Workplace English: Monday's assignment

Workplace English: Monday's assignment: Good morning everyone, Since we are getting closer to the end of 2015, we need to come up with some new year’s resolutions for 2016. ...

Task 1:

Write one paragraph on your new year’s resolution; what you want to quit or have less of, and what you feel like working on or increasing, and why.

My new resolutions are as follows:

1.      I’m
going to take a exam for my G driving license.  Because if I have no any driving license, it
will limit my development of job career.

2.      I’m
going to continue to improve my English, especially my listening and speaking
skills.  Because if my listening and
speaking skills are not so well, it will limit my communication although I’m
sociable.

3.      I
will try some kind of different fields, meanwhile I teach mathematics as a
tutor.  Because I have some chances in my
life and I like try some challenge in some different field which are right for
me. 

Workplace English: Wednesday's assignment

Workplace English: Wednesday's assignment: Canada's History Good morning everyone, We will start this week by talking about Canada’s history. Click on  this link  a...

Comprehension
Check:

Did you understand the story? Are these sentences true?

1. It took one year to build Casa Loma. Yes or no? No, it didn’t.

2. Sir Henry Pellatt and his wife lived in Casa Loma for a long
time. Yes or no? No, it didn’t.

3. Casa Loma was seized by the city of Toronto in 1933. Yes or no?
Yes, it was.

4. Casa Loma is now a museum. Yes or no? Yes, it was.

5. It took three thousand men to build Casa Loma. Yes or no? No, it didn’t.

Fill
in the Blanks:

6. Sir Henry Pellatt's wife's name was _Mary_.

7. Casa Loma has two _secret_
passageways.

8. Casa Loma was built on a _hill_
overlooking downtown _Toronto_.

9. The Pellatts had to leave Casa Loma because they ran out of _money and could not afford to live there_.

Workplace English: Job Interviews

Workplace English: Job Interviews: Job interviews are your chance to show what you have to offer to potential employers. It is important to prepare before each interview. T...

Task 1:

Listen to this mock job interview; list all the Dos and Don'ts which the interviewer has mentioned. Click here to listen to it.

Dos	Don’ts
Wear pant suit or skirt suit.	Don’t wear large jewellery, large colour.
Stand up and greet your interviewer.	Don’t wear too much make up.
Bring a copy of your resume.	Don’t wear too much perfume, or cologne.
Ask for your interviewer’s business card.	Don’t give a man handshake.
Turn off your cell phone.	Don’t tell the life story.
Give a firm handshake.	Don’t answer the questions illegal.

Task 2:

Search the internet to find the 10 most annoying gestures during a job interview.

1. Gum chewing

2. Avoiding eye contact

3. Playing with your pen

4. Checking your cellphone

5. Nail biting

6. Picking at, rubbing, or scratching any part of your body

7. Waving your hands while speaking

8. Tugging at your cuffs or at the hem of your skirt

9. Resting your chin in your hand

10. Smiling too much (or not smiling at all)

Workplace English: Thursday's Assignment

Workplace English: Thursday's Assignment: Reading practice: Read the following passage below and then answer the following questions. Be ready to explain it to the rest of the c...

QUESTIONS:

1. Before the writer
took the test, she

A felt that she was unlikely to do it very well.

B made sure that she
was mentally prepared for it.

C believed that such
tests were fair to candidates.

D did some research
into tests of that kind.

2. Of the qualities
the writer was asked to match with her personality

A some seemed more
suitable than others.

B
all seemed equally suitable.

C none seemed really suitable.

D the writer was not able to decide
which were suitable.

3. What did the writer
think when she took the test?

A She could not
understand some of the questions.

B She found that there
was not enough time to do it.

C
She felt that she had not done it very well.

D She decided that it would not prove anything.

4. What does the
writer mean by ´judgemental´ in the fifth paragraph?

A critical

B impatient

C impersonal

D thoughtful

5. When the writer
received the Personal Profile Analysis, she

A was offended by the comments made about her answers.

B was glad that she had not been
offered the job.

C regretted some of
the answers she had given in the test.

D realized that her
personality would not have suited the job.

6. Why did the Profile
worry her?

A It made her feel
that she had been too self-confident before.

B It indicated that she might have trouble getting a job in
future.

C It did not show that
she was capable of being a creative person.

D It told her things about herself
that she had not noticed before.

7. According to the
occupational psychologist,

A state of mind has no
influence on the result of a psychometric test.

B state of mind has a significant
influence on the result of a psychometric test.

 C the influence of state of mind is not significant.

 D the influence of state of
mind is decisive.

8. What did she find
out after taking the test for the job?

A way she was feeling
had badly affected her performance in it.

B Psychometric tests
seldom provide reliable information about people.

C Many job candidates are unwilling
to take psychometric tests.

D It may have been an unsuitable test for its intended
prupose.

 9. What does the
writer recommend?

A Candidates should be able to talk about their test
results with employers.

B Employers should pay
no attention to the results of psychometric tests.

C Candidates should
not be concerned about taking psychometric tests.

D Employers should stop asking
candidates to take psychometric tests.

10. Why does the
writer describe her experience?

A It is typical of experiences that
a great many other people have.

B It shows that no
method of selecting job candidates can ever be fair.

C It is an example of how difficult it can be for someone
to get a job.

D
It illustrates faults in a new method of assessing job candidates.