1. PRELIMINARY TEST 2 19 Jan 2010

2. 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, 17-19 25 Jan (Tue): 11-13, 15-19 26 Jan (Wed): 10.45-11.45 / 12.30-13.30 /14.30-15.45 /16.30-17.45 / 18.00-20.00

3. Topics  Entrepreneurship (R)  Management (MK)  Labour Relations (R)  Work and Motivation (MK)  Recruitment (MK, R, CV/letter of applic.)  Business Correspondence (R, MK)

4. Test 2 parts: 1.Vocabulary Test 2.Letter Writing *CV (incl.in Part 1 and/or 2)

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

6. 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 …

7. How to prepare?  read all the texts (R,MK, extra sheets)  read all the slides (web)  do all the exercises

8. Preparing a text for the exam 1.read the text 2.underline unknown words/expressions 3.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 English 7.retell the main message of the text orally 8.Think what ex. could be expected in the test REVISE!