Exercise 5. Unit 5. Personal Growth

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Unit 5. Personal Growth

Exercise 1. Learn the words and word combinations:

1. high-achiever ['haiə'tʃi:və] n человек, достигший высот в каком-л. деле

2. housekeeping ['hauski:piŋ] n домашнее хозяйство, домоводство; административно-хозяйственная работа

3. Indianapolis [ˌindiən'æpo(u)lis] г. Индианаполис

4. mountain climber ['mauntin 'klaimə] n альпинист

to climb mountains [klaim] = to scale mountains [skeil] подниматься в горы

mountain climbing ['mauntin ˌ klaimiŋ] n альпинизм

5. firm [fə:m] n фирма

6. Mount Kilimanjaro [maunt ˌkilimən'dʒa: rou] гора Килиманджаро

7. performance [рə'fɔ:məns] n интенсивность труда, работы

8. a variety of [və'raiəti] множество, ряд

9. career [kə'riə] n занятие, профессия; карьера, успех

10. seek, sought [si:k, sɔ:t] v искать; пытаться, стараться (с последующим Inf.)

11. consider [kən'sidə] v рассматривать, обсуждать; обдумывать

12. key [ki:] n ключ, ключевая позиция, верный путь; а главный, ведущий

13. self-discipline ['self 'disiplin ] n самодисциплина

14. desire [di'zaiə] v желать; n желание

15. require [ri'kwaiə] v требовать; нуждаться

required [ri'kwaiəd] n необходимый, обязательный

requirement [ri'kwaiəmənt] n требование; нужда, потребность

16. invest [in'vest] v вкладывать; облекать полномочиями

investment [in'vestmənt] капиталовложение; инвестиция, вклад

17. alone [ə'loun] а один, одинокий

18. in silence ['sailəns] в тишине, в молчании

19. creative [kri:'eitiv] а творческий

the Creator [kri:'eitə] бог, создатель

20. find (found) oneself ['faind ('faund) w⋀n'self] оказаться, очутиться

21. face [feis] v стоять перед; смело смотреть в лицо

22. uncertainty [⋀n'sə:tnti] п неизвестность, неопределенность

23. Ralph Waldo Emerson ['rælf 'wɔ: ldou 'eməsn] Ральф Уолдо Емерсон

24. close relatives ['klous 'relətivz] близкие родственники

25. associate [ə'souʃiit] n товарищ, коллега

26. urge [ə:dʒ] n побуждение, импульс, сильное желание; v понуждать, побуждать

27. reach [ri:tʃ] v достичь, добиться (цели, успеха)

28. experience [iks'piəriəns] п опыт; случай, приключение; впечатление, переживание; v испытать, узнать по опыту

29. a compressed spring [kəm'prest 'spriŋ] сжатая пружина

30. ingredient [in'gri:djənt] n составная часть, ингредиент

31. recognition [ˌrekəg'niʃən] n признание

recognize ['rekəgnaiz] v признавать, узнавать

32. possess [pə'zes] v владеть; овладеть

possession [рə'zеʃən] n владение; обладание

33. essential qualities [i'senʃəl 'kwolitiz] существенные свойства, качества

34. self-respect ['self ris'pekt] n чувство собственного достоинства

35. pride [praid] n гордость

36. accomplish [ə'kompliʃ] v исполнять, выполнять, завершать

accomplishment [ə'kompliʃmənt] n выполнение, завершение; достижение

37. capacity [kə'pæsiti] n способность

38. outlook ['autluk] n перспектива, точка зрения; кругозор

39. a rough path ['r⋀f 'ра:θ] неровная дорога

40. tough times [t⋀f] трудные времена

41. an enormous amount of smth. [i'no:məs ə'maunt] огромное количество чего-л.

