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МЕТОДИЧЕСКИЕ УКАЗАНИЯ

1. Данное контрольное задание имеет 5 вариантов. Студент должен выполнить один из этих вариантов в соответствии с последней цифрой своего шифра.

2. Контрольное задание должно быть написано чётко, аккуратно.

Необходимо оставлять поля для замечаний и рекомендаций рецензента.

3.К зачёту или экзамену допускаются студенты, выполнившие контрольное задание в соответствии с учебным графиком.

4.Для сдачи зачёта или экзамена студент должен:

а) прочитать и письменно перевести текст;

б) ответить на вопросы по тексту;

в) выполнить лексические задания.

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Вариант 1

I. Read and translate the text.

The world of work

Manpower has been a successful employment agency for about 60 years. It

has supplied temporary employees to companies since 1948. That’s when the first

office opened in Milwaukee, in the USA. Two lawyers started the company when they were unable to find temporary help with a project. Today, it is a global company with offices all around the world.

Employment agencies supply companies with different types of workers. These

include professional and administrative workers in offices, and manual workers in factories and on building sites. Temporary workers (also called ‘temps’) now make up between one and three per cent of the total workforce in most countries. Multinational companies have employed ‘temps’ for a long time. Now smaller companies also use temporary workers.

Have careers changed very much since the 1990s? A decade ago, people

expected to work for the same company until they retired. Today, nobody expects a

job for life any more. People move from job to job, working in different companies or

training for older employees, for example, to use computers or to work with a younger boss.

II. Answer the questions to the text.

1.When did Manpower start?

2.What do employment agencies do?

3.What is another word for temporary workers?

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4.What did people expect in their career ten years ago?

5.What can help a worker who wants to improve his career opportunities?

6.What have Japan, Australia and Italy started to do?

III. Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right. Use a

dictionary if it is necessary.

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IY. Complete the sentences with the words from task 3.

1.10% of the _________ are unemployed

2.She was given a _________ in her first month with the company.

3.She _______ from the company in 1990.

4.A __________ worker lacks a long-term employment contract. He or she often has a contract for a certain period of time or for a particular assignment.

5.We are concerned about the physical and psychological well-being of our _______.

6.He started off his career working as a ________ at a design firm.

7.A ________ worker is someone who works fewer hours than a ________ worker.

8.Employers can help women by offering childcare and ________.

9.New staff have a week’s _______ in how to use the system.

10.He won’t be able to draw his ______ until he’s 65.

11.______ workers are employees with paid leave entitlements in jobs or work contracts of unlimited duration, including regular workers whose contract last for 12 months and over.

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Study the difference in use between job, work and career.

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Y.Complete the sentences with job, work or career.

1.My boss always gives me too much ______ to do, and expects me to do it all immediately.

2.He retired in 1980 after a brilliant __________ as a motivational speaker.

3.Brad was fired because his _________ was often sloppy and full of errors.

4.I didn’t think my interview went very well, so I was surprised when they offered me the __________.

5.We’ve made 300 sales today thanks to Dana’s hard ______.

6.At the peak of her __________, she was managing a company with five international branches.

6.Gary’s not home yet. He’s still at ______.

7.He didn’t take the teaching _________ because he felt it wouldn’t advance his

________ in politics.

8.This graphic designer has done some excellent freelance _________ for us - I think we should offer him a permanent ________.

9.I’ve applied for a few _______ in the non-profit sector.

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Вариант 2

I. Read and translate the text.

More workers take a career break

Record numbers of workers are planning a career break. The latest research

says that many people want to leave their job and travel the world. In the past, a gap year was for students or rich people. Now more and more ordinary workers are

past five years, three million employees have taken a break. The research shows that more than half the people who are taking a career break want to travel and see the world. A third are looking for a break from office life.

Gap Year for Grown Ups is a company that provides career break projects for people over thirty. Even people in their fifties and sixties are taking career breaks. Some people went straight from university to work and now they want to travel. The majority of people who book with Gap Year for Grown Ups are women. Eighty per cent of their clients are female. Africa is the most popular destination. And South America is becoming more and more popular for people who want to do voluntary work as well as travel and go sightseeing.

British workers like companies that offer career breaks to their staff. One in four employees works for a company where career breaks are a staff perk. The government and finance and insurance industries are leading the way - 40 % of their employees can take a career break. They are followed by IT, telecoms staff (36 %), and medicine / the health service (25 %). The research shows that career breaks also help employers: companies that offer career breaks are able to recruit and keep good staff.

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II.Answer the questions to the text.

1.What do these figures refer to?

4.What other things do some people do on a break, apart from travel?

5.Which work areas offer the most career breaks?

6.What does a career break mean?

III. Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right. Use a dictionary if it is necessary.

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IY. Complete the sentences with the words from task 3.

1.The appointment of a ______ director is a quantum leap for women’s equality.

2.A company car and a mobile phone are some of the ______ that come with the job.

3.She does _________ for the Red Cross two days a week.

4.The team did some _____ into the entertainment business.

5.I took a ________ for a year and travelled around the world.

6.The _____ are not very happy about the latest pay increase.

7.The ________ of the employees have university degrees.

8.There was no time to ________ in Seattle.

9.California, along with Florida and Hawaii, is among the most popular US tourist

_______.

10.There should always be at least one ______on duty in the playground.

11.A _______ can provide a person with valuable new skills that any employer will be impressed by. Cultural awareness, organization, and an ability to work independently are just some of the skills that are gained by taking a year out.

12.Readers of the magazine said they wanted more stories about ______ people and fewer stories about the rich and famous.