- •Предисловие
- •Содержание
- •Unit I the workshop of the world
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •Fill in the table with the data from the text:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Find the proper definition:
- •Choose the right answer:
- •Using suffixes –eation, - ment,- ion, -ature, etc., give nouns which are related to the following verbs:
- •Using prefixes dis-, il-, ir-, un-, non-, etc., give negatives which are related to the following:
- •Give verbs which correspond to the following nouns:
- •Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •Now you know that Britain used to be the “workshop of the world”. Read the following text dealing with the topic of Unit I. The Victorian boom and the Great Exhibition
- •Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Find in the text the antonyms for the following words:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the prepositions:
- •Now read the third text of this Unit. It touches upon the problems of transformation of the economy in Britain in the 19th century. The transformation of the economy
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •Now read the last text of Unit I. It tells about some other interesting features of Victorian economy. New consumers
- •Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Find in the text the antonyms for the following words:
- •29. Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •30. Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences. Unit II how it all started
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •3. Fill in the table with the data from the text:
- •4. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •7. Find the proper definition:
- •8. Using suffixes –eation, - ment,- ion, -ature, etc., give nouns which are related to the following verbs:
- •9. Using prefixes dis-, il-, ir-, un-, non-, etc., give negatives which are related to the following:
- •10. Give verbs which correspond to the following nouns:
- •Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •Now you know how it all started in Great Britain. Read the following text, which deals with the main idea of the first text of this Unit. Job changes and job records. Death in the city
- •Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Find in the text the antonyms for the following words:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •17. Translate into Russian:
- •18. Fill in the prepositions:
- •19. Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •20. Now read the third text of this Unit. It tells about women and urban life in Victorian Britain. Woman's mission. Private view: Victorian letters as source material
- •Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •22. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •23. Translate into Russian:
- •24. Find in the text the antonyms for the following words:
- •25. Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •26. Fill in the prepositions:
- •27. Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Unit III made in britain
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •Fill in the table with the data from the text:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Find the proper definition:
- •Choose the right answer:
- •Using suffixes –eation, - ment,- ion, -ature, etc., give nouns which are related to the following verbs:
- •Using prefixes dis-, in-, un-, etc., give negatives which are related to the following:
- •Give verbs which correspond to the following nouns:
- •Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •Now you know what happened in Britain after the Second World War. Read the following text dealing with the topic of Unit 3. The Economy of Great Britain after the Second World War (part 1).
- •Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Find in the text the antonyms for the following words:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the prepositions:
- •Now read the third text of this Unit. It touches upon the problems of further transformation of the economy in Britain. The Economy of Great Britain after the Second World War (part 2).
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences. Test
- •Choose the correct alternative to fill in the gap. Only one answer is correct.
- •Choose the correct alternatives to fill in the gaps. Two answers are correct for each sentence.
- •A) Make a report on the modern economic situation in Russia.
- •Unit IV the welfare state: food for thought
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •3. Fill in the table with the data from the text:
- •4. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •5.Translate into Russian:
- •6.Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •7.Find the proper definition:
- •Choose the right answer:
- •Using suffixes –eation, - ment,- ion, -ature, etc., give nouns which are related to the following verbs:
- •Welfare State
- •Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Find in the text the antonyms for the following words:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the prepositions:
- •Now read the third text of this Unit. It touches upon the problems of shortcomings of welfare state. Welfare state: Criticism and Response
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Insurance, to drop, labour, productivity, counterproductive, charity, paternalistic, self-interested, bureaucracy, to administer.
- •Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences. Test
- •Choose the correct alternative to fill in the gap. Only one answer is correct.
- •Choose the correct alternatives to fill in the gaps. Two answers are correct for each sentence.
- •A) Make a report on the Nordic welfare state model.
- •Unit V choosing a career Job Hunting
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Find the proper definition:
- •Choose the right answer:
- •Using suffixes –ance, - ment,- ion, -ship, etc., give nouns which are related to the following verbs:
- •Using prefixes dis-, il-, ir-, un-, non-, -in, etc., give negatives which are related to the following:
- •Give verbs which correspond to the following nouns:
- •Match the personal characteristics (1-6) to the questions (a-f).
- •Match the transferable skills (1-8) to the professional behavior (a-h).
- •Look at the following common interview questions. Write the type of question (a-c) next to each question (1-12).
- •Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •Read the following text dealing with the topic of Unit V. What are Internships?
