- •Circle the correct variant
- •Complete the sentences with an appropriate word.
- •Fill in the gaps, the first letter of the word is given
- •Read the text. What does the writer think?
- •Complete the article with the following phrases and sentences
- •Match the words (1-10) with their definitions (a-j)
- •Answer the questions
- •Discussion points
- •Past Indefinite образуется:
- •Write the past forms of these verbs. Which verbs are regular (правильные) and which are irregular (неправильные)?
- •Complete the conversation using Past Indefinite with the correct form or an appropriate short answer.
- •Choose the correct word in italics
- •Translate
- •Unit 5 Employment
- •Match the words (1 – 10) with the definitions (a – j):
- •Match the words from column a with the words from column b to make word combinations. Translate word combinations into Russian.
- •Complete the sentences with the words from the Useful Language (the first letter is given):
- •Read the article. With problems can you have when organizing office picnic? The office picnic.
- •Are these statements true or false?
- •Match the words from the text with their definitions.
- •Find the English equivalents of the Russian words below in the text
- •Fill in the gaps with a suitable phrase or word from the text.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Discussion points:
- •The present perfect
- •Unit 6 Customer Service
- •Match the words (1-10) with their definitions (a-j)
- •Match the words from column a with the words from column b to make word combinations. Translate the word combinations into Russian.
- •Circle the correct variant
- •Complete the sentences with words from the Useful Language (the first letter is given):
- •Read the text and choose sentence a or b which best describes the main point
- •Getting better service.
- •Are the statements true or false?
- •Match the steps 1-5 from the learning routine with the explanations a-e.
- •Complete the sentences with the words from the text:
- •Find English equivalents of the Russian words below in the text:
- •Answer the questions:
- •Discussion points:
- •Write the comparative and superlative forms:
- •XIV. Choose the comparative or superlative form in italics to complete the information.
- •XV. Complete the text with comparative or superlative form of adjectives in brackets:
- •XVI. Translate:
- •Unit 7 Travel
- •Match the words (1-10) with the definitions (a-j)
- •Translate the following words combinations, think which of them can be used when talking about hotels and which when talking about airports. Put them into the correct column in the table.
- •Fill in the gaps using the words from Useful language ( the first letter is given)
- •Read an article and choose the correct definition of what a career break is.
- •More workers take a career break.
- •Find the words in the text for the following definitions.
- •Find the English equivalents of the Russian words below in the text.
- •Complete the sentences with a suitable word or phrase from the text.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Discussion points.
- •Are the following nouns countable or uncountable?
- •Translate:
- •Unit 8 Orders
- •Guess the word by its definition:
- •Match words from column a with words from column b to make word combinations. Translate the words combinations into Russian.
- •Complete the sentences with the words from the Useful language in the appropriate form (the first letter is given)
- •Read the article and say why some retailers are worried. Worry for retailers as web shopping clicks into the place.
- •Match these words and phrases from article (1-10) with their meaning (a-j)
- •Find the English equivalents of the Russian words below in the text.
- •Answer these questions:
- •Discussion points:
- •Rewrite the sentences using the Present Continuous form of the verbs in bracket. Decide if they’re about now (n) or future (f)
- •Complete the sentence with the appropriate form of the verb in brackets.
- •Complete the dialogues with the appropriate form of the verbs in brackets. More than one answer is possible in some cases.
