Английский язык для студентов сельскохозяйственных вузов

Strong and fit; trustworthy, persistent and hardworking; punctual and careful; wellmannered and tactful; lazy; bright and intelligent; absent-minded; shy; know how to deal with all sorts of people; a rude person; active and creative, can cook well.

Star signs

There are 12 star signs, and people who belong to a definite sign have their own character, habits and manners.

Task 6. Examine the description and check your partner’s star sign. Do you think it’s true or untrue? Copy and complete the chart below.

Task 7. Complete the following after the model:

Model: Capricorns are economical because they always save their pocket money.

1. … are absent-minded because they …

2. … are active and ambicious because they …

3. … make friends easily because they …

4. … are honest and frank because they …

5. … are hard-working because they …

Task 8. Put the letters in the correct order to make the names of the following jobs and occupations: экономист, шофер, инженер, фермер, врач, строитель, учитель.

Ramfer, neigreen, dverir, cheater, rotcod, biudrle, meconotsi.

Task 9. Fill in the form:

What do you look like?

Use the words to describe a person:

A girl (a woman): nice, pretty, long/short-haired, fair/dark-haired, blonde, blue/brown-eyed, slim, fat, long-legged, a pleasant smile, is wearing jeans, goodlooking, pleasant, kind, beautiful.

A man: young, handsome, strong, well-built, tall/short, dark/fair-haired, has brown eyes, a big (small, straight) nose, short-cut hair, curly hair.

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Communication

We can communicate with other people in many different ways. We can talk and write, and we can send messages with our hands and faces. There is also the phone (including the mobile!), the fax and e-mail. Television, film, painting, and photography can also communicate ideas.

Developing good communication skills is an important part of living a fulfilled life (полноценная жизнь) because:

• The average worker spends 50 percent of his or her time communicating.

• Business success is 85 percent dependent on effective communication and interpersonal skills (способность строить отношения и взаимопонимание с людьми).

• Forty-five percent of time spent communicating is listening.

• Writing represents nine percent of communication time.