The document contains information about applying for jobs in Europe. It includes role cards for a job interview simulation activity where one student plays the interviewer and the other plays the candidate. It also includes a writing activity where students write a letter of application for an advertised assistant accountant job. There is a reading comprehension activity about "Neets" (young people not in employment, education or training) in Britain compared to other European countries. Finally, there is a listening activity where students fill out a table with details about two job advertisements heard on a radio program about jobs in Europe.

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UNIT: APPLYING FOR A JOB IN EUROPE
SPEAKING
Activity 1
Read the rolecards and act out the job interview in pairs. Student A is the
interviewer and student B is the candidate.
A: Interviewer B: Candidate
You are the Personnel Manager
of R&R Group Ltd. Interview a
candidate for the post of
secretary in the Import-Export
Office.
Ask him/her:
• about education
• about present job and duties
• about computer skills
• what foreign languages he/she
can speak
• if he/she is ready to travel
• if he/she is ready to work
overtime
You have applied for the post of
secretary in the Import-Export
Office of R&R Group Ltd. The
Personnel Manager interviews
you.
Answer his/her questions using the
information given below :
• you have got a Diploma in
Business Studies
• you are now working for
Computer Systems Plc as a clerk
where you are responsible for the
company’s book-keeping and for
communication with foreign
clients
• you have excellent computer
skills
• you can speak English and
Spanish fluently
• you are ready to travel and work
overtime
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WRITING
Activity 1
Read the online job advertisement and write a letter of application for the
job.
www.mrjob.com
ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
We are looking for an Assistant Accountant with a Diploma in Business Studies
You will be responsible for the supervision and control of a wide range of
accounting functions. You will work with the Financial Controller.
You must have a good knowledge of English and of another European
language together with excellent computer skills.
We are offering a dynamic environment, good working conditions and a
competitive salary.
Send your application to: mrjob@gmail.com
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READING
Activity 1
Read the article and answer the following questions.
Now Britain is the Neet capital of Western Europe... and even
youngsters in Romania are more likely to be in work
Britain has become the 'Neet' capital of Western Europe, according to an
analysis of the performance of youngsters across the continent.
The UK has more young people without work or education than even Romania
and Bulgaria.
Only four of the 27 European Union nations have more poorly educated and
unskilled young people.
In just five years, 12 EU countries have overhauled Britain and now have fewer
youngsters adrift without qualifications or hope.
Among them are France, Germany, Belgium, Holland and Ireland.
Even the likes of Romania and Bulgaria have now overtaken Britain in terms of
their proportion of young men and women with decent education and job
chances, the EU research showed.
The comparisons were published at a time of deepening concern over Britain’s
growing army of Neets – which stands for young people ‘not in employment,
education or training’.
Nearly one in five 18-year-old boys and one in six girls count as Neets, and
earlier this month a count from the Department for Work and Pensions found
that there are 1.5 million people in Britain who have never done a day’s work in
their lives. Of these, 600,000 are under the age of 25.
The latest figures were compiled by the EU statistical arm, Eurostat, and show
how the numbers of youngsters with poor education developed in the 27
member countries between 2003 and 2008.
They show the proportion of the population in each country aged between 20
and 24 who are not in education or training and who have only the bare
minimum of secondary school education.
In wealthier countries, a very high proportion of such young people are also
jobless.
In the UK, 12.1 per cent of those aged 20-24 came into the category classed as
‘early school leavers’ in 2003. But by 2008 this had gone up to 17 per cent. The
increase in the Neet count amounted to 40 per cent.
By contrast, most EU countries have seen numbers of ill-educated and
untrained young people fall.
In Germany, the percentage fell over the five years from 12.8 to 11.8; in France,
it fell from 13.2 to 11.8.
The effect of Britain’s growing proportion of Neets means that in 2008 there
were more badly educated young people in Britain than in 22 other EU
countries. In 2003, only ten countries had young people who were doing better.
The four countries with more ill-educated young people in 2008 were Portugal,
Spain, Italy and Malta.
In Portugal, Spain and Italy, many of those in the EU count were likely to be in
low-paid jobs. In Britain, almost all are jobless.
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The Coalition has promised to try to cut numbers of young people who are idle
by reforming welfare payments so that it pays to work rather than to claim
benefits.
But arguments between ministers – in particular between Work and Pensions
Secretary Iain Duncan Smith and Chancellor George Osborne – appear to have
clouded the chances of reform. Author Patricia Morgan, who has published
studies of young people and the family, said: ‘These are shocking figures. They
show that we do not care for our young people, and that our treatment of boys
is appalling.
The Neet girls tend to have babies and be supported by the state as single
mothers. The boys have no jobs, and no reason to get a job.
They have no responsibilities and no-one thanking them if they do boring work.
They have no role and no-one wants them.
From: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/
1. Who are Neets ?
2. How many European Union nations have more poorly educated and
unskilled young people than Britain?
3. What did the Department for Work and Pensions find?
4. What happened to youngsters with poor education in the 27 member
countries between 2003 and 2008?
5. How old are people classed as ‘early school leavers’?
6. What does the effect of Britain’s growing proportion of Neets mean?
7. Which were the four countries with more ill-educated young people in 2008?
8. What has the Coalition promised to do in order to cut numbers of young
people who are idle?
9. What do figures show according to Patricia Morgan?
10.What happens to Neet girls and boys?
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LISTENING
Activity 1
Listen to the radio programme “Jobs in Europe” and fill in the table below.
Now it’s time for our weekly programme “Jobs in Europe”. Let’s see what’s hot
on the job line. Well, the first vacancy I’ve got here is for a computer
programmer. You need a Diploma in a technical subject and first class computer
skills. You need to speak fluent English and Italian. The company is based in
Milan and you must be ready to work independently and under pressure. They
offer a competitive salary and life insurance.
Apply in writing to: Computer Systems, Via San Lorenzo 56, Milan, Italy.
The second vacancy is for an Activity Organizer for a summer camp in
Tarragona in Spain.
You need a Secondary School Diploma and to speak fluent Spanish and
English. You also need some child care experience since you’ll be working with
children between 5-14. The job will be from early June to the end of August.
Salary: 1200 Euros a month plus accommodation. To apply you need to contact
www.summercampjobs.com for e-application form.
ADVERT 1 ADVERT 2
Position offered
Place of work
Qualifications/skills needed
Salary
How and where to apply
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LISTENING
Activity 1
Listen to the radio programme “Jobs in Europe” and fill in the table below.
Now it’s time for our weekly programme “Jobs in Europe”. Let’s see what’s hot
on the job line. Well, the first vacancy I’ve got here is for a computer
programmer. You need a Diploma in a technical subject and first class computer
skills. You need to speak fluent English and Italian. The company is based in
Milan and you must be ready to work independently and under pressure. They
offer a competitive salary and life insurance.
Apply in writing to: Computer Systems, Via San Lorenzo 56, Milan, Italy.
The second vacancy is for an Activity Organizer for a summer camp in
Tarragona in Spain.
You need a Secondary School Diploma and to speak fluent Spanish and
English. You also need some child care experience since you’ll be working with
children between 5-14. The job will be from early June to the end of August.
Salary: 1200 Euros a month plus accommodation. To apply you need to contact
www.summercampjobs.com for e-application form.
ADVERT 1 ADVERT 2
Position offered
Place of work
Qualifications/skills needed
Salary
How and where to apply
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