WORK AND CAREER

Have you ever dreamt about applying for a permanent job at Microsoft Corporation? So, now you have an opportunity to attend an interview. Just in case you don’t know Microsoft is an American multinational technology company that develops, manufactures, licences, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services. Our aim is to develop our company to be a worldwide one, so we are sure that you are ready to carry out this work. We don’t have any rules or schedules; the main requirement is to be able to meet tight deadlines. Our motto is “a brilliant career is a hard work”.

Working conditions. You can supervise your work at home or at office, you can work two or five days a week it doesn’t matter, the main thing is to do it on time. So you can work flexitime. Our work is really up-and-coming and has a good salary (10,000$ per week). You will have career prospects and a lot of different perks, such as insurance, you are entitled to have a sick pay, you can have days off and you can get a promotion.

Available vacancies: programmer and engineer. Both jobs require working close with the computers and be good with figures. Anyway you will be able to climb the career ladder.

The main qualities you should possess are:

• ·         work well in a team,
• ·         have an eye for detail,
• ·         be good at using your own initiative,
• ·         master new skills and
• ·         keep calm under pressure.

Have a look at the review of one of our employee: “It is really a rewarding job. You can be rushed off your feet and snowed under, but you will come up with the solution. You are always on the go and it’s the main advantage of this job. And my boss often butters me up what makes this job out of this world”.

So, if you are opened to offers, put together your CV and we are waiting for you!!!!

Education

1.       The future of learning is unbelievable if a leading authority in this field will influence on its development. The education in British Empire was called as “autocratic administrative machine.” It is common knowledge that schools wanted to make people identical, which is not very good because people should express their individuality. The main aim of schools was to teach us beautiful handwriting and to read, however if you want to be a straight A student it is not enough. In fact, students nowadays have a lot of opportunities to study. So, if they are really eager beavers, they will achieve full marks in the tests.

2.       Nowadays there is a problem in America that 80% of students are dropping out of high school. Some students don’t enjoy learning or don’t get any benefits from it and some of them are falling behind. And some of them are playing truant. It is because all students are different and diverse, and they need different approaches to keep up with the material and to be quick learners. For instance, maths is necessary, but it is not sufficient. In fact, all subjects should be learned equally during the term, as well as PE. The education should develop curiosity in students, because it is an engine of achievement. And students should demonstrate an ability to do something. Most of the countries give a lot of money for the education because they know that it is a great investment.

3.       Talking about modern education it has some drawbacks. There are less diligent students because they are not interested in what they are studying. They don’t have their noses in the books. So, I take the view that it would be great to leave only the core subjects that are related to the main interest of the student. Education should make students have a thirst for knowledge.  I honestly think that at first students should know their ABC’s and only after that the can enrol on the courses that are not related to their profession.

Appearance, Character, Ralationships

Jane is a really slim woman and she has a slender waist. She has an oval face, lovely complexion and a straight nose. In fact, she has a striking appearance and she attracts a lot of attention because of it. On the surface you can notice that she is intelligent and a little sly, she always gets what she wants. She may seem to be rather a cold fish, but she just suppresses her feelings.  Talking about her fiancé, he was attracted to her by her striking appearance. John is a well-built man, who has chubby cheeks and has a crew-cut. He is really reliable and determined person, but sometimes he is stubborn. So, it is difficult for him to come to terms with opinions of other people. But, he is desperately in love with Jane, so he makes an exception for her. They love each other unconditionally, and go over different problems together.

Feelings, emotions and body language

Body language is various in different countries. In fact, we use it every day sometimes even not realizing it. The body language can tell a lot about person and his or her attitude to you. So, it great to know the meaning of different gestures. My room-mate is very emotional person, so I can observe different gestures and emotions almost every minute, her mood is really changeable. By the way, it is quite thrilling to look at the way she reacts in different situations.

To my mind, to show your emotions you need to have a special talent, because I sometimes find it difficult. As a result, I do like people who show them without hesitation. However, sometimes it can be too much and drives you crazy.

On the pictures you can see a lot of different emotions and body language:

I would like to share with you my favourite music video. It is connected with one of my favourite series “Sherlock”. But, it is unique because the music from this series is played on urkrainian musical instruments: bandura and button accordion. It is very thrilling to listen this music; it brings me a lot of positive emotions. This video also inspires me a lot because it shows that everything is possible. Every time when I turn this video on it makes me smile from ear to ear.

Communication. Discourse Markers. Proverbs.

Communication. Discourse Markers. Proverbs.

Here are some examples of using different discourse markers and proverbs

The importance of being familiar with languages like Latin and Greek for language learning

Nowadays a huge number of language learners are thinking about the significance of learning Latin and Greek while learning a foreign language. How exactly can it be helpful and useful? Let’s have a look at reasons frequently offered for why learning Latin and Greek is a good idea.

The first important reason is the origin of Western concepts. Greek and Latin are the languages in which probably most of the concepts widely used in the Western intellectual tradition were generated. The second reason is that it is the language of the first works in history, philosophy. Greek and Latin were the languages in which the very first examples of Western philosophy, history, biography, and mythology were written. The most important reason actually is that it teaches the roots of English vocabulary. 60% of English words have Greek or Latin roots. For instance, volunteer benefits, conduct, graphic, microscope, credit, theology, pseudonym, metrical. And finally, it helps to be a multi-cultural person. It can help you to understand other multi-ethnic cultures.

 The text I have chosen is called "History Lessons" (Unit 7).

Study atmosphere

The table of my words

Online tools and resources for vocabulary building

Online tools and resources for vocabulary building

Dear Jess,

How are you? How are your expanding vocabulary methods going on? Today I want to tell you about a wide range of learning opportunities that have now become available with online tools and resources.  I know that it hard to believe that something like this is possible, but I want you to be aware of such tools. I hope that some of them will be relevant for you.

Firstly, I want to pay your attention on Fraze.it resource, it one of the best tools to find the words in the context. It includes a lot different sentences from different sources, and it helps you to understand accurately how the word in the sentence is used.  The next useful tool is Synonym Finder. It is obvious from its name that it is something related to looking synonyms up. Actually, this tool helps you to omit the usage of the same words all the time. Moving on to revision, a good source is Quizlet. For instance, you can create your own set of flashcards or select the one that already exists.

Secondly, there are a lot of online dictionaries, for example one of the most useful is Lingro, because it provides a definition to any word on the website on which you click. And finally, to make the most of building up your vocabulary, a brilliant tool is Rewordify. In detail, it helps you to simplify English and to make you understand difficult texts.

I hope that my pieces of advice were useful and you will give some of them a try in the future. It is also possible to make alternative things without the Internet, which can also be very helpful. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

                                                                                                  Best wishes,

Diana.

My Quizlet set