Практическое задание по дисциплине «Иностранный язык» для НГТУ

Лексико-грамматический тест I. Прочитайте текст и выберите утверждение, которое соответствует его содержанию SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST In the last 50 years we have seen a revolution in technology, in the way we live and in way we work. Traditional ways of working are disappearing. Old jobs are going out and new ones are taking their place. The idea of a job for life is dying out. If we want to survive, experts say, we must be ready for change. «Between now and the 21st century citizens of the world’s richest and most technologically advanced nations will find it increasingly difficult to keep up with the demand for change. For them, the future will arrive too soon. You don’t need to be a genius to predict the job areas which will be most affected by technological change. Agriculture, textiles, coal mining and heavy industry are all doing badly. On the other hand, business and professional services, the media, information technology, and the bioscience are doing really well. Without doubt, the number of jobs in information technology will rise dramatically. There are currently over 100 million computers in the world and by 2020 the number will be around one billion. Because of this, computer programmers and systems analysts will be in much greater demand. There are also many other important changes taking place in the workplace. First, the job market is getting more and more competitive and the idea of a ‘job for life’ has already become old-fashioned. In the future people will organize their working life around a variety of contracts, instead of working just for one company. Because of this, workers will have to be more flexible. Many more people will work for small, dynamic companies which can react quickly to changes in the market. Other people will give up working for a boss and become selfemployed. All these companies will require people who are flexible and responsible. They will also need people who can work co-operatively and get on well in a team. Good communication skills will be essential. We are undoubtedly moving towards a global economy. English will probably remain the international business language, so learning Russian or Chinese is not a priority. However, understanding other people, their minds, culture and history will be vital. Above all, a manager will need to feel comfortable working with people from other cultures and coping with cultural differences. New technology is the driving force behind the rapidly changing workplace, so don’t get left behind. You don’t need to become a computer expert, but you must consider improving your com-puter skills. Undoubtedly, all this new technology is changing the way we work and offering many alternative ways of working. Rather than go into an office, a lot of people are connected to the Inter-net and now work from home. Working like this may give you the flexibility you want — to live where you want, to continue your studies and to have a lot more free time. That must be good news. 1 .Traditional ways of working are disappearing because a. people are connected to the Internet b. workers have to become self-employed c. the speed of change is accelerating rapidly 2. The idea of a «job for life» has already become out of date because a. information technology is doing really well. b. the job market in getting more and more competitive. c. people have coped with cultural differences. 3. The number of jobs in information technology will rise dramatically due to the fact that a. agriculture and heavy industry are booming. b. there will be around one billion of computers worldwide by 2020. c. nearly 2/3 of American high — school students believe that the Internet or computer related professions are the most promising careers for them. 4. Companies will need people who a. have a good sense of humour b. are able to communicate well. c. are responsible, flexible, with good communication skills. 5. English will probably remain the international business language so… . a. we don’t need to learn other languages. b. understanding other people, their culture and history is not essential. c. learning other languages is not a priority. II. Выберите слово, которое лучше других подходит по назначению выделенному: 6. In the nearest future citizens of the world will find it difficult to keep up with the demand for change. a. to graduate from b. to require c. to go with 7. You don’t need to be a genius to predict the jobs areas, which will be the most affected by technological progress. a. clever enough to foresee b. clever enough to manage c. clever enough to work out 8. People will more side wags to do different jobs rather than moving up the «company ladder» as before. a. earring more money b. offending training courses c. making a career 9. Other people will probably give up working for a boss and become selfemployed. a. change b. stop c. organize 10. Managers will need to feel comfortable working with people from other cultures and coping with cultural differences. a. dealing with b. offering c. overcoming III. Выберите русский эквивалент выделенной структуре. 11. Knowledge or skill proves to come from practice. a. Оказалось, что… b. утверждают что .. c. оказывается что.. 12. The C.V. considered, the applicant was invited to the interview. a. резюме рассматривают… b. когда резюме рассмотрели.. c. менеджер по персоналу рассмотрел резюме и. … 13. The skills required for the job are extremely vital for an applicant. a. Tpебуют b. Tpебовались c. Tpe6yемые 14. The investors insist on appointing a new Market Director. a. потребовали заменить…. b. настояли на увольнении…. c. настаивают на том, чтобы назначили…. 15. With the revolution in technology the world is certain to change. a. несомненно измениться b. вообще не изменится c. измениться к лучшему 16. Having improved his computer skills he could get a better job. a. совершенствуясь… b. совершенствование… c. качественно усовершенствовав… IV. Выберите английский эквивалент выделенной структуре. 17. Tак как мир постоянно меняется, people will be connected to the Internet and work from home rather than go into an office. a. The world was changing… b. The world changing…. c. The world having changed… 18. The job peкламируемая in the press is extremely important for me. a. advertise b. advertising c. being advertised 19. B npecce cooбщается, что число компьютеров возрастет dramatically by 2020. a. The increasing number of computers…. b. Computers will increase the reporters say…. c. The number of computers is reported to increase… 20. Experts believe многие люди будут переучиваться. a. many men to be retrained. b. many men retrained. c. many men to have been retrained. 21. The management настаивает на сокращении inefficient employees. a. insists to reduce …. b. insists on reducing …. c. insists reducing … 22. In future мало вероятно, что люди всю жизнь будут работать for one company. a. people are unlikely to work …. b. people are likely working …. c. people to work …. V. Заполните пропуски глаголом в нужной форме. 23. If the world … (to be) changing so rapidly, traditional ways of working will disappear. 24. The applicant would be invited to the interview if his qualifications …. (to meet) the company’s requirements. 25. English …. (not to become) the language of business if there had not been the industrial revolution in Britain. 26. The Internet suggests …. (to work) from home. VI. Из восьми предложений, приведенных ниже, выберите четыре, которые передают основные идеи текста и поместите их под номерами 27,28,29,30. a. Skilled labour is getting harder to find. b. If company needs to enlarge its business, they try to recruit new qualified employees. c. If companies and people want to survive in this rapidly changing world, they should react quickly to changes in the market. d. The idea of a job for life is dying out, in future people won’t need to work for one company in order to be promoted. e. In some firms training of the personnel is done by sending them to different courses run by various colleges and consulting organizations. f. One really need to rethink the training scheme because the present training system is inefficient and wasteful. g. Improving computer skills is the key demand for being employed. h. New technology is the driving force behind the rapidly changing workplace, so don’t get left behind. VII. Выберите соответствующие реплики для заполнения пропусков в телефонном раз-говоре A: Hello. 1____________ B: Hello. 2____________ Could I speak to Pat Summers, please? A: I’m afraid she’s out of the office at the moment. 3__________ B: Yes, please. A: OK Ms Parry, I’ll ask her to call you. B: 4__________Goodbye. a) Can I get her to call you? b) How may I help you? c) Thank you. d) This is Chris Parry.