Starting with the words you are given, rewrite each of these sentences using active vocabulary. The basic meaning must stay the same.

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Professions. meals
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UNIT 1. PROFESSIONS
1. Who would you contact or call on in the situation below? Find the appropriate person for each situation. Be careful! They are not in the right order.

Read the following descriptions and guess which jobs are described.
a)They help people who need legal advice. Sometimes they have to go to court. b)They work in the fields growing crops breed animals such as cows, sheep, p

Match the professions on the left with the correct definitions on the right.
  1) an ambassador a) a person whose job is carrying people’s luggage and loads at railway stations, airports, hotels, markets, etc.

Read the words of the song below, noting how many people there are who are not number one.
I know you've always got to have a kind of substitute Who will throw all the balls back into play. And you couldn't really do without a deputy manager

Use the correct phrase from the following list to replace each of the phrases in italics in the sentences below.
The headmaster-to-be The late headmaster The present headmaster The headmaster present The actual headmaster The headmaster in question The so-

Study the words and word combinations paying close attention to the way they are used in the context.
A What do you do? People may ask you about your job. They can ask and you can answer in different ways: What do you do? What's your job? What do you do fo

I HAPPIER TIMES
To his surprise, Paul loved the market. He made lots of friendsand enjoyed working out in the open air. After two years, he took over( = took control of) the stall. Two years later

Answer these questions as quickly as you can.
  a) What does your job involve? b) Are you responsible for anyone or anything? c) Have you had much training from the company? d) Have the company sent you

Fill in the gaps choosing a suitable word or expression form the box.
  a) perks b) qualifications c) ambitious d) job security e) salary f)references g) promotion h) commission 1)His_______ is not ve

Instructions as above.
commute salary prospects promotion retire pension ambitious perks increments commission   Job satisfaction is important but I have a wife and baby so I have to think

Choose the best alternative to fill each gap.
a) He has all the right _____ for the job. certificates degrees diplomas qualifications b) She's looking for a better position with another ______. association firm house

Translate into English.
1)Я одержую справжнє задоволення від своєї роботи. Мені пощастило мати приємних колег. У мене досить висока заробітна платня і гнучкий графік. Але головне - це можливість подорожув

Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the passage below.
elderly medical treatment physically disabled pension schooling mentally handicapped eligible out of work social services benefits social workers welfare state retire subsidized low incomes

For advanced students. Instructions as above.
status affluence priorities image acquisitive materialistic welfare state motivated idealism mercenary spiritual status-symbols   People nowadays have more money, and some sa

Instructions as above.
constructively aimless regimentation rewarding initiative scope challenge creativity aspire conditioned 9 to 5 fulfilment   Most adults ________ to more leisure but, in fact,

Translate the articles into English.
A. Перерыв на веб-серфинг Если офисные служащие заходят на сайты, не связанные с основной работой, то, как правило, производительность из труда возрастает. К такому выводу пришли сотрудник

TEXTS FOR DISCUSSION 1
TEXT 1. A TRANSLATOR OR AN INTERPRETER?   An English professor studied these two jobs, and the text below describes his conclusions. Do they confirm or contr

TEXT 2. YOUR FIRST INTERVIEW
  With unemployment so high, and often scores of applicants chasing every job, you have to count yourself lucky to be called for an interview. If it's your first, you're bound to be n

The interview
The interview is designed to find out more about you and to see if you are able for the job. The interviewer will do this by asking you questions. The way answer will show what kind of person you a

After the interview.
Think about how you presented yourself: could you have done better? If so, and if you do not get the job, you can be better prepared when you are next called for an interview. Good luck! &

TEXT 3. RESUME WRITING TIPS
  Having a solid and effective resume can greatly improve your chances of landing that dream job. That is beyond discussion. How does one make sure that his resume is top notch and bu

TEXT 6. THE MAN WHO PAINTS LIKE MICHELANGELO
  Goethe claimed that one could only have a complete understanding of what a single man could achieve by seeing the Sistine Chapel with Michelangelo's frescos. Few have a greater unde

Ways of cooking. Kitchen utensils. Taste.
a) meal, breakfast, lunch, brunch, dinner, supper;   b) starter, entrée, appetizer, hors-d’oeuvre, main course, seconds, meat course, fish course, dessert, sweet cours

EXERCISES
1. Define the following words: Starter, entrée, appetizer, hors-d’oeuvre, cutlery, bland, greasy, rare, done to a turn, stodgy, more-ish, savoury.  

