Writing 1

Ex.3.28. Choose one of the jobs you discussed or any other job that you are familiar with. First arrange your notes under topic headings, like this:

Name of job: ………………………………………………………….

Duties involved: i …………………………………………………………

ii ………………………………………………………..

Personal qualities: ………………………………………………………….

Skills and qualifications: i …………………………………………………………

ii ………………………………………………………..

Advantages of job: i …………………………………………………………

ii ………………………………………………………..

Disadvantages of job: i …………………………………………………………

ii ………………………………………………………..

Now write three short paragraphs describing the job you have chosen. Decide how you are going to divide the headings into paragraphs first. You can start your composition like this:

A …’s job involves …ing and …ing … To be a good …, you have to be/have …

Reading & Speaking How to make a million?

Pre-reading question:

What do you think is necessary to make a million? (e.g. personal qualities, background, knowledge, experience, etc.) Write a short list and compare your notes with those of your qroup mates.

Ex.3.29. While reading, find in the articles below the English for the following Russian words and phrases:

Article 1: 1) надёжный, безошибочный способ; 2) ненормальный, чокнутый; 3) с каждой продажей; 4) быстро потерять деньги; 5) возродить; 6) конкурировать с ведущими японскими компаниями; 7) обнаружить склонность/чутьё к чему-либо; 8) соскучиться; 9) традиционные происхождение, биография; 10) максимальный риск.

Article 2: 1) обанкротиться; 2) быть созданным для чего-либо; 3) недостаток знаний, умений и делового опыта; 4) находиться в постоянном движении; 5) материальная выгода; 6) пересмотр структуры управления; 7) предвидеть возможности; 8) предположительно; 9) академические достижения; 10) спонсор, поручитель; 11) создавать по единому образцу.

Note: an entrepreneur (make sure you know how to pronounce this word properly) is a person who starts a company and arranges for a piece of work to be done, and takes business risks in the hope of making a profit

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Trying to make your first million? Then forget about drive, initiative and ingenuity. And don't let anyone tell you it’s about putting in an 18-hour day, having a sudden stroke of genius or beating the system as you work your way to the top. For statistically speaking, your chances of making a fortune will largely depend on how fortunate you are in the first place. According to all the surveys, here are four sure-fire ways of getting rich:

1. Start off Rich. It's depressing but true that half of Britain's 95,000 millionaires were born into wealthy families and so were a quarter of those who head the country's largest corporations. When you're rich already it takes a special kind of person not to get richer.

2. Do Badly at School. Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin, is the classic case, leaving school at 16 to start a mail-order record company and ending up running his own airline, publishing, broadcasting, construction and holiday empire. He's not alone. Almost two thirds of the UK's top earners finished their education early. And the studious graduate is less likely to be found staying at the Hilton Hotel than applying for a job in its kitchens.

3. Lose a Parent. Amazingly, only 5% of successful entrepreneurs had both parents present throughout their childhood. Perhaps a lack of parental control gives you the toughness, resilience and independence you need to make it on your own.

4. Be Beautiful. Silly as it sounds, good looks really do get you places, both in terms of career and marital prospects. If you are too pretty, however, people may tend to assume that you're nice but stupid and pass you over for promotion.

So what can you do if you're born poor and ugly, pass all your exams and have parents who look as though they'll make 90...?

What do you think is the secret of success? List your ideas. Then read two articles, ENTREPRENEURS and FEAR, GREED AND DEDICATION. Define the approach to the problem in both of them. Which one is closer to your perception of the phenomenon of entrepreneurship?

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