PRELIMINARY TEST 2

19 Jan 2010

Technicalities PT 2 applications: 17 Jan (as of Friday) “Studomat”: apply for 01 Feb PT 2 schedule: 18 Jan Signatures (attend/partic): 24/25 Jan Orals (dates, 24-26 Jan, 27/28?):

24 Jan (Mon):12-15.30, 17-1925 Jan (Tue): 11-13, 15-1926 Jan (Wed): 10.45-11.45 / 12.30-13.30 /14.30-

15.45 /16.30-17.45 / 18.00-20.00

Topics

Entrepreneurship (R)

Management(MK)

Labour Relations (R)

Work and Motivation(MK)

Recruitment (MK, R, CV/letter of applic.)

Business Correspondence(R, MK)

Test

2 parts:

1.Vocabulary Test 2.Letter Writing

*CV (incl.in Part 1 and/or 2)

Assessment in letter writing

1. layout (address, date, salutation, ...)2. beginning/ending 3. paragraphing (no indentation)4. appropriate words/expressions and phrases5. general language (e.g. spelling, grammar)6. contentAttention!Items 1, 3 and 5 apply to all business letters.Items 2, 4 and 6 depend on types of lettersMixed types are also possible!

Types of vocabulary exercises Compare X and Y/Similarities and differences of X and Y

/Advantages and disadvantages of X and Y. Use the following words: ....

Explain X.(Use the following words...) Explain the meaning of the following sentence. Focus on

the underlined words Explain the meaning of the following words/expressions: Fill in the missing words: Find syn./oppos.for the following words/expressions Write down the following acronyms/abbreviations in full: You are working in … Write a letter to XY who … (10

points) Write a section of the CV dealing with … for the candidate

who …

How to prepare?

read all the texts (R,MK, extra sheets)

read all the slides (web) do all the exercises

Preparing a text for the exam1. read the text2. underline unknown words/expressions3. find their meaning (dictionary, note-book, slides,

web,...)4. make sure you understand the text (sentence by

sentence) 5. see which words/expressions in the text were

important for this topic (slides, noteş from classes) 6. explain their meaning in simple English7. retell the main message of the text orally8. Think what ex. could be expected in the test

REVISE!