Against Fur
A. But for Americans, fur is still a part of the way of life. The fur trade is one of the oldest businesses in North America. Europeans started buying furs from the Indians over 350 years ago. Today it is a $2 billion industry.
B. For some people, fur is a symbol of luxury, wealth and success. For others, it’s a cruel and stupid business.
In many European countries, there have been long campaigns against the fur trade. Often these have been very successful – in Britain fur sales have fallen by 75%.
C. The second way is getting fur from farmers. Farmers keep animals in special fur farms and then kill them when they want their fur.
D. The industry gets fur in two ways. The first way is getting fur from trappers who set traps to catch and kill wild animals.
E. Now some Americans want to stop the fur trade. Their strongest argument is that there are many natural alternatives to fur. It is easy to produce wool and cotton without cruelty to animals or damage to the environment. But still there are others who strongly support the idea of increasing fur farms and animal hunting. What do you think?
F. Last year in North America, people killed nearly 13 million animals because of their fur.
*fur – мех; trapper – охотник, ловец пушного зверя
Задание
21.
А) Прочтите и переведите объявление о вакансии. Найдите и выпишите эквиваленты выражений:
ищет (приглашает); освещать в СМИ деловые новости; требования; степень магистра; как минимум; свободно владеть французским и немецким; навыки общения; опыт зарубежных путешествий; краткая биография; заявление о приеме на работу.
Business Journalist
The international business magazine is seeking a Journalist to cover business news in Europe.
Requirements:
a master's degree in journalism
at least two years' experience in business journalism
fluent in French and German.
excellent communication skills
international travel experience is a plus
Please send CV and letter of application to:
David Benton, Worldwatch Europe IPA - Merritts Avenue, Overland Park, Reading RG2 6HD
В) Напишите объявление о вакансии инженера. Используйте в качестве образца объявление из задания 22-А.
GRAMMAR
Задание 22. Раскрывая скобки, напишите каждое предложение три раза, образуя условные предложения I, II и III типов.
Образец: If you (to be) free, I (to come) to see you.
If you are free, I shall come to see you.
If you were free, I should come to sec you.
If you had been free, I should have come to see you.
1. If you (to be) busy, I (to leave) you alone. 2. If I (to live) in Moscow, I (to visit) the Tretyakov Gallery every year. 3. If I (to get) a ticket, I (to go) to the Philharmonic. 4. If I (to live) near a wood, I (to gather) a lot of mushrooms. 5. If my father (to return) early, we (to watch) TV together. 6. If she (to know) English, she (to try) to enter the university. 7. If my friend (to come) to see me, I (to be) very glad. 8. If mother (to buy) a cake, we (to have) a very nice tea party, 9. If we (to receive) a telegram from him, we (not to worry). 10. If you (not to work) systematically, you (to fail) at the examination.
Задание 23. Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму сослагательного наклонения после “wish".
1. I wish I (to know) Spanish. 2. I wish I (not to drink) so much coffee in the evening: I could not sleep half the night. 3. I wish you (to read) more in future. 4. I wish I never (to suggest) this idea. 5. I wish I (to be) at yesterday's party: it must have been very merry. 6. I wish we (to meet) again next summer. 7. Don't you wish you (to see) that performance before? 8. They wished they (not to see) this horrible scene again. 9. The unfortunate pupil wished he (not to forget) to learn the rule. 10. I wish I (to have) a season ticket to the Philharmonic next winter.
КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА 4
вариант 2
(JOB/ ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS)
READING
Задание 1. Прочтите текст. Выделенную курсивом часть переведите письменно.
The Firm
Avery: You will be expected to be in the office by nine each morning. The secretaries are to be there at eight-thirty. Nine to five, but no one works so.
Mitch: And want about you?
Avery: Personally I am in the office by eight, and seldom leave before six. I can bill twelve hours each day, regardless of how much hours I actually work. I work at three hundred an hour, for fifty weeks. Nine hundred thousand dollars in billable time! That is my goal.
The firm doesn’t care if you come in at 6 a.m. or 9 a.m. as long as the work is done.
Mitch: What time are the doors unlocked?
Avery: Everyone has a key, so you can come and go as you please. Security is tight, but the guards are accustomed to workaholics.
Mitch: I was told some stories about the work habits in the firm that seemed to me legendary.
