Task IV. Study the Language reference.
UNIT 1
JOBS
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Task I. Study the Language reference.
1 a job, work – работа
A jobis work that you do for money.
Workis what you do in a job.
to work, to have a job (to have got a job), to do a job, to be in work, to be employed – работать
not to work, not to have a job, to be out of work, to be unemployed – не работать
to workin+ place or general area of work (a shop, an office, a bank, commerce, advertising, etc.)
to work witha person or item
to work on a project
to work as (a teacher)
to work for + name of company
to get to work – добираться до работы
to start work at - начинать работу в
to finish work at – заканчивать работу в
to leave work at – уходить с работы в (to leave work for home - уходить с работы домой в)
2 a part-time job – почасовая работа; неполный рабочий день (неделя, месяц)
a full-time job - полный рабочий день (неделя, месяц)
a permanent job – постоянная работа
a temporary job – временная работа
to have a part-time job = to work part-time - работать неполный рабочий день(неделю, месяц)
to have a temporary job = to be temping = to be a temp (informal) – иметь временную работу
3 What are you? = What do you do? = What are you doing? = What is your job? –Чем вы занимаетесь? (Кем вы работаете?)
Task II. Practise using the Language reference.
1. The idea ‘Мой папа работает.’ can be expressed in English in different ways.
a) My father works. b) My father has a job. (My father has got a job). c) My father does a job. d) My father is in work. e) My father is employed.
2. Translate the sentence ‘Моя мама не работает.’ into English.
Make up your own sentences using the Language reference.
Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions using the Language reference.
Example: -What are you? –I am a student. – Do you work? – No, I don’t. (Yes, I have a part-time job.)
Read and translate the text.
You can be a manager, a sales manager, a lawyer, a banker, a cook, an accountant or an economist. You can have a part-time job or a full-time job. It means you can work part-time or full-time. You can have a permanent job or a temporary job. You can have a part-time permanent job. You can have a part-time temporary job. You can have a full-time permanent job. You can have a full-time temporary job. When you have a temporary job you can say ‘I am temping’ or ‘I am a temp’. You can be asked 'What do you do?' The answer can be 'I'm a marketing manager for an IT company.'
You can be out of work for some days, weeks, months or years but then you work full-time or part-time again.
You must get to work in time. You must start work in time. You leave work or finish work when you may do it.
Task III. Test it.
Circle the correct option.
a) Julian is accountant / an accountant. He works for a big company.
b) I'm thinking of getting a new work / job.
c) Nick has always worked in / formarketing.
d) We generally arrive / get to work at about 8.00 a.m.
e) We're working with / on a new advert at the moment.
f) Peter Davidson works as / like a financial advisor.
g) I'd like a half-/part-time job really.
h) 'How/What do you do?' 'I'm the manager of a small company.'
i) I usually end/finish work at half past six.
j) I've got a six-month contract so it's only a permanent/temporary job.
k) Do you enjoy working with/for numbers?
Circle the correct option, A or B.
a) What do you do?
A I'm fine, thanks.
B I'm a personal trainer.
b) What's your job?
A I work like a personal trainer.
B I work as a personal trainer.
c) Do you work full-time?
A Yes, only two days a week.
B Yes, about 40 hours a week on average.
d) What sort of job are you looking for?
A I'd like to work in Sales.
B I'd like to work for Sales.
Find and correct four mistakes in the sentences.
a) Joe hasn't got a job. He's been out work for six months now.
b) Maria gets to work at nine.
c) Ed works in Microsoft.
d) James works for banking.
e) Do you enjoy working like a sales rep?
f) I'mworking on a very exciting project at the moment.
Task IV. Study the Language reference.
1 a career – трудовая деятельность; жизненный путь; профессия
A careeris a job or occupation that you do for a long time.
A careeris a series of jobs that you do for a long time in the same area of work.
2 to start work (at the beginning of your working life) – начать работать
3 to look for a job –искать работу
to search the job websites on the net– искать работу в интернете
to look at websites on the net - искать работу в интернете
to register with an employment agency – зарегистрироваться на бирже труда
job-hunting- поиск работы
to apply for a job – подавать заявление; устраиваться на работу
application – заявление
application form = a letter of application – бланк заявления
4 a CV (curriculum vitae [kә΄rikjulәm ΄vi:tai] (BrE) = resume [΄rezju:mei] (AmE) = summary - резюме
5 an interview (for a job) – собеседование при приёме на работу
to go to an interview – ходить на собеседование
to be interviewed -проходить собеседование
interviewee [͵intәvju:΄i:] = candidate– проходящий собеседование
interviewer[΄intә͵vju:ә]- проводящий собеседование
to compete – конкурировать
competitor – конкурент, соперник
competition - конкуренция
6 an employer – работодатель
an employee – служащий, работник
to employ -нанимать на работу
7 pay -зарплата
a wage – зарплата (за часы, дни, неделю)
a salary -зарплата (за месяц, год)
to be promoted to – получить повышение
duty - обязанность
to be in charge of = to be responsible for –отвечать за, руководить
to be responsible to- подчиняться
8 to resign from a job – увольнять, увольняться с работы
to resign from a job = to leave a job - увольняться с работы
to resign = to fire = to sack = to give a sack– увольнять
to be dismissed = to be fired = to be sacked = to get the sack – быть уволенным
to be made redundant - быть сокращенным
to retire – выходить на пенсию
to be retired – быть на пенсии, быть пенсионером