school, so it's great to have help with this, 6 It’s anew club. so all the equipment is really up-to-date 7. We get an extra two days’ pay if ou higher an Ue last yea 8 1doall my he Friday free 91 2 Complete the text from a company asuitable word. jobe website with How do I+ azal: for the job? Go to the ‘Documents’ page (click here) and print a copy of the form. inthe form and attach an updated version of your* _. This should include a description of your work experience, educational qualifications, and the names of three together with their contact details. Send both documents to the address 2t the top of this page. What happens next? Ifyou are shortlisted for this _, we will contact you by phone before 31 March to arrange an”. Unsuccessful * will be informed by letter, also by 31 March. Business communication 1. Choose the correct response 1 Where are we with the Lufthansa contract? a We're in Munich, b They haven't signed yet. Yos,-weare there. 2 Tcan't contact the IT Manager his line's always busy. a I'm very busy at the moment Can you call him? OK. leave it with me 3 Have you prepared the job description yer? a Idid it last week b Lan deal with that € You're very short of time. 4 Can you deal with that customer in Lagos for me? ‘a Have you done it? b/lleave it with you. I've ulreudy spoken to him, 5 It’s Friday, and we haven't even finished the the presentation a Yes, time's running out b We've already done it part of Where are we! Stella Wu and Antonio Brocci are discussing the introduction of a new flexitime system in thelr company. Complete these sentences from their conversation with the words in the list. Ww but ith Leave hasnt yet ‘The clock-in machine _fasu!i arrived yet. (Chiles den Mh oot? it with me, " I've been very ___ of time this we __are we with the new flexitime s I've ____talked to the Human Resources Manager Time's running What —_ Have you talked to the staff ? stem? the clock-in system?Language at work | Present perfect (1) Present perfect Form Positive: have / has + past participle form Thave (I've) finished my work He has (He's) written three Negative: have / has + not+ past partic They haven't done the work this week The post hasn't arrived ye. Questivns 1 Put have / has before the subject. ction Manag Have you seen the new Pro Where has she been today? 2 Togivea short answer to yes /no Perfect, use the subject ~ ha or hasnt / nave ‘Have you seen that report ye Yes, Ihave. / No, haven't Has the HR Mana Yes, she has. / No, she hasn't Use 1 To talk about past actions where the time includes the present. Tvemade three presentations today / tis week / this month 2 To describe progress ina list of things to do, we use already and (not). yer? Have you vitted that customer ye? ‘No, Ihaven't had tane (yet) But Ive already made an ‘appotrument with him. 3 To ask someone about general experiences in his / her Have you ever seen the Taj Mahal?” i never. 4 Use the present perfect to talk about actions which started in, the past and are continuing now. For more information, see page 125. ve worked here for three years (an still work here now). ‘> For past actions where te time doesn't include the present, use the past simple. Thaven't seen him today, but saw him yesterday. =e Language tip For regular verbs, the form is always the same as the past simple: verb + ~eld For iregular verbs. the past nartcinle and past simple forms are sometimes the same. Fora lst of irregular verbs, see page 134. ast partic Acustomer service manager is talking about the situation in his department. Complete the text with the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets. This month ' hasn't been (be) a very good one for me ‘Three more members of my team #____ ) me that they are leaving the company. Two of them (not / find) another job yet, but they say that the pressure ot work * (become) too much for them. It's true that there (be) a big increase in their work this year because two other customer service assistants a (already / leave) the department (mot / recruit) anybody to ut (ask) my boss imes if we can employ some new people for the he ay) that osts. But I know we inot / have) enough people to deal yet, but n thinking of lea Choose the correct answer from the words in italics to complete questions 1-8. Then match them with responses a-h. 1 Did you read / Have-you-read that article about e-recruitment last week? 2 Did yow see / Have you seen the new Dali exhibition yet? 3. Have you ever / Did you yet applied fora job online? 4 Have you had / Did you have any work experience when you joined this company? 8 Hes / Home she wacle many calls today? 6 Have / Dida the candidates come for interview yesterday? 7. Have you received / Did you receive a bonus in the last six months? 8 Have you learnt / Did you learn alot in your last job? a No, never. — b No, Thaven'.. Our results haven't been very good. © Just one or two thts wiovniig Yes, I did. I did several jobs when I was a student. No, didn't. I didn’t have much responsibilty, soit was very boring. £ Yes, it was very well-written Just ome person wast there No, haven't had time. 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