Match the words with their explanations.

1.Sainsbury's 2. London Guildhall 3. juggling study 4. commute 5. hurl abuse at smb. 6. aversion

a. travel some distance regularly between one's home and one's place of work/study b. a hall, belonging to the corporation of the city of London which is used for official occasions c. a British supermarket d. keep with difficulty several activities in progress e. extreme dislike f. utter with force a protest to smb.

3. Skim the extract from the article "The student of 2000: more work, less pay" published in the Daily Telegraph. Then do the tasks after it.

Who is the Modern Student? [12]

Who is the modern student? The athlete with his college scarf? The blue, stocking, cycling to her lecture? The activist hurling abuse at a politician?

These days the students you are most likely to meet are the checkout girl at Sainsbury's or the waiter in your favourite bistro.

The modern student works: "full-time student" no longer means someone who spends time in libraries or lectures, with an occasional vacation job. At many universities, most students have jobs during term-time. At London Guildhall, more than 80 per cent of our students work during term for between five and 25 hours a week.

Why do they do it? For some, it is certainly to fund a car or to finance evenings in the pub. For many, however, whose families are too poor to help, it isto keep body and soul together. Some have a natural aversion to building up alarge debt to the Student Loans Company. Many mature students feel guilty about their wives, husbands or children supporting them during a college course, and work to reduce the burden.

Juggling study with work is hard. It requires skills of time management that would be envied by many management consultants. As one student, Aidan, put it to me: "I need lectures to start at 10am, not because of a party the night before but because then I can use a cheap railcard. I must be away by 4pm to pick up my daughter, leave her with her gran, and get to my eve­ning job. When do I write my essays? Well, there's the weekend and early mornings."

Many students still live in college rooms or halls of residence. But others stay at or close to home, where jobs are easier to come by. Often, they com­mute to classes and live in cramped accommodation, a shared room where there is nowhere to study. There is not enough money for books, let alone acomputer. It is no surprise that they sometimes wonder if they can cope or will be forced to drop out.

 

Decide if the statements are true or false.

1 A modern full-time student is someone who spends time in libraries or lectures.

2 Nowadays most students have jobs during term-time.

3 Under 80 per cent of British students work during the term.

4 The students are not afraid to receive a loan in the bank.

5 British students still live in college rooms or halls of residence.

Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions.

 

1What are the problems that students face in Russia?

2 Are the problems of young and mature students similar?

3 Do full-time students work in Russia?

4Is it possible to combine day study with work?

5 What are the major differences between students in Russia and in Britain?

 

Work in pairs. Use the phrases to discuss your opinions on the issue.

 

Asking Opinion	Giving Opinion
Do you agree that... What do you feel about... What's your view on... Where do you stand on... I'd like your view on...	In my opinion... In my view … Personally, I think... To my mind... I think...

 

e.g.Do you agree that the modern student spends less time in libraries and at lectures? – Yes, I do. I thinkthe modern student spends most of his/her time earning money to pay tuition fee.

Stop and Check 1

Do the tasks below. There are two points for each correct answer.

Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

computers from children lasts part-time

 

1 I don't want a full-time job. I'd prefer to work _____.

2 Where do you come ____?

3 In my job I look after all the _____ in the building.

4 Do you have any _____? – Yes, a son.

5 The course ____ three years.

Write the last three letters in each word.

 

6 stud... - a person following a course of study

7 undergradu... - a person studying in a university for a first degree

8 fashion desig... – a person who designs clothes

9 econom... - a specialist in economics

10 collea... - a fellow worker or member of a staff

Put down the missing words.

11What _____ do you study? – I study English.

12 What’s your ____? – I’m Lisa.

13 He’s a student. He ____ at American University.

14 What's your ____? – I work in marketing.

15 My secretary ____ appointments for me.

Choose the right form of the verb in brackets.

16 Now you (is/are) undergraduates. My congratulations!

17 Paul (have got/has got) two brothers.

18 Tom and I (am/are) groupmates.

19 My elder sister (don’t have/doesn’t have) a car.

20There (is/are) a lot of textbooks on the table.

