Unit 2. Modern life Flashcards
[pronunciation] entrepreneurial skills
предпринимательские
/ˌɑːntrəprəˈnɜːriəl/
[pronunciation] He’s got excellent culinary skills.
= cooking, кулинарные
/ˈkʌlɪnəri/
A good manager needs n_________ skills.
навыки ведения переговоров
A good manager needs negotiating skills.
/nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪtɪŋ/
Babysitters b______ from good artistic and medical skills.
выигрывают от
Babysitters benefit from good artistic and medical skills.
/ˈbenɪfɪt/
[pronunciation] analyst
аналитик (профессия)
/ˈænəlɪst/
How long does it take to m_____ MS Office?
= освоить
How long does it take to master MS Office?
BrE /ˈmɑːstə(r)/, AmE /ˈmæstər/
= освоить
Teaching r_______ excellent interpersonal skills.
требует
Teaching requires excellent interpersonal skills.
/rɪˈkwaɪəz/
Most positions in big companies require excellent o___________ skills.
организаторские
Most positions in big companies require excellent organizational skills.
/ˌɔːrɡənəˈzeɪʃənl/
I have a ______ __ evaluating gems.
(диплом)
I have a degree in evaluating gems.
There are 200 e________ in this organization, but I’m only in charge of a small team.
работников
There are 200 employees in this organization, but I’m only in charge of a small team.
one /ɪmˈplɔɪiː/ - 200 /ɪmˈplɔɪiːz/
It’s hard to b______ family life and a career.
It’s hard to balance family life and a career.
/ˈbæləns/
Hundreds of people a______ ___ the job but only six candidates were invited for an interview.
Hundreds of people applied for the job but only six candidates were invited for an interview.
A ‘passive’ suffix: “тот, кого..”
employ__ (работник = тот, кого наняли)
address__ (тот, кому адресовано письмо)
interview__ (тот, кого интервьюируют)
ment__ (тот, с кем работает ментор)
employee /ɪmˈplɔɪiː/ (работник = тот, кого наняли)
addressee /ˌædreˈsiː/ (тот, кому адресовано письмо)
interviewee /ˌɪntəvjuːˈiː/ (тот, кого интервьюируют)
mentee /ˌmenˈtiː/ (тот, с кем работает ментор)
Have you ever been __ ch____ __ a team? __ ch____ __ a project?
Do you like being __ ch____, or is it not your thing?
отвечать за (команду/проект), быть во главе
Have you ever been in charge of a team? in charge of a project?
Do you like being in charge, or is it not your thing?
/ɪn ˈtʃɑːdʒ/
When did you last _____ ___ a job? Did you get it?
“подать заявку” на работу, написать потенциальному работодателю
When did you last apply for a job? Did you get it?
[what’s the meaning?] Have you ever been promoted to a different position in your company?
be promoted = получить повышение по службе
Have you ever been promoted to a different position in your company? How many other __________ wanted the same position?
претендент, кандидат
Have you ever been promoted to a different position in your company? How many other candidates wanted the same position?
(careful: not ‘делать вид’ = pretend)
/ˈkændɪdət/, /ˈkændɪdeɪt/
What’s this document called?
CV /ˌsiː ˈviː/ - short for ‘curriculum vitae’
or résumé /ˈrezəmeɪ/
What skills and job positions did you ___ __ your CV?
What skills and job positions did you put on your CV?
collocations with ‘skills’:
- i______ улучшать
- p___ __ приобрести, научиться
- r______ освежить
collocations with ‘skills’:
- improve your (negotiating skills) улучшать
- pick up (computer skills) приобрести, научиться
- refresh your (technical skills) освежить
What adjective collocations with ‘skills’ can you remember? E.g. ‘study skills’
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It’s OK if you remembered only 1-2 adjectives
analytical / entrepreneurial / organizational / negotiating / communication / interpersonal / research / study / artistic / culinary / musical / scientific / technical
[pronunciation] career
/kəˈrɪr/
Do you think that people who have good ____ build more successful careers later on (= в дальнейшем)?
оценки
Do you think that people who have good grades build more successful careers later on (= в дальнейшем)?
/ɡreɪdz/
Is it important in your job to have a wide network of ____?
бизнес контакты
Is it important in your job to have a wide network of contacts?
BrE /ˈkɒntækt/
AmE /ˈkɑːntækt/
notice the stress!!
How many _____ have you had in your life? Which one was the best? Why?
работодатель
How many employers have you had in your life? Which one was the best? Why?
ɪmˈplɔɪər
Is it easy for you to ________ your career and your family life?
поддерживать баланс между
Is it easy for you to balance your career and your family life?
/ˈbæləns/
notice the stress!
For you, would it be better to work in a company with lots of _____ or in a small company?
сотрудники
For you, would it be better to work in a company with lots of employees or in a small company?
/ɪmˈplɔɪiː/
notice the stress!
[professions] гинеколог
gynaecologist
/ˌɡaɪnəˈkɒlədʒɪst/
[professions] терапевт
GP (short for ‘general practitioner’ /ˌdʒenrəl prækˈtɪʃənə(r)/)
[professions] пожарный
firefighter
/ˈfaɪəfaɪtər/
[professions] a _-_-_ mum
a stay-at-home mum
[professions] психолог
psychologist
/saɪˈkɒlədʒɪst/
[professions] археолог
archaeologist
/ˌɑːkiˈɒlədʒɪst/
[professions] футбольный тренер
football coach
/kəʊtʃ/
[professions] психотерапевт
therapist (also: psychotherapist)
/ˈθerəpɪst/
[professions] архитектор
architect
/ˈɑːkɪtekt/
[professions] бухгалтер
accountant
/əˈkaʊntənt/
[professions] садовник
gardener
/ˈɡɑːdnə(r)/
notice /dn/ in the pronunciation!
[professions] юрист
lawyer
/ˈlɔɪə(r)/
[professions] стюардесса, стюард - a gender neutral word
flight attendant
/ˈflaɪt ətendənt/
Notice that the stress is on the FIRST word
[professions] полицейский - a gender neutral word
police officer
/pəˈliːs ɒfɪsə(r)/
In my opinion, being a psychologist i_______ way too much focus on other people’s problems. [= this is part of the job]
In my opinion, being a psychologist involves way too much focus on other people’s problems.
I wouldn’t like to be a gardener because it’s w__ too lonely. [a word that makes ‘too’ stronger - ‘ну уж слишком’]
I wouldn’t like to be a gardener because it’s way too lonely. [‘way’ here doesn’t mean ‘путь’ - it’s an adverb - наречие - that makes ‘too’ stronger]
If you ask me, being a nun involves f________ way too many rules.
нужно следовать ну уж слишком большому количеству правил
If you ask me, being a nun involves following way too many rules.
/ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/
I personally think that being a stay-at-home mum r_______ too much patience. (= требует)
I personally think that being a stay-at-home mum requires too much patience. (= требует)
/rɪˈkwaɪəz/
In order to be a firefighter, you h___ __ be very strong.
(= необходимо)
In order to be a firefighter, you have to be very strong.
It’s a very difficult job, and the p__ isn’t that great.
(зарплата)
And the pay isn’t that great.
I’d say, being a gardening is r_____ boring. (= pretty boring, достаточно)
I’d say, being a gardening is rather boring. (= pretty boring, достаточно)
BrE /ˈrɑːðə(r)/
AmE /ˈræðər/