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English in My Life and in My Future Career

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When I think about my future career in business I dream of working my way up to the top from a messenger to a president of the corporation. Nowadays, however, education plays a central role in the selection of men and women for management jobs. And, of course, it's impossible to make any career in business without good knowledge of foreign languages.

With increased global trade more and more businesses are recruiting students who speak foreign languages. The growing interest of business in foreign languages has driven colleges to expand their programmes. People realise the importance of foreign language proficiency which enhances a person's marketability in any field.

English will be required regularly in my future work. I expect to use English in speaking and listening face to face and in telephone communication. I also expect to use English in reading magazines, professional journals, reports, newspapers, in reading and writing business letters. I need English for broad socio-cultural purposes: to obtain information, to convene at multinational gatherings, and to travel.

I know that nowadays at an airport or in a hotel bar a person of any nationality would address me directly in English without asking whether 1 speak the language: some degree of command is taken for granted.

English is a language of banking and business. Many international firms based in non-English countries conduct their entire operations throughout the world in English. In commerce a salesman sent to any country will negotiate the contract in English.

There are some general interests and activities where I need English, such as: entertainment at home (radio, TV, etc.), friends, social gatherings, films, theatre, music, cultural interests, travel, sports, community activities, transportation, shopping, reading newspapers and many other needs. In other words, English is a commodity people seek eagerly to acquire often at great expense.

Задание 1.

Задание 2.

Give Russian equivalents to the following word combinations:

to work one's way to the top; selection for management jobs; to be required regularly; to enhance a person's marketability; speaking and listening face to face; to convene at multinational gatherings; to address a person directly in English; to be taken for granted; some degree of command; to conduct entire operations in English; to negotiate the contract in English; community activities; at great expense.

Задание 3.

Give English equivalents to the word combinations:

играть главную роль; в настоящее время это невозможно; хорошее знание иностранного языка; разговаривать на иностранном языке; растущий интерес по отношению к иностранным языкам; использовать английский в говорении; не спрашивая, говорю ли я на этом языке.

Задание 4.

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