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?

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 it was very difficult sometimes to have 11) … , 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 12) … 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 13) … every year. My granddaughter’s just had twins. That means we’ll have 14) … there this year. How marvelous!

Unit 3. Career development

Start-up

1. Tongue twisters to be remembered:

a)

b)

2. Listen:

2. Give appropriate translation to the proverbs and remember them:

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

2. a) Write down the time and dates you hear.

b) Listen to the conversations. Write down the numbers you hear.

Lead-in

3. a) Practice the conversations with your partner on the situations given:

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

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

A	B
Hi, Alex/Nicky! Hi, Harry/Liza! What do you do? I’m interior designer. I decorate people’s homes and give them ideas for furniture and lighting. And what are you working on these days? Well, I’m not working on a home at the moment. I’m working on a hotel. I’ m designing a new lobby for the Plaza. Do you like your job? Yes, I love it.

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

d) Discuss in groups the pros and cons of your future specialty.

5. a) 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?