DISCOVERING LANGUAGE

During a job interview Alan is talking about his previous jobs. Complete what he says with the best form of the verb in brackets. Choose between past simple, past continuous or past perfect, the first has been done for you. After you have completed the conversation, listen to the recording to check.

INTERVIEWER: So, Alan, why did you quit your last job?

ALAN: Well at the time I (1) was working (work) as a financial officer for an International Accountancy firm in London. I (2) ………. (be) in the same company for three years.

INTERVIEWER: How (3) ……… (you/get) the job?

ALAN: Just after I (4) ……… (finish) university I (5) ………. (go) to a job fair. I still (6) ……… (decide) what I wanted to do and I was interested to see what kind if jobs there (7) ……… (be) at the fair. While I (8) ………. (look) at information on one of the stands for a large international accountancy firm, someone (9) ………. (give) me an application form to fill in. I thought this might be a good career opportunity for me as I (10) ………. (already/take) some accountancy exams for my degree. So I (11) ……… (complete) the form and (12) ………(send) it off. They (13) ………. (interview) me the following week and I got the job. At first, I (14) ……… (feel) satisfied with the job, but as time went by, things (15) ………. (change) and I began to hate working there.

INTERVIEWER: So what (16) ……… (go) wrong?

ALAN: Well the situation was this: I (17) ……… (work) for a person who was very difficult, er …very demanding … never satisfied. What's more, my job (18) ………. (become) too repetitive and really wanted to do something more creative. So, that's why I resigned … I (19) ………. (not have) another job to go to, but I knew I (20) ………. (have) to make a change.

LISTENING

1. You are going to hear a Chief Accountant discussing his work.

2. Before listening, make sure you know the following words and word combinations

skinflint – скряга, скупердяй («кто камень обдерет ради барыша»)

be in a mess – иметь неприятности

shaking out = slimming down = tightening up – сокращение, уплотнение, затягивание

axe pet schemes – урезать ассигнования на чьи-то любимые проекты

petty cash – мелкая наличность

3. Note down the names of the chief divisions he mentions within his department. Label them on the chart given.

4. Listen to the recording for the second time and finish the following statements.

1) As Chief Accountant of the company, I am obviously involved in ….

2) Unless my department is properly organized and working efficiently, we ….

3) To audit the books means ….

4) It is very tempting for people to introduce ….

5) The single most expensive recurring item for any company is ….

6) Every single item of expenditure or income has to be ….

5. Summarize in brief the functions of each division in the Accounting department and explain why, according to speaker, he is often called ‘a skinflint’ in the company.

WRITING

1. Cloze-Test. Read the text supplying the missing words (more than one option is possible). Then read the information again and give its summary of 5 sentences, outlining the major gender changes in the US accounting profession.

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