- •Vocabulary
- •Do You Know How to Get Experience?
- •In summary
- •Exercise
- •Translate from English into Russian:
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Fill in the right word from the table:
- •Complete the phrases for demonstrating transferable skills using the correct verbs in brackets.
- •The perfect interview
- •Vocabulary
- •2. Say if these statements are True or False using the information from the text.
- •3. Answer the following questions.
- •Secretarial jobs
- •Would you like to start a business?
- •Vocabulary
- •1.Choose the right answer
- •2.Complete the sentences using the text.
- •3.Answer the following questions.
- •4.Give the summary of the text in 5 sentences using as many new words as possible.
- •5.May be some day some of you will start a business of your own. Let us check if you have abilities for that.
- •6.Test Are you adventurous? Give answers to these questions and be honest!
- •What you will get: compensation for your work
- •Unit VI the power of economics and economists
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1.Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •3.Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •4.Translate into Russian:
- •5.Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •6.Find the proper definition:
- •7.Choose the right answer:
- •8.Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •9. Read the following text dealing with the topic of Unit VI. Adam Smith
- •15.Translate into Russian.
- •16.Read the following text and try to understand it. The economy
- •Unit VII why we study economics?
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1.Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •3. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •4.Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Find the proper definition:
- •Choose the right answer:
- •Using suffixes –ance, - ment,- ion, -ship, etc., give nouns which are related to the following verbs:
- •9.Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •10. Read the following text which deals with the main idea of the first text of this Unit.
- •1. Соотнесите слова и их определения.
- •2. Переведите следующие слова и выражения на английский язык.
- •3.Переведите следующие слова и выражения на русский язык.
- •4.Выберите правильный вариант ответа.
- •6.Ответьте на вопросы.
- •7. Choose the correct word:
- •8.Translate the definition of the term the economy given at the end of the text.
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1.Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •3. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •4.Translate into Russian:
- •5.Read the text: Retailers and wholesalers
- •6.Read these groups of words and translate them into Russian:
- •7.Combine two sentences using and in doing so, as in the example:
- •8.Write down a few short sentences defining the term wholesaler and translate them into Russian.
- •9.Compare your definition with the following one:
- •10.Translate the text into Russian: Newspaper item to translate: h & m market conditions improving
- •Demand, supply, and markets
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions given below:
- •3. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •4. What do definition in a column correspond to? Fill in Column b:
- •6. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions:
- •7. Fill in the blanks using the words from the bottom:
- •8. Find examples of the use of the Participle I Active where it is:
- •9. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.
- •10. Adjectives can be formed by combining two words, for example long term (para 1). These adjectives are hyphenated only when they come before a noun.
- •11. Match the economic terms (1-10) to their definitions (a-j):
- •2. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •3. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •4. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •5. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •Markets, prices, and money
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions given below:
- •3. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •4. What do definition in a column correspond to? Fill in Column b:
- •5. Find a pair of synonyms
- •6. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions: with, of in, at, on, by, to
- •7. Fill in the blanks using the words from the bottom:
- •9. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.
- •10. Some nouns are always followed by the same preposition(s). Match the prepositions with the nouns below. In some cases it may be possible to use two prepositions
- •11. Match the verbs (1-8) with the word or phrase (a-h) that has a similar meaning
- •2. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •3. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •4. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •5. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •6. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •7. Choose two right variants of translation:
2. Say if these statements are True or False using the information from the text.
It is not important to write an effective CV.
If you think positively about yourself, other people will be of the same opinion.
You can dress for the interview as you usually dress going somewhere.
Body language plays an essential role in communication.
Nobody will pay attention if you lean too far over the desk or slump in the chair.
If you ask questions about the company the interviewers won't think that you are an outsider.
If you control your nerves it will be easier for both sides to conduct an interview.
3. Answer the following questions.
How should CV be written? Why is it so important to write it correctly?
What should you know about the future interview and potential interviewers?
Is it necessary to dress properly? Why?
What questions should you have in mind?
How do you understand the phrase «body language»? Is it possible to be aware of it? How?
Why is it wrong to allow the interviewer to dominate you? Who should dominate?
What is the key to a successful interview?
Secretarial jobs
1.What do the jobs below involve?
secretary, telephonist, temp, personal assistant (PA).
2.Work in pairs. Think of words to describe what makes a good secretary.
3.Look at the words below. Do they usually describe men or women at work?
high-powered, dedicated, catty, emotional, likely to be sick, capable of doing more than one thing at a time, logical, flexible.
