Как да изразим полу- и среден е въпрос, на който ми се е случвало да отговарям доста пъти. Ето защо реших днес да се спра на него.

Основният начин, който се използва в английския език е с помощта на представки. (още…)

Sales terms
Match the words in the list with their definitions.
advantage benefit consultant
awareness browse convince
1 a person who gives information or advice in business
2 a useful, positive effect that something has
3 knowing about something and probably being interested in it
4 something that helps or that gives a better chance of success
5 to spend time looking at something without a clear idea of what you want
6 to succeed in making somebody believe something

Which words are nouns and which are verbs?
Complete the sentences using the words in the list.
1 A good_ does not necessarily know the answers to every question, but does know where to find the answer.
2 Adverts on TV and in magazines are used to create _ of new products.
3 The_ of using a travel agent is that they can help you to find the best holiday.
4 The main_ of learning English is that most people in tourism speak it.
5 There is so much information to_ through on the Internet that it is easy not to find what you want.

Personal statement
Personal statements are a way of stating your interests, skills, experience, and development needs in your education and training. They are useful for seeing what your strengths are and for seeing what you need to improve. You can also send them to potential employers, together with a CV.

Read the personal statement for Gabriela Cometa.
1 Which of these jobs do you think she would be interested in?
hotel receptionist ,children’s entertaine,r flight attendant ,tour guide, nanny
Which of her skills and qualities will be most useful for this job?

Match the paragraphs with the descriptions
Name:Gabriela Cometa
I am interested in tourism because it is an exciting industry and it will give me the opportunity to travel to other countries.

The sector of tourism I want to work in is accommodation and catering, particularly child care and entertainment.

My skills and qualities include the following: I am very friendly, hard working, and creative. I am good at looking after children and I enjoy working with people. I am willing to work long hours. I am quite good at languages. My English is intermediate level, and I also speak a little French.

I have had some training and experience in tourism already.This includes an initial tourism training certificate, and experience with child care.

I need to improve my English language skills in a number of ways. I need to get more practice at speaking English. My grammar is good, but I need to use it more fluently. I also need to learn vocabulary for tourism.

A Describing experience and training
B Describing skills and qualifications
C Describing general interests
D Describing language ability
E Describing specific interests

Name:
I am interested in tourism because… The sector of tourism I want to work in is… My skills and qualities include the following:
I have had some training and experience in tourism already. This includes… I need to improve my English language skills in a number of ways:

Write a personal statement for yourself.

Teacher: Maria please point to America on the map.
Maria: This is it.
Teacher: Well done. Now class, who found America?
Class: Maria did.

A man was pulled over for driving too fast, even though he thought he was driving just fine.

Officer: You were speeding.
Man: No, I wasn’t.
Officer: Yes, you were. I’m giving you a ticket.
Man: But I wasn’t speeding.
Officer: Tell that to the judge! (The officer gives man the ticket.)
Man: Would I get another ticket if I called you a jerk?
Officer: Yes, you would.
Man: What if I just thought that you were?
Officer: I can’t give you a ticket for what you think.
Man: Fine, I think you’re a jerk!

A: I’m in a big trouble!
B: Why is that?
A: I saw a mouse in my house!
B: Oh, well, all you need to do is use a trap.
A: I don’t have one.
B: Well then, buy one.
A: Can’t afford one.
B: I can give you mine if you want.
A: That sounds good.
B: All you need to do is just use some cheese in order to make the mouse come to the trap.
A: I don’t have any cheese.
B: Okay then, take a piece of bread and put a bit of oil in it and put it in the trap.
A: I don’t have oil.
B: Well, then put only a small piece of bread.
A: I don’t have bread.
B: Then what is the mouse doing at your house?!

Fred is 32 years old and he is still single.

One day a friend asked, „Why aren’t you married? Can’t you find a woman who will be a good wife?“

Fred replied, „Actually, I’ve found many women I wanted to marry, but when I bring them home to meet my parents, my mother doesn’t like them.“

His friend thinks for a moment and says, „I’ve got the perfect solution, just find a girl who’s just like your mother.“

A few months later they meet again and his friend says, „Did you find the perfect girl? Did your mother like her?“

With a frown on his face, Fred answers, „Yes, I found the perfect girl. She was just like my mother. You were right, my mother liked her very much.“

The friend said, „Then what’s the problem?“

Fred replied, „My father doesn’t like her.“

1. affect (v) /ударението пада на последната сричка a – ЕFECT/ – засягам, въздействам, влиая (физически или емоционално);
Adverse criticism of the book didn’t affect the author.
/Неблагоприятната критика за книгата не засегна автора./

2. affect (n) /когато ударението пада на първата сричка AFF-ect/ – чувство или емоция ясно изразени чрез израза на лицето или езика на тялото;
When left our home he was in affect.
/Когато напусна дома ни той беше в афект./

3. effect (n) – резултат, последица, следствие; въздействие;
The years of hard work as a miner had a bad effect on his health.