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WORK

Задание 1. Прочитайте и переведите текст.

Work or life?

A lot of people ask me why I do temping work rather than get a permanent job with one company. I guess it's partly because of my father. He was a computer programmer for a big multinational company. His job was very important to him. He used to work very long hours. When we were kids, he often got home after nine o'clock at night - the time that we went to bed. Sometimes I didn't see him for days and days. He did very well in his job. He got promoted. He became the manager for the whole of the country and then the whole of South-east Asia. He just worked harder and harder, I don't think he was really happy doing what he was doing, but I guess he couldn't see any other way. Then, when he retired, he didn't know what to do. He was even more unhappy. He died of a heart attack when he was 68.

I don't want to be like that. Doing temping work means I don't have to go to work every day. When I work, I don't have to do the same things or see the same people every day. That's why I like it. I've been with the same agency for about ten years now. They know I'm a good worker and I'm reliable - I've never been late for work - so I can more or less choose the jobs I want to do. Sometimes I work in the same place for a few weeks, sometimes it's for just one day, I only get paid for the days I work, so if I'm not very well and take a day off sick, or if I want a holiday, I don't get any money. I suppose that if I had a family, it would be a problem, but I don't mind. Money isn't that important to me. It's more important that I can take time off when I want to. Some of my friends only get two weeks' holiday a year. I often take five or six weeks' holiday and go travelling all over the world.

At the moment, I'm working in an office as a secretary. I've been there for about three months. It's a nice place. The people who work there are really friendly, but I'm getting a bit fed up with the work, so I think I'll probably ask to change and do something else soon. I do quite a lot of office work because I'm good at typing, but I've done lots of other jobs as well. I've been a security guard and a barman; I washed cars one summer; and I worked in a hotel in a ski resort for two winters, which was good because I went skiing a lot. Not all the jobs are good, though. The worst job I had was when I worked in an abattoir, which is a place where they kill animals. I had to cut up the meat, pack it and send it off to supermarkets, Then I had to clean the floor. It was disgusting! My best job was working in a chocolate factory for a week. I went home with lots of free chocolate bars. That was great!

Задание 2. Прочитайте текст.

MEDIA JOB ADVERTISEMENTS

1 Producer

ABLE TV is looking for a hard-working and dedicated producer prepared to work on a variety of different television programmes.

You should have experience of producing drama, especially soap operas. It is preferable if your experience includes other programmes such as documentaries, live broadcasts, comedy and advertisements.

2 Radio presenter

RADIO 10 requires a presenter for a new lifestyle series. Each programme in the series will look at a different aspect of modern popular culture.

You should have a very good knowledge of popular media: celebrity lifestyles, soap operas, fashion and pop music.

You will be required to carry out your own research and develop your own reports.

3 Designer

A large media group requires a multi-talented designer to work on a range of projects for both printed media and electronic media such as the Internet.

You must have experience in designing newspaper advertisements, illustrated magazines and page layout for magazines and websites.

4 News reporter

A major news agency is looking for a talented and flexible journalist to work as a news reporter on their team. We require someone who will write newspaper stories, TV reports and webcasts.

You must have experience of writing for newspapers, magazines and the Internet. You must also be willing to work in a lot of different situations at short notice.

1. Ответьте на вопросы:

1 Which jobs require experience working in television? _______

2 Which jobs require experience working for newspapers? _______

3 Which jobs require experience with advertising? _______

4 Which jobs require someone who can write? _______

5 Which jobs want someone to put work on the Internet? _______

6 Which jobs require someone to work on a variety of different projects? _______

2. Найдите в тексте слова, которые подходят к следующим определениям:

1 Ready to work hard for a long time. dedicated

2 Good at a number of different things. _________

3 Willing to work in a lot of different environments at short notice. _________

4 The way that a person or group of people live. _________

5 The adjective form of the verb ‘to prefer’. _________

6 A group of programmes on a connected theme or with the same characters. _______

7 Describes the Internet, CD-ROMs and other computer programmes. _________

Залание 3. Прочитайте и переведите текст.

The Most Unusual Job in the World?

King Charles II said that there must always be six ravens at the Tower of London, otherwise the kingdom of England would be destroyed. So for more than 350 years there have been ravens at the Tower and also Ravenmasters to look after them.

Derrick Coyle has worked with the ravens since he left the army when he was 39. He became a Ravenmaster’s assistant two months later. He has had the top job of Ravenmaster for over ten years now.

He feeds the birds in the morning, at lunchtime and in the evening but they don’t always behave themselves and sometimes he has to “dismiss” them for bad behaviour. In 1986 a raven called George had to be moved to a zoo in Wales for damaging TV aerials.

Another task the Ravenmaster has is running a breeding programme. Since 1987 the Tower has bred more than 17 ravens.

In 1995 the Queen presented Derrick with the Royal Victorian Medal for his work.

Derrick is proud of his job. After all he says, “Who else can say they are a Ravenmaster?”

Определите, правдивыми или ложными являются следующие утверждения:

1. There have been ravens at the Tower of London since Charles II was king.

2. Derrick Coyle started work at the Tower of London when he was 30.

3. Derrick has been the Ravenmaster for more than ten years.

4. Derrick has moved at least one raven to another location since he started working at the Tower.

5. The Tower bred chicks in 1987.

6. The Queen gave Derrick a medal. He has had the medal since 1995.