Find English equivalents in the text.

1. широкоплечий 7. «мыльная опера»

2. любить вязать 8. у неё умелые руки

3. ей около 50 9. вести хозяйство

4. иметь много общего 10. быть похожим на…

5. взгляды на… 11. примерно 25 лет

6. фильм ужасов 12. неполный рабочий день

Match the dictionary definitions with the words.

1. beautiful, handsome 2. slender 3. things needed for a particular purpose 4. having a special or important meaning 5. mass of cells in an animal body 6. making an article of clothing by looping wool on long needles 7. training and education during childhood 8. to arrange neatly and in order 9. two children born together of the same mother 10. institutions for children of 3 to 5

a) upbringing b) good-looking c) significant d) to tidy e) nursery school f) twins g) slim h) equipment i) tissue j) to knit

3.10 There are many useful and interesting professions such as:journalist, mechanic, musician, ichthyologist, detective, doctor, biochemist, guard, barber, driver, ornithologist, cook, nurse, specialist in study of flora, pilot, artist, blacksmith, physiologist, dentist, butcher, microbiologist, waiter, plumber, reporter, geneticist, sailor, teacher.

Which of them concern Biology? Choose the right description for the other professions. Find all the occupations in the text above and give them descriptions.

Someone who…

- paints or draws pictures

- cuts men’s and boy’s hair

- makes or mends things of iron or steel

- cuts up meat and sells it

- brings your food in a restaurant

- helps you to take care of your teeth

- tries to solve crimes

- takes care of you when you are unwell

- works the controls of a vehicle to make it go

- protects other people or things

- writes articles or news reports in newspapers

- makes or mends machines

- can play a musical instrument

- looks after people who are not well

- flies an airplane

- fits and mends taps and water pipes

- writes or talks about things that have just happened

- works as a member of the crew on a ship

- helps you learn at school

- prepares meals

Choose the correct word in each sentence.

a) Mark works for an Australian job / company.

b) Ann got a job in an office as a typewriter / typist.

c) When I had toothache I went to the doctor’s / dentist’s.

d) Bob trained as an electrician / electric.

e) My mother used to work as a cook / cooker in a school.

f) Do you like our new English teacher / professor?

g) Helen has found a work / job in a bank.

Choose the best ending (1-8) for each sentence (a-h).

a) The mechanic 1 milks the cows.

b) The carpenter 2 sends the thief to prison.

c) The vet 3 gives Lisa medicine for her sick cat.

d) The judge 4 brings Ann a drink on a tray.

e) The plumber 5 repairs the table and chairs.

f) The farmer 6 makes Paul’s suits.

g) The tailor 7 repairs my car

h) The steward 8 fixes the pipes in the bathroom.

Choose the most suitable word for each space.

My sister has got a new (1) … in a hospital. She’s not a nurse or a doctor. She (2) … in the kitchen, she’s a (3) … . She prepares special food for the patients in the hospital. She saw an (4) … in the paper, and wrote a letter telling him about her work cooking for people in a vegetarian restaurant. She has lots of (5) … working in a kitchen. The hospital (6) … asked her to come for an (7) … . They liked her very much, but before they (8) … her the job, they checked her (9) … She loves her new job and says that cooking for patients in a hospital is much better than working in a small (10) …

1) A job B work C employment

2) A is B work C works

3) A cooker B cook C cooks

4) A sign B notice C advertisement

5) A experience B past C previous

6) A doctor B manager C dentist

7) A interview B review C references

8) A give B offered C told

9) A referee B references C review

10) A company B job C cooker

Speaking

Use the questions to describe your family.