Topic 1.10.2 Employing the Right People – Part 2
EMPLOYING THE RIGHT PEOPLE - PART 2
1.Warm up
- What are the main differences between working for a large company and a small business?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of working for a family-owned business?
- How does working for a multinational corporation differ from working for a local company?
- Do you think startups are better for career growth than established companies? Why or why not?
2.Vocabulary
3. If you were a potential employer, what could be a possible order for you?
4. [Audio 2.4] Listen to a consultant talking about the recruitment process to check your answers to the previous exercise.
5. When companies are recruiting, what sort of qualities in employees do they look for?
6. Look at the different types of people. Which do you think are the most desirable for companies to employ?
This type of person:
- is able to come up with ideas.
- is respected and listened to by others
- is able to see different points of view
- can see how to put ideas into action
- is determined to succeed in their career
- has lots of energy and often gets excited
- is concerned with details and getting things right even if it takes time
- likes to assess and evaluate
- is able to change with new situations
- is someone you can trust and depend on
7.Choose the correct adjective that corresponds to the description.
8.[Audio 2.5] Mark the stress on the adjectives in Exercise 18. Then listen and check your answers.
9.Discussion questions
- Which three qualities in Ex 18 best describe you?
- Which of the different types of people have you worked or studied with?
- Which of the different types of people do you think are easy or difficult to work with?
Language focus: -ing forms and infinitives
10.We sometimes use one verb after another verb. The second verb can be in the infinitive.
e.g. we can’t afford to increase their pay.
He intends to sign the new contract next week.
Sometimes the second verb must be in the -ing form.
e.g. My job involves monitoring sickness levels.
Some verbs can be followed by the -ing form or the infinitive without a big change in meaning.
e.g. I started working/started to work there last month.
With other verbs, however, the meaning changes.
e.g. We stopped to have lunch. (We stopped what we were doing in order to have lunch.)
e.g. We stopped having lunch. (we stopped our habit of having lunch.)
-ing forms and infinitives
A: The following verbs are often followed by an infinitive:
intend attempt promise plan mean try arrange offer want pretend hope seem fail wish expect claim guarantee
B: The verbs below are usually followed by the -ing form:
admit appreciate contemplate give up involve deny enjoy consider carry on mean justify can’t stand don’t mind remember resent detest recommend risk delay miss suggest avoid put off look forward to
C: Some verbs can be followed by the -ing form or the infinitive form without a big change in meaning. However, some people use one form more naturally depending on the verb and context (In American English, the forms with to-infinitve are much more common than the -ing form):
start begin continue like love hate
e.g. I like making jam (emphasis on the experience/action)
We have a lot of fruit in our garden. I like to make jam every year. (a habit)
D: Sometimes, however, the meaning changes:
stop remember forget try regret mean go on
e.g. She went on talking for hours. (she continued talking.)
After discussing marketing, she went on to explain the sales strategy.
(she changed to a new topic.)
Practice exercises
11. In each of the sentences, two of the verbs are possible and one is incorrect. Choose the incorrect verb.
13.Choose the most appropriate form of the verb to complete the sentences.
14.Take turns to answer the following questions in pairs.
STUDENT A
- What skills do you consider essential to perform well in your job?
- How do you motivate yourself to keep learning new skills in your profession?
- Can you describe a time when you avoided making a mistake at work?
- What strategies do you use to manage your workload efficiently?
- How important is it to communicate clearly in your industry?
- What motivates you to start a new project or goal?
- Are you more likely to enjoy reading a book or watching a movie? Why?
- What do you usually avoid doing when you’re stressed?
- What advice would you give someone who’s hesitant to take risks?
- Have you ever regretted not taking an opportunity?
STUDENT B
- What do you enjoy most about working in your field?
- Have you ever had to delay making a decision to gather more information?
- What steps do you take to ensure client satisfaction?
- Do you prefer delegating tasks or handling them yourself? Why?
- What challenges have you faced when trying to adapt to new workplace technologies?
- What motivates you to start a new project or goal?
- Are you more likely to enjoy reading a book or watching a movie? Why?
- What do you usually avoid doing when you’re stressed?
- What advice would you give someone who’s hesitant to take risks?
- Have you ever regretted not taking an opportunity?