Give one word for the following phrases

Give one word for the following phrases.

1. A post which carries no salary

a) honorary      b) honorable    c) gracious d) none of these

2. A place were birds are kept

a) aquarium     b) aviary          c) kennel          d) sty

3. Liable to catch fire easily

a) irreparable   b) irresistible    c) inflammable            d) insolvent

4. One who knows or sees everything

a) omnipotent  b) omniscient   c) omnipresent             d) none of these

5. Incapable of being seen through

a) obsolete       b) opaque        c) transparent              d) none of these

6. A man with an evil reputation

a) famous        b) celebrated   c) notorious                 d) well-known

7. Power of reading the thoughts of others immediately

a) homeopathy                        b) telepathy     c) psychology  d) none of these

8. Incapable of being heard

a) audible        b) inaudible     c) plausible      d) invisible

9. That which will last for a long time

a) lifelong        b) durable        c) permanent   d) imperishable

10. A list of books

a) library          b) biography    c) monograph              d) catalogue

11. A person who cannot read or write

a) literate         b) illiterate       c) ignorant       d) learned

12. Periodical published twice in a week.

a) biweekly      b) fortnightly   c) weekly         d) daily

Answers

1. Honorary

2. Aviary

3. Inflammable

4. Omniscient

5. Opaque

6. Notorious

7. Telepathy

8. Inaudible

9. Durable

10. Catalogue

11. Illiterate

12. Biweekly

1)
professional duties; 2) talent, skills, education; 3) appraise,
decide
the value
of; 4) looking for a job; 5) statement about a person’s character or
abilities; 6)
meeting or speaking with a person; 7) communicate; 8).person who
gives a job.

2. Translate the words given in brackets.

1)
There are several ways of (поиска
работы).
2) First you should (оценить)
your
own chances 3) He studied the ads of (о
вакансиях)
being published. 4) Solid
companies (помещают
объявления)
in prestigious expensive publications. 5)
Your main task is to understand whether the position (согласуется)
your skills and
education. 6) Such special demands (устанавливают
уровень)
of the candidate’s
qualification. 7) Remember that the demands enumerated in the ads
(обязательны).
Carefully read (требования)
made of the given position. 9) There
is a need to understand that the word does not (подразумевает)
secretarial functions.
10) (Предварительный
отбор)
is carried out on the basis of resumes. 11)
Reading the ads you may (выделить/получить)
information on the (деятель­ности)
of the company. 12) There is a need (представить
себе)
at least in general
outline the personnel structure of Western companies.

3.
Complete the following sentences using suitable words or phrases
from the list below. Translate your sentences.

Managing
director; junior executive; colleague; director; supervisor; staff;
senior executive; superior; employee; middle manager; subordinate;
work-force.

1).
The group of executives working below the top managers are generally
called…2).Valerie
is an important person in our company. She is a member of the Board
of…
3). Peter, a recent university graduate, has been with the firm for
a
year. He is at present a … and is being trained for a managerial
position. 4).Their
… is expanding rapidly. They now have over 5.000 employees. 5). At
least 50%
of our … have been with the company over ten years. 6). … in an
organization generally
have more fringe benefits than lower-level managers. 7). We are a
small group
in the Research and Development Department. Fortunately, I get on
well
with
all my…
8).Our telephone operators work under the direction of a …9).I
work under Mr. Brown. He’s my…
10).
Shelia and Tom work under my
authority.
I am their boss and they are my…11).
I am responsible for …training
and development.

4.
Look at the following examples of skills/responsibilities and
personality traits, translate them and find the ones that apply to
you.

IV.
Study the list of Job Titles, translate and prepare a good
reading.
Fill out the table matching correspon­ding
personality traits, skills/responsibilities and work.

Job
Titles

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