- •Job hunting
- •Discuss the questions below. Make up your own dialogue on the topic.
- •Find a logical sequence of steps you should take to get a job.
- •3. Read and remember the following words and word combinations.
- •4. Read the text and translate it into Ukrainian. So, you are looking for a job. What must you begin with?
- •5. Answer whether the statements below are true or false.
- •Give a summary of the text above. Make up your own dialogue using phrases from the text
- •Match the idioms in column a with their definitions in column b.
- •8. Translate the words given in brackets.
- •Match the following jobs given to the left with their definitions to the right.
- •Complete the following sentences using suitable words or phrases from the table below. Translate them into Ukrainian.
- •11. Match the following adjectives to describe jobs with their definitions.
- •Translate the text into Ukrainian Как найти работу студенту.
- •Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues. Make up your own dialogue on the topic.
- •Interviewing
- •Translate the dialogue in writing
- •Translate the questions. Give your answers in English
- •Match the position and its duties
- •What are the important things for you in work?
- •Use the words from the table below to complete the text:
- •Use the correct forms of the verbs to complete these sentences:
- •Use the words to complete the adverts:
- •Accounts
- •Sales assistant
- •Fill in the collocations.
- •Below you will read some extracts from job advertisements. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase from the following box. Use each item once only.
- •Now you will read extracts from two letters about the advertisement for an administrative clerk.
- •Match the words and expressions in the box with the headings below.
- •24. Read the following proverbs and sayings.
Job hunting
Discuss the questions below. Make up your own dialogue on the topic.
What job are you eager to get in future and why? When did you make such a decision?
There are some individuals that "know" what they want to be from the time they are children. Have you ever met anybody like this?
By what age (18? younger? older?) should a person “know" what he or she wants to do? Discuss your idea.
Do you think that choosing an occupation is more difficult today than it used to be for young people 30 or 40 years ago?
What should you do to get a job?
What do you think are two or three of the most important keys to finding a great job?
Find a logical sequence of steps you should take to get a job.
a) get an invitation for an interview;
b) make an appointment with an employment agency counselor;
c) read the classified ads;
d) think what kind of job you want;
e) analyse your skills, personality traits and accomplishments;
f) get ready for the interview;
g) find out what employment agency you can use;
h) find out as much as you can about the company.
Compare your answers with those given below to be sure that you are right:
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E, d, c, g, b, a, h, f.
3. Read and remember the following words and word combinations.
Make up your own dialogue using these words.
apply for a job - подавать документы по поводу работы
1. assess — оценивать
2. attend (to) - заниматься
3. binding force – связующая (сдерживающая) сила;
4. claim a position – претендовать на должность;
5. command – владение;
6. consistent (with) — совместимый, согласующийся;
7. discharge - уволить, выгнать с работы
8. emphasize (v) — подчеркнуть, ocoбo выделить/отметить;
9. feel at ease - чувствовать себя спокойно
10. fringe benefits - различного рода льготы на работе
11. good professional background - хорошая профессиональная подготовка
12. high-level job - квалифицированная работа
13. imply – подразумевать, предполагать; значить;
14. indispensable – необходимый, незаменимый; обязательный,
15. job hunter - человек, ищущий работу
16. job in (your) special field - работа по (вашей) специальности
17. job search (hunting) - поиск работы
18. list — перечислить; список, перечень;
19. list of positions - перечень должностей
20. list of references - перечень поручителей, рекомендаций
21. make up the time - отработать пропущенное время
22. meticulously – тщательно, скрупулезно, дотошно;
23. mislead – вводить в заблуждение;
24. opening - зд. вакансия
25. outline – обрисовать, наметить в общих чертах;
26. particular position - конкретная должность
27. part-time employment (job) работа не полный рабочий день,
28. personal data - личные данные
29. professional experience - опыт (стаж) работы по специальности
30. relevant — существенный, уместный, относящийся к делу;
31. spell out — расшифровать, разобрать;
32. stylistic subtleties - стилистические тонкости
33. subordinate - подчиненный
34. suitability to the job - пригодность к работе
35. supervisor - зд. начальник
36. take advantage of smth. — продуктивно использовать;
37. testify to – свидетельствовать о чем-то;
38. that makes sense - это разумно
39. work experience - трудовой стаж (опыт)