
- •Contents
- •Unit 1 College and Student’s Life. Glossary
- •Text. Our College
- •Dialogue . Student’s Day
- •Unit 2 Education in Different Countries Text 1. Education in Russia.
- •Text 2. British Schools.
- •Text 3. British Universities.
- •Text 4. School Education in the usa.
- •Text 5. Higher Education in the usa.
- •Unit 3 Mass Media Text l . Mass Media
- •Text 2.Television
- •Text 3. Press in the United Kingdom
- •Text. Newspapers in the usa
- •Additional Texts
- •Life with the Box
- •Unit 4. Travelling Glossary
- •Dialogue 1 Booking Railway Tickets
- •Dialogue 2. On the Ship.
- •Dialogue 3. Booking Air-Line Tickets
- •Text "Travelling by Air"
- •Text "Travelling by Sea"
- •In the Hotel
- •The Glossary
- •Helpful expressions
- •In the Train
- •In the Plane
- •In the Ship
- •Unit 5. Hobbies and Leisure
- •Healthy Hobbies
- •Text 2 One of the best film directors Steven Spielberg
- •Remember!
- •Unit 6. Job Hunting Glossary
- •Job Qualifications
- •A Letter of Application
- •How to Write a resume?
- •A Resume (1)
- •Resume (2) (Curricular Vitae)
- •References
- •Unit 7. Youth Problems The Glossary
- •Text l Generation Gap
- •Text 2 Sibling conflicts
- •Text 3 One Who Understands
- •Read and translate the text. Think of its title.
- •Unit 8. Computers in Modern Life Text 1. What is a Computer?
- •Text 2. Welcome to Computer World.
- •Text 3. To Use or not to Use. Advantages and disadvantages of computers at work.
- •Text 4.
- •Text 5. Introduction to the www and the Internet.
Remember!
Seats at the Theatre. stalls – партер box – ложа pit – амфитеатр upper-circle – первый ярус dress-circle – бельэтаж gallery – галерка balcony – балкон gangway seats – места у прохода между рядами to command a view (to have a clear sight) – хорошо видеть сцену in the front row of the dress circle – в первом ряду бельэтажа in the back row of the box – в последнем ряду ложи at the back of the first (second, etc.) tier – последних рядах первого (второго) яруса seats are too far back – места расположены слишком далеко от сцены to book a seat (to get a seat, to buy a seat) – купить билет (на спектакль) to sell seats (to sell tickets) – продавать билеты to exchange seats (tickets) for another performance – обменять билеты на другой спектакль at the Booking-Office (Box-Office) – в театральной билетной кассе the House is sold out (tickets are sold out) – театр заполнен зрителями, мест нет “Full House” (“(Tickets) Sold Out”) – «все билеты проданы» expensive seats – дорогие билеты cheap seats – дешевые билеты How much are the seats (tickets)? – Сколько стоят билеты? to reserve seats – заказать билеты
Actors and Actress. players – актеры, исполняющие роли cast –состав исполнителей the leading role (the lead) – главная роль actor playing the leading role (the lead, the starring actor) – исполнитель главной роли to be in the title role – исполнять главную роль musician – музыкант conductor – дирижер (оркестра) composer – композитор soloist – солист, солистка pianist – пианист company – труппа part – роль performer – исполнитель singer – певец scene-painter – художник-декоратор producer – режиссер director-producer – режиссер-постановщик director – постановщик dancer – танцовщик, танцовщица prompter – суфлер
Performance. matinee (performance) – утренний спектакль evening performance – вечерний спектакль ballet – балет satirical play – сатирическая пьеса opera – опера dramatic play – драма comedy – комедия musical comedy – музыкальное шоу dress-rehearsal – генеральная репетиция opening performance (opening night, first night) – премьера gala – празднество, торжественный, парадный, праздничный theatre goers – люди, часто посещающие театр the new season – новый театральный сезон a play (an opera) begins its run on June 10 – пьеса (опера) пойдет с 10 июня.
