2. What do people regret most often?

3. Have you ever done anything which was wrong and which you now re­ gret? (something you bought, said, did)

Ex. 26, Practise these words and word combinations.

to encourage

An!, to discourage srab from doing srntli

Answer the questions, support your answers by using situations from your life.

1. In what way can teachers encourage students to study better?

2. In what way can people be encouraged to work better?

3. Does success encourage people?

4. In what way can parents encourage (heir children to go in for sports?

5. What things can discourage a person?

6. What news can discourage a person?

7. Do failures/difficulties discourage you?

to experience

1. Translate into Russian;

1. People experience hardship during the war.

2. On hearing the news, she experienced a great joy.

3. Small businesses are experiencing difficulties at the moment.

4. Our company has experienced problems lately.

5. China has experienced a rapid economic growth.

2. Answer the questions:

1 ) Do you experience any problems with your classmates?

2. Dill you experience joy when you learnt that you had been admitted to university?

2. Has our country experienced great changes in the last 20 years?

an attempt, to make an attempt ] . Provide an appropriate conversational context for the sentence.

Don't feel so discouraged and upset. If I were you I 'd make another attempt. 2. Translate into English:

1 ) Я сделаю еще одну попытку связаться с этим человеком.

2. Попытка правительства улучшить ситуацию не удалась.

3. Я еще раз попытаюсь получить интервью.

4. Я уже сделал несколько попыток найти хорошую работу.

benefit

Into Russian:

1. Unemployed people get, as a rule, unemployment benefits.

2. If an employee falls ill the employer pays him a sickness benefit.

3. Mothers with small children get maternity benefits.

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4. There has been an increase in (he number of people getting benefits.

5. The fringe benefits of the company include medical insurance.

Ex. 27. a) Read the texl. b) Give the gist of the article, c) Compare the situation with the situation in Russia.

Employment

Britain has a lower level of unemployment than any other major Europe­an Union (EU) country. The total workforce is almost 30 million. Features of the labour market include the growing proportion of women in the workforce and increases in part-time and temporary employment among both women and men.

"Teleworking" - working from home using information technology - is also becoming more widespread, for example, in journalism, consultancy and computer programming.

About 3.3 million people are self-employed in Britain. The sectors with the highest concentrations of self-employed people are agriculture and con­struction.

Britain now has one of the least regulated labour markets among the ma­jor industrialised nations. The aim of (he government is to create an economic climate in which business can flourish. It is done by increasing the flexibility of the labour market, by removing regulations which have restricted job cre­ation, by encouraging belter training and by tax policy.

Words and word combinations you may need

workforce л — рабочая сила

temporary employment — временная за нятость

consultancy n — консультационные ус­луги

self-employed adj - занимающийся индивидуальной трудовой деятель­ностью

regulated adj- регулируемый, контро­лируемый

flourish v - процветать flexibility n - гибкость remove v — чд. снимать (ограничения) restrict v - ограничивать

Ex. 28. Sum up Text C (orally/in writing).

Situation: Imagine that you've read an advertisement of a foreign company operating in Russia and seeking a manager. Write your resume. Before writing it, read Ex. 31.

Ex. 29. Discussion questions.

1. Have you ever applied for a job?

2. How did you get information about the job?

3. Have you sent your resume?

4. Was it difficult for you lo write the resume?

5. Were you interviewed?

<>. In some countries unemployment is a big problem. Is this a problem in Russia?

7. Do many young people look for jobs abroad?

8. What'are the most attractive aspects of working abroad? 4. How do people feel when they work abroad?

10. Is "brain drain" a problem for Russia?

11. What's your idea of an "ideal" job?

12. Which job do you think you would be good at? Why?

13. How will employment change in 50 years?

14. Are all people interested in earning a lot of money and making a career? What about bringing up children?

15. Would you like to be wealthy and not having to work?

16. What professions do you consider prestigious and why?

17. Do some women prefer to stay at home and look after the children?

18. Are there some jobs in Russia that are dominated by men?

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Kx. 30. a) Read the lest aloud, b) Look up the words you do not know in the dictionary, c) Translate the italicised sentences, d) Write a short paragraph about what economists are responsible for. e) Say why preferences are given to holders of scientific degrees, f) Find in the dictionary the respective verbs for the follow­ing nouns: finance, demand, study, holder, employment, need, analysis, gniwih, advice, graduate.

Careers in Finance and Accounting in the USA

There are many jobs in finance and accounting for the simple reason that all types of organisations have financial needs. Training in finance or accounting can open the door to a good career in the financial system, to say nothing of other organisations. The most typical job title is Economist.

Economists study the relationships among household, business, and gov­ernment decisions regarding the use of scarce resources. They analyse trends in inflation, unemployment, and economic growth. Many economists work for private financial and non-financial businesses, where they advise manag­er's on trends in the economic environment. Others work for government, where Ihey help formulate policies in areas ranging from government spending and

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taxation to energy and transportation. About a third of all economists hold teaching and research positions at colleges and universities.

Qualifications for the job are high. Many entry-level positions are avail­able for holders of a bachelor's degree with a major in economics. Advance­ment to more responsible positions usually requires a graduate degree. Uni­versity jobs and research jobs in business firms usually require a Ph.D. in economics. A strong background in statistics is important in almost all areas of economics.

Employment in this area will grow faster than the average for all occupa­tions. There willbe an increasing demand for-economists to advise lawyers, health service administrators, accountants, urban and regional planners, and so on.

Ex. 31. a) Read the text aloud, b) Look up the words vim do not know in the dictionary, c) Do you think that the resume below "advertises" the applicant properly?

There are two basic approaches to writing a resume: chronological (or historical) and functional.

A chronological resume presents information in inverse chronological order, that is, beginning with the most recent item and moving back through time. The resume begins with your name and address, followed by your job objective. Then it lists your employment and educational experiences.

A functional resume is organised by skill or ability; it emphasises your qualifications for a specific job. There are some things that should not be in­cluded in a resume. Among these are your sex, age, race, religion, marital status, number of children,