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Exercise 13. Ask five types of questions to the paragraphs (A-F).

Exercise 14. Which similarities have you faced / may occur in the lives of the twins? Read the similarities in the lives of Jim Springer and Jim Lewis from Ohio in the USA. What surprised you most?

Both first wives were called Linda, and both second wives were called Betty;

Both took their holidays at the same beach in Florida every year;

Both had the same handwriting and the same facial expressions;

Even their homes and gardens were very similar;

In 2002, both men died of the same illness, on the same day.

Exercise 15. Translate the words / phrases from Russian into English:

Возраст; близнец; жениться / выходить замуж в один и тот же день; почерк; воспитываться в разных семьях; женщина средних лет; гены влияют на нашу жизнь; разводиться; вступить в брак вторично; приемный, усыновленный сын; индивидуальные особенности личности; выражение лица; совпадение; иметь много общего.

Exercise 16. Would you like to be brought up in a large or a small family? What are the advantages and disadvantages of these families? Discuss this question in pairs or in groups of three / four.

Exercise 17. Put the words into the certain gaps in the text.

a)older sisters; b) disadvantages; c) a nun; d) four girls; e) married; f) hand-me-down clothes;

g)four generations; h) ninety-three; i) relationship; j) a big family reunion;

k)get on; l) big sister; m) ‘the others’; n) advantage ; o) relatives.

Exercise 18. Listen and check your answers:

BROTHERS AND SISTERS

I – Interviewer, L – Louisa

L I’m the youngest of seven children. My oldest sister is still alive, age 1) …, and there are sixteen years between us. There were 2) …, two boys, and then me.

I Seven children! Wow! How did you 3) … together when you were children?

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L Amazingly well. Being the youngest, my two brothers and I called our sisters 4) …, because they were either 5) … or working by the time we were born. But the seven of us all got along very well. But it’s different now, of course.

I Really? How?

L Well, when we were small, my 6) … often took care of us. Now my brothers and I are busy taking care of them.

I Tell me about your 7) … Julia. How has your relationship with her changed over the years?

L Julia was the sister who used to … on her holidays… used to take me for walks and so on. But then she became 8) … and went to Africa for twenty-three years. We wrote to one another and I was still her little sister. When she came back, it was shortly after my husband died we became very close and our whole 9) … changed and we became great friends.

I What do you see as the main 10) … and disadvantage of coming from such a large family?

L Hmm. I think the main advantage was that we learned how to enjoy life without having a lot of money I think our other 11) …, my rich cousins in the city, envied us. We had a lot of bikes, old clothes, but we had lots of freedom. In the city, they had to wear nice suits and behave correctly. I Disadvantages?

L I think it was very difficult sometimes to have 12) … , especially for a little girl like me. And

I was sad that we didn’t go away on holiday like some other children. But the advantages overweighed 13) … enormously, there’s no doubt about that.

I Six out of the seven of you are still alive. How closely have you kept in touch over the years? L Very closely. Of course we still phone each other all the time and see each other whenever we can. And we have 14) … every year. My granddaughter’s just had twins. That means we’ll have

15) … there this year. How marvelous!

Exercise 19. Summarize the information given in the interview.

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Unit 3. CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Start-up

Exercise 2. Listen and repeat:

Wish to wish: I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.

Exercise 3. Give appropriate translation to the proverbs and remember them:

1.As you sow, so shall you reap.

2.Nothing seek, nothing find.

3.An ounce of practice is worth a pound of theory.

4.Never say die.

e)* Make up a small proverbs-based dialogue.

5. No bees, no honey, no work, no money.

Exercise 4. Write down the numbers you hear.

Lead-in

Exercise 5. Practice the conversations with your partner on the situations given:

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Exercise 6. Read, memorize the conversation and practice it with a partner (column A).

Have similar conversations with some of the professions from column B. Add your future profession if necessary.

Exercise 7. Which personality traits are necessary for career development in the sphere of engineering / economics / management / logistics? Add your future profession if necessary.

Exercise 8. Discuss in groups the pros and cons of your future specialty.

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Exercise 9. Discuss the following questions:

1.What does CV stand for?

2.What is the main purpose of a CV?

3.What are the key qualities of a successful CV?

4.How many sections are there in a typical CV? What are they?

5.What is the best way to structure the contents of your CV?

6.What are the two most popular ways of structuring a CV?

Exercise 10. Compare the two CVs (A in exercise 11 and B in exercise 12). Decide which CV is chronological or skill-based?

