Английский язык. Стандартизация и метрология. Учебное пособие

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Interview Preparation

Preparation is the key to success and it is absolutely imperative that you prepare properly for a successful interview.

Firstly, do your research. Make yourself entirely familiar with the company - its history, its role, its competitors, its products, and any current news that is relevant to or affects the company or the sector that it's in.

Also ensure you have a good understanding about the role that you are applying for and what it will involve - there's nothing worse than explaining how much you want a position when you cannot demonstrate that you understand its remit.

Before your interview try and get as much practice as possible. Take advantage of any practice interview sessions that may be on offer by your university, college or local career service. They will provide you with good tips and feedback. It could also help to run through a practice interview with a friend or family member. Get used to talking about yourself out loud and selling your skills and experience - it will make it seem less daunting and strange by the time of your real interview.

Don't forget to bring copies of your CV and any other relevant information that may be useful for the interview. Usually you will not be expected to do this, but it will make a good impression and help explain your answers.

Another important thing to do before the interview is think of any questions that you would like to ask the people interviewing you, after all, they could soon be your employer. Many interviewers will ask at the end of the interview whether you yourself have any questions - make sure that you always ask at least one question. Potential employers will be interested to find out what you would like to hear about the company and role, and it makes a very good impression if you ask a useful question. Those who don't ask questions run the risk of looking under-prepared and not as enthusiastic.

Finally, ensure you are on top form on the day of your interview by making sure that you have had a good night's sleep and a

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decent breakfast - yawning candidates with stomachs rumbling are never going to make a good impression.

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Interview Questions

Although there are many questions that you may be asked in a job interview, there are many which are usually expected to crop up and you should be prepared for.

These include:

·Why do you want the job?

·Why do you think you will be good for the role?

·What skills and experience can you bring to the company? Give me an example when you have…

·…taken on a leadership role.

·…been confronted by a challenge.

·…worked to a deadline.

·…learnt from a mistake.

Questions may also be asked about your personality, like:

·What is your best quality?

·What is your biggest flaw?

·How would your friends describe you?

·Where do you see yourself in 5/10 years?

·What motivates you?

You should also be prepared to answer questions about your

previous employment and other experience you have listed on your CV.

The polite way of asking questions.

-May I ask… ?

Examples: May I ask what your best quality is? May I ask why you want this job?

-What do you consider… ?

Examples: What do you consider your best quality? What do you consider your biggest flaw?

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-Could you tell me …?

Examples: Could you tell me what skills and experience you can bring to the company?

Could you tell me why you think you will be good for the role?

11.Сформулируйте вопросы для интервью.

12.Прочитайте предложения и распределите выделенные слова в следующие категории:

Working conditions

1.I work very long hours.

2.It isn’t very well-paid.

3.I get a company car.

4.I get six week’s paid holiday.

5.They’ve got a good pension scheme.

6.I’m on a pretty good salary.

7.I’m hoping to get promoted next year.

8.I can do overtime if I like.

9.You can work your way up quite quickly.

10.They run a system of flexy time.

11.I get a regular pay rise.

12.I get private health insurance.

13.They’ve said I can go part-time after I’ve had my baby.

14.I’m taking a few days off next week. The kids are off school.

15.I’m ambitious. I want to move up the career ladder.

16.They give us a bonus at Christmas.

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GRAMMAR EXERCISES

I. Переведите предложения в пассивном залоге на русский

язык.

1.This film is much spoken about.

2.The Tower of London was built at the beginning of the eleventh century.

3.This question won’t be discussed at the conference.

4.These documents haven’t been signed yet.

5.I was asked to come a bit later.

6.The experiment is being carried out.

7.We weren’t invited to the party.

8.Wine is produced in many parts of France.

9.Football is played all over the world.

10.The documents will be signed tomorrow.

11.I couldn’t wear my suit last Saturday. It was being cleaned.

12.Many interesting films have been shown on television lately.

1.Meeting new people is interesting.

