Английский разговорный язык. Практическое пособие по развитию устной речи

ad – объявление

battleship – военный корабль

benefit – выгода; здесь : премиальные, дополнительные блага, предоставляемые компанией своим работникам

grab – хватать

handle – управляться

human – человеческие

lease – брать в лизинг

navy – военно-морские силы

package – пакет, набор

potential – потенциальный

psychiatrist – психиатр

resources – ресурсы

response – реакция, ответ

responsible – ответственный

sailor

– моряк

sink – топить

torpedo – торпеда

variety – разнообразие

go wrong – «идти не так»

fresh out of – «свеженький из»

In the neighborhood of…  – В районе…

benefits package – набор дополнительных благ и выплат

full medical and dental – полная оплата общемедицинской и стоматологической помощи

company matching retirement fund to 50 % of salary – предоставляемая компанией прибавка к пенсии, составляющая 50 % от оклада.

baby sailor – разг . будущий моряк

Exercise 5

Answer the questions:

1. What was the applicant responsible for on his last job?

2. What made the applicant think that he would be able to handle a variety of work?

3. What starting salary was the young applicant (fresh from the Business School) thinking of?

4. What benefits package was he offered?

5. Who was kidding?

6. What did the young employee imagine?

7. Where would the doctor get the battleship?

8. What would you do if you looked out of the window and saw a battleship coming down the street?

Equal Opportunities for All

A business was looking for office help. They put a sign in the window, stating the following:

«Help Wanted! Must be able to type, have computer skills, and be bilingual. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer».

A dog trotted up to the window, saw the sign and went inside. He looked at the receptionist and wagged his tail, then walked over to the sign, looked at it and whined a bit.

Getting the idea, the receptionist got the office manager. The office manager looked at the dog and was surprised, to say the least. However, the dog looked determined, so the manager led him into the office. Inside, the dog jumped up on a chair and stared at the manager. The manager said, «I can\'t hire you. The sign says you have to be able to type.»

The dog jumped down, went to the typewriter and proceeded to type out a perfect letter. He took out the page and trotted over to the manager and gave it to him, then jumped back up on the chair. The manager was stunned, but then told the dog,

«The sign also says you have to be good with a computer.»

The dog jumped down again and went to the computer. He proceeded to enter and execute a perfect spreadsheet that worked flawlessly the first time.

By this time, the manager was totally dumb-founded! He looked at the dog and said, «I realize that you are a very intelligent dog and have some interesting abilities. However, I still can\'t give you the job.»

The dog jumped down and went over to a copy of the sign and put his paw on the sentence about being an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The manager said, «Yes, but the sign also says that you have to be bilingual.»

The dog looked at that manager calmly and said, «Meow!»

Слова и выражения:

ability – способность

bilingual – двуязычный

calm – спокойный

determined – целеустремленный

equal – равный, равноправный

execute – выполнять, исполнять

flawless – безупречный

hire – нанимать на работу

intelligent – умный, сообразительный

paw – лапка

proceed – приступать

к делу, продолжать

spreadsheet – таблица

stun

– удивлять, изумлять

trot – бегать (рысью)

wag – махать хвостом

whine – скулить

office help – работа в офисе

a bit – немного, самую малость

to say the least – самое меньшее

dumb-founded – ошеломленный

Meow!  – Мяу!

Exercise 6

Answer the questions:

1. What sort of help was the business looking for?

2. What capabilities and skills did an applicant have to demonstrate?

3. What did the dog do when he entered the office?

4. Why did the manager let him in?

5. What did the dog type?

6. What did he work out at the computer?

7. What was the dog\'s second language?