VOCABULARY to look for a job - szukać pracy rate of pay - stawka płacy personnel officer - personalny (w dziale kadr) advertisement - ogłoszenie PA (Personal Assistant) - asystent osobisty administrative assistant - asystent do spraw administracyjnych to assist - pomagać, asystować workload - praca/obowiązki w pracy to file - segregować, układać według systemu, np. alfabetycznego filing systems - systemy dokumentacji to keep sth up-to-date - tu: prowadzić na bieżąco the starting rate - początkowa stawka/pensja to go up - iść w górę, zwiększać się to send - wysyłać application form - formularz podania to put sth in the post - wysłać coś pocztą

LESSON 22
Looking for a job – What’s the rate of pay?

Pers Officer: Good afternoon. Goldsmith’s Personnel. Can I help?

Ming-Ming: Hello. Could you tell me something about the job?

Pers Officer: Which job’s that?

Ming-Ming: I saw the advertising about the PA to the Director of Finance.

Pers Officer: Oh right, yes. Basically it’s going to be... administrative assistant to the Director of Finance. You’ll be assisting the Director of Finance in his general workload, general administrative work: writing letters, keeping filing systems up-to-date.

Ming-Ming: OK - I see. And how are the... hours?

Pers Officer: It’s a standard Monday to Friday, nine till five, 35 hours a week.

Ming-Ming: OK. So what’s the rate of pay?

Pers Officer: The starting rate of pay will be £19,229, and that will go up through the years to £21,646.

Ming-Ming: Oh, it sounds nice. Could you send me an application form please?

Pers Officer: Yes, of course. I’ll put one in the post today.

Ming-Ming: Thank you very much.

Pers Officer: OK, thank you very much. Bye-bye.

Ming-Ming: Bye-bye.

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	Lesson 22

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OBJAŚNIENIA

I saw the advertising about the PA to the Director of Finance – zamiast advertising w zdaniu tym powinien pojawić się wyraz advertisement.

I saw an advertisement about the PA to the Director of Finance.

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