9785006406391
ISBN :Возрастное ограничение : 999
Дата обновления : 20.06.2024
2. TONGUE TWISTER
PETER PIPER PICKED A PECK OF PICKLED PEPPERS,
A PECK OF PICKLED PEPPERS PETER PIPER PICKED.
IF PETER PIPER PICKED A PECK OF PICKLED PEPPERS,
WHERE’S THE PECK OF PICKLED PEPPERS PETER PIPER PICKED?
3. IDIOM
I started painting about two years ago, after my divorce. I wanted to forget about my previous life. There was no rush, so I did about two or three hours every evening, just to relax and pass some time – I used to come home from work, tired, but after painting for a few hours, I felt totally refreshed. Last week, some colleagues dropped in on me and saw my paintings. Some of them complimented me on them, so I gave them away without thinking any more of it. Yesterday, one of my colleagues introduced me to an art agent, who offered me the opportunity to display my paintings in his gallery. I was so thrilled, I hadn’t been able to calm down until now. I think that «every cloud has a silver lining’.
· EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING / нет худа без добра; будет и на нашей улице праздник
4. TEXTS
? STRENUOUS WORK
My boyfriend works as a programmer in a global software company. I envy him since he doesn’t have to clock on
and clock off
when he leaves work, unlike me in the hospital. He can stay at home and work in bed for weeks without seeing his colleagues and management at all! They have no machine that shows he has worked an extra-long shift like me and that allows me to take time off
at a later date. He has no shifts at all. I was planning to take a holiday in July this year, but had to bring it forward
as I was told July was going to be a very busy time for our hospital. I love my work, but my hospital is understaffed, and I hate to always be pressed for
time. I find it almost impossible to find the time to pay more attention to the patients and talk to them a little bit longer than I do now, even though I feel that is an essential part of my job. Of course, I can chat for a few minutes, but then I have to press on
with my other duties. Our hospital hires many nurses from overseas. However, when their work permits run out
after three years, they have to leave and the management has to fill staff vacancies
again. Many nurses like me who are permanent staff
for five or ten years burn themselves out
and can’t stand it any more. The strenuous work quickly wears them out
and they quit, completely exhausted and devastated after five or seven years.
clock on (in) – регистрироваться по прибытии, отмечаться г-л.
clock off (out) – регистрироваться при уходе/отъезде
take time off – брать отгул, выходной
bring smth forward – переносить ч-л. на более ранний срок
be pressed for – испытывать недостаток времени, быть в цейтноте
press on – спешить, торопиться, ускоренно выполнять
run out – заканчиваться, истекать
fill staff vacancies – (за-) наполнять, комплектовать штат
be permanent staff – быть в штате
burn oneself out – с/выгорать
wear smb out – изматывать, доканывать к-л.
• EXERCISE
1. Мне надо отмечаться там по приходу?
2. Вы отмечаетесь в офисе при уходе?
3. Можно мне взять отгул (выходной), чтобы сходить к врачу?
4. Мы можем сдвинуть эту встречу на более ранний срок?
5. Похоже, у тебя постоянная напряжёнка со временем.
6. Нас просят поторопиться с этим проектом.
7. У меня иссякли все идеи, и у нас уже кончается время.
8. Вам тоже надо доукомплектовать штат?
9. Она в штате десть лет, и вам не следует волноваться.
10. Я ещё не выгорел, но близок к этому.
11. Последние несколько дней вымотали меня.
***
1. Do I have to clock on upon coming into the office?
2. Do you clock off when leaving the office?
3. Can I take a day off to see a doctor?
4. Can we bring this meeting forward, please?
5. You seem to always be pressed for time, don’t you?
6. I have run out of ideas and we are running of time now.
7. Do yo have to fill staff vacancies as well?
8. She’s been permanent staff for ten years, and you shouldn’t worry.
9. I haven’t burnt out yet, but I’m close to it.
10. You also will burn yourself out, if you work too hard.
11. The past few days have really worn me out.
? SPARE TIME
I’m a teenager and still have a lot of spare time unlike my parents. So after school I usually hang out
with my friends in the streets or in the park. My mum and dad say they used to knock around together
for years, and it was OK in their days. If they have free time today, they say they love whiling away
their days going round the shops or just chatting to one of their old friends. Sometimes our family goes away for a weekend and mucks about
Все книги на сайте предоставены для ознакомления и защищены авторским правом