Match the professions with proper descriptions.
A. He/she manages a restaurant or hotel 1. salesperson
B. This person writes and edits newspapers 2. supervisor
C. This person paints buildings and houses 3. translator
D. He / she plays some instruments 4. manager
E. He or she fixes cars, buses, etc. 5. cashier
F. He or she repairs things at home 6. journalist - reporter
G. This person sells cars, clothes, shoes, etc 7. Waitress
H. His / her job is to supervise people 8. Repairperson
I. He or she takes care of elderly people 9. Waiter
J. He/she translates from one language to another one 10. Painter
K. This person uses a cash register at his/her work 11. Health care aide
L. He services food at the restaurant 12. Musician
M. She services food at the restaurant 13. Veterinarian
N. This person is a doctor for animals 14. Mechanic
O. He or she gives haircuts and shaves 15. Barber
4. Using the expressions say what you think has happened/is happening.
Example: I'm not working now; the baby's due in 3 weeks. She's on maternity leave.
A. I lost my job. They had to make cutbacks.
B. He's enjoying life on a pension, although he's only 58.
C. One week it's six-to-two, the next it's nights.
D. They've made her General Manager as from next month!
E. I was late so often, I lost my job.
F. I get in at nine o'clock and go home at five.
G. Your trouble is you are obsessed with work!
1.You're a workaholic.
2. Не/She works nine-to-five, or Не/She has a nine-to-five job.
3. I got the sack (or I was fired; or I was dismissed — more formal).
4. This is a person who works shifts/is a shift-worker.
5. She's been promoted.
6. He/She's taken early retirement.
7. This person's been made redundant.
Make up 4 types of questions to the following sentences.
Computers are the most rapidly changing sphere of modern technology.
We are living at the age of information.
Put the following sentences into past indefinite and future indefinite tense.
1. My favourite subjects at school are math, physics and of course computer science.
2.This question worries me greatly.
3. I’m interested in computers.
4. In England or in the USA people can work, go shopping or even go on dates sitting at their computers.
5. My hobbies are computer games and computer programming.
6. I have a computer at home.
Find in the text sentences with modal verbs and define their meanings.
Try to describe your future profession.
LESSON 5
- Read and translate the text.
WHY DO PEOPLE TRAVEL?
Modern life is impossible without travelling. Thousands of people travel every day either on business or for pleasure. They can travel by air, by rail, by sea or by road. Of course, travelling by air is the fastest and the most convenient way, but it is the most expensive too. Travelling by train is slower than by plane, but it has its advantages. You can see much more interesting places of the country you are travelling through. Modern trains have very comfortable seats. There are also sleeping cars and dining cars which make even the longest journey enjoyable. Speed, comfort and safety are the main advantages of trains and planes. That is why many people prefer them to all other means. Travelling by sea is very popular. Large ships and small river boats can visit foreign countries and different places of interest within their own country.
As for me, I prefer travelling by car I think It's very convenient. You needn't reserve tour tickets. You needn't carry heavy suitcases. You can stop wherever you wish, and spend at any place as much time as you like. Every year my friend and I go somewhere to the South for holidays. The Black Sea is one of the most wonderful places which attracts holiday-makers all over the world. There are many rest-homes, sanatoriums and tourist camps there. But it is also possible to rent a room or a furnished house for a couple of weeks there. Sometimes, we can place ourselves in a tent on the sea shore enjoying fresh air and the sun all day long.
As a rule, I make new friends there. In the day-time we play volleyball, tennis, swim in the warm water of the sea and sunbathe. In the evening I like to sit on the beach watching the sea and enjoying the sunset. I'm fond of mountaineering. So I do a lot of climbing together with my friends. Time passes quickly and soon we have to make our way back. We return home sunburnt and of impressions.
- Vocabulary.
to travel on business or for pleasure путешествовать по делам или для удовольствия
sleeping cars спальные вагоны
dining cars вагоны рестораны
to reserve tickets заказать билеты
to attract holiday-makers привлекать отдыхающих
tourist camps турбазы
to rent a room снять комнату
to be fond of mountaineering увлекаться альпинизмом
sunburnt загорелый