1,Module 6,2,Reading,Vocabulary,Listening,Grammar,6.1 Recruitment,Employment news,Hiring and firing,Employment case studies,Passives,3,Reading: Employment news,Read the three news stories and match each extract A, B or C to a person described below. In 1 and 5 there are two correct answers. Underline the words in the text which give you the answer.,Which person 1. has stopped working? _ 2. has started working? _ 3. doesnt need to work? _ 4. has lost a job? _ 5. didnt speak to their employer face to face? _ _,4,Worker receives unwelcome text message Katy Tanners cell phone beeped with a startling message youve fired. Tanner, 21, had a migraine headache and took a sick day last week from her job at Blue Banana, a body-piercing studio, she said on Monday. She turned on her cell phone the next day to discover shed been fired from her sales position. Weve reviewed your sales figures and theyre not really up to the level we need, shp manager Ale Barlett wrote in the message. As a result, we will not require your services any more. Thank you for your time with us.,Text A,5,Dont call us; well call you! When most people apply for a job they expect to go in for an interview. But not Jenny Jamieson. When a company rang her to arrange an interview they heard her voicemail and she was hired. Jenny came from a singing family and was trained in speech and music. She is now the voice of the company on all its automated messages and call centre systems. I suppose Im always cheerful and smile a lot and I think people hear that on the phone, says Jenny.,Text B,6,Car Plant workers Win Lottery,Harry Lane was one of six employees at a UK car plant who received their 9.5 million winnings from last Saturday nights lottery and announced they wouldnt be going back to work. 61-year-old Harry said, Ive been retired for two days now. I thought Id have to work for another four years but this like a dream! Harrys only plans so far are to pay off the rest of his mortgage and take his grandchildren on holiday. No one at his old factory was available to comment on how they would be replacing the six workers.,Text C,7,Vocabulary: Hiring and firing,Put these verbs for talking about hiring and firing in the table.,hire recruit give notice dismiss walk out sack fire lay off resign take voluntary redundancy employ take someone on make redundant,hire,recruit,employ,dismiss,sack,fire,lay off,make redundant,give notice,walk out,resign,take voluntary redundancy,8,Listening: Employment case studies,Listen to five speakers describing what happened to them at work. Match the speakers to actions A - G.,Speaker 1 _ Speaker 2 _ Speaker 3 _ Speaker 4 _ Speaker 5 _,walked out of the job was made redundant took someone on was fired gave notice was hired part-time took voluntary redundancy,E,G,C,A,B,9,Listening script,S=Speaker S1: Id really had enough. The people there were great and I really liked my supervisor but it was just too boring. I only started in order to make a bit of extra money when I was a student. I didnt intend to stay this long and especially not after I finish my degree. So they said they were sad to see me go but they understood. Anyway, I told them when I wanted to leave, but they said I didnt need to worry about what it said in my contract, so I didnt actually have to work the full four weeks S2: Someone had to go. We havent been getting the orders for a while so it was clear that theyd be laying people off sooner or later. Anyway, I thought rather than wait Id go now and take the money. It was a good deal and it gives me a few months to find another job. S3: Well, its a good position and suits anyone who doesnt want to work every day of the week. We had three applicants but it was obvious who was right. I think Samantha will be perfect. Shes keen and flexible which works well for both sides. And I think she can work at weekends, too, so thatll come in useful. Especially around Christmas time.,10,S4: I couldnt believe it. OK, so Ive been late a couple of times but my boss said it wasnt a problem as long as I made up the extra hours in the evening. And then someone, and I can guess who, reported me. You know, that one who works in accounts whos always gossiping about other people. She said Id been taking stationery from the cupboard and using it for personal correspondence. The manager asked me to come into the office so I could see what was coming. I wasnt going to wait around and get a lecture. I was through that door before anyone could stop me. S5: The first thing Im going to do is take the family on a nice long holiday while we can still afford it. Then Ill start thinking about what Ill do next when I get home. Theres plenty of time, though for someone of my age Im not sure what Ill get. Maybe Ill just work part-time until my pension begins. Its only seven years. Pity really. I would have liked to have stay on till retirement. Mind you, its worse for some o