Exercise 11. Complete CV ‘A’ using a past form of the verbs:

A

SILVIA CARNALI

Home address: 42 Hampstead Rd London NW3

Telephone: 44 (0) 207 862 4567 Email:carnali@hot mail.com Date of Birth: 14 February 1986

Nationality: Italian

Education

2008-present The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)

•MSc (Hons) Development Studies (2.1 expected)

2004-2007 University College London (UCL)

•BA (Hons) Geography (2.1)

2004 Diploma MaturitaScientifica (58/60) – LiceoA.Tosi, Milano

Professional Experience

2008 Project Volunteer: Sustainable Solutions (NGO), Kenya (6 months)

•_1______as part of an international team to increase awareness of sustainability in Kenya

•_2_____communication strategies to ensure that our message was delivered effectively

•Established, managed and maintained relationships with key stakeholders

•_3____local community leaders to increase the level of reforestation in Kenya

2006-2007 Communications Officer: University College London (1 year)

•Organised and managed catering for more than 10 separate UCL events for up to 300 students

•Liaised with student council board members, catering suppliers, venues and performers

•_4__University College London at a series of event conferences

•_5___two-week event management training course

2005 Activity Leader: Concord College Summer School, Shropshire, UK (2 months)

•Led sports and drama activities for 200 international students

•_6__weekend adventure trip in Wales, including leading a walking expedition for twenty students

•_7_daily meetings with other members of the activity team.

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Activities and Interests

•_8___and planned group mountain expedition in the Andes, Argentina

•As sole Spanish speaker 1 acted as spokesperson for the group. Reacting to unforeseen events required frequent revision of plans, responding to group members, tour operator and airlines.

•_9___aims of crossing the remote central part of the Southern Patagonian ice cap in Los Glaciares

National Park, improved Spanish language skills, stayed within budget

2003 - present Greenpeace Active Member (5 years)

• _10___a campaign against nuclear power. Persuaded 1000 people to write to their local MP demanding the Government to reconsider renewable energy resources as a viable alternative to nuclear power.

Exercise 12. Complete CV ‘B’ using the skills headings in the box.

B

SILVIA CARNALI

42 Hampstead RdLondon NW3 Tel: 44 (0) 207 862 4567 Email: carnali@hotmail.com

Well organised, highly motivated communications strategy adviser. Geography graduate with recent professional experience developing communication strategy for positive change. Currently completing Master's in Development Studies with specific focus on sustainability. Fluent spoken and written English. Self-motivated, resourceful and able to motivate others, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Education

2008–2009 The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, MSc (Hons) Development Studies (2.1 expected)

2003–2007 University College London, BA (Hons) Geography (2.1) 1__________

African NGO 'Sustainable Solutions'; Six-month volunteer project to educate Kenyan people about the importance of reforestation. My role was to assist the project team in devising and implementing strategies to communicate this message to local residents in different regions in Kenya. To do this effectively, I had to remain calm, polite and persuasive when talking to community leaders (2008)

As communications officer at UCL I represented the university at conferences and organised student union events. As part of the student union team I was responsible for dealing with suppliers, bands, etc. I assisted in organising and managing 12 successful events, all of which made a profit. (2006-2007)

2___________

In Sept 2007 I successfully completed an eight-person expedition to Austral Andes in Argentina, in the southwest of Santa Cruz on the border with Chile. Three months of training and fundraising preparation resulted in the successful crossing of the remote central part of the Southern Patagonian ice cap in

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National Park. As the sole Spanish speaker I acted as spokesperson for our group, organising bookings and negotiating the expedition itinerary. (2007)

I organised and led sports and drama activities for 200 international students at a summer school in Shrewsbury. My role included motivating and supporting the less experienced members of the activities team. I devised a number of sporting tournaments for the summer school students and motivated the children and staff to get fully involved, culminating in an international volleyball competition. (2005)

3_______________

I worked with a large international team in Kenya. The nature of the project meant that I had to travel regularly throughout the country at short notice, and share basic living conditions. (2008) 4______________

I handled a wide variety of tasks and projects throughout the six-month project, each requiring different skills and approaches in order for targets to be achieved and obstacles to be overcome. I suggested an alternative communication strategy of meeting with local community leaders to discuss sustainability. The successful approach was adopted by the entire team across the country. (2008)

I updated and modified the website for Sustainable Solutions, resulting in a 40% increase in website traffic, (2008)

Exercise 13. Answer the questions:

Why are skills-based CVs particularly popular with career changers and recent graduates? Which approach is more common in the country you are applying for work in?

