5 | Practice file Working with words 1 Name these company benefits by mate from Ato aword from B. ‘Riana eae maternity ‘membership fiexible childcare pad scheme private phone sym hours company holisay. mobile leave pension car annual healthcare subsidized bonus I get five weeks a year, paid hoidey {don't pay any medical bill, use it during the week for work, but [can also use it at the weekend for family trips. == | dont think about it now, but it will be very useful when rms ‘My daughter hasnt started school, so its great to have help with tis. It’s a new club, so all the equipment is really up-to-date, 7 We get an extra two days’ pay ifour rosuls a Inigher than the last year, 8 To all my hours from Mondlay to ‘Thursday, Then [have Friday fee, 9. Its a really important benefit for women who want a amily = 10 [can even watch TV on the new one they've given me! 2 Complete the text from a company’s jobs website with asuiteble word How do 1* apply for the job? Cote the ‘Documents’ page elick here) and print « copy ot the form, * inthe form, ‘and attach an updated version of yours This should include 2 description of your work experience, educational qualifications, and the names of three 5 _ together with their contact devas. Send both decuments tu the auubess at Lie top Uf this Baye. What happans next? IF you are shortlisted for this © , we will contact you by phone before 31 March to arrance an?__ Unsuccessful will be informed by letter also by 31 Match. Business communication 1. Choose the correct response. 1 Where are we with the Lufthanea contract? a Wereia Munich b They haven't signed yet. Yer, wearethere {can't contact the IT Manager his line’s elways busy, a Tm very busy at the moment. Can you call him? OK, leave it with me. Have you prepared the job description yet? a Ididit last week blcan deal with that ¢ You're very short of time Can you deal with that eustonics fu Lay a Have you done it? b Iilleave it with you, I've already spoken to im. es Friday, and we haven't even finished the fist part of the presentation 2 Yes, time's running out b We've already done it. © Where are we? 2 swell Wu and Antonio Brecel are discussing the introduction of a new flexitime system in their company. Complete these sentences from their conversation with the words inthe list aly about wit short 1 The cleckia machine _ hase arrived yet, 2 Can you deal that issue? 3 i with me 4 Tve been very ftime this week 5 are we with the new lexitime system? 6 Ive talked to the Human Resources Manazer 7 Time's cunning 8 What_____ the clockein system? 9 Have you tolked to the stalf__?Language at work | Present perfect (1) | Present perfect Form sive: nae / pas + pas partese form, ) Shave (I've finished my work. He has (Fe) wrien tre ltrs today | Negative: have / hes + not + past participle They haven't done the work dis week, The pect hasn't arrived yt. Questions 1 Put have / har before the eubjoct ‘ave you seen tne new Procuction Manager? Where has she boon today? 2 To give ashort answer to ves / no auestions in the present perfect, use thesubject + has /have or hasnt / haven’ Hove youseen that repert ye? Yes, Fhave / No, I haven't Hos the HR Managerseen the CVs? Yos, the hos. / No, she hasn't Use 1 Totalk about past actions where the time includes the present Tee made thre preseatations today / tis week / this month 2 To describe progress in alist of things to do, we use altendy eal fan) jet Hove you visited that customer yet? No, Ihavent had time (yet). But ve already made an appetnemens wita him 3 Toasksomeone bout general experiences inhi / herlife Have you ever seen te Tej Mohal? No, never 4 Use the present perfect total about actions which started in the past and are continuing now. For more information, see page 125. ve werked hors for three youre (and Jill woul hore now) 5 Fer past actions where the time doesn't include the present, ce the past simple. haven'tseen him today, but! saw him yesterday, ERS Language tip For regular verb, the past participle form is always the same a5 the past simple verb + -eht For inogular varbs, the past participle and past simple forms ee semetimes the some. Fer a lat of regular eds, see page 124 A customer 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 Tree more members of my team (Cel) me thet they are leaving the company. Two of them (not / find) snother job yet, but they say thet the preseure of work (become) too much for them. It's true that there (be abi increase in thei work this year because two other customer service assistants (already / leave} the department. and we (pot /reenst) anybody to replace them, 1 ask) ny boss ‘ several times if we can employ some new peopl forthe team buteach timehe® ny) hat ened to reduce our salary costs. But [know we ; (lose) some business because we : " {oot / have) enough people to deal 3 wih customer ells The simaton cant cantinve beth 1 2 Ye feat Pade) fnaldeeition oats: B yet. but 'm thinking of leaving the company myself & 8 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 / Hove-yotrrend that article about e-recruitment last week? 2 Did you see / you scer the new D quawAo}dwi | § a} 7. Have you received / Did you 8 Have yr lear 1 Did yeu locen a let in eure ast job a No, never, — No, haven't. Our results haven't been ry good. € Jestone or two this morning, Yes, did. { did = No; did’. | dicn’t have ssuch seaponsisey, soe was very boring, ral jobs when [was a student, Fes, itwas very well written, g Just one person wasn't thers. 1h No, [haven't had time (aia