ExercisesВ a) Make the present perfect continuous
1) She ____(work) here for five years.
2)В I____ (study) all day.
3) You ____ (eat) a lot recently
4) We _____ (live) in London for six months.
5) He _____ (play) football, so he's tired
6) They___ (learn) English for two years..
7) I ____ (cook) so I'm really hot.
8) She _____ (go) to the cinema every weekend for years.
9) It ____ (rain) the pavement is wet
10) You _____ (sleep) for twelve hour
b) Change the verb into the correct form:
1.I ____ (listen) to this for 2 hours.
2. You ____(wait) since this morning.
3. She ____(watch) their dog since Saturday.
4. We ____(talk) for over an hour.
5. I _____ (prepare) for this test for almost 2 weeks.
6. Joe _____ (work) here since 1987.
7. You _____(do) nothing for the last 30 minutes.
8. Lilly ____ (teach) English for many years.
9.I ____ (eat) tomatoes for my entire life.
10. Recently, she ____ (feel) quite better.
Listening
Listen toВ and put 1-2 words into each space to complete the resume/CV. Then listen again to check.
Resume
Name: PiaMarcotti
Place of Birth: (1) 
, Italy.
Age: (2)
Post-University Experience
October (3) - September 2002
Worked for mother's (4) company, Meals On Wheels. Main responsibilities: webmaster and advertising.September 2002 - February 2003
Travelled mostly in Europe but also a month in (5) .March 2003 - July 2005
Worked for (6) Footwear, shoe company near hometown. Worked in (7) department for most of this time.Languages Spoken:
(8) - fluent
(9) - good after (10) years study.
Reading
Read the text: Advantages and Disadvantages of being an Architect
As with any career, being an architect has its drawbacks and its rewards. Some are common to any career choice, while others are unique to the profession.
Disadvantages:
· The process of becoming an architect is long, competitive, and expensive. It takes five years of school to earn a Bachelor of Architecture degree, plus an additional two to four years for a master’s. Although admission requirements vary considerably, the most reputable architecture schools usually have extremely competitive standards with a heavy emphasis on the physical sciences, geometry, algebra, and trigonometry. After schooling comes three years of internship that, like other internships, can involve long hours and low pay. The Architect Registration Exam, which all aspiring architects must pass in order to become licensed, is also very difficult, with seven separate divisions and pass rates varying from 56% to 71% per division in 2009.
В· Starting salaries for architects are considered lower than average when compared with other professional careers with similar requirements, such as medicine and law. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the lowest ten percent of architects earned an annual salary of $42,320 in May 2009. The average annual wage was $72,700. Salary prospects generally rise after architects have spent several years in the profession and have worked their way up the ranks. Starting architects are often advised to practice good money management skills and perhaps even work a second job.
· Architecture is a very challenging and demanding field. The scope of issues that an architect is accountable for on a project is tremendous. Architects actually spend twice the amount of time working on a project as it takes to build it, in order to address various start-up and close-out issues. Architects often have to carry large amounts of insurance to protect themselves in case projects do not meet the client’s requirements or develop problems.
В· The architectural field is very subject to the ups and downs of the economy. Architects depend on economic growth for their living. If the economy is depressed, construction of new buildings is one of the first things that will be in less demand, along with architects.
Advantages:
В· Architecture is a demanding profession, but it can also be a very interesting, creative one. As architects gain more experience, they become more involved in actual design work rather than technical issues and routine construction documents.
В· Architecture is also never a boring career because of the variety of tasks it demands. No project is ever the same as the one that came before. Architects are also constantly dealing with different issues, such as meeting with clients and contractors, drawing plans, looking at estimates, or working out last-minute details and requests.
В· Even though many architecture schools have heavy math requirements, many architects say that very little math is actually involved in their day-to-day routines. Anything that requires advanced levels of math such as calculus is usually handled by engineers or other specialists involved with a project. General overall intelligence, good drawing skills, an inquiring nature, and excellent listening and speaking abilities are actually the most important qualities for architects to possess.
В· Most architects work in the profession not for the money but because they have a passion for their work, and this passion makes everything else worthwhile. Even with below-average pay, many architects know they are providing a valuable service and love every minute of it, especially when a client truly appreciates their finished work on a project. Also, the pay usually does increase with experience and can even be lucrative if you reach the top levels of the profession.
Read the text again and answer the true/false questions below.
1.The process of becoming an architect is long, competitive, and expensive.
В· True
В· False
ВВВВВВВВВ 2. After schooling comes five years of internship that, like other internships, can involve long hours and low pay.
В· True
В· False
3. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the lowest ten percent of architects earned an annual salary of $42,320 in May 2009
В· True
В· False
4. Architecture is a very challenging and demanding field
В· True
В· False
5. Most architects work in the profession for the money but because they have a passion for their work, and this passion makes everything else worthwhile.
В· True
В· False
Reading
World of jobs
We spend great part of our lives at our jobs, so choosing a right career is one of the most important decisions you will make in your life. Many students finish high school and begin college without a clear idea of what they want to do in future. Part of the problem is the size of the job market itself. With so many kinds of jobs (2000) how can you tell which will interest you? Some of occupations are already overcrowded. In old industries there may be little need for new workers, while new and growing industries will offer jobs now and in the future. Therefore, it is extremely important to explore your choice of occupations from every angle, collect as much information as you can. But above all you must evaluate yourself. Find out where your interests and talents lie. Postponing a decision is an error people make. "I'll get started tomorrow or next week, or next year," - many people think. These people refuse to face the problem, hoping it will go away. But if you don't take the first step now, how can you plan for the future, how can you take the right way?
Such people miss many opportunities. First start with yourself, make a list of your interests, talents and abilities. Most people have a lot of these, but at the beginning they are undeveloped and may not seem outstanding. By concentrating on a few, or on one you may surprise yourself at how good you can get. The interest inventory that follows covers the major fields in which most people find careers: science, art, social service, business, sales and so on. Sometimes we say that someone we know is 'a square peg in a round hole'. This means that person we are talking about is not suited for the job he is doing. Unfortunately, many people in the world are 'square pegs'. But to be a 'square peg' is not a real problem, a real problem for millions of people is to be unemployed. Unemployment especially hits poor and working class families the hardest, not because this people are more likely to be unemployed, but because they don't have financial resource to fall back on. Unemployment exists primarily for two reasons: first - the existence of millions of unemployed people tends to present most of those working from asking for higher wages since they can be replaced easily, second - in their search for profits, corporations are interested in finding the cheapest labor. As for our country more than 10% of our people are unemployed. There is no lack of work force in Russia, but at the resentВ moment the need for professional workers is increasing. Old industries are overcrowded and it is hard to get new education for people whose age is 35-40 years. The problem of unemployment is also connected with the economic crisis in our country. And I think when this crisis comes to an end the problem of unemployment will not be so urgent.