Quarterly test KasperskyLabs 204 B2/C1 2023/06/19 20:53:43 20230619_2053 Pavel Kaptur pavel.kaptur@kaspersky.com 61.5 inc_drills/grammar_conditionals_selection_c1_01.csv 2 Grammar C1 - 01 Real, unreal and mixed conditionals 0 wasn't weren't hadn't been (wasn't|weren't) hadn't been 0 1 knew had known know knew know 0 2 hadn't breached didn't breach don't breach didn't breach don't breach 0 3 would have bought would buy bought would have bought would have bought 1 4 invested had invested would invest had invested invested 0 5 hadn't taken over took over take over took over took over 2 6 were to be are will be were to be were to be 3 7 would understand would have understood understood would understand would have understood 0 37.5 inc_drills/vocab_success_c1_10lines.csv 3 Vocab C1 Success (selection) 0 to vouch for to see through to stage a comeback to stage a comeback to stage a comeback 1 1 led up to stems from carried off stems from stems from 2 2 saw through stemmed from paid off paid off paid off 3 3 pushed on vouched for saw through pushed on pushed on 4 4 to see the completion of this project through to toughen the completion of this project up to vouch for to see the completion of this project through to vouch for 0 5 pulled strings succeeded in led up to succeeded in succeeded in 5 6 vouched for stemmed from carried off vouched for carried off 0 7 vouched pushed devoted ourselves devoted ourselves devoted ourselves 6 8 toughened up pulled strings staged a comeback pulled strings pulled strings 7 9 to toughen up to stage a comeback to see through to toughen up to toughen up 8 80 inc_drills/grammar_defining_non_defining_clauses_selection_b2_02.csv 1 Grammar B2 - 02 Defining and non-defining clauses 0 The computer (that|which) I have at work is very slow The computer, that I have at work, is very slow 0 1 Anti-viruses, which have been available for two decades, are efficient Anti-viruses which have been available for two decades are efficient 0 2 Only anti-viruses which have been around for two decades are efficient Only anti-viruses, which have been around for two decades, are efficient 0 3 The article that was discussed last week was more controversial than this one The article, that was discussed last week, was more controversial than this one 0 4 The company, which was founded in 1991, has remained a family business The company, which was founded in 1991, has remained a family business 1 20 inc_drills/vocab_goals_and_missions_b2_02.csv 4 Vocab B2 - 02 Goals and missions 0 to encourage sth to develop to foster to foster 1 1 range of products or services portfolio portfolio 2 2 to disseminate information from senior to junior levels in an organization to cascade to cascade 3 3 to make sure that sth happens to ensure to ensure 4 100 3 Vocab B2 - 02 Writing (~300words) (150 words / topic)]]> What are the advantages of outsourcing for companies?

Could you still be cross functional if you were out-lifted?

When should you spill the beans?

Would you buy cosmetics from a company rather than another one if you had the guarantee it was ethically produced?

If you were a shareholder, would you only make profit or also try to support more ethical business solutions?

How do you choose the coffee you buy? Do you care how it was grown, or are taste and price more important?

Tasks should be a checklist for micro-controlling subordinate staff. Do you agree? Why / why not?

Do you consider your performance appraisals indeed an exciting opportunity to set more challenging goals, or just a stressful meeting that could threaten your position?

]]> responsability responsibility to other companies. Business can hire, fire, replace employees without legal issues because this these employees rented are recruited from outsoursing outsourcing companies. But from other side On the other hand (, however,) usually outsorced outsourced staff don't usually have all the benefits , as that a common employee of a hiring company will enjoy and they will not be so hard-working, because they know - in the event of any trouble the outsorsing outsourcing company will replace them at in this project. Another problem for companies that decided to outsource some staff - is qualification. It's really hard to find somebody who can complete a piece of work , (no comma needed in a defining clause!) that requires specific education or skills. (But ) (1) for few-month-long projects it's (however) (2) the best option to increase your team. For example, if you fire an employee in Russia the company will pay him or her their average salary for two or three months. And outsourcing decrease decreases costs in this case. Outsourced staff don't increase your administrative costs, and for small businesses it will not change a the status of your their business, because you (they) will have the same number of employees. g. In my humble opinion micro-controlling is a Pandora's box. You can destroy your team, and make your work insufferable (unbearable) or as much as you can solve really complicated problems (for instance by) using only rookies or if (when) your team is weak. If you micro-control a strong team, members will be insulted by this managing stile style. So you will start hiring soon. If we are talking about a weak team it led leads us to option two. You can reach goals in a short term, but in the long term you can describe it with a quote from a famous song byChris Rea song - it is "The road to Hell". Because as a manager you should invest in you your team members, in their education, in soft and hard skills. And they should train how to solve some problems themselves. Usually micro-management kills passion and as the longer you micro-manage a team as the harder it will be to make them effective again.]]> 70