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  1. Complete the summary of the story providing the plot. Make use of the words from the box.

Introduction

The extracts from Nice Work by D. Lodge shed light on business and academic working styles.

background and setting

Industry Year Shadow Scheme, described in the novel, is aimed at promoting genuine inward understanding of the work in different sectors.

Plot

shadow the opposite number

obvious managerial imperfections

familiar spectacle, seen through an outsider’s eyes

hierarchical and collegiate

Conclusion

The bottom line is that newly gained knowledge broadens the protagonists’ vision of the work in other sectors.

Speaking Springboard

  1. Answer the following questions developing the issue.

Language Focus

19. Look through the text for appropriate prepositions or adverbs to fill in the blanks.

1. Although she is based in Paris, she lived in London, … and …, during filming. 2. Recent research has shown that well-educated young professionals are not immune …. gambling problems. 3. The chances of any agreement on party funding are slim …. the short term. 4. Permission to open the mine was denied …. environmental grounds. 5. The sport channel will be offering regular news …. the Games. 6. After her boss’s harsh reprimand she was completely lost …. words and close …. tears. 7. Children are better …. at boarding school than at home with parents working long. 8. There’s scarcely a soul …. sight on the island, even though it’s summer. 9. Their new house is a rural fantasy, which makes a change …. their previous home. 10. She was deeply apprehensive ….her coming assignment. 11. Their experimentation never went …. a threshold that would compromise their winning chance. 12. Those parents used to leave me …. charge … their kids. 13. …. a sense, her friend’s departure freed her from fulfilling her obligations. 14. People in business are …. …. themselves, so you have to be.

20. Look up synonyms and synonymous expressions to the underlined words in the dictionary. Give Russian equivalents to the words and word combinations. Translate the sentences into Russian.

21. Translate into English. Make use of different grammar and vocabulary structures while translating. Pay attention to a variety of Russian equivalents used to render the idea of the sentence.

assign, assignment

1. She was assigned to a special task: to infiltrate American society as a Russian undercover operative. 2. Before going hiking she assigned each member of a team a role - to prepare food, roll out sleeping bags or keep watch. 3. The Project lets pupils choose a subject and assigns a tutor to help them to explore it. 4. Make a list of the problems you spot and assign a weekend to fix them. 5. Local government voted to assign 60 acres of unspoilt agricultural land for development. 6. He was on an assignment with two police officers when they chanced upon two men stealing from a factory site.

Words used with assign: work, roles, duties, tasks, priority, blame, significance, a match, ratings, money

1. После того, как состоялось ее повышение в должности, ей поручили заниматься исследовательской работой. 2. Он попросил руководство компании назначить его на должность, которая не предполагает командировок. 3. Его попросили дать двух сотрудников в новый отдел. 4. Мне предоставили машину в личное пользование. 5. Он убедил правительство Кении выделить около 100,000 акров земли для национального заповедника. 6. Ее новым заданием было освещение выборов в местные органы.

dominate, dominance, domineering, dominant

1. When an event dominates the headlines, it can change the way we view what is newsworthy. 2. Credit-card advertising dominates the urban landscape—and it works. 3. I learned very early to dominate my emotions. 4. Humans must dominate aggressive domestic dogs with the constant threat of punishment. 5. The president displayed dominant personality although he was not at the center of the photo. 6. The Education Secretary attacked the dominance of a private school elite in Britain’s top institutions. 7. His book’s true hero is commonly described as domineering and overwhelming poet and warrior.

Words used with dominate: news, conversation, debate, the agenda, communication, politics, one’s life, etc

1. И снова землетрясение было главной темой новостей. 2. Над гаванью возвышается крепость, расположенная на вершине холма. 3. Принцип контроля и сдержанности является основным в жизни японцев. 4. Как правило, говорит в основном она. 5. Главным вопросом, обсуждавшимся на конференции, было изменение климата. 6. Это было время господства Австралии в международном крикете. 7. Это была странная пара. Он - тихий и безобидный, она – жесткая и властная.

due (adj), due (n)

1. You can expect heated debates when the final report is due out this week. 2. You must repay the loan, and any interest that is due to pay on it. 3. The government is due for a huge scandal involving big money, bribery and politicians. 4. Due to the backlog of requests, people are being denied the ability to hold government officials accountable. 5. In this show the director shifted our attention to those who usually labor in the shadows; now they received their due. 6. Our team will have them challenging for titles in due course. 7. Churches often depend on voluntary donations rather than dues paid for membership in some other confessions.

1. Новая версия этой компьютерной программы ожидается в следующем месяце. 2. Государственные служащие должны выйти на работу 8 января. 3. Если я не сделаю этой работы, мой начальник будет очень зол и выговора мне не избежать. 4. Несчастный случай произошел из-за того, что с моста сбросили бетонный блок. 5. Только теперь этого политика начинают ценить по заслугам – ему вручена медаль Свободы. 6. Дополнительная информация будет сообщена в свое время. 7. Он не платит членские взносы не потому, что беден, а потому что жаден.

authority, authorize, authoritative

1. The authorities can only guess at the numbers of migrants trying to make it from North Africa to Europe. 2. The king had the authority to raise taxes without the permission of the parliament. 3. The paper has run the exclusive stories that challenge those who are in authority. 4. She was widely regarded as the country’s leading authority on plant diseases. 5. Mr Coulson was arrested and questioned by police over reports that he had authorized News of the World journalists to pay police officers for information. 6. Next week the journal is planning to publish an authoritative report on drug use among teenagers.

Words used with authority: to have, exercise, delegate, seek, undermine, limit, gain, use, show

1. Она подала жалобу в местные органы здравоохранения. 2. Он уверен, что имел право принимать окончательное решение при данных обстоятельствах. 3. Кто в вашей конторе главный? 4. Эта книга – авторитетный источник сведений по развитию послевоенной экономики. 5. Сотрудники оперативных служб не уполномочены комментировать свои действия и не дают интервью. 6. Его поведение оправдывалось ситуацией. 7. Его внушительный вид и уверенность в себе говорят о том, что он привык руководить людьми.

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