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- •I. Read/listen to some people describing their friends. Describe yourself, your family and your friends.
- •II. The quiz: What kind of person are you?
- •III. Look at the information in the table. Use it to complete the text with the positive or negative form of to like and to go.
- •I. Speak about your hobbies, ambitions and plans for future after reading these little stories:
- •II. Read how a radio interviewer is discussing developments in on-line music with Max who works in the music industry and Sam, a student. Answer the questions below:
- •II. Danny’s day.
- •III. Read what Luke says about a typical day in his life.
- •II. Isabel’s weekend.
- •III. John’s and Lola’s weekends.
- •Complete the sentences with John or Lola:
- •IV. A Busy Saturday.
- •1. Read/listen to four people talking about where they live and answer the questions below.
- •II. Read/listen to Serena’s description of her country house:
- •IV. Student’s Accommodation
- •V. Key vocabulary to help you speak about your home:
- •The cuisine in Belarus
- •II. Read/listen the story and correct the sentences given below:
- •III. Listen to how Marisa is ordering pizza:
- •IV. Read/listen to ordering food in a fast food restaurant and answer the question below:
- •Sam: Can I pay by credit card?
- •V. Laurence writes about diet in a magazine. Read the letters and Laurence answer to one of them. Which letter does it answer? Dear Laurence,
- •I. Read/listen to the dialogue between a buyer and a shop assistant:
- •I. Read/listen to the dialogue between a travel agent and a customer:
- •II. Read the text giving the things important for air travelers:
- •IV. Steve speaks about things that may be useful for those travelling in the usa:
- •II. Read/listen to the Dialogues. Learn underlined useful phrases. You can use them to discuss what businesses can do to protect the environment:
- •I. Read/listen to the following interview about Martina’s education:
- •II. Answer these questions about learning English in your country:
- •III. Jackie Snow is talking about her Student’s life in London:
- •II. My University.
- •III. Engineering Specialties of the Belarusian-Russian University.
- •V. Read/listen to the interview and answers the questions given below:
- •IV. Read/listen to part 2 of the interview:
- •V. Read/listen to part 3 of the interview:
- •VI. A) Answer these questions about yourself with complete sentences,
- •VII. Using your answers to the previous questions complete the gaps:
- •VIII. Ask the same questions (Task yi) to your partner and discuss your University course and your future Engineering career with him.
- •1. Read/listen to Ian Bronec, a Mechanical Engineer, speaking about his job.
- •II. Listen to Leon Peters, a Construction Worker, speaking about his job, and answer the questions below:
- •III. Listen to Phillipe Rugeri, a Mechatronics Engineer, speaking about his job, and answer the questions below:
- •V Read what Diana Mayo, an it Support Technician, writes about her job. Read her story and try to retell it briefly:
- •I. Listen to an interview for the Stage Technician job.
- •II. Read the advice: how to get that job!
- •III. Sam has a job interview with a large engineering company. Give him advice using should or shouldn’t and the notes below:
- •V. Imagine that you are being interviewed. Here are the questions the interviewer may ask. Try to answer them.
- •1.Study the cv. It is based on the European cv format. Write your own cv.
- •II. Read the talk about writing cVs. Say briefly, what makes a bad cv.
- •I. Read/listen to the Dialogues. Learn underlined useful phrases. You can use them to describe any other company:
- •I. Read the numbers and quantities with the speaker:
- •II. Write down the numbers and quantities in figures:
V. Imagine that you are being interviewed. Here are the questions the interviewer may ask. Try to answer them.
1. Which subjects did you enjoy most at the University? (Think of reasons why you enjoyed these subjects. Explain why your qualifications will be important for the job) 2. What work experience do you have? (Describe any full-time, part-time work or voluntary work you have done).
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Why do you want this job? (Think of reasons why the job is important to you).
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Why do you think you would be good at this job or What makes you feel that you are the best candidate for this position? (Speak about your qualifications, work experience and interests. Also, what kind of person you are and what your good points are).
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What do you do in your free time? (Any sports or other interests).
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What is your greatest strength?
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What are you looking for in a job?
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What kind of person would you refuse to work with?
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What is more important to you: the money or the work?
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Tell me about your ability to work under pressure.
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Do your skills match this job or another job more closely?
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What motivates you to do your best on the job?
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Describe your management style.
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How do you propose to compensate for your lack of experience?
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Describe your work ethic.
Key words: CV, work experience, interview, training, job requirements (degree or diploma in an appropriate discipline, ability to think creatively and to look at things in a practical way, ability to enjoy problem solving and work long-hours, good teamworker, a co-operative and friendly attitude, good organizational skills).
CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)
1.Study the cv. It is based on the European cv format. Write your own cv.
Personal information
Name, Address, Phone, e-mail, Nationality, Date of birth
Work experience
Dates September 2003 to present
Employer Name and address of the company
Position held Computing Support Officer
Main activities Providing support in the field to a wide range of companies
and responsibilities
Education & training
Dates September 2000 to August 2003
Organization Simpson College, Glasgow, UK
Qualification Higher National Diploma
Main subjects/ Computing (Technical support), Operating systems,
skills covered Hardware installation & maintenance, Network building & maintenance
Personal skills & competence
Mother tongue English – excellent communicator
Other languages Good spoken French, some German
Social skills My work involves communicating with lots of clients with computing problems who often need help urgently. I work well under pressure.
Organizational skills At college I organized a class visit to France Telecom
Technical skills & Familiar with most current operating systems, and
competence Windows networks
II. Read the talk about writing cVs. Say briefly, what makes a bad cv.
M: I read hundreds of CVs every week. Most of them are good. A few are excellent. And about 5 per cent of them are terrible.
I: Really? What makes a bad CV?
M: There are a number of things. A CV should be short. No more than two pages long. I recently read a CV that was twenty pages long.
I: Unbelievable.
M: But usually the problems are quite simple.
I: What types of things?
M: Spelling mistakes. People who write their CVs with a pen, not on computer. But the worst thing is that 25 per cent of CVs are not true.
I: What do you mean?
M: People tell lies. They say they have certain qualifications and we find that they do not have them.
I: So what advice can you give about writing a CV?
M: Read the advert carefully. Learn as much as possible about the job. Then write a new CV especially for this job. Write it on a computer and only write what is important for this job.
I: Are there any imaginative or interesting ideas that work?
M: There was a woman from Denmark who applied for a job in an office.
She sent some Danish food with her CV to remind us that she was from Denmark. And she got the job.
MANUFACTURING (Everyday Technical English)