II. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. Why is it difficult to find a good job?

2. What qualities are of value among employers?

3. How should cover letters be prepared?

4. In what cases does one write these letters?

5. Why should one prepare for an interview?

6. What personal qualities should one emphasize during the interview?

7. How will you behave after the interview?

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III. Запомните эти слова и составьте с ними предложения.

Nouns	Существительные
cover letter (Br.)	сопроводительное письмо (британский вариант)
letter of application (Am.)	сопроводительное письмо (американский вариант)
CV = Curriculum Vitae (Br.)	автобиография (британский вариант)
resume (Am.)	автобиография (американский вариант)
application form	заявление/ анкета
applicant	претендент
ad (advertisement)	объявление (в средствах массовой ин­формации)
personnel/ human resource department	отдел кадров
personnel/ human resource manager	менеджер/ руководитель отдела кадров
post/ appointment/ position	должность
education	образование
first time job seeker	впервые устраивающийся на работу
background	образование и опыт работы
career	карьера
experience	опыт работы
reference	рекомендация
marital status	семейное положение
responsibility	ответственность/ обязанность
interview	интервью (встреча между работодателем и претендентом для беседы о работе)
interviewer	человек, задающий вопросы во время интервью
Nouns	Существительные
interviewee	человек, отвечающий на вопросы во вре­мя интервью
Verbs & Expressions	Глаголы и выражения
work full-time	работать полный рабочий день
work part-time	работать неполный рабочий день
work by shifts	работать посменно
be self-employed	работать «на себя»
hold a post/ fill a position	занимать должность
offer a job	предлагать работу
tailor a particular position	претендовать на конкретную должность
make a career	сделать карьеру
change careers	сменить работу
Adjectives & Adverbs	Прилагательные и наречия
employed	работающий
unemployed	безработный
qualified/ skilled	квалифицированный
experienced	опытный
dependable	надежный
supervisory	руководящий
creative	творческий
up to now	по настоящее время

IV. Запомните толкование этих слов на английском языке.

Resume (n)	a brief summary of one's skills and employment record
Summary (n)	total or sum in brief form
Deadline (n)	time limit before or by which something must be completed
Follow-up (n)	a second or immediate following action
Background (n)	one's education, training, and work history
Experience (n)	what one has learnt through the work done
Strength (n)	one's good abilities
Weaknesses (n)	one's bad abilities
Initiative (n)	ability to undertake something on one's own
Dependability (n)	trustworthiness, reliability
Hire (v)	employ
Selective (adj)	careful in one's choices

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V. Приведите в соответствие термины и их перевод.

applicant	образование и опыт работы
background	рекомендация
reference	претендент
hold a post	сменить работу
qualified	руководящий
supervisory	квалифицированный
make a career	занимать должность
change careers	сделать карьеру

VI. Сопоставьте каждое слово из левой колонки с его сино­нимом из правой колонки.

post	skilled
qualified	reliability
personnel	managerial
dependability	position
supervisory	resume
CV	advantage
letter of application	human resource
strength	cover letter

VII. Напишите антоним для каждого слова из левой колонки.

skilled	unskilled
experienced
reliable
qualified
recent position
weakness
supervisor
hire

VIII. Приведите в соответствие термины из левой колонки с их толкованием из правой колонки.

Resume	what one has learnt through the work done
Deadline	a second or immediate following action
Background	one's bad abilities
Experience	a brief summary of one's skills and employment record
Follow-up	time limit before or by which something must be com­pleted
Weaknesses	ability to undertake something on one's own
Strength	one's education, training, and work history
Initiative	one's good abilities

IX. Напишите письмо потенциальному работодателю, исполь­зуя следующие выражения.

Openings

Attached you will find my resume.

I am looking for a position as . . .

I am responding to your ad in the Sunday newspaper for the position of...

At the suggestion of Mr. (Ms.)________, I am enclosing my resume for the position of. . .
Closings

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

I will be in touch in the near future to discuss . ..

I would very much appreciate an interview at your convenience.

I will call next week to set up an appointment.
X. Переведите предложения на английский язык.

1. В наши дни трудно найти хорошую работу. 2. Цель сопро­водительного письма — заинтересовать потенциального работо­дателя. 3. Сопроводительное письмо прилагается к резюме. 4. Оно должно быть тщательно подготовлено. 5. По возможности адре­суйте его конкретному человеку. 6. Не допускайте ошибок в грамматике и пунктуации. 7. Ссылайтесь на источник информа­ции о вакансии. 8. Результат отправки сопроводительного пись­ма и резюме — получить приглашение на работу. 9. Во время интервью и после него ведите себя вежливо и корректно. 10. Помните, что то, что мы делаем, зачастую более важно, чем то, что мы говорим.

ТЕСТ 1

Из четырех предложенных вариантов выберите един­ственно правильный:
1. References ... in the examination room.

