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Guess the words from their definitions.
| 1. | A person who wants to get a job or a place at a university. |
| 2. | Something that you have done in your life; the knowledge or skill that you have got while doing something. |
| 3. | A meeting when one person asks another person different personal questions. |
| 4. | To take an exam and to get good mark at it. |
| 5. | People who study something. |
| 6. | A person whose job is to join pieces of metal together by heating them. |
| 7. | An official document that says about your skills or knowledge. |
| 8. | A type of Engineering that deals with moving parts of things. |
| 9. | An official paper that a person fills in when he or she wants to get a job or a place at a university. |
| 10. | A certificate that a person gets after passing of all exams after the completion of a course of study. |
7. Translate the following sentences into Russian. Translate the idea, not a word for word:
| 1. | You must apply for visa immediately. |
| 2. | I’m filling in an application form at the moment. Could you wait for some time? |
| 3. | Where should I apply for a new passport? |
| 4. | We have 20 applicants for this job. |
| 5. | Please, ask another applicant to come in. |
| 6. | I need to fill in an application form in English. |
| 7. | How long will you fill in this application form? |
| 8. | We must test our new applicant for the job and evaluate his knowledge. |
| 9. | To take exam doesn’t mean to pass it. |
| 10. | During this course you will take exams after each term. |
| 11. | After you pass the exam you may become an apprentice. |
| 12. | Passing an exam means that you have got a certain qualification. |
| 13. | To be good at practice you should work more in a workshop. |
| 14. | Laboratory studies help to get practical skills. |
| 15. | After you pass all the exams you’ll get a certificate. |
| 16. | How long do you usually prepare for exams? |
| 17. | Experience comes after practice. |
| 18. | I think that the last applicant is the most suitable for the job. |
| 19. | We must find a suitable person among 5 applicants. |
| 20. | A company needs a welder with experience. |
8. Fill in the gaps in the following text with suitable words from SECTION B of this module.
GETTING A JOB
Usually at the end of the 5th year of education all students (1) __________final exams. If they are (2) __________at exams (= if they (3) __________ them with good marks) they get a (4) __________ (or a (5) __________ ). Students become young specialists. Now they are ready to (6) __________ a job in any company they want. Each person who wants to get a job is called an (7) _________ . Each of them should (8) __________ an (9) __________ where he/she must write general information about himself/herself and specific information about his/her qualifications. Usually selection is made after an (10) __________ with each candidate where he/she answers a number of questions about his/her theoretical and practical knowledge. Each person should (11) __________ for this talk carefully to show how intelligent he/she is. Also it is good if you have any (12) __________. If a boss thinks that a person is (13) __________a job, he/she gets it and begins his/her career .
Check the knowledge of active vocabulary from this module with the help of
“ACTIVE VOCABULARY” section.
Part II
1. WHY STUDY ENGINEERING?
(adapted from http://www.science-engineering.net)
A) Think of pluses of studying engineering and write down the list of advantages.