Cover of the textbook Engage B2 with Exam Skills

The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter Competences at work 3 for the textbook Engage B2 with Exam Skills with authors Barbara Bettinelli e Jane Bowie from Pearson Longman

Question

Look at the various skills and competences that you can learn during a work placement. Decide if they are hard skills or soft skills and write them in the correct column. Then try to add others.

Answer

Hard Skills

  • Typing
  • Using software programs
  • Working machinery
  • Repairing broken objects
  • Painting a wall
  • Sending a parcel by courier

Soft Skills

  • Group skills
  • Getting on with other people
  • Time management
  • Prioritising tasks