Applying for a job
Mr. Smith:Good morning. My name is Joe Smith. I’ve learnt there’s a vacancy for a sales executive in your company.
HR:That’s right Mr. Smith. We are looking for an experienced sales executive manager.
Mr. Smith:Sounds good. I have got 6 years of sales experience.
HR:Great! What sort of products have you sold?
Mr. Smith:Well, I’ve mostly worked in the tech industry. I’ve sold computers.
HR: What do you know about our company? Have you got any questions to me?
Mr. Smith: I know that this is a very promising company, so I’d like you to inform me what will be the major focus of efforts in the next few years?
HR: We plan to expand our activities with the English-speaking countries, mainly England, to buy equipment and technologies from there and run training programs here. We need a team of creative people to make our company competitive in the world market. I see your resume, it is very interesting. I’d request you to come over for an interview.
Mr. Smith:Sure. I can do that. Can you tell me when to come?
HR:What about this Wednesday 5 p.m.? I will set up an appointment with our department head.
Mr. Smith:Ok. I’ll be there at 5.
HR:Great! See you then. I am sure you will get it.
Mr. Smith:Sure! I hope so too. It looks like a great job!
2) Get ready with the presentation or report on the theme “Development of transport system in the English speaking countries”
Plan
a) Transport system of Great Britain
b) Transport system of Canada
c) Transport system of USA
d) Transport system of New Zealand
e) Transport system of Australia
WEEK 5. The Environment: problems and solutions
1.Text “Global warming”.
2.Glossary № 2.
3.Grammar:Passive Voice
1) Read and translate the following text. Express your idea on the problems of the environment.
Text “Global warming”
Global warming has become a serious problem in modern world. It is referred to potential changes in climate, which can lead to the rise of global temperature. This term has been presented by scientists. They work hard trying to solve the problem. Otherwise, global warming can produce really dangerous climatic changes apart from a rise in temperature. For example, over the past 100 years the average temperature rise was about 1 degree. According to some scientists global warming is the result of the industrial revolution. If it continues, it can destroy our civilization. One of the most important reasons of global warming is the air pollution. More and more factories are being built in different countries. By burning oil, coal, gasoline, even natural gas, they add more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
Cars also influence the atmosphere badly by burning many liters of oil and releasing harmful gases into the air. As a result the ozone layer of our Earth is being destroyed. All these activities unfavorably change the Earth’s heat balance. This is what we get in return: the ground becomes very dry, a lot of rivers and lakes dry up, the forests start burning, the glaciers melt, people and animals start to faint. And these are not all the outcomes of global warming.
Nature becomes really angry with us. We need to become more attentive and caring to it if we want to save our planet. There are several ways to do it. At first, we should start saving natural resources, such as water, wood, land and air. It would be a good idea to recycle the things that we don’t use anymore. Cars should switch to electric refueling, while factories shouldn’t isolate carbonic gas. We should also reduce the use of different sprays and lacquer, which destroy the ozone layer. If we take these simple measures, we might save our planet.
2) Glossary № 2