21 There (is/are) a pen and two copybooks in my bag.

22 I (am studying/study) Politics at university this year.

23 Every morning I (am going/go) to my work by bus.

24 Now I (am doing/do) a degree of BA.

25 He (works/is working) as a designer in this company.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb.

26 What language do you speak? - I ____ (speak) English and Russian.

27 I _____ (not write) a letter at the moment. I have time to talk with you.

28 Every day I ____ (type) letters to send to the bank.

29 Look! Brian ____ (give) a presentation to his colleagues.

30 What do you do? – I ____(work) for an international company.

31 I ____ (not understand) this task. Can you explain it to me.

32 Every day I come to my boss and ___ (give) him morning correspondence.

33 My day usually _______(finish) at about 7 p.m.

34 What ____ (you/do) at the moment? - I’m designing a new car.

35 We (are going/go) to the library twice a week.

Put the words in the correct order.

36 in / the classroom / are / any / chairs / there?

37 from / where / she / does / come?

38he / how many / languages / does / speak?

39 you / do / attend / always / lectures?

40 you / have / got / a computer?

 

Read the text. Mark if the statements below are true or false. (41-45)?

The man with 13 jobs Seumas McSporran is a very busy man. He is 60 years old and he has thirteen jobs. He is a postman, a policeman, a fireman, a taxi driver, a school-bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, a barman, and an undertaker. Also, he and his wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel. Seumas lives and works on the island of Gigha /’gijə/ in the West of Scotland. Only 120 people live in Gigha, but in summer 150 tourists come by boat every day. Every weekday Seumas gets up at 6.00 and makes breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00 he drives the island’s children to school. At 9.00 he collects the post from the boat and delivers it to all the houses on the island. He also delivers the beer to the island’s only pub. Then he helps Margaret in the shop. He says: “Margaret likes being busy, too. We never have holidays and we don’t like watching television. In the evenings Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10.00 we have a glass of wine and then we go to bed. Perhaps our life isn’t very exciting, but we like it”.

 

41 __ His wife doesn’t work.

42 __ Seumas lives on the island.

43 __ They like their life.

44 __ Every evening they watch TV.

45 __ Every morning Seumas drives children to school.

 

Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

46 Я учусь на бакалавра гуманитарных наук.

47 Обычно я добираюсь до института на автобусе.

48 Многие студенты учатся и работают.

49 Секретарь печатает и отправляет письма.

50 Мой брат работает в банке.

 

Total Score: 100

 

 

REFERENCES (UNIT 1)

Список основной литературы

1. Качалова, К.Н. Практическая грамматика английского языка с упражнениями и ключами / К. Н. Качалова, Е. Е. Израилевич. - М.: ЮНВЕС: Лист, 1996. – С. 67-74, 116-118, 126-129.

2. Тамчук, В.В. Практическая фонетика английского языка: (для переводчиков в сфере проф. коммуникации): практикум / В. В. Тамчук; СибАГС. - Новосибирск, 2002. - 90 с.

Список дополнительной литературы

1. Harrison, M. Oxford Living Grammar: Pre-Intermediate: Lean and Practise Grammar in Context: with answers: [оксфорд. живая грамматика: нач. курс: учеб. пособие] / M. Harrison. - Oxford: Oxford Univ. press, 2009. - P. 2 – 9, 74 – 77.

2. Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use: A Self-Study Referens and Practice Book for Intermediate Students with Answers / R. Murphy. - 2-nd ed. - Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2002. - P. 2 - 9, 48 - 49.

 

 

Интернет-ресурсы

1. Cambridge Dictionaries Online [Электронный ресурс]: the most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English. - Cambridge University Press, 2013. – Режим доступа: www.dictionary.cambridge.org. – Загл. с экрана. – Яз. англ.

2. Мультитран [Электронный ресурс]: электрон. словарь. – Режим доступа: www.multitran.ru. – Загл. с экрана.

3. Study Learn.ru [Электронный ресурс]: все для тех, кому нужен англ. язык. – Режим доступа: www.study.ru. – М., 1997 -. - Загл. с экрана. – Яз. англ.

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

Business Meetings

1. Study the Word List.

introduce smb to someone – представиться

receive a business card – получать визитную карточку

carefully – осторожно

support – поддержка

human resources manager n – Менеджер по управлению персоналом

сatch – зд. расслышать

in charge of – отвечать за что-то/быть ответственным

at last – наконец

overseas subsidiary – зарубежное дочернее предприятие

conversation - беседа

head office – головной офис

graduate – выпускник

trainee programme – программа обучения

department - отдел

disadvantage -недостаток

 

2. Answer the questions using the words from the Word List:

- What do you think are the basics of a successful meeting?

- Do you think one style of communicating is good for every case?

- What mistakes can you remember when meeting people? What went wrong? Why?