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6. a) Work in pairs. Put the parts of Carmen’s CV in the correct order (use the guidelines for writing a CV in Exercise 4 if you need).

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b)Rewrite Carmen’s CV in full in the form below and then decide if the statements (1―7) are true or false.

1.Carmen started working full-time when she left school.

2.Carmen was not very successful at the Primavera Hotel.

3.Carmen had financial responsibility when she worked for Eurostudy Ltd.

4.Carmen can drive.

5.Carmen isn’t interested in politics.

6.Carmen worked during her vacations.

7.Carmen speaks French better that English.

VOCABULARY

7. Look through the List of Active Vocabulary, mark the stressed syllables in the words and then classify them into the word stress patterns

below. Be careful: some of these patterns contain two (2), three (3) or four (4) words.

List of Active Vocabulary

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Example:  ― TYPE, …

 ― DAta, …

8.Look through the List of Active Vocabulary (p. 12―13) and put the

words into the correct column of the table below according to the CV section they relate to.

Type

9. Match English words (1 ─ 10) to their Ukrainian equivalents (a ― j). The first one is done for you.

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10. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Be careful ― there are two words you don’t need.

Example Employees may not hold any other appointments.

1.She applied for the new _____ of manager.

2.She has good organizational _____.

3.Do you have any work _____ ?

4.She’s _____ to an actor.

5.They contacted the person who gave the _____, so they must be interested in me.

6.Although he didn’t have any _____, he could read and write well.

7.I _____ websites on Egyptian music, but didn’t find anything.

8.In that company she was _____ planning social events.

11.Work in pairs. Find 16 more words from the List of Active Vocabulary in the word square below. Words go horizontally, vertically and diagonally. The first one is done for you. Then copy out the words you found in your exercise-book.

12.Choose some words from the List of Active Vocabulary (p. 12-13) and make sentences with them. The more words you’ll use the better.

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13.Choose some words from the List of Active Vocabulary (p. 12-13) and make a short story or a fairy-tale with them. Write it down in your exercise-book. The more words you’ll use the better.

WRITING

14.a) Work in pairs. Tick  professional skills which are obligatory for people who intend to work on positions listed below and tick  professional skills which are desirable, but not obligatory. The first one is done for you. If necessary, consult with your teacher or a dictionary.

b) Think about the position you want to work in. Write professional skills section for your CV in the form below. If necessary, use the list of professional skills presented in the table in part A of this exercise.

Professional skills -

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16. Your colleague has written a CV to get a managerial position in a big IT company, but as he doesn’t actually know what information a typical CV includes, he asked you for help. Analyze his CV, find what is lacking, and add the important information he’s forgotten to state in his CV.

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year (2012) in June from the Mathematics Department of Kiev National University. He specializes in computer programming and, after graduating, he will receive the Diploma of a specialist in computer programming. He has read an advertisement that Lucia Enterprises, Ltd. in London needs computer programmers and wants to mail his application for a full-time position. He will indicate on it that he will be available after July 1, 2012 (after his graduation).

Peter has no professional experience, but he hopes that his excellent results in studies and the fact that he is going to graduate with honors will be taken into account.

He is married and has a one-year old daughter. If he gets the position in Lucia Enterprises, they will go to London with him.

Peter speaks fluent English, besides his mother-tongue, Ukrainian, and Russian. He is interested in theater. He is a good sportsman (boxing and karate).

He can ask Professor Matveychuk from his University for a reference. He knows Peter very well as an excellent student and a promising programmer.

18.Work in pairs. Your partner is seeking a Sales Manager position, but he / she doesn’t know how to write a CV. Interview him / her

and write his / her CV using the plan below. Change the roles and practise again.

PLAN

1.Name, address, phone number.

2.Job objective.

3.Education + additional courses and training programs.

4.Work experience (achievements, responsibilities).

5.Specialized skills.

6.Interests.

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19.Choose the position you’d like to work in from the list in the box. Then write your own CV in the form below. You do not need to be absolutely truthful in this CV, but may use your imagination.

Profile

Education

Work experience

Specialized skills

Hobbies and interests

References

20. Discuss the CVs you have written in Exercise 19 in pairs and try to find faults in your partner's CV. After discussing and showing your CV to your teacher, rewrite it in its final version. Type this final version as a home assignment. Remember that your typed CV should preferably be no more than one page long.

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