Step 3

Write down key words and phrases for each topic.

! Exercise 1

A. Write a short story about yourself using the following key words and phrases:

As for my personality, hard-working, active, reliable, to rely on, to be keen on, to be fond of, to go in for, to be interested in, to be good at, to take smth.up, can’t stand, leisure/free time, to enjoy doing smth, keep fit, place to live, share interests, get on well, appreciate each other.

B. Write a short story about your job and career using the following key words and phrases:

to do smth. for living, job satisfaction, responsibilities and tasks, duties, to be responsible for, to be successful in, to build up career, to take into account, a large part of one’s job, ability, advantages and disadvantages, night shift, to graduate from, to work for, career moves, to make up one’s mind.

º Exercise 2.

Paul Brown is an air traffic controller. He is talking about his job. Listen to the tape and fill in the missing information.

· Advantages ………………………………………………………………………………

· Disadvantages …………………………………………………………………………

· Qualities: highly responsible people, ………………………………………………

Step 4.

Look through the list of useful phrases you can use for effective communication. Mark the phrases you can use for the topic presentation.