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Exercise 5. Find in the text English equivalents to the following words and word combinations.
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Exercise 5. Find in the text English equivalents to the following words and word combinations.
Пользующийся спросом, применение, включать, работодатель, совершенствоваться, кроме, преуспевать, добиваться определенного общественного положения, получить работу, решительность (решимость), ориентированный на изучение деталей, умеющий пользоваться компьютером, дополнительно, навыки межличностных отношений, обсуждать проблемы, абсолютный минимум, динамичный
Exercise 6. a) Match the words to get word combinations
| 1. to gain | a. one’s education |
| 2. employment | b. profession |
| 3. to match | c. skills |
| 4. to pursue | d. issues |
| 5. to land | e. knowledge |
| 6. to demonstrate | f. one’s interest |
| 7. sought-after | g. development |
| 8. ongoing | h. prospects |
| 9. to broaden | i. a job |
| 10. to discuss | j. training |
b) Fill in the gaps using the words from a) in the correct form and answer the questions.
1. What _____ professions in the modern world can you think of?
2. What personal traits are needed _____ an engineer’s job?
3. What knowledge is necessary to_____ for engineering jobs?
4. What skills should engineers _____ to meet employers’ requirements?
5. Does your future job _____ your interests?
6. What skills are required in discussing _____?
7. Which jobs is _____ training important for?
8. Do you plan to obtain graduate degree _____ your education?
9. Do qualified specialists have more _____ prospects?
10. Would you like _____ development position after graduating from the university?
Exercise 7. Are the statements True or False?
1. Nobody wants to enter Russian engineering universities.
2. Entry-level engineering positions require five years.
3. The curriculum incorporates many subjects.
4. Engineers are trained only for one branch.
5. If you wish to advance you need ongoing training.
6. Apprenticeships can help you gain hands-on experience.
7. Many CEOs began their careers as engineers.
8. To succeed in the job you should possess some personal traits.
9. Engineers work onsite and in offices.
10. The more knowledge and experience you gain the better.
Exercise 8. Answer the questions using the information from the text.
1. Why is an engineer a demanding profession nowadays?
2. In which way do engineers help consumers and society?
3. What does an entry-level engineering position require?
4. What disciplines does the curriculum incorporate?
5. Where can engineers work?
6. When is an advanced degree necessary?
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7. How can you gain hands-on experience?
8. What personal traits are necessary to land an engineer’s job and to succeed in engineering?
Exercise 9. In each of the following sentences there is a mistake. Find it and correct it.
1. If you doesn’t give up learning, you will never cease to grow.
2. You wouldn’t pass your exams if you didn’t revised.
3. If you was a student of the liberal-art college you would have opportunities to choose more electives than do students of technical schools.
4. Could they look through this article we will discuss it.
5. A degree or certificate from a college or university will be useless if employers or other institutions had not recognized it.
6. The tutor would help you if you had asked him to.
7. If his college establishedaffiliation with employers and researchers, he would have obtained hands-on and invaluable experience.
Exercise 10. Personal traits include different skills, which can influence your career. Match the skills with the description.
| 1. analytical skills | a. the generation of new ideas or concepts, or new associations between existing ideas or concepts, and their substantiation into a product that has novelty and originality. |
| 2. problem-solving skills | b. getting your written message across clearly, concisely and effectively. |
| 3. creativity | c. collecting data, performing all sorts of analyses, and arriving at meaningful conclusions, detecting patterns, brainstorming, observing, interpreting data, integrating new information, theorizing. |
| 4. detail-oriented | d. the process of planning and exercising conscious control of time spent on specific activities, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity. |
| 5. interpersonal skills | e. the tendency to be accurate and thorough; usually related to catching and/or avoiding mistakes or to improving a system or experience. |
| 6. time management skills | f. determining the source of a problem and find an effective solution. |
| 7. spoken skills | g. effectively addressing an audience whether it is in front of a group of people you already know or a crowd of complete strangers, your ability to communicate to them with clarity and confidence. |
| 8. written skills | h. qualities and behaviors we exhibit while interacting with other people. A key indicator of success in a working environment, as benefits include the ability to cooperate with teammates to solve difficult problems, as well as simply enhancing your popularity around the office. |
Exercise 11. a) Match the verbs with prepositions
| 1. cooperate | a. into |
| 2. work | b. for |
| 3. transform | c. in |
| 4. train | d. through |
| 5. research | e. with |
| 6. succeed | f. in |
| 7. get | g. for |
| 8. require | h. on |
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