4.Read the following words:
company, originally, employ, temp, impress, offer, own, cause, accuse, unfair, advertise, surprise, suddenly, efficient, suggestion, fluently, client.
5.Read and translate the following word combination:
a top executive, personal assistant, to feel very angry about this, secretarial skills, to get best jobs, to defend the decision, to work very hard.
6.Read the text and answer the questions below:
Stella Bristow is a top executive in an Australian company. She originally employed Macro Balla as a temp, but she was so impressed with him that she decided to offer him a job as her own personal assistant.
This caused problems in the company, as other secretaries accused Ms Bristow of being unfair. «She didn't advertise the job at all. No one knew she was looking for a PA, and so we were very surprised when Marco suddenly got the job. 1 feel very angry about this. There are a lot of other secretaries here, and some of them have been with the company for a very long time. Macro's only been here for six months, and I don't think his secretarial skills are better than anybody else's. It seems that even in secretarial work, men still get the best jobs», says Sonia Mochel, secretary in the company for twelve years.
Ms Bristow defended her decision to employ Mr Balla. «Mr Balla is efficient and professional. While he was working as a temp he worked very hard and made a lot of useful suggestions. He also speaks several languages fluently, and communicates well with the company's clients».
1. What did Marco Balla do before he became a PA?
2. Did the other secretaries know that Ms Bristow wanted a PA? Why? Why not?
3. Does Sonia think Macro is the best person for a job? Why? Why not?
4. Does Ms Bristow agree with Sonia? Why? Why not?
7.Now match the words on the left with the correct meaning on the right.
1. originally a. fast and accurate
2. her own b. make something happen
3. cause c. say "that someone has done something
4. accuse d. in the beginning
5. unfair e. only hers
6. efficient f. not giving everyone the same chance
8.Fill in the blanks with the following words:
PA, secretaries, efficient, suggestions, professional, suddenly.
1. Mr Balla is ... and....
2. There are a lot of other... here.
3. He worked very hard and made a lot of useful....
4. No one knew she was looking for a....
5. We were very surprised when Marco ... got the job.
9.Find synonyms among the following words:
at first, facility, administrative head, offer, company, want, unexpectedly, propose, executive, originally, to make up one's mind, job, suddenly, look for, skill, firm, decide, work.
10.Find antonyms among the following words:
social, look for, dismiss, unfair, a lot of, rest, find, long, fair, best, employ, impress, worst, disappoint, short, personal, work, few.
11.Translate from Russian into English:
главный директор, принимать на работу, временный секретарь, предложить кому-либо работу, личный секретарь, обвинять кого-либо в несправедливости, объявлять о вакансии на должность, внезапно получить должность, практические навыки секретаря, работа секретаря, решение принять на работу, быть исполнительным и профессиональным, работать временным секретарем, усердно работать, вносить полезные предложения, свободно говорить на нескольких языках, клиенты компании.
12.Give the past simple and past participle of these verbs:
to be, to know, to get, to feel, to have, to do, to think, to make, to speak.
13.Change the meaning of the following words to the opposite by adding the negative prefixes -un, -im, -in. Translate the words:
employment, personal, fair, efficient, professional.
14.Make up sentences using the following words:
1. in, company, Stella Bristow, a, executive; is, Australian, top, an.
2. very, job, when, we, Marco, the, surprised, suddenly, were, got.
3. better skills, I, else's, his, think, than, secretarial, anybody, don't, are.
4. as a temp, hard, while, suggestions, he, a lot of, working, very, he, useful, and, was, worked, made.
5. languages, also, he, fluently, several, speaks.
15.Fill in prepositions:
1. She was so impressed ... him that she decided to offer him a job as her own PA.
2. Other secretaries accused Ms Bristow ... being unfair
3. She didn't advertise the job ... all.
4. No one knew she was looking ... a PA.
5. I feel very angry ... it.
6. She was a secretary ... the company ... twelve years.
7. He communicates well... the company's clients.
16.Put questions to the underlined words:
1. Ms Bristow is a top executive in an Australian company.
2. Marco's only been for six months.
3. Ms Bristow defended her decision to employ Mr Balla.
4. He also speaks several languages fluently.
5. He communicates well with the company's clients.
17.Do you think Ms Bristow is right to employ Mr Balla as her PA?
Why? Why not? Write your opinion.