F. Look at the highlighted words from the text. What part of speech are they? Match them with their corresponding definitions.
1. lifeguard a. brings goods and letters to a place
2. fire-fighter b. cleans and maintains a building
3. bouncer c. extinguishes fires helps people to escape
4. delivery boy d. saves swimmers who are in danger
5. janitor e. expels troublemakers from entertainment
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6. rent collector f. helps people stay physically healthy and strong
7. fitness instructor g. collects rent from people
8. flight attendant h. deals with guests when they first arrive
9. hotel receptionist i. fills up the tank of your car
10. gas station attendant j. looks after passengers on a plane
G. Complete the following sentences using words from exercise F. Change the form of the words where necessary.
a) A ____________ climbed the ladder to send the fire hose into the window.
b) A ___________ had to pull her out of the water.
c) An obliging __________ by the main entrance showed us our rooms.
d) __________ promised to deliver parcels for extra payment.
e) He was employed as a __________ at a local beer joint.
f) I’ve decided to hire a personal _____________ .
g) Tact and diplomacy are skills that every good __________ has.
h) The arrival of self-service gas stations means less jobs for ___________ .
i) The ___________ said that we must pay £1000 to cover the rent.
j) The ___________ brought the passengers on B deck their morning coffee.
H. Find and translate the underlined expressions from the text. Then find one incorrect collocation in every set.
sell like hot cakes / beauty products / bad / copies
pretend ignorance / to be ill / that things are Ok / to not notice
hire people / oneself / full-time / by the day / on telephone
develop the iron stomach / slow / acting skills / friendship
find it quite surprising / oneself / pleasure in smth. / fault of
test stunts / in animals / with the tip of the elbow / positive
work hardly / like a horse / as a make-up man / on a project
be famous for smth. / as a TV presenter / instead of smb.
be immune to bacteria / from taxation / to all pleas / against smth.
get the point / in one’s nerves / oneself together
I. Take expressions from exercise H and use them in these sentences:
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1) The album went to number one by _______ 500,000 copies in the first week.
2) She closed her eyes and _________ ___ ___ asleep.
3) The extras in a film have been ________ ___ short-term contracts.
4) Their friendship ________ through their shared interest in the Arts.
5) Producers wasted little time in _______ a replacement for the chief part.
6) The relationship will be severely _______ in the full glare of media publicity.
7) Whatever pilot project he ________ ___ is always successful.
8) In the future everyone will __ ___ for fifteen minutes, predicted A. Warhol.
9) Few women were ______ ___ Clark Gable’s charm.
10) He didn’t quite _______ ___ _____ of the joke.
J. Oldspeak and newspeak. Political correctness insists on using the language carefully so that you do not insult anyone. Connect traditional job titles from column A with their neutral Politically correct equivalents from column B.
A B A B
man chairperson
mankind astronaut
spaceman waitperson
chairman human being
waiter/waitress human race
barman firefighter
fireman bartender
stewardess partner
policeman flight attendant
girl/boyfriend police officer
K. Now find words from exercise J in sentences and try to define their gender. Is it always possible? Why? What helped you?
1) A subcommittee should be appointed to assist the chairperson. / A chairperson expressed his agreement with a slight nod.
2) The waitress got our orders mixed up. / He waived to get the attention of the waitperson.
3) The book paints an image of the human being as alone in a crowded world. / He’s no hero- just a normal human being.
4) President Nixon appointed popular astronaut James Lovell to the position of Chair of the Council. / An astronaut travelled aboard space shuttle Discovery.
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5) When I left, Sally was getting chatted up by the barman. / Angie helped her friend get a screen role of a bartender in Hell’s Kitchen.
L. CV (`curriculum vitae') is a brief written account of your personal details, education and the jobs you have had. You send a CV when you are applying for a job. Create a similar CV for yourself.
MARKOVA MARINA
11.02.1997
96-35 Piskaryiovskij prospect email: markova8@mail.com
St.-Petersburg, 135098 telephone: 8 953 179 55 54
Objective To obtain a position as a cameraman with a studio in the North-Western region
Profile A highly motivated second year student of Saint-Petersburg State Institute of Film and Television
Experience Six-month work placement with a photo studio (Good Look, St.-Petersburg) taking passport and visa photos;
Work as a cameraman at PiterKIT cinema festival;
Study of photographic films as part of Diploma thesis
Qualifications High School №123 graduate, Saint-Petersburg. GSE results: Russian (95), English (92), Maths (99);
BA degree in Arts and Media, Major: Cinematography, Minor: Pedagogics, Saint-Petersburg State Institute of Cinema and Television (to be completed June 2019); Computer literate: Windows and Excel DTP packages
Languages Russian (mother tongue), English (fluent in speech)
Interests Travel, photography and cooking
Personal details Russian nationality, St.-Petersburg citizen, single, non-smoker, full clean driving licence
References Mr. Volkov, Head of the Cinematography department, Saint-Petersburg State Institute of Film and Television, Pravda str., 13 Dept. tel: 8 (812) 333-22-22
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