2.He liked neither teaching nor being taught.

3.The car needs repairing.

4.The boy liked reading books on electricity.

5.He left the room without saying a word.

6.He gave up smoking two months ago.

7.Spending money is easier than making it.

8.I must apologize for being late.

9.We liked the idea of going to the seaside.

10.Swimming keeps you in good health.

11.I don’t remember writing the letter to you.

12.This apparatus needs repairing.

13.The students enjoyed listening to the lecture.

14.We didn’t like the idea of staying at home.

15.Collecting stamps is my hobby.

16.He admitted having made the mistake.

17.There are several ways of doing this.

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18. Could you please stop making so much noise?

III. Определите функции инфинитива и переведите предложения на русский язык.

1.It took me an hour to find a fault in the car.

2.The engine to be used in this truck is of a new design.

3.It is dangerous to drive in such bad weather.

4.To carry out this experiment will take you a lot of time.

5.He forgot to register the results of the experiment.

6.To look after the children was her duty.

7.I want you to drive a car.

8.They decided to carry out some experiments.

9.The work to be done is very difficult.

10.The aim was to learn as many words as possible.

IV. Переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на сложное дополнение.

1.We expect them to buy a new car.

2.He made us wait for two hours.

3.I know him to be a good student.

4.I saw her enter the house.

5.My parents want me to become a doctor.

6.I saw him get into the car and drive away.

7.They wanted him to make a speech.

8.She made her children help about the house.

9.We expect them to come soon.

10.They let the students take books from the library.

V. Переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на сложное подлежащее.

1.Manchester is thought to be the centre of cotton industry.

2.You were supposed to come home on Sunday.

3.Tsiolkovsky is considered to be the father of astronautics.

4.He is believed to be a very talented person.

5.Popov is known to be the inventor of radio in Russia.

6.The air is known to be a mixture of gases.

7.Lomonosov is considered to be a great Russian scientist.

8.They were supposed to start working on Saturday.

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9.She was thought to become a writer.

10.Faraday is believed to have many important discoveries.

VI. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на глаголсказуемое главного и придаточного предложений.

1.If she doesn’t come in a minute, we’ll be late.

2.If I had known that you were at the hospital, I would have visited you.

3.Life would be boring if everyone had the same opinion.

4.Ice will turn into water if you heat it.

5.He’ll be very angry if she makes any more mistakes.

6.If I were you, I would apply for this work.

7.If he goes on telling lies, nobody will believe him.

8.What would you do if the lift got stuck between two floors?

9.If there were no oxygen on Earth, life would not exist.

10.If you hadn’t done your homework, you would have got a bad mark.

11.If she is late, we’ll go without her.

12.I would come out for a walk if I weren’t so busy.

VII. Раскройте скобки в условных предложенияхI типа и поставьте глаголы в правильную форму.

1.If he … (practice) every day, he … (become) a champion.

(Если он будет тренироваться каждый день, он станет чемпионом.)

2.She … (help) us if we … (ask). (Она поможет нам, если мы попросим.)

3.If they … (have) enough money, they … (open) a restaurant next year. (Если у них будет достаточно денег, они откроют ресторан в следующем году.)

4.I … (not talk) to you anymore if you … (insult) me. (Я не буду с тобой больше разговаривать, если ты обидишь меня.)

5.If Bob … (not keep) his word, Anna … (be angry) with him.

(Если Боб не сдержит слово, Анна разозлится на него.)

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VIII. Раскройте скобки в условных предложенияхII типа

ипоставьте глаголы в правильную форму.

1.If you … (have) a driving license, you … (get) this job. (Если бы у тебя были водительские права, ты бы получил эту работу.)

2.My dog … (be) 20 years old today if it … (be) alive. (Моей собаке исполнилось бы 20 лет сегодня, если бы она была жива.)

3.I … (go) to the police if I … (be) you. (Я бы обратился в полицию на твоем месте.)

4.If people … (not buy) guns, the world … (become) safer.

