Grammar and Lexis

Ex. 18. Imagine Ihat you are talking to your friend. You havt the same ideas, tastes, circumstances etc. as your friend. Use So ...or Neither....

Example: - I'm very busy. - So am I.

— 1 don't like the boss. — Neither do I.

don't like this job. ,

don't feel good about the job.

can't decide what job to look for. can't decide what career to pursue, 'm not ready to start working. _____ wrote a good resume.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

7. I've got an interview.

8. I've found a good job.

9. I can perform any task my employer would want me to do. __ 10. I expect the employer to give me the job.

Ex. 19. Imagine that you are talking to .someone about Richard (see Text B). You have the same ideas, tastes, intentions etc. as Richard. Use So ... or Neither ....

1. Richard is thinking about a career in administration.

2. He wants to run something.

3. He is about to graduate from university.

4. He has taken a special computer course.

5. Each day he reads the jobs section.

(j. He has found twenty-live possible jobs. 7. One day he was selected for interview.

S. He received a letter containing a request to go for an interview. 4. He failed. 10. He didn't lose heart.

Ex. 20. Choose the right word, adjective or adverb. Comment on the sentences that are true for you.

Example: The dinner smells £<wrf/well, Drive сакЫ/carefully.

1. Tom sounded angry/angrily when I spoke to him on the phone.

2. Your friend seems very nice/nicely.

3. Tom shouted at me angrily/angry.

4. Bob looked sad/sadly.

5. Kate looked at me sad/sadly.

6. I can't eat it. It tastes awful/awfully.

7. What beautiful flowers! They smell nice/nicely.

8. The trees look beautiful/beautifully.

9. Do you feel nervous/nervously before the exam? 10. Mary cooks very good/well.

Ex. 21. Imagine that you are talking to your friend who Tailed the interview. Say what you think he should have done not to fail. Use Text Л for ideas. Start with the sug­gested statements.

1. You should have assessed your interests better.

2. You should have studied the job market more seriously.

3. You should have visited job centres.

Ex. 22. a) Read the conversation, b) Say whether the same is true for any of your class­mates.

Teachers compare their students' work and exam results. Now they are lalk-ing about Mary.

A.: Last year Mary passed her exams with satisfactory results. This year she passed the exams with a very good result.

B: 'That's true. She must have worked hard this term. She must have taken additional classes.

C.: She must have read a lot of supplementaiy literature; her friends must, have helped her.

D.: She must have stopped missing classes. She musl have started doing home­work.

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E.: She must have given up her bad habits. I mean being late for classes and

talking during lectures etc. F.: She must have spent less time on the drama club.

Ex. 23. Imagine that you are talking with your classmate about the exam results in your group. Follow the Model. Use the ideas from Ex. 22.

A.: Mary isn't the best student in our group, but she passed the exams with a

very good result. B: Yes, she must have worked very hard ...

Ex. 24. a) Read each sentence and choose the best explanation, b) Suggest your own explanations, c) Choose a sentence and tell your partner about a situation in your life which is similar to the sentence.

Sentences

1. Our teacher was not in a very good mood today.

2. Mary was late for her 8 a.m. class.

3. John looked upset.

4. Peter looked very pleased this morning.

5. Boris had a headache yesterday

6. Ann failed her exam.

Explanation';

1. He must have heard bad news.

2. She might have overslept.

3. He could have got a good mark.

1. She must have missed too many classes.

4. He must have caught a cold.

2. The students might not have written their course papers.

Ex. 25. a) Read Ihe conversation, b) Say what Bob regrets, what he should have done. c) Do the assignment after the text.

Bob: I'm thinking of getting a second education. It's so hard to find a job

with a diploma in classical languages. Alice: I know how you feel. You believe you should have studied something

more practical. Bob: Thai's right. If I'd been more far-sighted (дальновидный), I would

have majored in economics or finance. Alice: Why did you major in classical languages?

Bob: I wanted to teach at. our local university. Now 1 see that I should have listened to my parents. They wanted me to get a diploma in finance or business administration.

Alice: Many people regret the choices they have made. Bob: You are right.

Assignment. a) Do you know people who regret the choices they made?