42. effort ['efət] n усилие, напряжение

43. commitment [kə'mitmənt] n обязательство

44. Michelangelo [ˌmaikl'ændʒəlou] Микеланджело

45. overnight ['ouvə'nait ] adv вдруг, неожиданно, сразу же

46. exhaustion [ig'zɔ:stʃən] n истощение

47. endure [in'djuə] v выносить, терпеть

48. to overcome (overcame, overcome) difficulties [ouvə'k⋀m (ouvə'keim, ouvə'k⋀m) 'difikəltiz] преодолевать трудности

49. opportunity [ˌopə'tju:niti] n удобный случай, благоприятная возможность

50. will (willed) v хотеть, желать

51. give up (gave up, given up) ['giv '⋀р ('geiv '⋀р, 'givn '⋀р)] отказываться

52. oriental [ˌɔ:ri 'entl] а восточный

53. come (came, come) true [k⋀m ('keim, 'k⋀m) 'tru:] осуществляться (о мечте)

54. substitute ['s⋀bstitju:t] n замена; v заменять

55. fail ['feil] v потерпеть неудачу

failure ['feiljə] n неудача; неудачник

56. Benjamin Franklin ['bendʒəmin 'fræŋklin] Бенджамин Франклин

57. possess [рə'zеs] v владеть; обладать

58. obstacle ['obstəkl] n препятствие, помеха

59. admire [əd'maiə] v восхищаться

Exercise 2. Read and translate the words having the same roots and define what parts of speech they are.

Consult, consulting, consultant; create, creative, creation, creator; achieve, achievable, achievement, achiever; certain, certainly, certainty, uncertainty; understand, misunderstand, understanding, misunderstanding; difficult, difficulty; sculptor, sculpture, sculptural; paint, painting, painter; demand, demanding; employ, employer, employee; invest, investment, investor; accomplish, accomplishment; fail, failure.

Exercise 3. Read and translate the following expressions and words having similar roots in the Russian language.

Industrial management system; a training and management consulting firm; a peak; principles; a variety; regions; self-discipline; a personal investment; characteristics; situations; constantly; to pioneer a technology; a risk; realistically; compressed; ingredients; material motivations; physical; to transform into opportunities; to focus; to start a business; goals; momentary; to ruin; personal potential; myths; a balance; professionals.

Exercise 4. Read and translate the following word combinations into Russian. Use them in the sentences of your own.

A high achiever, to achieve goals; a successful businessman, a famous mountain climber; a fellow mountain climber; to climb mountains, to scale mountains; a variety of careers; to seek something great to do; to consider questions, to answer from the deepest regions of one's heart; to require sell-discipline; creative work; first, secondly, thirdly; to face uncertainty; peers; your closest relatives; a compressed spring; a creative urge; the key question; to value essential qualities of life; an enormous amount; self-respect; pride of accomplishment; the capacity for love; a positive outlook; a rough path; tough times, physical exhaustion; to endure difficulties; to overcome difficulties; to take responsibility; to complain about demanding jobs; vacation time, to focus attention; low benefits and salaries; comfortable living; long-terms goals; to come true; step be step; to reach a goal.

I. Revise the modal verb can.

II.Translate the following sentences from English into Russian. Define the meaning of the verb can and the expression to be able to.

1. Many people in Russia can't afford cars.

2. Wealthy people can visit many foreign countries.

3. What can I do for you?

4. Can I help you? - Yes. I'd like a book on management.

5. Can/Could you tell me the time? - Certainly. It's 10 o'clock.

6. Can I ask you a question? - Yes, of course.

7. Can he be translating these articles himself?

8. You can slay after the lesson.

9. You can't say such things.

10. Can you speak any foreign language? - Yes. I can speak English.

11. Can/Could I close the window? I'm cold.

12. I hope he'll be able to help you.

13. You can't use this word in the sentence.

14. Mr. Smith wasn't in when I telephoned him but I was able to contact him at his office.

Key: 1) possibility; 2) possibility; 3) offer; 4) offer; 5) request; 6) asking for permission; 7) doubt; 8) permission; 9) prohibition; 10) ability; 11) asking for permission; 12) ability; 13) prohibition; 14) ability.

Exercise 6. Complete the sentences with the right forms of either the modal verb can or the expression to be able to. Read and translate the sentences into Russian.

1. _____ you drive a car?

2. When my father was young, he ___ speak English, German and French fluently.

3. ___ I have your book?

4. Sorry, I ___ come to your party on Friday. I'll be busy.

5. ___ I speak to Helen, please?

6. You _____ speak to people like this.

7. ___ they be meeting in secret? I ___ believe it.

8. ___ I have a cup of coffee?

9. Travelling abroad is too expensive. I ___ afford it.

10. It was difficult for her to give her children a good education, but she ___ send them to university.

Key: 1) can; 2) could; 3)can / could / may; 4) shan't / won't be able to; 5) can / could / may; 6) can't; 7) can, can't; 8) can / could / may; 9) can't; 10) was able to.

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