2. Выполните задания.

1. Answer the Questions

1. Did Steve have any work experience when he started working on a cruise ship?

2. What kind of training had he already got by that time?

3. What kind of work did Steve do in a French restaurant in Manchester?

4. How did he know that jobs were available on cruise lines?

5. Apart from a letter, what two things did he send when he applied for a job?

6. What was the first cruise ship that Steve had worked on?

7. Where did he join his first cruise ship?

8. What does he say are the disadvantages of the job?

9. What are the advantages?

10. What sea does the Crown Princess cruise around?

2. Read the statements and say whether they are true (t)or false (f). Correct false statements.

1. Steve started out as a junior manager in a French restaurant in Manchester.

2. He wasn’t given any training in waiting.

3. He was deputy head waiter in the restaurant of a four-star hotel.

4. He had heard on a grapevine that many facilities were available on cruise lines.

5. He had already had experience of working on board the ship.

6. Silver service means serving the diners at the table.

7. After an interview Steve was employed by one of the cruise lines.

8. The Crown Princess cruises around the Caribbean.

9. Steve goes ashore at every port and gets a regular weekly day off.

10. Staff members are allowed to use any passenger facilities.

11. The social life on board is amazing.

3. Match the word combination with the English equivalent

получать выходной день каждую неделю		to serve the diners at the table
четырех-звездочный отель		a four-star hotel
обслуживать посетителей за столом		in all aspects of waiting
краткая биография		employment agency
во всех сферах работы официанта		get a regular weekly day off
начал работать младшим официантом		social facilities
часы работы		deputy director
социальные льготы	to hear on the grapevine
сходить на берег	to mix with passengers off-duty
заместитель директора	to put on a waiting list
агентство по найму	a CV
поставить в лист ожидания	to go off-shore
общаться с пассажирами вне работы	started out as a junior waiter
прислуживать обедающим за столом	hours of work
узнать с чьих-то слов	to wait on the diners at the table

4. Give the English equivalents

1. питание и проживание на корабле бесплатно ………………………………

2. работать заместителем главного официанта………………………………..

3. сходить на берег ………………………………………………………………

4. совершать рейсы по Карибскому морю……………………………………..

5. социальные льготы …………………………………………………………..

6. общаться с пассажирами в свободное от работы время …………………...

7. на борту………………………………………………………………………..

8. круизный лайнер………………………………………………………………

9. вне работы……………………………………………………………………..

10. быть доступным……………………………………………………………….

11. нанимать на работу……………………………………………………………

12. сотрудник крупной компании………………………………………………...

13. перечислять достоинства работы…………………………………………….

14. узнать с чьих-то слов………………………………………………………….

15. получить тщательную подготовку…………………………………………...

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