Choose the correct answer. 1.How many words are there in English? a)10.000 b)300.000 c)500.000 2.How many words does the average native speaker use in his everyday speech? a)5.000 b)10.000 c)2.000 3.How many words and expressions are you going to learn each week? a)5 b)10 c)more than 15

4.Where and when are you going to learn them? a)on your way to college b)before dinner c)other 5. How often are you going to revise your work? a)once a week b)once a month c)once a year

Check your answers 1 – c 2 – a 3 – c 4 – c 5 – b

My future profession

Proverbs 1.Never put off till tomorrow… a) knows his trade. 2. What is done cannot… b) what you can do today. 3.He works best who… c) be undone.

Под словом profession англичане понимают, как правило, занятие, требующее специальной длительной подготовки (высшего образования), как, например, lawyer, teacher, architect, doctor, librarian, reporter, nurse, manager, social worker, accountant, engineer. Profession часто противопоставляется слову trade занятие, ремесло, способ добывания средств существования, например carpenter, tailor, shoemaker. К слову profession близко по значению слово career.

Vocabulary Notes to choose (chose, chosen) - выбирать to make a choice - делать выбор rather than - нежели figure – цифра, сумма opportunity - возможность enterprise – предприятие well-paid job/work - высокооплачиваемая работа to qualify for – иметь право на что-то

Vocabulary Notes experience - опыт background knowledge - основные знания to gain - приобретать sufficient -достаточный native speakers - носители языка employer - работодатель manager - управленец controller - диспетчер

Read the text «My future profession» and answer the questions.

Text A My future profession Choosing your future profession or trade is a difficult choice, but an important one; nobody else can make it for you. I want to tell you about my plans for the future. I would like to work with people rather than with figures and numbers. I want to travel much and see other places and meet different people. One of the opportunities for this is to work for a foreign enterprise in Russia or to work abroad for a big national company. You also travel much if you work for the travel agency. It is logical. And as far as I know, this kind of job is well paid.

Of course, it is quite difficult to qualify for such a job Of course, it is quite difficult to qualify for such a job. You need a very good educational level and good command of spoken and written foreign language, computer skills and, finally, some experience. I also think that it is quite impossible to have a sufficient level of English after finishing the . It is also necessary to have classes outside the college. University because two or four hours a week is not enough and the groups are so large as a rule.

One more factor which really helps to have a good command of English is the communication with native speakers. And, of course, reading books in English helps a lot. It is especially useful to read books on marketing, business, economics and management in the original. When one knows the special vocabulary of the subject, it will be much easier to communicate with your colleagues from other countries.

Exercise 1. Write down and answer the following questions: 1 Exercise 1. Write down and answer the following questions: 1. Do they work every day? 2. Where do you work in your spare time? 3. Have you got any summer work experience? 4. Do you combine work and studies? Is it difficult? 5.What is your job? 6.Can you use a computer or a car? 7.How many hours a day do you work?  

Watch a video recording and name some future changes in the world of work.

_______________________________ Task 1. Read the short text. Fill in the gaps. Jim Green works at a _____. He hates it. He has, however, one great compensation, and that is his _____. When he comes _____from the bank, tired and very often angry, he puts on his old _____and works in the _____ He really enjoys this and he always feels better afterwards. "It's good people have _____," he usually says. _______________________________ garden, hobbies, home, clothes, garden, bank

Task 2. Translate the sentences into Russian. 1 Task 2. Translate the sentences into Russian. 1. This man works at our office. 2. Does this woman speak English? 3. When does this student play tennis? 4. Does this manager have dinner at home or at work? 5. Is this lawyer a German or a Frenchman? 6. I go to the centre of the city by subway? 7. Their son works at a big electronics company.

Task 3. Translate the sentences into English. 1

Task 4. Describe the picture ______________________________________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________

Task 5. Make up the monologue «My future profession»

Use the following phrases I think, that… Я думаю, что… I believe… Я верю… I guess… Я считаю… As for me… По-моему… In my opinion… По моему мнению… To my mind… По-моему… I’m sure that… Я уверен, что… I agree with you… Я с вами согласен… Quite true… Я согласен… It’s like this… Дело вот в чем… As a matter of fact… Собственно говоря...

Homework 1.Колесникова Н.Н., Данилова Г.В. «English for managers». 2.Задание_Webinar. Test_1//do.oatk.org. 3. My future profession and career// http://www.native-english.ru/topics/my- future-profession-and-career.

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