Lesson 18 урок 18
CURRUCULUM VITAE КРАТКАЯ БИОГРАФИЯ
Active vocabulary
Nouns
D.o.b.(date of birth) - дата рождения
education - образование
study - учёба
referee - поручитель
level - уровень
salary - зарплата
detail - деталь
application - заявление
Verbs
9. earn - зарабатывать
10. apply - подать заявление
11. grow - расти
12. move - переезжать
Adjectives
12. ordinary - обычный
13. general - общий
14. advanced - продвинутый
16. satisfactory - удовлетворительный
Exercise 193 (We Mean Business ex 149, p 80)
Listen to the tape and fill in a copy of this CV for Lorraine Welder. Some details are already written in for you.
I
n
England in the 1970s many schoolchildren did GCE (General Certificate
of Education) examinations. The exams were at two levels - Ordinary
(O level) and Advanced (A level). Now the equivalent exams are called
GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) examinations.
Exercise 194
Here’s Lorrain Welder’s interview with Helen Ferns for the job of a receptionist. Write down what you think Lorrain said. Use her curruculum vitae for information.
HF: Now then, Mrs. Welder..... I see you went to school in York from 1974 to 1978.
LW: _________________________________________________________________
HF: Oh yes. Sorry. And how many O levels did you get?
LW: _________________________________________________________________
HF: And did you get any A levels?
LW: _________________________________________________________________
HF: That’s right. You got a secretarial diploma. What did you do when you left secretarial college?
LW: _________________________________________________________________
HF: Then you moved to London. What did you do there?
LW: _________________________________________________________________
HF: When did you leave?
LW: _________________________________________________________________
HF: Oh really? Did you have a boy or a girl?
LW: _________________________________________________________________
HF: That’s nice. He must be quite big now. How much did you earn at Buffalo Books?
LW: _________________________________________________________________
HF: I see. Have you got any references?
LW: _________________________________________________________________
HF: That’s all very satisfactory, Mrs. Welder. Now is there anything you’d like to know about the job?
Exercise 195
Lorraine asked six questions about her new job. What were they?
What How long When Where Who What time |
are do can is |
my office? my boss? the salary? I start work? I start the job? the holidays? |
Exercise 196
Answer the questions about Ann’s CV using short forms.
What is Ann’s full name?
What is her date of birth?
Is she married?
Where does she live?
Where did she go to school?
What qualifications did she get at school?
Where did she go to secretarial college?
Did she get any secretarial qualifications?
What were her secretarial speeds in words per minute?
Where did she work from 1980 untill she joined BOS?
Exercise 197
Make a story about Ann’s life using the above exercise.
LESSON 19 УРОК 19
LETTER OF APPLICATION ЗАЯВЛЕНИЕ НА РАБОТУ
Exercise 198
This is the letter of application Loraine Welder wrote for the job of receptionist. Decide which verb in this list goes in which space in the letter:
apply - can - enclose - gave - go - growing - had - hearing - left - like - look - see - saw - use - worked - would
E
xercise
199
Write a letter of application for one of the other two jobs advertised in ex 83. The letter can be from Carolyn Bennett, David Richards or you.
Exercise 200
Read the letter below. Find the verbs in the Past simple and explain their usage.
24
Belsize Gardens London
NW3 William
Ketterling 25 May Personal
Manager Yule
and Campbell UK Ltd Unity
House 57
London Road Reading
RG6 1UH
Dear
Mr Ketterling, I
am writing to apply for one of the positions as salesperson which
you advertised in the Evening Standard on May 23. I
am a 21-year-old student. I will finish a Business Studies degree at
Liverpool Polytechnic this June. Last summer I worked at Gambol and
Smyth, a company in Liverpool which manufactures bathroom fittings.
Two years ago I worked with one of my older brothers who has a job
in the construction industry. I
am particularly interested in working for a company which can
provide me with sales experience.
I
enclose two references: one from Mr Gambol, who was my boss last
summer, and another from Dr Ken Braithwait, who is Head of the
Economics Department at my college. I
will be glad to send any other information you require. I
look forward to receiving your reply. Yours
sincerely,
Helen
Wilcox Helen
Wilcox
Exercise 201
Fill in appropiate words. All the words are verbs in this unit in the past tense.
She ................. for a job as a receptionist.
I didn’t ................ the alarm clock.
Did you ................... Simon yesterday?
He ................... his clothes.
Did the alarm clock ................. ?
He ................. for a bus for an hour.
He .................. work at 5.30.
He .................. on the door.
He ....................... the telephone equipment.
He didn’t ................... untill 11 o’clock .
Exercise 202
Choose the correct sentence (a or b) to use in a formal letter of application.
a) John Murray said I should write to you.
b) I’m writing to you on the recommendation of Mr John Murray.
a) As you know, Mr Murray is one of the directors of Murray and Greene.
b) You know him. He is one of the directors of Murray and Greene.
a) I worked for John a long time ago.
b) Mr Murray was my employer four years ago.
a) I liked working there a lot, but then I got a job in Canada, where I got a lot of good experience.
b) I was very happy there. However, I decided to take a position in Canada, where I gained very valuable experience.
a) I would like to inquire about the position you advertised.
b) Could you tell me something about the job?
a) I believe that my previous experience will be very useful in this position.
b) I’ve done a lot of this kind of work, so I think you should give me the job.
a) I enclose references from all my previous employers.
b) Here are the references from all the people I worked for before.
a) I will be available for an interview at any time.
b) I’ll come in for an interview anytime you like.
a) I look forward to receiving your reply.
b) I am waiting for an answer to this letter.