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Task 1 Write an essay. (100 words) (Time for preparation – 8 min. Time for answer – 2 min.)
Most of the world's poor live in countries where tourism is a growing industry. The issue that tourism does not benefit the poorest. How can the income generated by tourism benefit the poor? What are your views?
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LISTENING (10 min.)
Listen to the to an interview with David Burns, a soap opera star. In it, he talks about his troubled past. and give T(true) and F (False) answers. (Time for listening -1.5 min., time for preparation-5 min., time for answering- 1 min).
| True | False | ||
| What are the pros of being translator? | |||
| What are the cons of being translator? | |||
| What advice would be given to person who is going to be translator? | |||
| What is mentioned as one of the downsides of being freelance translator? | |||
| Does being a translator appeal to you as a career? |
Task 2. Give the main idea of the listened text (Time for preparation-2 min., time for answering - 2 min.).
SPEAKING (10 min.)
Task 1. Discuss on the given situation. How do you think will the climate change in the future? Do you agree with the predictions of our scientists about global warming? (Time for preparation- 3 min., time for answering- 1 min.).
Task 2. Tell about “Healthy life style”. (Time for preparation- 4 min., time for answering- 2 min.)
READING (10 min.)
Task 1. Read the text and translate the 2d paragraph of the text. (Time for preparation-5 min., time for answering- 2 min.).
Perks that work
Keeping people happy is an increasingly tough trick. With unemployment at record lows, companies are trying just about anything to retrain employees, says Jay Doherty of the New-York-based human recourses consulting firm William M.MercerInc. Not only ore employees being pampered, they’re getting more money, better benefits and help with personal problems such as child care and financial planning. Bosses once shunned such intervention. Retention is no longer a human recourse issue, it’s a business issues, Doherty says. Because technology companies face the tightest labor markets, they have been the most aggressive in devising ways to keep workers.
“Honesty, efficiency, aggressiveness, respect, teamwork, caring, common sense and fun. Those are values that live by.” Richmond-based Xperts also lives by the value system. Founder and CEO William Tyler pushes pairing quality of life with a sense of social responsibility. Workers can designate which non-profit groups Xperts contributes to, for example. A strong culture makes it hard for people to leave, Tyler says. “They don’t have an urge to leave because they’ve found a home.” They’re happy. Notice this corporate culture stuff doesn’t say much about shareholders or profit. It’s a decidedly employee-centric approach. “If you ask any of them, they’re all going to say, “Pay me more money “But that’s not the truth,” Tyler says. What people are looking for is, A place that’s looking out for me. What that means is helping employees cope with problems they face outside the office. That is where companies can build loyalty, says Barbara Bailey of William M. Richmond office.
One popular tool is revamping leave policies to create flexible leave banks that put all employee leave into single category. Employees take time off when they need it and don’t have to call it a sick day or vacation. Work-life issues are huge, Bailey says. You make them feel as though they’re not interested in looking elsewhere, because they’re very happy with their life.