D403 - Unit 7 online

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• MBO
• Studiejaar 3

Unit 7

A job like no other

What qualities must a
successful salesman have?

How would you
keep your staff happy?

Exercise 2+3

Track 28

Ex. 2: Listen and answer the questions

Ex. 3: How did they say in the conversation...

1. een advertentie opstellen
2. salaris
3. eisen
4. eerste verkoper
5. schatting
6. solliciteren
7. aanvangssalaris
8. secundaire arbeidsvoorwaarden
9. pensioen regeling
10. sollicitatiegesprek
    

1. to draw up an advertisement

2. salary

3. demands

4. senior sales assistant

5. estimation

6. apply for

7. starting salary

8. fringe benefits

9. pension scheme

10. job interview

Ex. 4

Translate the 10 sentences.

1. If you ask me, we should mention the salary in the advert.

2. That's true, because then we will get the right applicants.

3. What do you think about a starting salary of 22.700?

4. You're kidding / Are you serious?!

5. yes, but on the other hand, they will have their own demands.

6. I totally agree with you, we should name the conditions of employment in the advert.

7. I understand what you're saying, but I think we should mention the pension scheme.

8. We will talk about it later / I'll get back to that later.

9. Excuse me, do you want to say anything else? 

10. If I were you, I wouldn't mention the salary.

Exercise 5

Track 29

Grammar

There aren't many students in the building right now.

Do you have many English books?

Na many komt een woord in meervoud

Please hurry up! I haven't got much time.

Tom's got so much patience with Sheila!

Na much komt en woord in enkelvoud

Do ex. 8

Grammar

little = few = weinig

Only few students took the test.

Give me few minutes, please.

We still have a few questions.

                         ( een paar )

He's got little experience with this programme. (weinig)

I want a little milk in my coffee. ( een beetje)

few - fewer - fewest

little - less - least

Na few/fewer/fewest komt een woord in meervoud

Na little/less/least komt een woord in enkelvoud

Ex. 9

Fill in little/less/least

few/fewer/fewest

HANDOUT

Reading - ex. 10/155

Vocabulary - ex. 11/155

Reading - ex. 12/157

Reading - John Lewisham Partnership

What kind of text is it?

- on a rota basis

- experience within a similar environment

- stamina

- common sense

- subsidised dining room and leisure facilities

- non-contributory pension scheme

- profit sharing scheme

1. Answer questions at pg 155-156
2. Do ex. 12 at page 157
   

Ex. 11/156 Vocabulary

• application form- sollicitatie brief
• to assume responsibility - je verantwoordelijkheid nemen
• benefits - voordelen
• career ambitions - cariere ambities
• commitment - toewijding
• emphasis - nadruk
  

• to equip - klaar stomen/voorbereiden
• profit sharing scheme - winst schema 
• to qualify - in aanmerking komen
• Training and Development - training & ontplooing
  

Write an advertisement

Ex. 14 - Reply on the add of exercise 13.

Ex. 15 - Write your CV

Send them on the email.

Listening

Exercise 17+18/page 158-159

Exercise 19/page 160

Ex. 18/160

1.   i

2. k 

3. h

4. m

5. n

6. e

7. c

8. o

9. b

10. l   

11. j

12. a

13. a

14. g

15. f

Ex. 20/160

1. May I interrupt you?

2. Please, let me finish!

3. If you ask me, we have to get back on this next week.

4. I totally agree with you!

5. Absolutely not!

6. To get back to what I already said, we could better discuss this later.

7. John will take it over from me.

8. May I suggest something?

9. We will get back to that later.

10. What's your opinion about this?

Ex. 23/161

1. The manager is talking to the applicant at the moment.

2. Where do you have this week's price lists?

3. We are currentky negotiating the conditions of employment.

4. Are you busy at the moment? Yes, I am cleaning the windows.

5. have you already made the new work schedules?

6. The head office had warned us that he was not suitable as a department head.

7. We talked about the new plans the whole morning.

8. When we arrived to the store this morning there were already 50 e-mails.

9. We already received three phone calls before we had placed the advertisement.

10. Has anyone taken the application letter yesterday? 

Write the letters of ex. 27+28

                Email them to [e-mail]

Ex. 24/162

1. I'm looking forward to starting my new job.

2. Don't forget to turn in/ to hand in your resignation on time.

3. I don't mind working on Sunday.

4. After we had discussed topic number 3 on the agenda, we paused for 10 minutes/ we took a break for 10 minutes.

5. Writing a good advertisement is a difficult job/task.

6. In an informal conversation you should avoid talking about salary.

7. Is it worth applying for that job?

8. The woman left the store without paying.

9. We are considering opening the store on Sundays too.

10. We are used to taking a break after 2 hours working.

WOORDEN TE LEREN

bezittingen- assets

het huidige personeel - the current staff

solliciteren naar vacatures in de detailhandel- to apply for retail vacancies

sollicitatie - application

solicitatiegesprek - job interview

eerste verkoper - senior sales assistant

secundaire arbeidsvoorwaarden - fringe benefits

arbeidsvoorwaarden - conditions of employment

pensioensregeling - pension scheme

personeelsadvertentie - job advertisement

referentie - refference

sollicitatiebrief - letter of application

warenhuis - department store

eisen - requirements

begeleidende brief - covering letter

sollicitant - applicant

ontslag nemen - resign

schoolverlater - school leaver

vakantiegeld - holiday pay

arbeidscontract - contract of labour

2 maanden opzegtermijn - two months' notice

concurreren met - compete with

filiaal - branch

Test Unit 7

• Learn sentences: Ex. 4, 11, 20
  
• Grammar: ex. 8, 9, 23, 24

Words Nl-En, En-Nl: page 166