UNIT TWO - TRAINING



READING, U2, p. 16


TASK Say whether the following statements are true or false.


1. Professor Williams  swapped classroom  teaching for e-learning after years of dissatisfaction in
tertiary institutes. T/F

2. To leave classroom teaching was a difficult choice to make. T/F

3. Mr Williams left classroom teaching when he realized it was detached from reality of the
marketplace. T/F

4. Mr Williams liked to read poems to his students. T/F

5. Mr Williams became associated professor of e-learning because he sensed it was going to be big.
T/F

6. Universitas 21 Global is based in Singapore and is a joint venture between  Universitas 21,
Thomson Learning and a global consortium of 16 universities. T/F

7. The institute wants to exploit the vast potential supply of teachers particularly from Asia. T/F

8. The institute wants to get rid of the elitist model of higher education by providing special low
interest loans for students. T/F

9. An online course gives its participants equal opportunities to voice their opinions. T/F

10. The degree conferred by Universitas 21 Global  is globally recognised. T/F

11. To be democratic all students pay the same fee. T/F

12. The reasonable cost structure together with time and curriculum flexibility are the greatest
incentives for potential students. T/F

13. Education is becoming more and more valued and expensive in India. T/F

14. Education plays a role of an equalizer in the Indian caste system. T/F

15. India is one of the key countries in Asia which Universitas 21 Global is targeting because of
its English speaking population and an extensive use of the Internet. T/F

16. China is another country targeted by Universitas 21 Global where the population is quickly
responding to programmes offered by the instituion. T/F

17. The total price of the online MBA course offered in China accounts for about 75% of the total
price of a similar course offered by Chinese universities. T/F

18. Brand recognition is very important in education. T/F

19. Universities offering online courses do not compete with bricks-and-mortar universities but
complement them. T/F

20. To be a new kid on the block is a phrase used to talk about somebody who has just started a new
activity. T/F






LISTENING, 2.3., p. 18



1. Ms Taylor is coming for _____________________ (3 words) on Thursday.

2. The event will take place in conference room B2. At reception they can always give her
__________________ (1 word).



LISTENING, 2.4., p. 18


1. There is a problem with conference room bookings. It looks like B2 is
___________________________ (2 words).

2. They can´t ask the _________________________ (3 words) the meeting, but it´s only ______________
(1 word) till 11 o´clock, so it can be used _______________(1 word).

3. Pierre suggests that Mel should ______________________ (2 words) to reception and get the keys
to both room so that Mel can ______________ (3 words).

4. Pierre will ____________ (1 word) Mel´s group ________ (1 word) till 12 in case the chairman´s
meeting ____________ (2 words).

5. Mel suggests that she will email the people about the ____________ (2 words).

6. In case the conference participants won´t read the email, Pierre will leave a note in reception
with the ____________________(2 words).


LISTENING, 2.5., p. 20



1. Harry says there is a __________________________ (4 words) coming from sales force and the
information that they get is often too ___________________________________________________(6
words).

2. Gabriella thinks that the extra training for the regional managers was ________________(1 word)
which ________________________ (2 words) meant that they weren´t well ________________ (1 word) to
teach their staff.

3. The sales team from Reedleys have only had very _____________ (1 word) informal training with
the system so far.

4. iPAQ is an ________________________ (2 words) pilot. It could be used by sales team. They could
____________________ (2 words) directly in the shops. There is even a _________________ (2 words)
to take photos of __________________ (2 words). The information is then ________________________ (3
words) for analysis.

5.  With iPAQ they could produce reports and data in a more ______________________(2 words).

6. Gabriella is concerned about what form the training will ________ (1 word). She doesn´t want
anybody _________________________ (3 words) implementation.

7. Kamal is afraid that his department can´t _______________________________________________(5
words) in a short period of time.

8. Training firm Pollack has a very good reputation. They have ____________________________________
(6 words) other IT training courses for them in the past.

9. The aim of ________________________ (3 words) is to make the sales staff become a bit more
proactive in their ________________ (1 word) to selling.

10. It´s difficult for sales staff to adapt to working with someone who used to work for
competition. There´s sometimes a _______________________________ (5 words).

11. They will have to find a way to _____________________(1 word) the process of integration to
create a _________________(1 word) team more quickly.


1.Takže to rozjedeme? (ball)

Shall__________________________,_______?


2. Když už mluvíme o školení…… (subject)

While____________________,……