A. not used

B. no use

С. are not used

D. don't used
2. This train often leaves ... the time on the schedule.

A. late than

B. more late than

С. later

D. later than
3. One should take not only cash ....

A. but traveler's checks

B. except traveler's checks

С. but traveler's checks also

D. but also traveler's checks
4. by the next century, the computer ... a necessity in every home.

A. will have become

B. becoming

C. has become

D. became
5. I can . . . tolerate living with my roommates.

A. longer

B. по longer

C. not longer

D. none longer
6. We haven't heard from Jim ... a year.

A. -

B. since

С. for

D. before
7. Everyone who majors in economics, ... History of Economics.

A. study

B. studies

C. have studied

D. studying
8. We are much more concerned.. . efficiency than expansion.

A of

B. to

С. with

D. about
9. A good team . . . of both recruiting and coaching.

A. are a result

B. it is a result

C. results

D. is a result
10. Could I… your dictionary to check my composition?

A. lend

B. lent

С. borrow

D. borrowed
11. Unfortunately, most of our students are not... the task.

A. adequate

B. adequate as

C. adequate of

D. adequate to
12. Steve was particularly respected. ... his integrity.

A. of

B. for

С. about

D. with
13. …, the company's performance proved to be successful.

A. Wholely

B. Whole

C. As a whole

D. A whole as
14. The article…for tomorrow.

A. translated

B. is translated

С. is to be translated

D. will translated
15. David has studied hard . . .

A. success

B. succeed

C. for succeed

D. to succeed
16. There is a tendency to select some details and to ignore others.

A. trend

B. prejudice

C. security

D. rumor
17. The present Government has modified this approach.

A. improved

B. changed

C. discovered

D. remembered
18. There was a limit on what we could buy.

A. basement

B. expense

С. boundary

D. supply
19. A balance of international payment refers to the net result of the business a nation carries on with other nations in a given period.

A. cancels

B. appropriates

C. transacts

D. mediates
20. The professor spoke to us in a severe voice.

A. vague

B. harsh

C. diverse

D. covert.

ТЕСТ 2

Из четырех предложенных вариантов выберите един­ственно правильный.
1. Every student has to register, ... ?

A. hasn't he

B. didn't he

С. isn't he

D. doesn't he
2. The letter was short and we couldn't get. . . news.

A. many

B. much

C. few

D. little
3. Some of these T-shirts are white,... are blue, and the rest are yellow.

A. some another

B. another

C. other

D. others
4. I have forgotten their ....

A. telephone number

B. telephone's number

С telephone numbers

D. telephone's numbers
5. Of all of the applicants, Alex is probably ....

A. qualified

B. more qualified

C. most qualified

D. the most qualified
6. We chose Keith . . . Terry as our representative.

A. instead

B. instead of С not

D. not only

7. Maggie took pictures, and ....

A. I did so

B. also I did

С. so did I

D. I so
8. Never again ... at that hostel.

A. they will stay

B. they won't stay

C. will they stay

D. won't they stay
9. The man who . . . next door used to help me much, before he died.

A. live

B. lives

C. lived

D. had lived
10. Pat is a kind of person . . . likes social events.

A. which

B. who

C. whom

D. what
1 l. Alan is young, enthusiastic, and ....

A. has talent

B. talent

C. talented

D. talenting
12. My mother always forgets where she . . . her hat.

A. lays

B. lay

C. lies

D. laid
13. While in Poland, did you ... ?

A. do profit

B. do any profit

C. make profit

D. make any profit
14. The plane took ... at 5 p.m.

A. up

B. out

С. off

D. of
15. We must accept the . . . that we might be wrong.

A. possible

B. possibility

C. possibly

D. opportunity
16. Library cards will expire when they are not used.

A. cost more money

B. cease to be effective

C. be mailed to the holder's address

D. be continued automatically
17. Our English examination will begin precisely at nine.

A. exactly

B. usually

C. occasionally

D. monthly
18. His retail business in Georgetown is expanding now.

A. getting faster

B. getting larger

C. getting smaller

D. getting slower
19. City taxes are based on an estimate of the value of one's property.

A. appraisal

B. forecast

C. diagnosis

D. outline
20. Everyone was surprised by the results of the final examination.

A. encouraged

B. delighted

C. astounded

D. perturbed.


ТЕСТ 3
Из четырех предложенных вариантов выберите един­ственно правильный.
1. Dan had hoped that he ... this semester.

A. would graduate

B. graduate

C. graduated

D. will graduate
2. I owe you twenty dollars, ... ?

A. isn't I?

B. don't I?

С. am not I?

D. didn't I?
3. It is . . . that I would like to go to the beach.

A. such a nice weather

B. such nice a weather

C. such nice weather

D. so nice weather
4. Kevin's English is . . . Dr. Baker's.

A. so clear as

B. so clearly as

C. as clear as

D. as clearly as
5. This picture is .. . that one.

A. differs

B. different from

С. different than

D. different
6. Rick and his roommate can usually ....

A. solve their problems among them

B. solving their problems among them

C. to solve their problems between them

D. solve their problems between them
7. You will be able to speak English well....

A. practice

B. to practice

C. by practice

D. by practicing
8. The temperature drops when the sun ....

A. set

B. sets

С. will set

D. is setting
9. I didn`t understand what …

A. did he say

B. he is saying

C. he says

D. he said
10. Since fare to the airport may run . . . forty dollars, I would rather walk there.

A. as high as

B. as high to

C. as much as

D. as much to
11. If you want to leave a message, my secretary will take ....

A. it

B. they

С. them

D. their
12. The TV programs . . . watch influence their learning.

A. a children

B. our children

C. our child

D. our childs
13. Sheila Hardy always speaks out about everything.

A. declares her opinion

B. agrees

C. quarrels

D. has an interest
14.1 feel fairy sure that the work can be done.

A. eager

B. hopeful

C. confident

D. resigned
15. For your safety and the safety of others, always pay attention to traffic signals.

A. overlook

B. heed

C. glance at

D. repair
16. The water level. . . when it rains every spring.

A. raised

B. raises

С rose

D. rises
17. The president usually . . . unless his press secretary approves it.

A. doesn't do a statement

B. doesn't make a statement С doesn't statement

D. no statement
18. Mr. Smith's point of view doesn't. .. to our plan of action.

A. relate

B. relation

C. relative

D. relatively

19. Travel agents will confirm your reservations for you free.

A. purchase

B. exchange

С verify

D. obtain
20. The President called for a combination of the departments of Labor and Commerce.

A. reconciliation

B. strike

С. merger

D. memorandum.

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