- •Астраханский государственный технический университет
- •Contents
- •Unit 1. Appearance.
- •General appearance
- •How Important Is Your Appearance?
- •Checkmate.
- •Unit 2. Character and disposition.
- •Character
- •Intellectual ability
- •8. Reveal your attitude to the types of people described.
- •Intelligence.
- •Revealing Faces.
- •Unit 3. Family life topical vicabulary
- •Mr Know-It-All
- •Unit 4. Parents and children
- •The Bell Family Charter
- •The abc’s of Happiness (by r. Vallet)
- •11. Points to ponder.
- •The Sitting of the Teachers’ Council.
- •Unit 5. Friends and friendship
- •Unit 6. Customs and traditions
- •The Field of Folklore
- •2. Discuss the following problem questions.
- •3. Read the short passages and answer the questions giving your impressions to the point.
- •Problems for Discussion.
- •Unit 7. Choosing a career. Jobs and employment.
- •3. Say what job these can belong to. Continue the list.
- •Imagine you are Andrew Foster (ex. 14) and you are looking for a new position. Fill in the job application form below. Job application form Private and Confidential
- •Unit 8. Crime and punishment
- •3. Read the text and comment on it. Methods and Measures.
- •4. Answer the following questions.
- •5.Comment on the following quotations.
- •6. Use the following proverbs in situations of your own. Give Russian equivalents if possible.
- •Unit 9. Man and arts
- •Man and arts. Painting.
- •Impression and judgement
- •Genre paintingis a painting, which represents scenes from everyday life in a more or less realistic way.
- •Man and arts. Music.
- •For or Against Pop Music
- •Man and arts. Theatre.
- •Imagine that you are in London and you have a free evening. You’d like to go to the theatre. Study the information how to book your theatre tickets in London. How to Book Your Theatre Tickets
- •The Green Table.
- •Unit 10. Women and their role in the society.
- •1.Use the proper word.
- •2. Which is the odd word out.
- •3. Complete the following.
- •Sex Roles In America
- •Imagine the life of women in the following century.
- •Unit 11. Mass media
- •Mass media. Television.
- •Major British and American Broadcasting Companies, Networks, News Agencies
- •Television Questionnaire.
- •Mass media. Press.
- •The British and American Press
- •4. Fill in the gaps.
- •Mass media. Internet.
- •The Internet – a Brilliant Source of Information or a Menace to Our Health?
- •Unit 12. Man and nature. Environmental protection.
- •What Must We Care About to Prevent Disaster?
- •Supplement conversational expressions
- •Sources
Problems for Discussion.
The advantages and problems of multinational states for the development of national traditions.
The continuity of folk tradition in modern world (pros and cons).
Do some library research and write a composition on the problem given below.
Family traditions in the urban communities and in the country.
Unit 7. Choosing a career. Jobs and employment.
TOPICAL VOCABULARY
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-rewarding/stimulating work; -to be devoted to smth/smb; -to be responsible for smth; -to take/accept responsibility; -to have/need a sense of responsibility; -to cope with smth; -to earn/enjoy gratitude and respect; -to have (no) respect for smb/smth; -love of smth/for smb; |
-to make (the best) use of it; -to explore smth from every angle; -to follow in the footsteps of…; -to take the trouble (to do smth); -to cover major fields; -to make a good first impression; -it pays; -above all; |
Work and employment
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-occupation; -profession; -trade; -job; -position; -post; -line; |
-work; -labour; -business; -to employ (for); -employee; -employment; -to be (un)employed; |
-career; -What are you by profession? -What post do you hold? -What business are you in? -What’s your line? |
Names of occupations
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-teacher; -lecturer; -instructor; -doctor; -physician; -surgeon; -worker; -blacksmith; -metal worker; -turner; -fitter; -joiner; -carpenter; -dentist; -optician; -nurse; -pharmacist (Br); -druggist(Am); -lawyer; -attorney; -engineer; -computer programmer; -computer operator; -journalist; -showman; -camera-man; -president; -officer; -headmistress; |
-cleaner; -driver; -salesman; -shop-assistant; -bookseller; -milkman; -grocer; -researcher; -research worker; -chemist; -biologist; -physicist; -mathematician; -philologist; -sociologist; -physiologist; -psychologist; -historian; -painter; -musician; -pianist; -singer; -dancer; -commentator; -editor; -editor-in-chief; -security guard; -social worker; -headmaster; |
