5 Oral Practice
5.1 Translate the dialogues. Memorize!
by profession - по профессии
to graduate from - закончить (академию, университет)
to get diploma - получить диплом
to work as - работать (кем-либо)
Law Faculty - юридический факультет
1) I shall become a doctor when I graduate from the Medical Academy.
- Please, tell me, what is your friend?
- He is a militiaman by profession.
- Does he study anywhere?
- As far as I know he studies at the Law Faculty of Rostov University.
- What will he be? A lawyer?
- Yes; he’ll become a lawyer when he graduates from the University and gets his diploma. He thinks the profession of a lawyer is one of the most important in the law-governed state which we are creating now.
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2) - Hello, Alec, fancy meeting you! They say you work somewhere in Siberia.
- Yes, when I came out of the army I went to Norilsk. I have come to see my parents.
- What’s your trade?
- I’m an electrician at the hydro-electric power station.
- But why not enter the Politechnical Institute and become an engineer? You were so good at maths and physics.
- But I’ll become an engineer when I graduate from the Institute. I take an evening course of the Politechnical Institute and combine work with studies.
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5.1.1 Say in short what information you have learnt from the dialogues.
5.1.2 Расспросите о профессиях родственников ваших товарищей по группе и сообщите об этом всем. Вы можете использовать следующие вопросы:
- What is your mother / sister / father?
- What is your mother’s profession / trade / occupation?
- What is your father’s job / trade / profession?
- What profession will your sister / brother get when she / he graduates from the Academy / University / college?
5.1.3 Скажите, какие специальности получат студенты после окончания ЮРГУЭС и где они будут работать.
Model: When my friend graduates from the University she will get her diploma of an engineer-economist.
After she gets her diploma she will work at one of the Public Services enterprises as an economist.
Prompts:
1) engineer-mechanic / a repair shop / a factory
2) radio-engineer / a repair shop / a factory
3) garment technologist / a dressmaking establishment / a sewing factory
4) dress designer / a design bureau / Fashion House
5) footwear designer / footwear technologist / a shoe factory
6) book-keeper / Public Services Enterprises / a firm / a factory.
5.1.4 Let’s go on talking about professions.
1) a) Of the jobs shown in the pictures on page ______which two can give the greatest job satisfaction (удовлетворение) in your opinion? Say why.
b) Which two can give the least job satisfaction? Say why. Use the adjectives if you need?
(to be dull / interesting / necessary (for) / monotonous / creative / dangerous / romantic / boring / hard).
2) Tell your groupmates about one of these jobs. Don’t forget to say about:
a). the place of work;
b) kind of job the man does and demands for his knowledge and skills;
c) the place of study (where he gets the diploma);
d) your attitude (отношение) to this job and its usefulness.
3) Here are given 15 aspects of work which may contribute to job satisfaction. Working with the partner put the given words in order of importance. Compare your results with the other pairs of students.
What adds up to job satisfaction?
Challenge
Meeting
people through work
Security
The
respect of collegues
Working
conditions
Status
in your organization
Learning
something new
Personal
freedom
Being
part of a team
Exercising
power
Helping
other people
Being
praised by your superiors
Social
status
Being
promoted
Making
money
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New words: challenge - зд. возможность самоутверждения, самореализации; security - защита, безопасность; respect - уважение; to exercise power - пользоваться властью; to praise - хвалить, поощрять; superior - начальник, вышестоящее лицо; to be promoted - продвигаться по службе.
Parting with people
5.2 Learn the word list to the dialogues. Read them and reproduce by memory.
1. An enjoyable evening – прекрасный вечер
2. appointment - деловое свидание
3. to part - расставаться
4. Have a comfortable journey! – Cчастливого пути!
5. Bye for now. – Пока.
6. Keep well! – Не болей. Будь здоров.
7. Take care. – Будь осторожен.
8. Have a good time. – Желаю хорошо провести время.
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– I say, Jane, the train starts in five minutes.
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Oh, you must hurry. Have a comfortable journey.
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Keep well!
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– Could you give me a lift?
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Sure. Where to?
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To the railway station.
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Here you are.
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Thank you. See you tomorrow.
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Bye-bye.
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– Thank you for an enjoyable evening!
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Thank you for coming.
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Hope we’ll meet soon.
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Let’s hope for the best.
5.3 Translate into English
1. – Не подвезете меня?
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Вам куда?
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В центр.
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Садитесь.
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Вот и приехали.
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Спасибо. До завтра!
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Желаю хорошо провести время.
2. – Спасибо за то, что вы пришли. Мне жаль с вами расставаться.
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Спасибо вам за приятный вечер.
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До свидания.
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До свидания.
3. – Мы уезжаем в Сочи в отпуск.
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Счастливого пути. Будьте осторожны.
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Спасибо. Не болей!
5.4 Make up short dialogues in which you!
1. greet your friends after a long summer interval;
2. part with your friend leaving for a business trip.
LESSON THREE
