Practice Listening Business English Exercises for A2 – Employment

4 упражнений

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1)
Listen to two people describing how they got their job. Take notes about how each person was lucky.
2)
Listen again and complete sentences 1-8.
1)
I only saw the for my job at the last minute.
2)
I only had about four hours to prepare my .
3)
I really wanted the job, but I wasn’t really for it.
4)
So I didn’t think I would be , but I was.
5)
I could see that the person who me didn’t like me.
6)
The company wanted a highly- technician.
7)
I had the qualifications, but I wasn’t at all .
8)
He was responsible for the of service technicians.

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1)
Naomi Hasselin has an interview for a job as a team leader with a large non-profit organization. Listen to the extract. What experience does she have?
2)
Listen again and underline the verb forms you hear.
1)
When did you start / have you started working in this field?
2)
I left / have left university in 2009.
3)
Did you ever work / Have you ever worked for a big organization?
4)
No, I didn’t have / ‘ve never had the chance.
5)
Did you go / Have you been to Africa?
6)
I spent / ‘ve spent some time in Tanzania.
7)
Oh really? What did you do / have you done there?

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1)
The interviewer asks Naomi more questions. Complete questions 1-5 using the prompts. Then listen and check your answers.
Example: When did you go to Tanzania?
1)
When / go / Tanzania?
2)
How long / stay there?
3)
What other projects / work on?
4)
Ever / manage a team?
5)
Why / decide / work in this field?
2)
Listen again and note Naomi’s answers to the questions in 1.

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1)
A company is looking for a new project manager. What are possible reasons for ?
1)
recruiting somebody externally (i.e. from outside the company)
2)
promoting somebody internally (i.e. from inside the company)
2)
Listen to three managers discussing the questions in 1. What are the arguments for and against each option? Can you think of a possible solution?
3)
Listen again and match 1-9 to a-i to make complete sentences.
1)
I prefer
2)
I like the idea
3)
I’m not sure that
4)
I’d go for
5)
Another disadvantage is
6)
One other issue is
7)
A key advantage is
8)
I really think
9)
The internal option is attractive
a that we save money.
b the cost of finding someone.
c)
internal promotion is too risky.
d to recruit internally.
e because it’s quicker and cheaper.
f)
somebody with more experience.
g our engineers have enough experience.
h that we don’t have time to recruit.
i)
that we send them a positive message.

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