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Job-hunting

Job-hunting. People who know 3-4 foreign languages and have computer skills are more successful in career making. Do you agree?. Is it necessary to have rich parents or relatives to achieve something and to be successful?. The most important things in a job: Getting good payment

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Job-hunting

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  1. Job-hunting

  2. People who know 3-4 foreign languages and have computer skills are more successful in career making Do you agree?

  3. Is it necessary to have rich parents or relatives to achieve something and to be successful?

  4. The most important things in a job: • Getting good payment • Having interesting work • Working with nice people • Having good health • Being hardworking • Having good holidays • Traveling abroad • Short working hours • Being a workaholic • Being skilled • To have paid sick leave • Getting bonus and perks • Having an opportunity to use your own ideas • Regular working hours • Further training

  5. Dos and DON’Ts for a job interview:

  6. DOs and DON’Ts for a job interview: • stress your qualification for the job • talk and think as far as possible about the future rather than the past • try to be optimistic • try to overcome nervousness • answer questions honestly • have a good resume • recognize your limitations but don’t discuss them • Indicate your readiness to learn • Be appropriately dressed • Don’t keep stressing your need for a job • Don’t discuss past experience if you are not asked • Don’t apologize for your age • Don’t speak with muffled voice or indistinctly • Don’t be one of those who can do everything • Don’t express your ideas on bonus, perks, working hours and payment early in the interview • Don’t be late for the interview

  7. Job interview dialogues

  8. Gerund Simple Perfect Having done Active doing Having been done Passive Being done

  9. The Perfect Gerund Previous actions The Simple Gerund Simultaneous actions What is the difference? He avoided making the same mistake again. He admitted having made the mistake.

  10. The Simple Gerund Previous actions After the verbs: remember, excuse, forgive, come After the prepositions: on, after, without I don’t remember hearing the legend before.

  11. The Passive Gerund What is the difference? The Active Gerund After the verbs: want, need, deserve, require, be worth the Gerund is used in the active form though it is passive in meaning. The room needs painting. The film is worth seeing.

  12. Translate the sentences into Russian.

  13. I hate talking behind people’s back

  14. I look forward to being well-paid

  15. This low-paid job isn’t worth speaking about

  16. He refused having short working hours

  17. Ann insisted on having bonus and perks

  18. Dmitry prefers having an interesting job

  19. Could you please stop making so much noise?

  20. Do you think the grass need cutting?

  21. Have you ever thought of being applied for this position?

  22. I had difficulty in finding a job.

  23. Do you think this book is worth reading?

  24. You can’t learn to skate without falling.

  25. It’s no use trying to make you see my point.

  26. She can’t stand being contradicted.

  27. She washed her face and combed her hair before going downstairs again.

  28. Before going out I phoned Ann.

  29. This habit of discussing other people’s affairs may ruin friendship.

  30. Thank you for the lesson, good-bye!!!

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