The Career Ladder American English Teacher Ver2 [PDF]

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HEAAADERLOGORIGHT BUSINESS ENGLISH

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BUSINESS VOCABULARY ·

INTERMEDIATE (B1-B2)

THE CAREER LADDER Scan to review worksheet

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Job titles In pairs, put the following job titles in the correct category below. Which of the titles are usually only used in US companies? chairman

chief executive officer (CEO)

chief financial officer (CFO)

consultant

customer relations specialist

head of marketing

HR director

HR specialist

junior accountant

marketing manager

plant manager

sales manager

sales representative

systems administrator

vice president (VP)

Upper management:

Middle management:

Back-office staff:

Front-line staff:

Work in pairs. Write down the names of five people in your company who work at different levels in your organization. Show them to your partner and ask and answer questions about their positions, e.g. "Who is Paul Smith?" "He’s our CEO."

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Career paths Put the following sentences about Mark’s career into the correct order: After a successful interview at Chemotech, he was hired for the position. After graduating from college, Mark decided to apply for a job as a junior engineer.

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After nearly 20 years of running his own business, Mark decided to retire early. Chemotech ran into financial difficulties during the economic crisis, and Mark was laid off. Due to his extensive experience, he quickly got hired by another company as a chief engineer. He decided to become self-employed and start his own business as a consultant. Mark felt he needed a change in his life, so he decided to hand in his notice and start a new career.

Mark worked diligently for several years and eventually got promoted to the position of senior engineer. Put the expressions in bold next to their meaning below: 1.

stop working:

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no longer employed because the company has no money or work to offer:

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employed:

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working independently, not for an employer:

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moved to a more senior position:

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leave (his) job:

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officially request work:

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had money problems:

Work in pairs. Describe your career path so far or the career path of someone you know using the expressions above.

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The career ladder Study the table on the next page.

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Phrase with noun

Phrase with verb

Meaning

receive a promotion

get/be promoted

move up to a more senior position

receive a demotion

get/be demoted

move down to a more junior position

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get/be fired

lose your job (because you did something wrong)

get the sack

get/be sacked

lose your job (because you did something wrong)

receive a dismissal

get/be dismissed

lose your job (because you did something wrong)

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be made redundant

lose your job (but you did nothing wrong)

go into retirement

retire

stop working

hand in your resignation

resign

leave your job

Which of the expressions above are informal?

In pairs, study the following situations and say what should happen in each case using the words and expressions from the table. 1.

Paula has worked very well this year. As a result of her hard work, her company’s profits have risen to a record level.

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John has missed another day at work without an acceptable reason. He has been warned about his behavior several times already.

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Sara’s company is experiencing serious difficulties. They have lost several key clients, and there is little work for her to do now.

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Vlad was recently promoted to the position of chief accountant. However, his bosses have not been satisfied with his performance.

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Paul is nearly 70 years old. He’s run his business for over 40 years but he is now finding it difficult to focus on simple tasks.

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Talking point Discuss any of the following questions: 1.

When is it necessary to dismiss a worker?

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Describe your company’s organizational structure. Is it flat or hierarchical? How easy is it to ‘climb the ladder’?

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INTERMEDIATE (B1-B2)

THE CAREER LADDER

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Job titles Upper management: chief executive officer (US), marketing director, chairman, finance director, head of marketing, HR director, chief financial officer (US), vice president (US) Middle managers: marketing manager, sales manager, plant manager Back-office staff: systems administrator, junior accountant, HR specialist Front-line staff: sales representative, customer relations specialist, consultant Explain the meaning of the terms ‘back-office staff’ (employees who do not deal with the customers or clients directly) and ‘front-line staff’ (employees who deal with the customers or clients directly). If the students do not work for a large company, ask them which positions they would like to have in an organization and why. Alternatively, ask them to give examples of other positions that belong to each category.

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Career paths 1. After graduating from college, Mark decided to apply for a job as a junior engineer. 2. After a successful interview at Chemotech, he was hired for the position. 3. Mark worked diligently for several years and eventually got promoted to the position of senior engineer. 4. Chemotech ran into financial difficulties during the economic crisis, and Mark was laid off. 5. Due to his extensive experience, he quickly got hired by another company as a chief engineer. 6. Mark felt he needed a change in his life, so he decided to hand in his notice and start a new career. 7. He decided to become self-employed and start his own business as a consultant. 8. After nearly 20 years of running his own business, Mark decided to retire early. 1. retire 2. laid off 3. hired 4. self-employed 5. promoted 6. hand in (his) notice 7. apply for a job 8. ran into financial difficulties

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The career ladder ‘get the sack’, ‘get/be sacked’ and ‘get/be fired’ are informal. Possible answers: 1. She should get a promotion/she should be promoted. 2. He should get the sack/be sacked/be fired/be dismissed. 3. She should be made redundant. 4. He should get a demotion/be demoted. 5. He should go into retirement/retire.

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