Vocabulary

adventure - приключение

adviser- консультант

be worth - иметь ценность, стоить

casual - случайный, нерегулярный

courier - агент, обслуживающий путешественников

entertain - развлекать

entire - весь, целый

grapes - виноград

language - язык

opening - возможность, вакансия

thrill - увлекательность

unless - если не

Exercise I. Answer the following questions:

1. Why do students travel to other countries?

2. Do they earn much, doing seasonal work?

3. Why are there very few opportunities to get jobs?

4. Who can advise students on vacation work?

5. Why do British students have advantages for jobs in the USA and Australia?

6. Do students enjoy the experience of working with children?

7. What employment rights do students have?

8. What kinds of seasonal work can you think of?

9. Which work would your choose?

10. What troubles can students come across with seasonal work?

Exercise 2. Are these sentences true or false?

1. Only few British students enjoy traveling to other countries.

2. Students have many opportunities to find seasonal work.

1. Students earn much doing seasonal work connected with tourism and agriculture.

2. If you want to work in a foreign country, you must know the language of that country.

3. Sometimes noisy visitors are thrown out of the hotel because of the noise they make.

3. Students consider seasonal work as a holiday.

4. Students enjoy the same employment rights as other people.

5. British students do not have a language advantage in Australia.

6. One child lost his passport when traveling abroad.

10. When working with children you may have a 24-hour-a-day job.

Exercise 3. Give the English equivalents for:

1. искать приключения

2. низкая оплата

3. собирать виноград

4. не так легко, как раньше

5. если не

6. серьезно заболеть

7. на целый день

8. из-за шума

9. на практике

10. много работать

11. избавляться

12. как только

Exercise 4. Translate into English:

1. Многие английские студенты хотят найти сезонную работу летом.

2. Несмотря на низкую оплату, многие едут работать за рубеж.

3. Работа в летних лагерях сложная, потому что дети могут заболеть, заблудиться, потерять паспорт.

4. Если вы не говорите на языке страны, у вас мало шансов получить работу.

5. Во время летних каникул студенты много путешествуют, выполняют сезонную работу, зарабатывают деньги.

6. Не всем нравится сезонная работа, так как многое считали, что это легкая работа.

7. Студенты могут собирать виноград, выполнять сельхозработы, работать в летних лагерях, отелях и ресторанах.

8. Сейчас гораздо труднее найти работу, чем это было раньше, и оплата обычно невысокая.

9. Консультант по работе студентов во время каникул считает, что многие студенты ожидают, что работа будет легкой и поэтому часто разочаровываются в ней.

10. Даже чтобы мыть посуду в ресторане в Париже, нужно знать французский язык.

UNIT 8.

Higher Education

At nine o'clock on the twenty third of September the first term of new academic year started at Polytechnic.

When Arthur arrived at the entrance hall he saw a large notice informing new students that they were to assemble in the main hall for an address by the Principal Dr Gibson. So Arthur made his way to the main hall which was filled with students waiting to hear what the Principal had to say. Arthur was a little late but he just managed to find a seat in the back row. There were a number of people already sitting on the platform but the Principal had not arrived yet.

At 9.30 precisely the Principal hurried into the hall and on to the platform. He seemed to be a pleasant and efficient person Arthur thought. He said that he was delighted to see so many intelligent looking students and that he hoped that they would manage to profit from their various courses of study. He proceeded to give a brief outline of the history and organization of the Polytechnic and then went on to give some general advice concerning their studies. Mike Robinson, the President of the Students' Union, told them all about the activities of the Union and announced that there was to be a meeting the following day. He hoped that everybody would be able to come.

The next thing Arthur had to do was to register which involved standing in a long queue and filling in a form. But now it was lunch time and Arthur joined another long queue this time for the refectory. When he saw how long it was and smelt the food that was being served he decided not to wait and made his way instead to a little cafe across the road, where a lot of other students seemed to have the same idea as Arthur.

During the afternoon he saw the Head of Department of Management Studies and his personal tutor Mr Trafford who gave him his timetable and a list of books that he was to buy.