Ex.2. Explain the difference between white-collar and blue-collar workers.

Ex.3. Sum up what the text says about:

s Human Resources

s Employers and employees

s Executives

s Payroll

Grammar Revision

Ex.1. Choose the correct variant:

1. He decided to go to the office immediately when he remembered he _______ the door.

a) didn’t lock b) had not locked c) have not locked

2. He has tested four new machines since he ________ the company.

a) joined b) had joined c) has joined

3. When we installed the new equipment, it _______ already obsolete.

a) became b) had become c) has become

4. While we were seeking a new solution, they _______ everything to change our plans.

a) had done b) were doing c) did

5. When she took her driving test, she _______ about 10 driving lessons.

a) had had b) had c) was having

6. The hotel manager called the police when he discovered that a guest ______ without paying his bill.

a) left b) had left c) leaves

7. He _______ in the laboratory when you rang.

a) worked b) was working c) had worked

8. Phil ______ to someone on the phone as we walked in.

a) talked b) was talking c) had talked

9. I ______ the report since early morning when suddenly he came.

a) was reading b) had been reading c) read

10. We _______ the main office before we moved into it.

a) were reconstructing b) reconstructed c) had reconstructed

11. She always _______ formal clothes to work.

a) was wearing b) wore c) had been wearing

12. He _______ for 10 years at his telephone business, before he decided it was time for a change.

a) worked b) was working c) had been working

Ex.2. Compete the sentences by putting the verb in brackets into the correct tense.

1. He ______ in the USA for two years when he decided to buy a house. (live)

2. The telephone _______ when I was discussing this plan with my boss. (ring)

3. I _____ for their company from 1996 to 1998. (work)

4. I hardly ______ the office when it started to rain. (leave)

5. I _____ to London several times before 2000. (go)

6. We _____ the answer to that problem yet when he came. (find/not)

7. I haven’t seen him since he ______ working for our company. (stop)

8. They ______ so loudly that I could not hear his words. (talk)

9. As the equipment _____ we decided to replace it. (get old)

10. We ______ a lot of work with British suppliers when he bought the company. (do)

11. After she had spoken to the manager, she ______ the report. (write)

12. The conference was very interesting and it was obvious that all the speakers _______ their material very thoroughly. (prepare)

Speech and Discussion

Ex.1. Discuss with your groupmates:

s what role human resources play in the work of a company;

s whose work is the most important in a company.

Ex.2. What qualities in your opinion are the most important for the employer?