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THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
The (1) … of the Amazon jungle are rich in life of all shapes
and sizes. Because of its (2) … climate, plants and animals thrive
in the heat and moisture. Every creature, no matter how large
or small, plays a (3) … role in the great web of life of the Amazon.
Unfortunately, man also plays a role, but his is often one
of destruction. By tearing down large parts of the forest, mostly
to process trees for paper, the Earth’s (4) … has slowly changed
and become much lower in oxygen. Many plant and animal (5)
… have also been completely destroyed. Some species are soon
to become (6) … as a result. But the battle has not been lost!
People can still (7) … about further development in the Amazon
by choosing to buy only (8) … paper products, for one thing. It
may not seem such a big thing, but as in the Amazon, even
the little things make a difference.
Task 6. Translate the text ‘The Amazon Rainforest’.
Task 7. Give a gist of the article in 3–5 sentences.
Task 8. Name the suffixes which can form nouns. Form the nouns
using the words in the right column, put them into the text.
IMPROVING ZOOS
The (0) ... protection .... of animals is one of the
main concerns of the World Zoo (1) ..........., an
international society that helps zoos maintain high
standards for their animals — and for their (2) ..........
Made up of (3) .......... such as zoologists, the WZO
also helps zoos around the world exchange valuable
(4) ......... about their animals’ health, breeding habits,
etc. The (5) ........ of such an organisation helps zoos
to keep moving in the right (6) ........... Animal rights
(7) ........ keep a close eye on zoos to make certain that
the (8) ........ the animals receive is safe and not cruel.
They sometimes even send (9) ........ to the zoos for
a first-hand look. The WZO has helped in the (10) .......
of a number of truly wonderful zoos around the world,
where animals can live safely and happily and can be
viewed and appreciated by many people.
protect
jrganise
visit
science
inform
crate
direct
active
treat
inspect
manage
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Task 9. Answer the following questions.
1) Do you approve of the initiative described in the text?
2) What is your attitude to zoos in general?
Task 10. Check yourself. Choose the correct option.
1) Someone who loves and cares for the environment,
including animals and plants, is a nature lover/nature liker.
2) A place to deposit used bottles for recycling is called
a bottle bin/bottle bank.
3) A product that does not in any way harm the environment
is called environmentally friendly/environmentally fair.
4) The proper place to dispose of your crisp packet is a litter
bin/litter dump.
5) A destructive product of pollution in the atmosphere is
acid rain/chemical rain.
Task 11. Take any environmental issue which interests you and make
up a report about it.
Task 12. Speak on the topic ‘Environmental Problems’.
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3.1. PROFESSIONS
Task 1. People have created many professions! In different situations
they address to appropriate specialists. Look at the column on
the left. Whom would you contact or call on in these situations?
In the right column find the appropriate person for each case. Be
careful!
1) А filling has come out of one of your
back teeth a chiropodist
2) You think your eyes need testing a broker
3) You find you have an ingrowing a dentist
toe-nail (dental surgeon)
4) You back hurts and your doctor can’t a vicar (priest)
help (find four people) a hairdresser
(hair stylist)
a bookmaker
an architect
5) Your fringe is getting a bit too long an osteopath
6) You want a portrait photograph a driving
of yourself instructor
7) You have decided to sue somebody a solicitor
(who might refer you to another lawyer) a barrister
8) You fancy a holiday in the sun a dog (breeder)
Section 3
LOOKING FOR A JOB
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9) You want advice on investment a (garage)
or insurance mechanic
10) Your grant piano isn’t sounding quite
right a photographer
11) You want to find a 400-year-old
grandfather clock a piano tuner
12) You are planning a church wedding a chiropractor
13) Your car won’t start a optician
14) You want to place a bet on the 3.45 race a masseur
at Ascot (masseuse)
15) Someone in the family has just died a building
contractor (builder)
16) You want to learn to drive an antique dealer
17) You want to buy a pedigree alsatian a travel agent
18) You have decided to sell your house a scrap metal
dealer (merchant)
19) You want plans drawn up for a new
house a physiotherapist
20) You want to go ahead and have the an undertaker
new house built (funeral director)
21) You are moving house and have
a furniture problem an electrician
22) You have a lots of old iron you want
to get rid of an estate agent
23) You want new windows put into a maintenance
the house engineer
24) Your new fridge is leaking a glazier
(and a carpenter)
25) You like the idea of new wallpaper a fire brigade
throughout the house (firemen)
26) Water is gushing from your kitchen
taps even when turned off a psychiatrist
27) All the lights in your house have fused a social worker
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28) You think your neighbours just might
be neglecting their little child a removal firm
29) Your house is on fire a plumber
30) You think you are going crazy an interior decorator
Task 2. The jobs below are grouped according to the results of a
survey on average weekly earnings in Great Britain. Specialists
in group A earn the most, those in group J earn the least. Decide
how fair you think earnings are in Britain.
Group A
Medical practitioners (doctors, etc.) pilots specialists in
finance, insurance/tax inspectors university lecturers.
