- •My future profession my future profession
- •Vocabulary
- •Verbs and Verb Phrases
- •I. Oral Practice Section
- •1. Look through the statements/ proverbs and try to outline the problems to be discussed.
- •3. Read the following words and group them according the categories given below.
- •4. Match the explanations on the right with the idiomatic expressions on the left.
- •5. Find all the suitable nouns for each of the adjectives or participles.
- •6. Look at the following pictures and identify the professions. Then match them with the qualities in the box, justifying your choice.
- •7. Explain to your friend what you must do to insure a good career. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
- •8. Work in pairs. Speak to your cousin whom you haven’t seen for several years about your relatives/friends and their occupations. Make up a dialogue using the following variations:
- •Electrical and Electronics Engineering1
- •Electronic Engineering2
- •Communications and Control3
- •Computers Engineering4
- •Safety Engineering5
- •10. Work in pairs. Pete is speaking about his future career. Take the parts of Pete, Tom and Susan and reproduce the dialogue. Use the word combinations from the box given below.
- •11. What should you do to find a job? Find the logical sequence of the steps you should take and render it to your partner.
- •14. Work in pairs: respond to the following statements reproduced by your partner choosing one of the phrases on the right and adding a sentence or two to explain why you think so.
- •15. Henry Brown wants to change his work. Here is an ad he has found:
- •Computer system engineer.
- •17. You are lucky to be called for an interview. Do you know how to create a good impression at your first interview? Check the answers you think are right and then discuss your answers in your group.
- •18. Imagine that a friend of yours was the man in this story. The pictures are in the wrong order. Work out what happened. Tell your story, beginning: “This is what happened to a friend of mine…”
- •Interests
- •III. Role Play. An interview for a job.
- •In newspapers for your summer vocations.
- •Interviewers:
- •Comprehensive Prolonged Project «The fair of vacancies»
- •Supplementary material Faculty of Radioengineering and Electronics
- •Electronic Engineering From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- •Radio Engineer
My future profession my future profession
Vocabulary
Active Vocabulary
Nouns and Noun Phrases
applicant |
/'xplIkqnt/ |
желающий получить место, работу; кандидат; претендент |
appointment
make an ~ keep/break an ~ |
/q'pOIntmqnt/ |
назначение, определение (на должность) назначить встречу прийти (не прийти) в назначенное время, место |
curriculum vitae abbr. CV (BrE) résumé (AmE) |
/kq"rIkjqlqm'vJtaI/
/'rezjumeI/ |
итог, сводка, конспект, краткая автобиография резюме |
employment |
/Im'plOImqnt/ |
1. служба, занятие, работа; 2. занятость |
experience |
/Ik'spIqriqns/ |
1. (жизненный) опыт; 2. опытность |
job (syn. work) |
/GPb/ |
работа, труд, дело |
occupation (syn. trade) |
/"Pkju'peISn/ |
занятия, род занятий, профессия |
position find a ~ |
/pq'zISn/ |
положение, должность найти место работы |
salary |
/'sxlqri/ |
жалованье, зарплата, оклад |
skill |
/skIl/ |
1. искусство, мастерство; 2. квалификация; 3. талант, дар |
trait |
/treIt/ |
характерная черта |
Verbs and Verb Phrases
accept
to ~ a post |
/qk'sept/ |
1. принимать; 2. допускать, соглашаться соглашаться занять должность |
apply ~ to smb for smth |
/q'plaI/ |
обращаться (за работой, помощью) |
counsel |
/ 'kaVnsl/ |
давать совет, рекомендовать |
drop in |
/drPp/ |
зайти, заглянуть |
hire |
/'haIq(r)/ |
нанимать |
Adjectives
distinct |
/dI'stINkt/ |
1. отдельный; особый, индивидуальный, различный; 2. отчетливый, ясный, внятный; 3. определенный |
fluent |
/'flHqnt/ |
беглый (о речи) |
Passive Vocabulary
Nouns and Noun Phrases
accomplishment |
/q'kAmplISmqnt/ |
1. достижение; 2. pl образование; знания; достоинства |
deficiency |
/dI'fISnsi/ |
недостаток, отсутствие чего-л. |
foreman |
/'fLmqn/ |
мастер, прораб, техник |
malady |
/'mxlqdi/ |
1. болезнь; расстройство; 2. недуг |
misery |
/'mIzqri/ |
1. невзгода, несчастье, страдание; 2. нищета, бедность |
promotion |
/prq'mqVSn/ |
1. продвижение; поощрение; 2. повышение в чине; 3. реклама, рекламная компания |
receptionist |
/rI'sepSqnIst/ |
секретарь в приемной |
Verbs
persuade |
/pq'sweId/ |
убеждать |
shirk |
/SE:k/ |
увиливать от чего-л. |
Adjectives
aware |
/q'weq(r)/ |
сознающий, знающий, осведомленный |
dishonest |
/dIs'PnIst/ |
1. нечестный; мошеннический; 2. недобросовестный, небрежный |
idler (syn. loafer) |
/'aIdlq(r)/ /'laVfq(r)/ |
лентяй, бездельник |
irrelevant |
/I'relqvqnt/ |
не относящийся к делу |
moderate |
/'mPdqrqIt/ |
умеренный; выдержанный (о характере) |