- •Translate:
Unit 5 Employment
USEFUL LANGUAGE
Word |
Definition |
Translation |
Transcription |
(to) advertise |
to make something known generally or in public, especially in order to sell it |
рекламировать |
ˈæd.və.taɪz |
annual bonus |
an extra amount of money that is given to you as a present or reward each year |
годовая премия |
ˈæn.ju.əl ˈbəʊ.nəs |
application form |
a form that you complete in order to apply for a job |
бланк, форма заявления |
ˌæp.lɪˈkeɪ.ʃən fɔːm |
(to) apply for |
to request something, usually officially, especially by writing or sending in a form |
обращаться с просьбой, (письменным) заявлением |
əˈplaɪ fɔːr |
assistant |
someone who helps someone else to do a job |
помощник, ассистент |
əˈsɪs.tənt |
availability |
the fact that something can be bought, used or reached or that someone is free to work, be contacted, go to meetings, etc. |
наличие, присутствие |
əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti |
benefits |
the money given by the government/company to people/employees who need financial help |
пособие |
ˈben.ɪ.fɪt |
(to) bring(brought, brought) back |
to recall or remember smth |
вызывать, воскрешать в памяти, напоминать |
brɪŋ bæk |
candidate |
a person who is competing to get a job or elected position |
кандидат |
ˈkæn.dɪ.dət |
catering company |
a company that provides and serves meal at a social event |
компания, обслуживающая различные меропирятия |
ˈkeɪ.tərɪŋ ˈkʌm.pə.ni |
childcare voucher |
a piece of paper that can be used to pay for care and supervision of children whose parents are working |
ваучер по оплате соц. обеспечения ребенка |
ˈtʃaɪld.keər ˈvaʊ.tʃər |
company car |
a car owned by a company which is used by an employee for his or her work |
служебный автомобиль |
ˈkʌm.pə.ni kɑːr |
concern |
something that involves or affects you or is important to you |
проблема, вопрос |
kənˈsɜːn |
(to) confirm |
to make an arrangement or meeting certain, often by telephone or writing |
подтверждать |
kənˈfɜːm |
cool |
slightly cold |
прохладный |
kuːl |
cost |
the amount of money needed to buy, do or make something |
стоимость |
kɒst |
crisis |
a situation that has reached an extremely difficult or dangerous point |
кризис |
ˈkraɪ.sɪs |
customer service |
the part of an organization which answers customers' questions, exchanges goods which have been damaged, etc. |
служба работы с покупателями (клиентами) |
ˈkʌs.tə.mər ˈsɜː.vɪs |
CV |
a short written description of your education, qualifications, previous jobs and sometimes also your personal interests, which you send to an employer when you are trying to get a job; curriculum vitae |
резюме, краткая биография (сведения об образовании и профессиональном опыте) |
ˌsiːˈviː |
(to) delegate |
to give a particular job, duty, right, etc. to someone else so that they do it for you |
поручать |
ˈdel.ɪ.geɪt |
(to) deliver |
to take goods, letters, parcels, etc. to people's houses or places of work |
доставлять |
dɪˈlɪv.ər |
(to)depend on |
to be influenced or determined (by) |
зависеть от… |
dɪˈpend |
diverse |
varied or different |
многообразный, разнообразный |
da ɪˈvɜːs |
edible |
suitable or safe for eating |
съедобный |
ˈed.ɪ.bl |
(to) email |
to send an email to someone |
отправлять по электронной почте |
ˈiː.meɪl |
equal |
the same in amount, number or size, or the same in importance |
равный |
ˈiː.kwəl |
(to) fill in |
to complete (a form, drawing, etc.) |
заполнять |
fɪl ɪn |
(to) fix |
to repair something |
приводить в порядок; налаживать |
fɪks |
flexible hours |
when an employer allows people to choose the times that they work |
гибкое рабочее время, гибкий график работы |
ˈflek.sɪ.bl aʊərz |
free |
costing nothing |
бесплатный |
friː |
fundraising |
when you collect or produce money for a particular purpose, especially for a charity |
сбор средств, мобилизация капитала, поиск финансирования |
ˈfʌndˌreɪ.zɪŋ |
gym membership |
the state of being a member of a sport club where you can practice train in exercises that develop physical strength |
членство в спортивном клубе |
dʒɪmˈmem.bə.ʃɪp |
health benefits |
payment made company to someone who cannot work because of an illness |
пособие по болезни |
helθ ˈben.ɪ.fɪt |
HR (human resources) |
the department of an organization that deals with finding new employees, keeping records about all the organization's employees |
отдел кадров |
ˈhjuː.mən ˈriː.sɔːsiz |
humanitarian |
involved in or connected with improving people's lives and reducing suffering |
гуманитарный |
hjuːˌmæn.ɪˈteə.ri.ən |
to include |
to contain something as a part of something else, or to make something part of something else |
включать в себя |
ɪnˈkluːd |
in response to smth |
as a reply or reaction to smth |
в ответ на |
ɪn rɪˈspɒnt s tə |
insect |
a type of very small animal with six legs and usually two pairs of wings |
насекомое |
ˈɪn.sekt |
issue |
a subject or problem which people are thinking and talking about |
проблема; дело; тема |
ˈɪʃ.uː |
look through |
to read something quickly |
быстро просмотреть |
lʊk θruː |
majority |
the larger number or part of something |
большинство |
məˈdʒɒr.ə.ti |
make a list |
to make an item-by-item record of names or things, usually written or printed one under the other |
