confusables
.docx4. Imagine that you are about to graduate from the university and have to think about your future. Give a 2-minute talk and remember to say: whether you would feel like going on with your studies or would look for a job; if you were to continue your education, would it be the same sphere, or would you choose something different; if you wanted to start working, would it be teaching or interpreting? + 10 активных выражений, выучить, максимум 200 слов.
Good morning to all. As you may already know, my name is Irene, and I'm delighted to see you all today. I'm honoured to talk about the trickiest dilemma I currently face: choosing between following in someone's footsteps and striking my own path. For all these great years, I have been creating my credentials, updating and even upgrading my skill sets only for one particular reason: to thrive in my true calling. However, time has an unpleasant trait, specifically, it may produce a crippling effect on your aims and beliefs and might even change them without your knowledge. Initially, I desired to run a business or go in politics, but now that I've fallen in love with French, I'm considering taking on teaching. My mother, who is a teacher, filled me in on the difficulties that might arise selecting this particular profession, she claimed that I would struggle to make ends meet. Nevertheless, I won't stop getting ahead. I intend to acquire a master's degree in linguistics, but I am also going to work and get hands-on experience by teaching others English and French. Never give up and celebrate the endings, as they precede new beginnings! Thank you.
CONFUSABLES EXERCISE.
job/work/occupation/profession/career
Job — a countable noun
post or position (должность)
To apply for a job (part-time; full-time)
A task (задание или поручение; принцесса посылает выполнить принца an impossible job);
Employment (similar to work);
Work — an uncountable noun;
physical or mental activity; (умственная или физическая деятельность; труд)
employment (занятость) – to look for job; to be employed;
a place of employment (место работы);
Work — a countable noun
a piece of art
to be somebody’s life work (быть делом всей жизни);
Occupation — a job, something that you get paid for;
usually used in documents, very formal (вид/род деятельности);
a hobby or a past-time (времяпрепровождение);
Profession — is something that you get studied for; сфера, для которой учились, повышали навыки;
Career — a series of jobs in a particular area; (смена должностей в одной области работы)
Employer/employee
1. a person or company that pays people to work for them - employer;
2. a person who is paid to work for somebody – employee;
to employ/to apply/to imply
1. to use something or to make something work in a particular situation - apply;
2. to suggest that something is true or that you feel or think something, without
saying so directly - imply;
3. to use something such as skill or method for a particular purpose - apply;
4. to make something necessary in order to be successful;
5. to give somebody a job to do for payment – to employ;
6. to make a formal request, usually in writing, for something as a job, a place,
at college, university, etc – to apply.
2. CHOOSE THE RIGHT CONFUSABLE.
job/work/occupation/profession/career
1. The art collection was his life’s work.
2. My school career wasn’t very impressive.
3. Stop talking and get on with your work.
4. What made you decide on a career as a vet?
5. He was a physicist by profession but an electrician by occupation.
6. I’ve got various jobs around the house this morning.
7. Her main occupation seems to be shopping these days.
8. She is unmarried and childless; she has been concentrating on her career.
employer/employee
9. The car industry is one of the country's biggest employers.
10. The firm has over 500 employees.
11. Many companies offer unpaid leave as a supplement to paid leave. For
example, a company might give an employee one week of paid leave each
year, and allow an employee to take up to three weeks of additional time off
without pay.
12. Unpaid parental leave is available to any employee who has been with
the same employer for a year or more.
to employ/to apply/to imply
To employ - to hire, to take on, to use smth for;
To be employed in/at smth – to be busy doing smth.
To apply – to make a formal request; (подать заявку);
To use smth for a particular reason;
To put smth on a surface (makeup, facial mask; a coat of paint; the preposition – to)
To devote yourself to smth
To be relevant (не касаться, не применяться)
To imply – to mean; to suggest;
13. His silence implied consent.
14. Two girls were employed at filling envelopes.
15. The rule does not apply to this case.
16. It is not directly asserted, but it seems to be implied.
17. We applied to the authorities for assistance.
18. The nurse skillfully applied a bandage to his head.
19. He had never spare time to think, all was employed in reading.
20. She applied herself to her new duties with great energy.