- •Оглавление
- •Введение
- •Unit 1. The Concept of Biosphere
- •1. Discuss these questions with your partner.
- •3. Skim the text. The biosphere
- •4. Decide if the following statements are true or false.
- •5. Read the text again and answer the following questions.
- •Read the text about the great Russian scientist and comment on his contribution to the development of science.
- •Vladimir Vernadsky
- •8. Choose the correct answer.
- •9. Listen to the class discussion about uranium. Then decide if the following statements are true or false.
- •10. Say it in English:
- •Unit 2. Ecology
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Read the text about the science of ecology and give the definitions to the following: ecology, environment, animal behavior, environmental biology, natural selection, ecosystem,
- •4. Read the information about earth sciences paying attention on the disciplines mentioned bellow.
- •6. Read the text bellow and say why there is a great demand in experts in the field of ecology in our region.
- •7. Read a magazine article about ecologists who have written books. For questions 1-15, choose from the people ( a-d)
- •8. How has each person in the text helped to protect the environment? Unit 3 Ecological problems
- •1. Read the following explanations and translate the underlined words into Russian.
- •3. Read and translate the text using a dictionary. Environmental problems
- •4. Find English equivalents for the following words and phrases in text.
- •5. Match the following words with their synonyms from the opposite column.
- •6. Correct the following statements using the information from the text.
- •7. Answer the following questions using the information from the text. Work in pairs. Use such expressions as:
- •9. Read the information about the influence of human activities on the environment. Here are some examples of environmental problems and solutions to talk about them.
- •14. Choose the best suitable subject for the articles.
- •15. Open the brackets using the proper tense forms.
- •Unit 4 Applying for a job.
- •4. Make combinations using the words from the three columns (consult dictionary if needed) and the questions given below.
- •5. Find out and explain the difference among the phrases.
- •7. Choose a statement or a question from the listed above as a theme for your essay.
- •8. Read the title and opening quotation from an article giving careers advice on finding your ideal job. What advice and information do you think the article will give on the following questions?
- •9. Read the article and check your answers in exercise8. Finding your ideal job - its all about… you
- •Firstly, what do you want work to do for you?
- •10. Explain the meaning of these expressions from the article.
- •11. Decide which answer (а, в, с or d) best fits each space. Choosing a job
- •Unit 1. Covering letter and cv
- •Studying the sample
- •2. Read his covering letter and his cv (Curriculum Vitae), and put the missing words in gaps 1-12.
- •Curriculum Vitae
- •Steps to better writing
- •6. Read Susanna's covering letter, find 12 mistakes in what she has written, and rewrite the letter.
- •Writing your application
- •7.Write a letter to a science museum applying for a part-time job (100-140 words). Using Adrian's cv as a model, write your own cv.
- •Use these notes to help you.
- •Характерные черты официального письма
- •Unit 2.
- •Interview
- •1. Discuss the questions with your partner.
- •2. Read the text and questions below. Job interviews
- •3. Scan the text and mark the correct letter а, в, с or d for each question.
- •4. Listen to the first part of an interview with Rob Yeung, a business psychologist, talking about how to succeed at job interviews. Answer the questions.
- •5. Listen to the second part of the interview. Answer the questions.
- •6. Work in pairs. If you were recruiting someone for your own job (or a job that you know well) what interview questions and tests or tasks would you set? What would be the ideal answers?
- •Scoring
- •15 Or more
- •7 Or fewer
Unit 4 Applying for a job.
1. Answer the questions about your present-day occupation.
Have you been doing interesting and exciting things over the last year?
Have you achieved everything you wanted to over the last year?
Do you want to be doing the same job in five years' time?
Is everything exactly how you want it in your job?
2. Fill in the table placing jobs into the column(s) depending on the category you refer it to. Add two more examples to each category.
teacher lawyer dentist fire fighter nanny police officer architect beautician secretary cleaner scientist actor cook journalist vet farmer bodyguard guide priest musician librarian typist photographer nurse interpreter lifeguard waiter shop
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a) Choose one job from every part of the table and explain why you’ve placed it there.
b) What job are you more likely to deal with in your future? Give arguments.
3. Correlate verbs and nouns in A and B groups to form set expressions (some variants are possible) and use them in the sentences of your own.
A |
a)part-time |
В |
a) shift work |
1.apply for |
b)a job |
1.gain |
b) business |
2.take |
c)overtime |
2.go into |
c) strike |
3.make |
d)business |
3.do |
d) a living |
4.do |
e)full-time |
4.go on |
e) experience |
5.work |
f)a day off |
5.take |
f) a profit |
6.look for |
g)work |
6.make |
g) leave |
7.go to |
h)a lot of money |
7.earn |
h) manual work |
4. Make combinations using the words from the three columns (consult dictionary if needed) and the questions given below.
get |
sick |
hunter |
have |
a head |
line |
work |
a pay |
income |
work at |
income |
job |
work as |
time |
pay |
pay |
a managing |
rise |
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flexi |
tax |
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an assembly |
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director |
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a nine-to-five |
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regular |
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What happens when someone works very hard and has good results?
Who is the most important person in a company?
How do people work in most factories?
What does everyone have to pay to the government each year?
What payment do employees get when they are ill and stay at home?
What working hours do managers in large companies do?
When you're looking for a job who can you ask for professional help?