Mealtimes
Two things never fail to confuse foreigners when they come to Britain: cricket and British meals. However, whereas the visitor can live without understanding cricket (indeed, most British people ha

ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY 2
Kinds of meat. Seafood. Fish. Vegetables. Dairy products. Cereals & pasta. a) pork, beef, veal, mutton, venison, ham, gammon, bacon, poultry, game, offal, a joint of b

EXERCISE
1. Sort these dishes out under the headings starters, main courses, sweets: a) chicken casserole; b) coffee gateau; c) fresh fruit salad; d) Irish

Fill in the blanks with the word best suited to the context form those in brackets.
a) dish – course 1. The second … was a roast turkey. 2. She put some tangerines and grapes on a silver … . 3. At a restaurant you look through the menu-card and make your choice of

Read through the following recipes. In groups, try and decide which country they might come from.
1. Saute onions, garlic, tomatoes and hot chilli peppers for five minutes, then stir in the lemon juice and add the chicken pieces. Cook until tender. Leave until cool and then chop the meat and st

Translate the sentences into English.
1)Постарайтеся скоротити вживання яловичини, свинини і баранини, краще їжте варену курку, курячі парові котлети, тушковану морську рибу. Також раз на тиждень ви можете їсти морепро

Translate the following sentences into English.
  1. Налити вам ще стакан чаю? 2. Яка ваша найулюбленіша рибна страва, 3. Я не полюбляю каву з молоком. 4. Час обідати. Стіл вже накритий. 5. Я б випив склянку міцного гарячого чаю. 6

Translate the following sentences into English.
1) Різдвяна вечеря в США звичайно складається з індички, шинки, яблучного пирога, горіхів та фруктів. 2) Моя подруга – вегетаріанка, і тому вона зазвичай їсть овочі, фрукти, молочні продукти і інод

At Supper.
Mike: Hallo, everybody. What’re we having for supper? Mom: Fish. Mike: And chips? Mom: I’m afraid I haven’t had any time. Just boiled potatoes and lettuce. Mike:

ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY 3
Hard & soft drinks. Types of containers. Set expressions. a) a hard drink, a soft drink, a beverage, a squash, a cocktail, a nightcap, one for the road, a shandy, punc

EXERCISE
1. Define the following words: venison, poultry, game, offal, a cutlet, a chop, a nightcap, a shandy, a punch, a short, whisky "on the rocks", a teetotaller, vin

Match the words 1-15 on the left with the groceries a-o on the right.
1. a bar of 2. a bottle of 3. a box of 4. a bunch of 5. a can of 6. a carton of 7. a dozen 8. a jar/pt of 9. a joint of 10. a loaf of 11. a packet of

Fill the gaps with suitable words or phrases - in some cases there are several possibilities.
1. They love eating at home because they are both fantastic ________. 2.Carrots can be steamed and they can also be eaten ______. 3. You can save yourself a lot of work in the kit

Dialogues
1) Retell the dialogues in reported speech 2) Learn the dialogues by heart and act them out.   - Waiter! Will you show us the bill of fare? - Here you are,

Revision translation
1)Останнім часом у нашому місті з’явилося багато нових ресторанів, які пропонують кухні різних країн. Особисто мені подобається японська кухня, в якій багато морепродуктів і овочів

Revision translation
1)Останнім часом у нашому місті з’явилося багато нових ресторанів, які пропонують кухні різних країн. Особисто мені подобається японська кухня, в якій багато морепродуктів і овочів

I want it to be very, very lean.
Michelle is preparing dinner. She asks John for help.... Michelle: John, can you do me a favor? Can you help me cut this chicken? John: At your service. How do you w

Put each of the following colloquial words or phrases in its correct place in the sentences below.
    the salt of the earth full of beans a butter-fingers nuts a piece of cake peanuts money for jam the cream cup of tea in a jam

Make up a story to illustrate one of the following proverbs.
1. Too many cooks spoil the broth. 2. You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs. 3. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. 4. Better an egg today than a hen t

TEXT 1. IN SEARCH OF GOOD ENGLISH FOOD
  How come it is so difficult to find English food in England? In Greece you eat Greek food, in France French food, in Italy Italian food, but in England, in any High street in die la

TEXT 2.
Part 1.WHEN BRITISH PEOPLE EAT WHAT: MEALS   Below is described what everybody knows about - but this is not necessarily what everybody does! Breakf

Part 2. WHAT BRITISH PEOPLE EAT
A 'fry-up' is a phrase used informally for several items fried together. The most common items are eggs, bacon, sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms, and even bread. It is not always accompanied by

TEXT 3. Eating traditions in Scotland
The traditional breakfast includes porridge (oats mixed with boiled milk or water and served with sugar or, more properly, salt). Many people now prefer other cereals to porridge and have forsaken

TEXT 4. Eating traditions in wales
Welsh lamb—served with mint sauce—and salmon are famous, and there are some traditional Welsh dishes such as cawl (a soup made with vegetables, particularly leeks), bara lawr (bread made from seawe

TEXT 5. EATING OUT IN BRITAIN
  Although it is far less unusual than it is used to be, going to a restaurant is still a comparatively rare event for most British people. Regular restaurant-going is confined mostly

TEXT 6. EATING OUT IN THE USA
American restaurants are in many ways similar to those in Britain. If you’re in a hurry, you may just want to grab some “junk food” at a candy counter, or you may get a bite to eat at one of the ma

TEXT 7. PUBS
The British Pub is unique. This is not just because it is different in character from bars or cafes in other countries. It is

TEXT 8. SIX STEPS TO A HEALTHIER DIET
  “Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better”. Those words, written by the famous Dr Johnson, are applicable to all change – especially eating differently. B

TEXT 9. ALCOHOLISM
  Alcoholism is a very serious addiction. In groups, discuss the following statements. Do you agree or disagree? We should ban all media advertising of alcoholic drinks.'

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