Group B
Police inspectors fire-service officers prison officers sales
managers marketing executives company secretaries personnel/
industrial relations officers.
Group C
Shi p’s officers advertising executives public relations
officers journalists (reporters) electrical/electronic engineers
local government administrators.
Group D
Mechanical engineers civil engineers computer programmers
system analyst accountants teacher in further education
metallurgists public health inspectors production engineers
policemen.
Group E
Industrial designers surveyors draughtsmen ambulancemen
technical sales representatives welfare workers prime/
secondary school teachers.
Group F
Toolmakers and fitters furnacemen weld ers (skilled)
security officers guard and detectives laboratory technicians
sales supervisors bus/coach drivers sheet meta1 workers.
Group G
Lath e operators tr ain drivers and signalmen motor
mechanics (skilled) bricklayers postmen mail sorters catering
supervisors joiners shi pping and travel clerks telephonists.
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Group H
Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers chefs and cooks plasterers,
hotel/pub/club managers midwives and registered nurses
painters and decorators refuse collectors (dustmen) bakers and
confectioners hospital porters storekeepers.
Group I
Shop assistants, salesmen, shelf-fillers caretakers bus
conductors bleachers and dyers gardeners butchers barmen.
Group J
Road sweepers general farm workers kitchen hands nursing
auxiliaries waitresses.
Task 3. Match the profession with the appropriate picture (fig. 2, 3).
To fig. 2
an actress .... an hair dresser .... a businesswoman ....
a bus driver .... an office worker .... a mechanic ....
a fireman .... an engineer .... a bank clerk ....
an opticiant ....
To fig. 3
a postman .... an electrician .... a doctor ....
a policeman .... a typist .... a nurse ....
a shop assistant .... a secretary .... a dentist ....
a waiter ....
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Fig. 2
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Fig. 3
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Task 4. Read the text and do the tasks.
THE PROFESSION OF A TEACHER
There are professions — vocations — to which people wholly
devote themselves. Undoubtedly, the profession of a teacher is
one of them.
Even if you want to be a teacher you can’t become a good
one. You must be born one. Love for children, an ability to
communicate with them, understand and teach them — these
are the most important qualities of a good teacher. Ability to
be a good teacher is God’s gift; it’s a talent like the talent of a
writer, an artist or a musician. A teacher is like a sculptor: he
moulds a personality out of a child like a sculptor creates
a beautiful statue out of clay.
Pedagogy is a very complex and responsible study; probably,
no less responsible than medicine. Like patients hand to
the doctor the most expensive thing —their life, parents entrust
the teacher with the most valuable creature — their child. It
depends on a teacher what kind of person a child will grow up.
If you have been dreaming to become a teacher since your
childhood, it’s not a problem nowadays.
In Russia there are more than 250 teachers training colleges
and universities; six of them are in Moscow. Every year
thousands of young people graduate from these colleges to come
to school on September 1st. According to a survey, more than
70 per cent of students enter these colleges by their own choice,
and it is well-known to them what difficult and sometimes
ungrateful work is waiting for them after receiving their
diplomas. In the process of education when they were asked
whether they were sorry about their choice of profession, 60
per cent said that they were not sorry at all. Judging by these
facts, we can say that teachers come to school not for money
(the salary of a teacher is miserable), but because it’s their
vocation to work with children.
The profession of a teacher combines both joy and sorrow.
A person who gets pedagogical training should possess much
knowledge. He also should be kind. Doctors have a rule: ‘Don’t
do harm’. Teachers must also follow this rule because there is
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nothing more valuable than children and it depends on teachers
what kind of people the children will become. A teacher is
responsible for all his students.
Answer the following questions.
1) Do you agree that teacher’s profession is a vocation?
2) What skills / traits of character should a person possess
to become a good teacher?
3) Does teacher’s profession seem attractive to you? Why?
Make up a dialogue. One of you is going to be a teacher after
graduating from the University. The other hesitates. Try to
persuade you friend to become a teacher.
Task 5. Read the text and do the tasks.
TEACHERS IN RUSSIA
State, Community and Profession
Ben Eklof and Scott Seregny
Throughout much of the history of public (in particular
primary) schooling teachers have been the classic ‘insideroutsiders’. Teachers could be perceived as valued members
of the community, but at other times as bearers of nontraditional values and as agents of an interventionist state.
How do teachers make do at present? A survey by sociologist
Frants Sheregi addresses this question. According to his survey,
one half of all teachers work on the side ‘to make life tolerable’.
First, many teach more than a full-time load (18 hours per
week); another study concludes that the average teacher works
a 150 per cent load. In addition, teachers receive supplementary
payments for teaching-related tasks such as supervising
a homeroom, correcting student notebooks, and maintaining
classroom facilities. Others teach in more than one institution;
some moonlight in commercial enterprises. More than 30 per
cent regularly tutor students outside the classroom. Many
teachers regard their salaries not as a living wage but as
a contribution to the family budget.
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