Exercise 14. The correct spelling is very important. Look at the following extracts from CVs. Identify and correct the spelling mistakes (the number of mistakes is given in brackets). Use a dictionary to help you.

a)In my prevous job I was responsable for dealling with my bosses’ correspondance, passing on their telephone massages, and arrangeingapointments with visitors. (7)

b)Apart form the academic beneffits, the experiance off studingabraod enabled me to practice my foriegn language skills and develope my strenghts in non-academic areas. (10)

c)During my time as an assistent in the IT depatment, my main acheivement was when I led a project witch focused on improveing strategic business planing. (8)

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PART II. EDUCATION

UNIT 1. YOUR FIRST DAY AT HIGHER SCHOOL

Exercise 2. Match proverbs to their appropriate translation and comment them:

Exercise 3.Write the numbers you hear.

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Lead-in

Exercise 4. Learn to distinguish between these synonyms: profession, field, job, occupation, specialization, trade, vocation, work. Read the explanation to see the difference:

Profession suggests a position that cannot be taken without a considerable amount of education and involves one’s creativity in mental rather than manual labor.

Vocation specifically stresses dedication. It can sound high flown: e.g. He chose painting as his vocation and earned his living by waiting on tables.

Occupation is neutral possibility for vocation. It does not sound over elegant.

Work, job by contrast may suggest a range of occupations from skilled labor to the most menial of position. Work is very general. Job is commonly used to refer to any sort of employment permanent or temporary, single task or regular position of employment.

Field is an informal and specialization a formal word for referring to smaller groupings within occupation: a medical student who intended to study in the field of surgery; a general knowledge of law but with specialization in divorce cases.

Exercise 5. Use appropriate synonyms:

1. Perhaps you could obtain a summer or part-time … doing the type of work you are trained at the University (profession, field, job, occupation, specialization, vocation, work). 2. Educating yourself for the future also means being prepared to enter …. for which college has not specially trained for (profession, field, job, occupation, specialization, vocation, work). 3. Highereducational institutions include not only universities and colleges but also various professional schools that provide preparation in such … as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art (profession, field, job, occupation, specialization, vocation, work). 4. Such diverse … as engineering, teaching, law, medicine, and information science all require a college education (profession, field, job, occupation, specialization, vocation, work).5. It would be wise for you to begin developing aspects of your personality that are not related to the type of … you expect to be doing while you are in school (profession, field, job, occupation, specialization, vocation, work).

Exercise 6. Answer the questions.

1.Do you like to study? If not, why not? If so, when and where do you like to study?

2.What helps you to learn the most in class?

3.What ways to study do you know?

4.Which ones do you use?

Exercise 7. You are going to watch a video about ways to study. What three great ways to study are mentioned?

Exercise 8. Are these sentences true or false? Watch the whole video and check your answers.

1.There are many kinds of computer programs to help students, but the Internet is not very useful for research.

2.Technology offers more flexibility in when we study.

3.Technology does not really help students who are learning languages.

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4.Studying in groups is better than studying alone.

5.Large groups are better than small groups for studying.

6.Few universities offer tutors to help struggling students.

Exercise 9. Read the sentences and fill in the blanks with words from the box. Then, watch part I about the way to study and check your answers.

Assignments check computer Interactive Internet library papers research study

Voice-over: Imagine a world where you use typewriters to write 1) ____________, and the 2)

___________ didn`t exist. Great way to study number one. 3)____________ technology and computers. Now, all kinds of 4) ______________ programmes are available to help you do work and 5) ____________, and, of course, the Internet could be a great 6) ___________ tool. Technology gives us more flexibility in how we do research and when we study.

Student 1: My computer is actually like having a 7) ____________ in my own room.

Voice-over: Aids, such as computers, help us produce higher quality 8) __________.

Student 2: I could use my computer to do research, and also I can put graphs and pictures onto my assignments. I can use spelling error 9) _______________.

Exercise 10. Here are some sentences from the video, but some words have been left out. Listen carefully the 2 and 3 parts and fill in the missing words from the box. Be careful, there are some extra words.

a) ____ ______ study in a group, _____ _____ _________ are ______ ____ require you to read the material ahead ___ _____… .

b) ___ you`re _______ a hard time ___________ some ________ _______, ______ probably

_______ ______ great way to study number three. Working with a _______ or mentor.

c) ___ __ _______ ______ that he needs help, ____ _______ ____ _____ ____ ___________

student center and ask about tutoring services on campus.

Exercise 11. Do you remember what people said in the video? Sum up their ideas in your own words.

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