2.5 Accepting a job and confirming working arrangements Flashcards
Question tags are the short questions that are put on the end of sentences,
One of the most important rules is that if the main part of the sentence is positive, the question tag is negative:
I gave you my mobile phone number, …. I?
You haven’t informed your current employer, … you?
didn’t
have
NEIL: This is Neil Carlson from Barton & Craig.
MEERA: Oh! Hello, Mr Carlson.
We had a lot of very good candidates. But, …, we thought you came across well at your interview.
in the end
we were very impressed by your ….
enthusiasm
you …inform… your current … that you..apply… for another job, … you?
haven’t informed
employer
’ve applied
have
NEIL: And how much … do you need to give them?
notice
Can I just check … that’s a decision about second interviews, or a decision about who to …?
whether
appoint
i … you wait till you hear from us, in case there’s a last-minute delay.
I suggest you
A ‘company pension …. ‘ pays you money when you retire.
scheme
as I explained at the interview, the contract is a … contract lasting six months. If we decide to keep you on, we’ll give you a new, …
fixed-term
permanent contract.
he salary is at the …, as I explained.
trainee rate
The … for permanent employees is about 30 per cent higher than what you’re paid as a trainee.
starting salary
our salary is paid … 5th … each month,
on the
of
We have a company … scheme, but you can’t join it until you are a permanent employee.
pension
MEERA: Yes. Can I ask about … hours? You mentioned in the job description that you work in ….
working
shifts
we … the shifts every two months, which means that we .. all your working hours in advance.
organise
book
the shifts … seven hours,
last
we know that people … need to change their working days at …
occasionally
short notice
you’re … to five days’ leave during the period of your contract
entitled
when the starting and finishing work time is not fixed
flextime
the company is open 24 hours
a day
What date will my salary be paid ..?
on
How much … can I take?
leave
.. I have to work overtime?
Do
We’ll have to … our working hours as Gabi is ill today
rearrange
The HR department will .. a shortlist of canditates
make up
If I want to leave my job, I have to give two month… …
s` notice
after a while I … it wasn’t the right job for me.
realised
It was too …. I wanted to have more .. with other people, to work as .. of a team.
solitary
contact
part
CHARLES: Well, I don’t have much management experience, but I think I have the … to be a good manager. I’m hard-working and well …. I enjoy … with people, and I can stay .. under pressure.
potential
organised
dealing
calm
i hope to be able to … more … as I learn the job, perhaps to become a branch manager.
take on
responsibility
NINA: Thank you very much, that’s very .
helpful
NINA: And when do you expect to interview?
hold
by
much notice
GEOFFREY: We’ll … interviews during the week beginning the 13th of October. The successful candidate should hear from us … the end of that week, and we’d like them to start as soon as possible after that. But it depends on how … they have to give their current employer.
