ІІІ. Match each sentence or word in the left-hand column with the best meaning in the right-hand column. Place the letter of the best definition in the space provided.

______ 1) accountant a) a person who practices law, especially a

barrister or solicitor.

_______ 2) surgeon b) a worker who makes and repairs,

especially the wooden parts of buildings

and other structures of wood.

 

_______ 3) lawyer c) a person whose profession is to keep and

examine business accounts.

_______ 4) journalist d) a person who designs and supervises the

construction of the buildings.

_______ 5) carpenter e) a doctor who performs operations.

_______ 6) barber f) a person engaged in journalism (work of

writing for editing or publishing journals).

_______ 7) architect g) a person who cares for ill or injured.

_______ 8) nurse h) a employee in an office, who deals with

correspondence, keeps records, makes.

arrangements and appointments for a

particular member of the staff.

 

_______ 9) turner i) a person whose trade is shaving and

cutting — men's hair.

 

_______ 10) secretary j) a workman who builds with bricks.

 

_______ 11) bricklayer k) a person who works a lathe.

 

_______ 12) engineer l) a person who writes lectures on economics

or political economy.

 

_______ 13) economist m) an artist who sculptures.

_______ 14) sculptor n) a person who works in a branch of

engineering; a person who designs

engines, machines, bridges, railways; a

skilled or trained person who controls

communications.

 

ІV. Read the following descriptions and guess which jobs are described.

Vocabulary:

to cross the border – перетинати кордон

Illegally – незаконно

advertising, ads –реклама, оголошення

to draw up – складати

to fit somebody – підходити (за розміром)

to leave tips – залишати чайові

to get tips – отримувати чайові

best paid – найбільш оплачувана

the least pleasant – менш приваблива

to require – вимагати

to demand – висувати вимоги

to deal with people – мати справу з людьми

opportunity – можливість

challenge – виклик, складна задача

imagination – уява

a) They help people who need legal advice. Sometimes they have to go to court.

b) They work in the fields growing crops and breed animals such as cows, sheep, pigs, and geese.

c) They treat animals that are sick.

d) These people take your order and serve you in restaurants. If the service is good it is customary to leave tips for them.

e) These people may ask to look inside your case when you cross the border. They look for drugs or object which people try to bring into the country illegally.

f) They are usually very attractive people and their job is to appear in photographs advertising new clothes and beauty products.

g) These people design new buildings. They have to draw up clear plans so that the builders know exactly what to do.

h) If you want a new suit or dress specially made to fit you, you need their service.

 

V. Name at least 3 jobs for each item of the list below. Give reasons to explain your choice in written form.

1) are the best paid in your country

2) need a lot of training

3) you find the least pleasant

4) require wearing special clothes

5) demand the fastest actions

6) involve dealing with people’s problems

7) you find most boring

8) give an opportunity to travel

9) require the knowledge of a foreign language

10) often give a chance to get tips

11) involve a lot of stress

12) can be a challenge for you

13) require lost of imagination

14) can negatively affect family life

 

VI. Here are fifteen things people take into account when choosing a job. Working in groups of three, choose ten points that you think are important, then rank them starting with the most important one. You will have to compromise if you cannot agree entirely.

Use the following expressions.

I think we must choose… and leave out…

To my mind Number 1 in choosing a job is …

I can’t agree that… is important.

We should put … before… Or… must come after…

 

The most important thing about a job is:

the salary; learning new skills;

the interest to work; being close to where you live;

flexi-time schedule; feeling you are helping other people;

the people you work with; facing new challenges;

the chances of promotion; social status;

the work environment (clean, well-lit, etc.) security;

the opportunity to travel;

the perks(company car, cheap meals, etc.).

the opportunity to make decisions;

VII. When you have finished, compare your choices with another group. Were they different? Can you add anything else(not mentioned above) that you think is very important when choosing a job? Make use of the given phrases.

Frankly speaking …

It’s difficult for me to say whether I …

If I chose between … and … I would rather …

I think I would …

I wouldn’t mind …

I share the opinion that …

In my opinion I am/would/could …

 

VIII. Read the dialogue. What do you think about the Linda ’ s plans for the future? What are your plans?

Teacher: What do you plan to do after you leave school, Linda?

Linda: I’m getting married. It’s all arranged.

T: Aren’t you a bit young to do that?

L: I don’t think so. I’ll be 17 soon. Besides, Marty (that’s my boyfriend) and I plan to have a lot of children. We intend to have at least five! So we want to start as soon as possible.

T: And has Marty got a good job?

L: No, but he hopes to get one soon. He’s leaving school this summer, too.

T: Well, I hope you’ll have enough money for your big family.

L: Oh, I never worry about that. I’m sure Marty will earn enough. He’s very clever.

 

X. Read the text and answer the questions.

 

Vocabulary:

an occupation – заняття, фах

to fill in - заповнювати

an official – службовець, офіційна особа

an official form - офіційний бланк

a skilled worker – кваліфікований робітник

a semi-skilled worker – напівкваліфікований робітник

an unskilled manual worker- некваліфікований робітник фізичної праці

a trade – професія, заняття, ремесло

a job – робота, служба, посада

on the one hand – з одного боку

on the other hand – з іншого боку

considerable - значний

mental skills – розумові (інтелектуальні) здібності

What do you do for a living? – Як ви заробляєте на життя?

 

Occupations, Professions, Trades.

An occupation is an activity of any kind for which a person has the necessary qualification and training. If you have to fill in an official form in Britain you will usually find the reading "Occupation", and if you are interviewed by an official he may ask you: "What's you occupation?" If he already has a general idea of the kind of work you do-whether you are a professional worker, a technician, a skilled, semi-skilled or unskilled manual worker - he may ask more specifically. "What's your profession?". "What's your trade?" or "What's your job?" In ordinary everyday conversation, a person who wants to know someone's occupation will simply ask: "What's your job?", "What do you do for a living?", "What's Mr. Jones?", "What does Steve do?"

There are three main groups of occupations: professions, trades, and jobs.

Traditionally, profession is an occupation which requires mainly intellectual work and a long period of higher education at a university or an academy. Thus, we speak of the medical profession, the teaching profession, the profession of an engineer and so on.

A trade is an occupation which demands a high Level of manual skill and a certain period of practical and theoretical training. Mechanics, electricians, fitters, turners, tailors, weavers, hairdressers, etc. have learned a trade.

Many occupations are neither trades nor professions. We often call these occupations "jobs". In this sense, the term job includes both unskilled and semi­skilled manual occupations on the one hand and occupations which require considerable knowledge and mental skills on the other hand. The dividing lines between trades, jobs and professions are by no means always clear.

Answer the questions.

1. What’s an occupation?

2. What do people say in ordinary conversation if they want to know someone’s occupation?

3. What’s a profession?

4. What’s a trade?

5. What examples of trades are given in the text?

6. What sorts of occupations does the term “job” include?