Александра Егурнова - ESP - Accounting and Economics. TEACHER’S BOOK

8) «Ignorance» is the odd-one-out because all other three are connected with the presence of knowledge while «ignorance» is «absence of knowledge».

9) «Green» is the odd-one-out because all other three are about people who are experts at their work while «green» means «lacking experience».

10) «Manager» is the odd-one-out because all other three are people who receive services, goods, etc. while a manager is a person who provides these services, goods, etc.

Task 11. Match the two halves of the sentences to make logical statements which contain a fixed phrase with job or work.

1) Our accountants must not make personal calls (C) in work hours

2) Thousands of hopeful job hunters (F) are queuing to emigrate

3) Job security is the most important factor (A) for many employees

4) Make sure your work place (H) is kept clean at all times

5) Her test results are excellent, but she (D) has no relevant work experience

6) Sorry, but washing the windows (B) is not in my job description

7) He’s too lazy and (E) has no work incentive

8) I’m more interested in job satisfaction than (G) in earning more money

Task 12. Fill in each gap with one suitable word from the table.

Leadership Skills

Accounting 1) professionalsneed to be ambitious self-starters who can develop new insights, manage projects, and motivate and engage 2) teammembers, all the while displaying solid leadership skills. While the partners at your firm or leaders in your department are 3) managingthe business side of the organization, you may need to serve as a source of aid when colleagues need help 4) navigatinga particular program or managing their first busy-season audit.

Additionally, your managers may look to you for 5) freshideas regarding how the organization can ensure continuity of service to 6) clients, improve compliance procedures or address a host of other issues.

Task 14. Answer the questions (1—6) using information from the text.

1. What kind of employees does the author look for?

B. Those who submit to the company’s culture.

2. During pre-interviews, the author pays attention to:

D. Communication skills.

3. How much do the hires of inexperienced workers in the author’s company comprise?

C. More than four fifths.

4. Internship program:

A. Shows the strengths and weaknesses of the prospective worker.

5. According to the author, it is better to invest in:

A. Interns.

6. The author is of the opinion that workers are:

D. Substitutable.

Task 16. Give synonyms from the text to the words below.

Free (thinkers) (paragraph 1)

Multiple (paragraph 2)

Unanimous (paragraph 3)

Interns (paragraph 4)

Leadership (paragraph 5)

Benefit (paragraph 6)

Tremendous (paragraph 7)

Morale (paragraph 8)

Task 18. Fill in the table with appropriate verbs. Which grammar tenses are being described?

Task 19. Read the text and put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple Tense.

The best tool for time management 1 ISprobably one of the simplest tools, and that 2 IShaving a schedule. You can do that on paper or with a phone or Outlook – whatever electronic versions 3 WORKbest. Taking the time to actually schedule 4 ISreally the key. Scheduling time to actually 5 GOthrough your calendar and fill it up. I find when my calendar 6 ISempty, I often will wander off to different tasks or get distracted with email or maybe just think about all the things there 7 AREto do instead of actually getting them done. Having time set aside to schedule and plan 8 ISa pretty critical part of scheduling.

The more you can schedule blocks of time in a repetitive sort of manner so that you can get into a routine, then you can really find that the schedule 9 WORKSwell for you and 10 BECOMESa natural process. One of the best ways that I 11 FINDto actually get things accomplished would be if you 12 SCHEDULEtime out of the office, maybe at a coffee shop or 13 TAKEyourself to lunch, and that can be a great time to use for actually planning your schedule and planning time ahead.

Task 20. Match the headlines (A-D) to the extracts (1—4). Explain why the verbs in bold are used in the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1) B.Assess your personal habits

2) D.Stimulate your brain

3) A.Try sleep programming

4) C. Read

Task 21. Say whether the sentences below are grammatically correct. Correct those which are wrong.

1)Look! Susan is planting forget-me-nots in front of her house. CORRECT

2)Do they discuss what Pete’s done? It’s so impolite. WRONG – Are… discussing

3)I often visit my relatives at weekends. CORRECT

4)Are you thinking it’s true Rose is leaving for Moscow? WRONG – Do… think

5)Can you hear? Someone knocks at the back door. WRONG – is knocking

6)No wonder he can’t buy a flat – the prices are rising these days. CORRECT

7)We don’t want to have lunch right now. CORRECT

8)Oh, no! Some strange guy tries to start your car! WRONG – is trying

9)Are you liking a strawberry ice-cream? WRONG – Do… like

10)I hate going out when it rains. CORRECT

Task 22. Complete the dialogs by putting the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

1) A: Where ISLinda?

B: She IS HAVINGdinner again in the kitchen.

A: I BELIEVEshe IS EATINGquite much.

B: Me too, she IS NOT MOVINGmuch and BECOMINGa couch potato.

2) A: DOyou HEARthe noise?

B: Oh, DO NOT WORRY. It ISJohn. He IS TYINGto play the guitar.

3) A: ISAnn GOINGwith the Browns?

B: She WANTS to.

A: Where AREthey GOING?

B: They ARE FLYINGto Spain.

A: DOthey TAKEtheir friends or relatives with them?

B: I THINK not.

A: DOthey MINDif Susan BRINGSher cat along?

B: I SUPPOSE yes.

A: Great! I HOPEthey will enjoy their holidays.

B: They ARE GOINGto keep me posted, so I’ll tell you everything.