
- •Resume.
- •Sections in Resumes. Resumes can be divided into three sections: the heading, the body, and the conclusion. Each of these sections has fairly common contents.
- •Application Letters
- •Background Details in the Application Letter.
- •Exercise 80 Sometimes companies ask for references from your previous places of employment or educational institutions. Here is a sample of such a reference.
- •Sample Acceptance Letter
- •Sample Rejection Letter
- •Address: 20 Bright St., Edinburgh
- •Possessive pronouns / Притяжательные местоимения
Possessive pronouns / Притяжательные местоимения
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Притяжательные местоимения |
Перевод |
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Относительная форма |
Абсолютная форма |
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Ед.ч. |
m your This is his office. her its box. |
mine. yours. It is his. hers. its. |
мой (-я,-ё) твой (-я,-ё) его её его, её |
Мн.ч. |
our This is your office. their |
ours. It is yours. theirs. |
наш (-а,-е,-и) ваш (-а,-е,-и) их |
Относительные притяжательные местоимения употребляются перед существительными и не могут стоять в конце предложения.
Her resume was interesting. |
Её резюме было интересное. |
Абсолютные притяжательные местоимения употребляются без существительного и могут стоять в конце предложения.
This resume is hers. |
Это её резюме. |
Exercise 87
Finish the sentences in the same way.
I gave him __my address and he gave me his.___
I gave her ________ address and she gave me ____________.
He gave me _________ address and I gave _______________.
We gave her _________ address and she gave ____________.
I gave them _________ address and they _________________.
She gave us _________ address and _____________________.
You gave him _________ address and ___________________.
We gave them _________ address and ___________________.
They gave you _________ address and ___________________.
She gave him _________ address and ____________________.
Exercise 88
Complete the sentences with possessive pronouns or possessive adjectives that refer to the words in italics.
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Can I look at your grammar book? Why? You have your own book. You have yours , and I have mine. Anna wants to look at your grammar book. Why? She has ___________ own book. She has ___________, and I have mine. Tom wants to look at your grammar book. Why? He has ___________ own book. He has ___________, and I have mine. Tom and I want to look at your grammar book. Why? You have ___________ own books. You have ___________, and I have mine. Tom and Anna want to look at our grammar books. Why? They have ___________ own books. We have ___________ own books. They have ___________ , and we have ______________. |
Exercise 89
Finish the sentences.
It’s hers. Give _____it to her___________.
They’re mine. Give them to me_________.
It’s his. Give it ______________________.
They’re hers. Give them ______________.
It’s ours. Give ______________________.
It’s theirs. Give _____________________.
They’re his. Give ___________________.
It’s mine. Give _____________________.
Exercise 90
Insert the appropriate form of the possessive pronouns.
This doesn’t look like my notebook, it must be … .
Take your bag, I have taken … , come on!
They say they have lost… tickets, perhaps these are… .
John has come to see me, … father and … are old friends.
Mary and I have made new dresses to wear at … party, she says … is better than … .
Ann is going to help our new secretary to correct … report.
Susan wants to know if you have seen ……. file.
Exercise 91
Helen is sorting out her office and has found a lot of stationary that belongs to other people. She asks Anne who the things belong to.
Follow the lines in figure 1 to see who the things belong to. In pairs, ask and answer questions like Helen and Anne:
HELEN: Whose is the stapler? ANNE: It’s ours.
Whose are the
rubber bands? They are hers.
Figure 1
Exercise 92
NB: These two questions are sometimes confused.
Who’s = Who is…? or Who has…?
Whose = Who does this belong to?
Fill in the correct question word in these sentences:
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Exercise 93
Read the resume and write an application letter to match this resume on a separate piece of paper.
RESUME
NAME: Anna Smirnova
ADDRESS: 98, Chaikovskogo Street, apt. 85 St Petersburg, 191194, Russia
PHONE: +7 812 272 08 95
OBJECTIVE: Obtain employment in the field of public relations that will allow me to use my ability to work with people and take advantage of my knowledge of English.
EDUCATION: St.Petersburg State University 1990 –1996 Diploma in English and French. Qualified as English interpreter.
WORK Assistant, Interpreter of Director General EXPERIENCE: Insurance Co. Rodina Ros. April 1996- Duties: schedules of meetings, appointments and recording of the personnel, till now interpreting and translation of documents.
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH – Fluent reading, writing and speaking ability. Qualified as interpreter and translator. FRENCH – Good reading and writing ability.
OTHER SKILLS: Computer Microsoft Word and Excel, typing, fax, Xerox
HOBBIES & ACTIVITIES: Theatre, music, tourism, sports
REFERENCES: Mrs. Elena Petrova, Assosiate professor Mr.Peter Bright, St.Petersburg State University Manager Anglo-American School 11, Universitetskaya Nab. US Consulat General St.Petersburg St.Petersburg Phone: +7 812 218 95 65 Phone: +7 812 325 62 47 |
Exercise 94
Choose one out of two vacant positions:
Personnel Manager
Marketing Manager.
Think of any relevant education and work experience which you can indicate in your letter. On two separate sheets of paper write an application and a CV (Resume) as in exercises 83, use the phrases from exercise 84 and the information from exercises 77 and 79.
Exercise 95
Imagine that you are looking for a job. Analyze your interests and abilities and answer the following questions. Write your answers on a separate peace of paper.
What are my abilities?
What special talents do I have?
What are my special interests?
What are my physical abilities and limitations?
What are my values?
How do I see myself?
What is my previous experience?
What are my educational plans for the future?
Am I the kind of person who works well in a large group, or do I work better with only one or two people?
Am I willing to accept changes?