Exercise 4. Complete the following sentences.

 

1. This book succeeds in... structuralist theory.

a. being told

b. telling

c. to tell

d. have told

2.... having been invited to take part in the conference was quite unexpected.

a. we

b. our

c. us

d. ours

3. By thoroughly... the experiment we obtained good results.

a. conduct

b. having conducted

c. to conduct

d. conducting

4. After... the problem in full detail they decided to solve it.

a. discussion

b. discussing

c. having been discussed

d. to discuss

5. In spite of not... any university education, Faraday made his great discoveries.

a. to have

b. have

c. having

d. has

6. Everything depends on... finishing the project on time.

a. your

b. for you

c. yours

d. you

7. He was capable of... the task.

a. performance

b. performing

c. perform

d. to perform

8.... journals is important for every scientist.

a. We read

b. While reading

c. Reading

d. Read

9. One cannot master a foreign language without... at it regularly.

a. working

b. to work

c. works

d. work

10. Automatic Call Distribution is the only way of... that calls are answered without delay, in quick succession.

a. to make sure

b. will make sure

c. when making sure

d. making sure

 

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Exercise 5. Fill in the blanks with the gerund or the infinitive form of the word given.

1. It's difficult to quit __(smoke).

2. On my way home I stopped __(buy) some greeting cards at the bookstore.

3. I can't translate this article because I forgot ___(bring) the dictionary with me.

4. __(Wait) for exam made him more and more anxious.

5. Many children have stopped ___(play) traditional children's games and ___(seem) ___(prefer) ___(play) computer games.

6. They say he can't afford __(spend) much money on travels.

 

Еxercise 6. This survey will help you identify some of your personality traits, that will help you discover some occupations in which you would have the most interest. Pay special attention to translating verbals.

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Step One: Circle the number of any item — subject, activity, or type of person — that is appealing to you. Leave all others blank.

1. Farming 2. Advanced math 3. Being in a play 4. Studying people in other lands 5. Talking to people at a party 6. Word processing 7. Auto mechanics 8. Astronomy 9. Drawing or painting 10. Going to church 11. Work on a sales campaign 12. Using a cash register 13. Carpentry (working with wood) 14. Physics 15. Foreign language 16. Teaching students 17. Buying clothes for a store 18. Working from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm 19. Setting type for a print shop 20. Using a chemistry set 21. Reading art and music magazines 22. Helping people with personal problems 23. Selling life insurance 24. Typing reports

25. Driving a truck 26. Working in a lab 27. Musicians 28. Making new friends 29. Leaders 30. Following a budget 31. Fixing electrical appliances 32. Building rocket models 33. Creative writing 34. Attending sports events 35. Being class President 36. Using ОТ (office technology) 37. Building things 38. Doing puzzles 39. Fashion design 40. Belonging to a club 41. Giving speeches 42. Keeping detailed records 43. Wildlife biology 44. Being in a science fair 45. Going to concerts 46. Working with older people 47. Salespeople 48. File letters & reports

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Step Two: On the chart below, again circle the numbers of the items which appealed to you. After you've finished, count the numbers circled on each line. Write the two highest categories on the lines below. These are the clusters in which you have the most interest. For example, if you scored highest in Social, and second highest in Artistic, your Code would be «SA». You would want to concentrate your career exploration efforts in those two categories.

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R — Realistic
I — Investigative
A — Artistic
S — Social
E — Enterprising
С — Conventional

 

I scored highest in _____________________________________

I scored second highest in _______________________________

My Code is ___________________________________________

OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORIES

REALISTIC OCCUPATIONS

 

Realistic people prefer physical activities and hands-on projects. They prefer working alone, and are often found out of doors and in jobs such as forestry, farm management, construction, geology, hazardous waste management, auto repair, manufacturing, and natural gas exploring.

 

INVESTIGATIVE OCCUPATIONS

 

Investigative people have science and mathematical abilities, and tend to be problem solvers. They prefer working on their own, and enjoy occupations such as medical and lab technology, chemistry, engineering.

 

ARTISTIC OCCUPATIONS

 

Artistic people tend to seek opportunities to use their talents to create beauty in art, music, or literature. They usually show emotions more easily than other people, and are found in occupations like musician, artist, writer, and actor. They prefer situations that provide opportunities for creative expression. Artistic people often enjoy working alone.

 

SOCIAL OCCUPATIONS

 

Social people like being with other people, helping others and working in jobs that directly affect other people. They socialize well, and go into occupations such as teaching, nursing, psychology, and religious service.

 

ENTERPRISING OCCUPATIONS

 

Enterprising people tend to be leaders. They have speaking, sales and managerial skills, and enjoy having prestige and high status. They like to influence others, and like occupations such as salesperson, financial manager, travel agent, hotel manager, and real estate.

 

CONVENTIONAL OCCUPATIONS

 

Conventional people like to keep things neat and organized. They enjoy doing computations, keeping records, and are interested in using office skills. They enjoy working with charts, and writing reports. They are self-controlled and enjoy status and authority. They prefer occupations like banking, secretary, accountant.

 

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