составлять список |
meɪk lɪst |
maternity/paternity leave |
a period in which a woman/man is legally allowed to be absent from work in the weeks before and after she gives birth |
отпуск в связи с материнством/отцовством. декретный отпуск. |
məˈtɜː.nə.ti pəˈtɜː.nɪ.ti liːv |
non-governmental organization |
an organization that tries to achieve social or political aims but is not controlled by a government |
неправительственная организация |
nɒn ˌgʌv.əmˈm en.təl ˌɔː.gən.a ɪˈzeɪ.ʃən |
non-profit organization |
an organization which does not make a profit, usually intentionally |
некоммерческая организация, организация, не имеющая целью извлечение прибыли |
nɒn ˈprɒf.ɪt ˌɔː.gən.a ɪˈzeɪ.ʃən |
opportunity |
an occasion or situation which makes it possible to do something that you want to do or have to do |
возможность |
ˌɒp.əˈtjuː.nə.ti |
paid holiday |
official days-off for which employees still a get a salary |
оплачиваемые праздники [выходные] |
peɪd ˈhɒl.ɪ.deɪ |
participant |
a person who takes part in or becomes involved in a particular activity |
участник |
pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.pənt |
pension scheme |
a financial plan that allows you to receive money after you or your employer have paid money into it for a number of years |
пенсионный план, система пенсионного обеспечения |
ˈpent .ʃən skiːm |
picnic |
a trip on which people bring food to be eaten in the open air |
пикник |
ˈpɪk.nɪk |
(to) prepare |
to make or get something or someone ready for something that will happen in the future |
готовить, подготавливать (к чему-л.) |
prɪˈpeər |
pre-school |
a school for children who are younger than five years old |
дошкольное учреждение (ясли, детский сад) |
ˈpriː.skuːl |
private healthcare |
the set of services controlled or paid for by company for the treatment of the physically and the mentally ill |
частная медицинская помощь |
ˈpraɪ.vət |
procedure |
a set of actions which is the official or accepted way of doing something |
порядок осуществления действия |
prəˈsiː.dʒər |
recent |
happening or starting from a short time ago |
недавний, последний; |
ˈriː.sənt |
recruitment |
the process of finding people to work for a company or become a new member of an organization |
набор (кадров) , наём (сотрудников) |
rɪˈkruːt.mənt |
(to) recommend |
to suggest that someone or something would be good or suitable for a particular job or purpose |
рекомендовать, советовтаь |
ˌrek.əˈmend |
reference |
a letter that is written by someone who knows you, to describe you and say if you are suitable for a job or course, etc |
отзыв, рекомендация; |
ˈref.ər.ənt s |
referee |
a person to whom reference is made, esp for an opinion, information, or a decision |
рекомендатель, поручитель; лицо, дающее рекомендацию |
ˌref.əˈriː |
regular |
happening or doing something often |
постоянный, частый |
ˈreg.jʊ.lər |
(to)retain |
to keep or continue to have something |
удерживать, сохранять |
rɪˈteɪn |
(to) run out |
if smth is running out it means there is not much time left |
кончаться |
rʌn aʊt |
salary |
a fixed amount of money agreed every year as pay for an employee |
заработная плата |
ˈsæl.ər.i |
senior manager |
a person in a rank who directs or manages an organization, industry, shop, etc |
старший менеджер, старший управляющий |
ˈsiː.ni.ər ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒər |
(to) shortlist |
to include in a list those who have been judged the most suitable for a job or prize |
включать в окончательный список |
ˈʃɔːt.lɪst |
socialize |
to spend the time when you are not working with friends or with other people in order to enjoy yourself |
становится частью коллектива, общества |
ˈsəʊ.ʃəl.aɪz |
solution |
the answer to a problem |
решение |
səˈluː.ʃən |
(to) solve |
to find an answer to a problem |
решать проблему, вопрос |
sɒlv |
staff |
the group of people who work for an organization |
штат служащих |
stɑːf/ |
study |
when someone examines a subject in detail in order to discover new information |
изучение, исследование |
ˈstʌd.i |
subsidized childcare |
when part of the cost of care and supervision of children whose parents are working is paid by a company |
субсидированное обеспечение ребенка |
ˈsʌb.sɪ.daɪz tʃaɪld.keər |
team building |
activities that help a group work together more effectively as a team |
"построение команды" (мероприятия по сплочению коллектива) |
tiːm ˈbɪl.dɪŋ |
teamwork |
when a group of people work well together |
коллективная работа |
ˈtiːm.wɜːk |
to operate |
to (cause to) work, be in action or have an effect |
запускать, управлять |
ˈɒp.ər.eɪt |
top-quality |
in high standard |
высокого качества |
tɒp ˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti |
(to) update |
to make something more modern or suitable for use now by adding new information or changing its design |
модернизировать, усовершенствовать |
ʌpˈdeɪt |
urgent |
needing attention very soon, especially before anything else, because important |
срочный, неотложный |
ˈɜː.dʒənt |
useful |
effective; |
пригодный, удобный |
ˈjuːs.fəl |
web-based |
using the internet |
использующий Интернет-технологии |
web beɪst |
workforce |
the group of people who work in a company, industry, country, etc |
рабочая сила |
ˈwɜːk.fɔːs |
