II. English Usage.

Part 1. Vocabulary. What jobs do the people below have? Match the jobs (1-5) with the correct saying about this job (a- f ) .

1) an editor 2) a solicitor 3) a bodyguard 4) a critic 5) an archaeologist

1. «People usually come to me for legal advice . I also have to appear in court sometimes on behalf of my clients».

2. «I suppose I have quite a pleasant job really. I spend most of my time at the theatre or cinema where, after seeing a new film or a play, I write a review about it for the newspaper I work for».

3. «I risk my life every day protecting rich or important people. I get well-paid but most of the people I protect can afford it».

4. «I work for a newspaper. I'm the person in charge of it. I usually write the editorial too»

5. « Many of my clients are people buying a house. They want me to examine it to make sure the structure is all right, etc. I examine everything and give them a written report».

6. « Women like being married to me because the older they get the more interested I become in them, they say. Seriously though, my job is all about looking at very old things- buildings, pots, tools, weapons, and so on».

Part 2. Grammar and Writing. Complete each sentence so that it means the same as the original

one.

6) People are painting the house. - The house........

7) They let us leave work early yesterday. -We were allowed....

8) Do you think you could lay the table? –Would you mind......

9) You should get someone to service the car. -You should have.....

10) The kitchen floor has to be washed. -The kitchen floor needs.....

Part 3. Writing. If you could choose any job in the world you liked, what would it be? Write a composition (200-250 words) about your dream job. Use the plan:

• name the job and write what you have to do in it;

• write if this profession is popular with young people in Russia and other countries;

• white how you learned about this job;

• write what necessary personal and professional skills and qualifications you need to do this job;

• write about factors to be considered when choosing this job;

• write about the typical day at work

KEY: I.Reading.

Ex.1: 1)b 2)a 3)b 4)c 5)b

Ex.2:6)c 7)a 8)a 9)b 10)b

Ex.3:11)…that her friend was very ill and she had… 12)…what she was counting 13)…she had never heard… 14) to try to take 15) …she had been….the day before

Ex.4: 16)…would recover 17)…wouldn’t have died 18) ….hadn’t been 19)…is 20) ….falls

2. English Usage:

Part 1: 1)D 2)A 3)C 4)B 5)F

Part2: 6) The house is being painted 7) We were allowed to leave work early yesterday 8)Would you mind laying the table? 9)You should have the car serviced 10) The kitchen floor needs washing

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