Unit 6. Job Hunting Glossary
Application заявление
Employment, occupation занятие, должность
Career карьера
Job market рынок труда
Training обучение
Vocational training профессиональное обучение
On- the-job training обучение без отрыва от работы
Advertisement реклама
Experience опыт
Requirement требование
Job interview собеседование при приеме на работу
Promotion продвижение по службе
Calling for призвание, талант
Leave (finish) school закончить шкоду
Get training in получит профессиональную подготовку
Enter a university (a college) поступить в …
Take a course in изучать что-либо
Employ нанимать на работу
Work full-time работа на полный рабочий день
Work part-time работа на неполный рабочий день
Train for a job обучаться какой-либо профессии
Trainee ученик
Qualify for (a job) получить квалификацию для работы
Join a firm (company) поступить на работу в фирму (компанию)
Study medicine (law,…) изучать медицину (право, т.д)
Do smth for a living зарабатывать на жизнь
Have a calling for иметь призвание к …
Exercise 1. Match the profession and its duties (responsibilities). Think of some more job
descriptions and let your mates guess the profession.
I write a lot. Sometimes a take photos too. I work for a newspaper.
I have lots of books at home. I sit in front of many people. I work in education.
I do many things: I write, type, copy, use the phone, work with the computer. I work in an office.
I have to carry many things. My job has to do with food and drinks. I work in a restaurant or a café.
Jobs: secretary, teacher, waiter, journalist.
Exercise 2. What profession is it?
It is a person who…
Repairs water-pipes 10. Flies airplanes
Builds houses 11. Designs houses
Grows food in his field 12. Repairs cars
Sells meet 13. Sells vegetables
Looks after sick people 14. Works in an office and deals with
Grows flowers and trees filing, correspondence, etc
Writes articles for newspapers 15. Treats domestic animals
Writes novels and stories 16. Drives cars
Looks after people’s teeth 17. Plays the piano
Exercise 3. Match the professional skills and character traits. More than 1 answer is possible.
Skills: decorating, designing, filing, nursing, cleaning, typing, helping people, building things, making crafts, organizing, speaking, talking to people, putting in order.
Character traits: creative, organized, punctual, dependable, responsible, thoughtful, neat, clever, talented, hardworking, intelligent, tactful, patient, skillful, efficient, ambitious, artistic, logical.
Exercise 4. Sometimes you don’t know what occupation you are interested in or if you can cope with the profession you like. There are 5 professional types. Look at the chart and say what profession you can be good at. Prove it, using word combinations from exercise 3.
Profession types
|
Personal qualities |
Deals with |
Professions |
“Man – technology” |
Technical thinking, good memory, clever, skillful, logical, organized, hard-working |
Machines, devices, meters, instruments, machine-tools, etc. |
Turner, driver, builder, engineer, pilot, cosmonaut, designer, mechanic, fitter |
“Man – nature” |
Good eye memory, neat, patient, observant, rational |
Plants, animals, nature environment |
Gardener, farmer, veterinary, chemist, geologist, forester, agronomist |
“Man – man” |
Communicative, sympathetic, well-wishing, tactful, dependable, friendly |
People |
Teacher, doctor, nurse, manager, salesman, waiter, secretary, trainer, policeman, inspector |
“Man – image” |
Artistic, creative, talented, observant, good eye memory, imaginative |
Works of art and their elements |
Painter, sculptor, musician, architect, designer, composer, writer, jeweler, hair stylist, artist, actor. |
“Man – sign system” |
Good at Maths, intelligent, logical, careful, organized, punctual |
Figures, words, formulas, symbols, music, drawings |
Interpreter, translator, printer, accountant, programmer, economist, cashier, stenographer, typist, corrector, telephone-operator.
|
Exercise 5. Say why these young people decide on these professions. Match the 2 parts of the sentences. There is 1 extra.
I’d like to be a shop assistant in a boutique.
I’d like to be a stewardess.
I want to be a car mechanic.
I think an actor’s job is interesting.
I want to be a fireman.
I’d like to be a nurse.
Because:
It is very exciting to make films.
It is very important to save people from fire.
I like clothes.
I can see the world.
I like working with people.
I am very interested in cars.
Exercise 6. Read the text and answer the questions.