- •Part One. Daily Routine Reading and Speaking Practice
- •Introductory Text
- •Vocabulary
- •In English
- •1. Answer these questions:
- •3. Read the text below. What is it about? Say what new information you received from it. Outdoors and indoors
- •1. Find in the text the words that mean the same as:
- •2. Read the text again and match the numbers and the letters:
- •3. Find in the text English equivalents for
- •4. Translate the text "Outdoors and Indoors" into Russian.
- •6. Answer these questions:
- •7. Speak about your own plans for tonight or the coming weekend or holiday.
- •8. Read the text and say which of the ways of holiday making are mentioned in the text. Which of them appeal to you most and why?
- •9. Make 10 questions about the text, let your fellow students answer them.
- •16. Make up sentences using are supposed to be and words and phrases from left-hand and right-hand columns:
- •Job Titles
- •3. You are looking for a job. Analyse your interests and abilities. Answer the following questions.
- •Interview a partner using the following questions.
- •7. How to write a curriculum vitae (cv)?
- •Curriculum Vitae
- •Cruise ship vacancies
Job Titles
accountant
baby sitter
baker
bank teller
barber/hair stylist
bartender
bookkeeper
building superintendent
bus driver
butcher
carpenter
cashier
computer programmer
construction worker
cook
dental assistant
doctor
electrician
employment counselor
engineer
file clerk
fire fighter
interpreter
librarian
live-in-companion
manager
messenger
nurse
nurse's aid
pattern maker
pharmacist
plumber
police officer
printer
railroad conductor
receptionist
salesperson
secretary
security guard
sewing machine operator
social worker
stock clerk
tailor
taxi driver
florist
furrier
gardener
housepainter
housekeeper
teacher
translator
travel agent
typist
waiter
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3. You are looking for a job. Analyse your interests and abilities. Answer the following questions.
Here are ten basic questions to think about:
1. What are my abilities?
2. What special talents do I have?
3. What are my special interests?
4. What are my physical abilities and limitations?
5. What are my attitudes and values?
6. How do I see myself, or what is my self-concept?
7. What is my previous experience?
8. What are my educational plans for the future?
9. Am I the kind of person who works well in a large group, or do I work better with only one or two people?
10. Am I willing to accept change?
Interview a partner using the following questions.
1. Do you enjoy writing letters?
2. What other things do you enjoy doing?
3. Do you like reading mysteries?
4. What other things do you like doing?
5. Do you like to speak in front of people?
6. What other things do you like to do?
4. Listen to a conversation with Les. Does he like or dislike his job? Why?
5. When applying for a job you should always send a covering letter with your CV.
Listen to a lecturer giving advice about writing CVs and complete the information below. Is the advice true for your country?
Professional Practice: Writing a CV (curriculum vitae)
ACE – the CV checklist
Appearance
Is it no more than … … of A4 paper?
Do you … yourself by including all your … experience?
Clarity
Do your personal details appear … … … of the page?
Are your qualifications and jobs in … chronological order?
Are the … and grammar correct?
Emphasis
Does it show your … … both in and out of work?
Does it give a good first impression of you?
The people who get … are the ones who write the … CVs!
6. Look at the CV below. How could Clara improve her CV?
Curriculum Vitae Carla Hennessy
Education and Qualificationss
1998 - GNVQ Leisure and Tourism Diploma, Acton Tertiary College, London. 1996-4 GCSEs: english, french, maths and biology, Acton Comprehensive School.
Employment history
1996 to 1998 - shoe shop assistant (Saturdays only), Beta Shoes, Ealing, London.
1999 to present date - cocktail waitress, Magpie Hotel, Ealing, London. 1998 - aerobics instructor, Acton Vale Youth Club, London.
Additionl Information
I am a member of an amateur theatre group. I have quite good computing skills.
Personal Detials
Address: 131 Nelson Court, London W6, England.
Date of Birth: 13/3/1982
Telephone number: (0044) 020 7946 0006
Email: clhennessy@mhp.uk