(Если бы люди не покупали оружие, мир стал бы безопаснее.)

IX. Раскройте скобки в условных предложениях III типа и поставьте глаголы в правильную форму.

1.I … (visit) Sarah yesterday if I … (know) that she was ill. (Я

бы навестил Сару вчера, если бы знал, что она больна.)

2.If you … (go) with me to Paris last month, you … (see) the Eifel Tower too. (Если бы ты поехал со мной в Париж в прошлом месяце, ты бы тоже увидел Эйфелеву башню.)

3.We … (not get wet) if you … (take) an umbrella. (Мы бы не промокли, если бы ты взяла зонт.)

4.If Mum … (not open) the windows, our room … (not be) full of mosquitoes. (Если бы мама не открыла окна, наша комната не была бы полна комаров.)

5.Nick … (not be) so tired this morning if he … (go to bed) early last night. (Ник не был бы таким уставшим этим утром, если бы рано лег спать прошлой ночью.)

X.Распределите следующие предложения по группам.

1.The garden was full of children, laughing and shouting. (Сад был полон детей, смеющихся и кричащих.)

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2.Could you pick up the broken glass? (Ты не мог бы поднять разбитый стакан?)

3.The woman sitting by the window stood up and left.

(Женщина, сидевшая у окна, встала и ушла.)

4.I walked between the shelves loaded with books. (Я прошел между полками, нагруженными книгами.)

5. Be careful when crossing the road. (Будь осторожен,

переходя дорогу.)

6.Having driven 200 kilometers he decided to have a rest.

(Проехав 200 км, он решил отдохнуть.)

7.If invited, we will come. (Если нас пригласят, мы придем.)

8.I felt much better having said the truth. (Мне стало гораздо лучше, когда я сказал правду.)

9.He looked at me smiling. (Он взглянул на меня, улыбаясь.)

10.She had her hair cut. (Она подстригла свои волосы.)

11.Built by the best architect in town, the building was a masterpiece. (Построенное лучшим архитектором города, здание было шедевром.)

12.Not having seen each other for ages, they had much to talk about. (Не видя друг друга вечность, им было много о чем поговорить.)

Причастие I: Перфектное причастие I: Причастие II:

XI. Объедините два предложения в одно, используя причастие I. Объедините два предложения в одно, используя перфектное причастие I.

1.Tom was watching the film. He fell asleep.

2.The pupils opened their textbooks. They looked for the answer.

3.Julia was training to be a designer. She lived in Milan for 3 years.

4.They are vegetarians. They don’t eat meat.

5.Jane was tidying up her bedroom. She found some old letters.

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XII. Дополните предложения, используя сложное дополнение.

1.The teacher said to the pupils: "Learn the rule." — The teacher wanted ...

2."Be careful, or else you will spill the milk," said my mother to me.

— My mother did not want...

3."My daughter will go to a ballet school," said the woman. — The woman wanted ...

4.The man said: "My son will study mathematics." —The man wanted ...

5."Oh, father, buy me this toy, please," said the little boy. — The little boy wanted ...

6."Wait for me after school," said Ann to me. — Ann wanted ...

7."Fix the shelf in the kitchen," my father said to me. — My father wanted ...

8."It will be very good if you study English," said my mother to me. —My mother wanted ...

9."Bring me some water from the river, children," said our grandmother. — Our grandmother wanted ...

10."Come to my birthday party," said Kate to her classmates — Kate wanted ...

11.The biology teacher said to us: "Collect some insects in summer." —The biology teacher wanted ...

12."Don't eat ice cream before dinner," said our mother to us. Our mother did not want...

XIII. Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму инфинитива.

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10. I hope (to see) you soon.

XIV. Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на сложное подлежащее.

1. Many books are known to be published in our country every year.

9.The article is likely to appear in the next issue of the journal.

10.She is not likely to change her opinion.

10. It seems they have heard all about it.

XVI. Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму инфинитива. Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на функцию инфинитива.

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