III. Give the word for the following definition.

1. to meet the expense of;

2. anxious to find out;

3. receive as an heir;

4. to produce goods;

5. a period of time;

6. to cause a person by argument to do something;

7. the coming of one thing after another;

8. natural quickness or cleverness;

9. a way of thinking, feeling or behaving;

10. not getting what one wanted or hoped to get; sad or unhappy;

11. charming; tending to lead into wrongdoing;

12. mysterious charm, delight or pleasure

IV. React to these statements expressing agreement or disagreement.

l . The writer judges people's status by the job they do.

2. The writer doesn't like to ask people why they choose their particular career.

3. Simon went into business to please his father.

4. Simon studied Chemistry because he wanted to do research work afterwards.

5. Simon went into his father's business because he was looking for security.

6. The writer thinks that our teachers are the best judges of what career we should choose.

7. The girl was attracted to law because she fell under the influence of a very successful lawyer.

8. The writer thinks that the girl will make a good lawyer.

9. The girl's parents persuaded her to study law.

10. If people choose the wrong career, it is because they had to decide when they were too young.

V. Reproduce the context where the following phrases occurred.

1.define his status

2. as curious about people’s jobs as the next man

3. follow in father’s footsteps

4. mental struggle

5. came top at school

6. embark on a career

7. relative merits of different jobs

8. carry a special sort of glamour

GROUP DISCUSSION

I. Discuss the following problems and items.

1 What three things, according to the writer, can we find out about a person once we know his/her job? Do you agree? 2 What do we know about the attitude of the girl’s parents to the different careers their daughter considered? Can you think of other professions that carry a special sort of glamour?

GROUP INTERVIEW

One of you is Simon, the other – the girl. Interview them on their choice of a career.

CONVERSATION PRACTICE

Make up a dialogue between Simon and the girl on the choice of their careers.

VI. Match the English idioms in the left column with their Russian equivalents in the right column. Use them in a proper context.

1. a big shot камень преткновения

2. to stew in one’s own juice говорить по делу

3. to brief / bring up to date/ to дать на лапу

put someone wise to

4. the top of the ladder важная шишка

5. to pin one’s hopes on закрутить гайки

6. to get back on one’s feet идти как по маслу

7. to come to pieces/ to go to pot затевать безнадёжное дело

8. to talk shop набить руку

9. to rake in the money знать толк в чём-либо

10. to grease someone’s palm не попробуешь, не узнаешь

11. to make a name for oneself вариться в собственном соку

12. to tighten the screw любой ценой

13. to make bricks without straw вводить в курс дела

14. to have at one’s fingertips/ завоевать доброе имя

to know a place like the back/

palm of one’s hand

15. to have an eye for возлагать надежды

16. to go with a run/ to go with вылететь в трубу

a swing

17. a stumbling block вершина служебной лестницы

18. at all costs/by all means грести деньги лопатой

19. to gain one’s hand in встать на ноги

20. the proof of the pudding is in знать как свои пять пальцев

the eating