- •Positive form
- •Negative form
- •Just/ already/yet/still
- •Not ... Any more/not ... Any longer/no longer
- •Been in/been to/gone to
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Are the following statements true or false? If false, say why.
- •II. Here are the answers to some questions about the text. Ask the questions.
- •III. Find in the text English equivalents for these word combinations.
- •IV. Quote the sentences in which the following words and word combinations are used in the text.
- •V. Give a summary of the text.
- •VI. Complete these sentences. Use active words and word combinations.
- •VII. Translate into English.
- •Speaking
- •Questions
- •Social english Making an Appointment
VI. Complete these sentences. Use active words and word combinations.
1. I can’t get through - her line’s _.
2. Jack didn’t get the post, due to the lack of ___.
3. Her former employer provided her with a very good ____.
4. I’m going ____ for that job they advertised.
5. If you want to produce ___ you should prepare for the interview.
6. In order to ___ at an interview try to avoid yes/no answers. They are conversation killers!
7. Do you have any ____ in publishing?
8. One should be ____ to get this job.
9. A job that is ___ is one that gives a lot of satisfaction, but possibly not much money.
10. After several months of unemployment he was ____.
VII. Translate into English.
1. Він дуже щасливий, тому що його мрія здійснилася. 2. Ольга претендує на нову роботу і сподівається, що її попередній роботодавець надасть їй гарну рекомендацію. 3. У Вас є досвід роботи з дітьми. 4. Він справив сприятливе враження на всіх працівників компанії. 5. Я дуже сумніваюсь, що він отримає цю роботу. У нього немає потрібної кваліфікації. 6. Коли Стів втратив роботу, він був на межі відчаю. 7. Сім претендентів прийшли на інтерв’ю. 8. Коли вона переглядала місцеву газету, її увагу привернуло оголошення про вакансію у видавничій компанії. 9. Астрономи винайшли нову зірку в нашій галактиці. 10. Він працює дуже сумлінно, оскільки хоче стати кваліфікованим професіоналом. 11. В дитинстві вона мріяла стати бібліотекарем і проводила багато часу у бібліотеці. Серед книжок вона почувалася як удома. 12. Я не можу додзвонитися до нього. Лінія зайнята.
Speaking
Useful Words and Expressions
Type of work that someone does:
Job: |
- the particular activity that someone does regularly in order to earn money. |
Profession: |
- a type of work such as teaching, medicine, or law, for which you need special training and have to pass special examinations. |
Occupation: |
- someone's full-time job. |
Business: |
- the general area of work that you are involved in such as buying and selling a particular type of things. |
Trad: |
- a type of job in which you use hands to do skillful work such as building houses, making furniture, or repairing cars. |
Applying for a job: |
to find a job; to apply for a job; an applicant; to fill in an application (form); to submit an application (form); to go for/to have an interview; to have good qualifications and experience; curriculum vitae (CV). |
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Having a job: |
to have a job/to be in work; to have a career in publishing/teaching/journalism, etc.; to be without a job/to be out of work/to be unemployed/to be jobless; to leave/to quit a job; to lose a job; to change a job. |
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Hours of work: |
a 9 to 5 job; to do overtime; to work flexitime; a part- (full-)time job. |
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Payment: |
salary |
- money paid every month, especially directly into a bank, especially to people who work in offices or in professional jobs; |
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wage |
- money paid each week, especially by handing it directly to the worker, to people who work in factories, shops, restaurants, etc.; |
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a monthly/weekly/yearly payment; high/low pay; high/low wages; to be underpaid/to be overpaid. |
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Work benefits: |
(to get) a bonus; (to receive) a commission; |
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fringe benefits: |
free food or transport/free use of a car/holiday pay/ free health insurance; |
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to be promoted; to get promotion; increments (in salary); career prospects; a ... % pay rise. |
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Adjectives describing jobs: |
“good” |
“bad” |
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challenging creative demanding exciting inspiring interesting rewarding well-paid/highly-paid worthwhile lucrative permanent/temporary steady voluntary |
boring mundane badly-paid/poorly paid |