-postman; -economist; -accountant; -book-keeper; -businessman; -broker; -sportsman; -coach; -barber; -hairdresser; -hair-stylist; -tailor; -dressmaker; -shoemaker; -watchmaker; -actor/actress; -bricklayer; -mechanic; -butcher; -baker; -clerk; -secretary; -receptionist; -typist; -diplomat; -ambassador; -politician; -scientist; -principal; |
-sales representative; -boss; -chairman; -commander -in-chief; -deputy; -subordinate; -head; -sailor; -pilot; -air-hostess; -jeweler; -goldsmith; -housewife; -soldier; -policeman; -(customs) inspector; -model; -writer; -playwright; -poet; -interpreter; -sculptor; -architect; -decorator; -manager; -director;
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Places of work
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-at a factory/plant; -at a firm/company; -at a farm; -at a workshop; |
-at a high school; -at the police; -at a travel agency; -in an office; |
-in a shop; -in a bank; -in an assembling department; -in a hospital; |
Hours of work Reasons for not working Tools and Instruments
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-to work shift-work; -to be on flexi-time; -to work irregular/long hours; -to work half/part/full time; -to work nine-to-five; |
-to be fired; -to be dismissed; -to get the sack; -to be made redundant; -to give up work; -to be/take maternity leave; -to be on/take sick leave; -to take early retirement; |
-hammer; -saw; -drill; -nail; -screw; -pincers; -wrench; |
Occupational activities
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-to work; -to teach; -to examine; -to sell; -to buy; -to produce; -to compose; -to type; -to saw; -to sew; -to knit; -to cook; -to do/run business; |
-to cook; -to cut; -to cut out; -to repair; -to mend; -to dance; -to sing; -to paint; -to control; -to organize; -to take care; -to look after; -to do the hair; |
-to do research work; -to be in charge of; -to plant; -to be responsible for; -to do odd jobs; -to do trade; -to build; -to construct; -to design; -to create; -to assemble; -to deal with; -to go into business; |
Pay
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-salary; -wages; -fee; -payment; -income; |
-profit; -to earn money; -to make/do money; -What’s your family income? -How much do you earn/make? |
Other professional terminology
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-promotion; -curriculum vitae(CV); -vacancy; -to accept; -to take up; -to turn down; |
-to reject; -to give up; -to leave (job, position); -to specialize in; -to be dismissed from; -to retire; |
-to apply for; -to make an application; -to make an appointment; -to advertise for; -to be out of work; -to be a workaholic; |
NOTE. The nouns “job, work, profession, career, vocation” have more or less the same meaning. Nevertheless there’s a certain difference in their semantic usage.
“Work” has the most general meaning and can be applied to anything one has to do in the way of making a living. “Job” is close to it in its meaning but tends to denote less prestigious work. It can also denote a position in employment (ex. I’m very fond of my job, even though it means doing a lot of work”) “Profession” is work, which requires advanced education and special training. Traditionally it’s applied to law, medicine, architecture and military career. “Career” itself means either a course of progress in the life of a person or has the same meaning as the word “work” and is mostly when speaking of the choice of work. “Vocation” means the kind of work to which a man is led by natural talents. It’s a learned word and is seldom used in everyday speech. Remember that the word “work” in the meaning above is uncountable and shouldn’t be used with the indefinite article or in the plural. In contrast to it the word “job” is countable and can be used with the indefinite article.
Paraphrase or explain the following.
Model: occupation – job, position, smth that you do for a living.
1)complexity; 2) incomplete; 3) to find the right career; 4) actuality; 5) above all; 6) to evaluate oneself; 7) costly; 8) to encourage; 9) to realize; 10) school course; 11) to search; 12) outstanding; 13) inventory; 14) major; 15) outlook;
Choose the proper word.
occupation – job – work – career – position
Why is it important to find the right***?
She tried many***but finally chose the***of an accountant.
There are many ***open to our University graduates.
Looking for a ***is hard ***.
What is your current***?
Many students have no practical skill for doing hard***.
He wasn’t happy about his***, he wanted to be President of the company.
The construction of the factory in the town created a lot of***.
We finished the test and the teacher collected our***.
10) The***of the bank manager is still open.
