I. Match the words (1-10) with their definitions (a-j)

Unit 16 Your Career

 

Useful Language

 

Word Definition Translation Transcription
adventure an unusual, exciting and possibly dangerous activity such as a journey or experience приключение ədˈven.tʃər
ambition something that you want to do or achieve very much цель, предмет желаний æmˈbɪʃ.ən
antisocial that can be annoying or harmful to other people антиобщественный, недружелюбный ˌæn·tiˈsoʊ·ʃəl
(to) attempt to try to do something, especially something difficult пытаться, стараться əˈtemp t
career path the particular way that someone’s career progresses, or a particular series of jobs that someone has карьерная дорожка kəˈrɪər pɑːθ
career plan a plan for how someone will progress in their career планирование карьеры kəˈrɪər plæn
(to) carry out to do or complete something, especially that you have said you would do or that you have been told to do выполнять, осуществлять ˈkær.i aʊt
cause an organization or idea that people fight for общее дело; благое дело kɔːz
celebrity a famous person, especially one whose job is in entertainment знаменитый человек; знаменитость sɪˈleb.rɪ.ti
challenge a new or difficult task that tests someone’s ability and skill сложная задача, проблема ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ
(to) change direction to start doing something completely different to before in your work or life менять направление (в работе) ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ da ɪˈrek.ʃən
civil service government departments in a country, except the armed forces, and the people who work for them государственная гражданская служба ˈsɪv.əl ˈsɜː.vɪs
(to) complete to finish making or doing something завершать, заканчивать kəmˈpliːt
(to) concentrate on to give all your attention to something and not think about anything else концентрироваться, сосредотачиваться на чем-либо ˈkɒnt .sən.treɪt ɒn
consultant a person who knows a lot about a particular subject and is employed to give advice about it консультант, советник kənˈsʌl.tənt
extreme very great in degree непомерный, чрезвычайный ɪkˈstriːm
freelance earning money by selling your work or services to several different organizations rather than being employed by one particular organization внештатный сотрудник, фрилансер ˈfriː.lɑːnt s
fundraising when you collect or produce money for a particular purpose, especially for a charity сбор денег (на благотворительные нужды) ˈfriː.lɑːnt s
(to) give up to stop doing or having something оставить, отказаться; бросить gɪv ʌp
graduate a person who has a first degree from a university or college выпускник учебного заведения ˈgrædʒ.u.ət
high-powered important, with a lot of responsibility влиятельный; обладающий властью ˌhaɪˈpaʊəd
hobby an activity that you do for pleasure when you are not working хобби, увлечение ˈhɒb.i
hometown the town or city that a person is from, especially the one in which they were born and lived while they were young родной город həʊm taʊn
(to) join the army to join a particular country's fighting force поступать на военную службу dʒɔɪn ðə ˈɑː.mi
(to) make a decision to decide something принимать/выносить решение, решить meɪk ə dɪˈsɪʒ.ən
nurse a person whose job is to care for people who are ill or injured, especially in a hospital медицинская сестра, брат nɜːs
poverty the condition of being poor бедность, нищета ˈpɒv.ə.ti
proper real, satisfactory, suitable or correct равильный, должный; надлежащий ˈprɒp.ər
(to) qualify to successfully finish a training course so that you are able to do a job; приобретать какую-л. квалификацию ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ
qualification an exam that you have passed or a course of study that you have successfully completed квалификация; подготовленность ˌkwɒl.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən
(to) recover to get back something lost, especially health выздоравливать, излечиваться rɪˈkʌv.ər
rest a period of time in which you relax, do not do anything active отдых rest
role the position that someone or somebody has in an organization должность rəʊl
(to) run to be in charge of a business or part of a business вести дело, управлять предприятием rʌn
(to) sack to remove someone from a job, usually because they have done something wrong or badly увольнять с работы sæk
strength a quality or an ability that a person has that gives them an advantage сила, сильная сторона streŋθ
(to) target a market to direct a product at particular people нацелиться на определенный рынок сбыта tɑː.gɪt ə mɑː.kɪt
trauma part of a hospital where people come who have injuries отделение травмы в больнице ˈtrɔː.mə
weakness a lack of a quality or ability that a person has, that can cause problems слабое место, недостаток ˈwiːk.nəs

 

I. Match the words (1-10) with their definitions (a-j)

1. celebrity a.earning money by selling work to several different organizations
2. ambition b. a new or difficult task that tests someone’s ability and skill
3. poverty c. the position that someone or somebody has in an organization
4. freelance d. a famous person, especially one whose job is in entertainment
5. antisocial e. an organization or idea that people fight for
6. challenge f. something that you want to do or achieve very much
7. fundraising g. the condition of being poor
8. cause h. that can be annoying or harmful to other people
9. sack i. when you collect money for a particular purpose, especially for a charity
10. role j. to remove someone from a job, usu because they have done something wrong