Менеджеры и менеджмент (Executives and Management). Коломейцева Е.М - 71 стр.

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5 To … you the background.
T a s k 2. Which parts of the graph on the left do the following verbs refer to? rise level off fluctuate peak re-
cover bottom out fall.
A technical problem
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T a s k 1. Listen to a stock trading com-
pany manager describe how his team solved a
problem with the company's website.
Part A
1. Underline the two things the manager
does to open his presentation. ask a question /
tell a joke / tell a story / quote some figures.
2. What's the significance of the following
facts and figures?
9__________________________________
250,000____________________________
3__________________________________
60,000_____________________________
Part B
3. What three problems was the company
having with its website?
A__________B_________ C ___________
4. Having improved the website, what are
E-Stock's two current objectives?
a)
b)
Part C
5. Which graph on the left does the speaker refer to?
6. What three things does the manager do to close his presentation?
a) he sums up his talk; c) he refers people to his report;
b) he quotes a well-known person; d) he invites questions.
T a s k 2. Read the following sentences from the presentation in Task 1.
a) When we first went online, we were getting over 250,000 hits a day.
b) The problem was not the service we were offering, but the website itself.
c) A fault we hadn't noticed in the programming caused 1,500 people to invest in a company that didn't even ex-
ist.
d) The next thing was Internet advertising, winning back the customer confidence we'd lost.
In which of the sentences above do the highlighted verbs refer to things
happening at the same time? happening one after the other?
UNIT EIGHT
Jobs and careers
This unit covers some aspects of applying for a job or a promotion within a com-
pany. It should be mentioned that different conventions apply to the processes of
applying and interviewing in different coun- tries. There are no international norms.
T a s k 1.
Background information: applications and interviews
In different countries different conventions apply to the process of job application and interviews. In most parts of
the world, it's common to submit a typed or laser-printed CV (curriculum vitae – British English) or resume (American
English). This contains all the unchanging information about you: your education, background and work experience.
This usually accompanies a letter of application, which in some countries is expected to be hand-written, not word-