Условие:
Different companies have different cultures and ways of working. Complete these sentences with the items in brackets. One of the items in each section cannot be used.
Dress (uniforms/ casual Fridays/ weekend clothes)
1. We don’t have to wear business suits at the end of the week. My company has a system of ………
2. In many banks, staff can’t wear what they like. They have to wear ………
Timekeeping (flexible hours/ part-time/ shift work)
3. For two weeks each month, I work at night. I can’t sleep during the day. I hate……….
4. We have a …….. system in our office. Some people work from 9a.m. to 5p.m.; others work from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Time off (childcare/ annual leave/ public holiday)
5. I am so busy at the moment that I worked on New Year’s Day, which is a(n)……
6. How many days’………. do you get in your company?
Reporting procedures (written report/face to face/ e-mail)
7. We often speak on the phone, but never …….
8. He sends us a(n) ……. in the post each month.
Types of meeting (informal/formal/social)
9. Our department starts every day with a(n) …….. meeting. It is very relaxed.
10. Companies have an Annual General Meeting (AGM) once a year. It is a very………. meeting, with a lot people.
Names (job title/first name/ family names)
11. In some countries, the company culture is formal. Staff use …… when they speak to each other.
12. What’s your ……. now? Are you ‘Chief Executive’?
Решение:
Ниже приведён пошаговый разбор, как решить задачу, а в конце — ответы. 1. Для первого набора (Dress) у нас есть три варианта: uniforms, casual Fridays и weekend clothes. В предложении «Мы не обязаны носить деловые костюмы в конце недели» явно подразумевается политика «casual Fridays» (деловые встречи без строгого дресс-кода по пятницам). Поэтому ответ: casual Fridays. 2. Во втором предложении говорится, что «во многих банках персоналу нельзя носить что угодно», поэтому они обязаны носить строгое платье, то есть — uniforms. • Неприменённый вариант в этой группе — weekend clothes. 3. Переходим...