Avery: Not a bit! They are real. Victor Milligan, in his younger days, worked sixteen hours a day, seven days a week, until he made partner. Then he quit working on Sundays. He had a heart attack and gave up Saturdays. His doctor put him on ten-hour day, five days a week, and he hasn’t been happy since.
Marty Kozinski is a man who wants to nave breakfast with the kids. He comes in at nine and leaves at midnight.
Nathan Locke claims he can’t work well after the secretaries arrive, so he comes in at six. It will be a disgrace to start later.
Here is a man sixty one years old, worth ten million, and works from six in the morning till eight at night five days a week and then a half day on Saturday. If he retired, he’d die.
Nobody punches a clock. Come and go as you please. Just get the work done.
Задание 2. Выпишите из текста эквиваленты слов и выражений.
1.тебя будут ожидать;
2.ни один так не работает;
3.я редко ухожу раньше шести;
4.отмечать в табеле восемь часов каждый день;
5.за три сотни в час;
6.вот моя цель;
7.во сколько открывают двери?;
8.приходи и уходи как тебе удобно;
9.привыкать;
10.трудовые привычки;
11.стать партнером;
12.перестать работать по воскресеньям;
13.он стоит пять миллионов;
14.я ушел на отдых;
15.никто не отмечается по часам;
16.просто сделай работу.
Задание 3. Соответствуют ли данные утверждения содержанию текста? Если соответствуют, поставьте T (true), если не соответствуют, поставьте F (false) (ставьте знак после предложения).
1. Mitch is expected to be at work at 8 a.m. exactly.
2. Mitch’s working day will last 8 hours.
3. Avery actually works twelve hours.
4. Avery’s goal is to have breakfast with kids.
5. Everyone in the firm has a key because they have no guards at all.
6. Workaholics are rather unusual in the firm.
7. Never be late and leave your workplace in time.
Задание 4. Переведите письменно названия профессий и занятий; используйте их для ответов на вопросы, данные в задании 6.
1. Plumber. 2. Operator. 3. Top manager. 4. Engineer. 5. Designer. 6. Farmer. 7. Manager. 8. Journalist. 9. Pilot. 10. Bank clerk. 11. Driver. 12. Police officer. 13. Accountant. 14. Salesman/woman. 15. Postman. 16. Builder. 17. Politician.
Задание 5. Переведите письменно названия предприятий и организаций, используйте их для ответов на вопросы.
1. Tour agency. 2. Shop. 3. Farm. 4. Construction works. 5. Factory. 6. Educational institution. 7. Plant. 8. Works. 9. Mill. 10. Private enterprise. 11. Department store. 12. Design bureau. 13. Bank. 14. Police office. 15. Newspaper. 16. Hospital. 17. Post office.
Задание 6. Ответьте письменно на вопросы о работе.
What are you? What is your friend? What is your job? What’s your occupation? What does he work for? Where do you work? |
Задание 7. Этими словами можно охарактеризовать работу.
Прочтите и переведите письменно.
1. Romantic. 2. Tiring. 3. Well-paid. 4. Fun. 5. Responsible. 6. Boring. 7. Interesting. 8. Dangerous. 9. Stressful. 10. Exhausting. 11. Exciting. 12. Important. 13. Poor-paid.
Задание 8. Составьте по 2 предложения на каждый образец, используя слова из заданий 4, 5 и 7.
Образец 1. My father is an engineer. His job is interesting and responsible.
Образец 2. My friend works for Yurga Machine Constructing Factory. He is an electronics expert.
Образец 3. I work as a salesperson in a bookshop. My job is nice but poor paid.
Задание 9. Составьте и запишите 6 предложений по образцам, используя названия профессий и соответствующие им качества личности.
Professions and positions |
Qualities |
Businessman, police officer, design engineer, driver, mechanic, guardian, body guard, professional sportsman, film producer, top manager, university professor. |
adaptable; energetic; well-organized; assertive; forceful; efficient; tolerant; sensible; physically fit; intelligent; experienced |
Образец 1: I need to be well organized and hard-working to become a partner
Образец 2: She is a nurse so she needs to be kind and experienced.
Образец 3:
To be a driver you
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should have to |
be rather experienced and cool. |
READING
Задание 10.
К предложениям A, B, C найдите в тексте предложения со сходным смыслом и выпишите их.
If you are at the bottom of the company, you will probably stay at the bottom.
To be successful women have to be pretty.
Women with children don’t work hard.