с двумя заданиями 7, 8 .а) ВОТ ТЕКСТ. 1)Train station in Japan are usually crowded during the morning and evening rush hours , so professional train pushers need to push people onto the overcrowded trains . They also take care of passengers ' safety and help people safely board and exit the trains . They have to wear a uniform with white gloves and to work between 7 a.m. - 9 a.m . and 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. This job is considered part - time and students don't mind doing this job. 2) People waste a lot of time waiting in line . Some people hate waiting in line, so they hire professional stand - in - liners to do the job . Stand - in - liners hold a place for them while they they take care of an equally important activity elsewhere I.e. at the clinic , the sopping mall or oven at the movies. 3) Ice cream tasters are food scientists who earn a universitydegree . They work for large ice- cream corporations . They manage to EVALUATE ice cream , not just for taste but also for TEXTURE , smell, and CONSISTENCY reate new FLAVORS and develop new products. They work in a safe and clean environment. They have to wear a uniform. The average ice cream taster earns about $60,000 per year . Besides having a good sense of taste , ice cream tasters really love eating ice cream.
7. Read the text again. Are the statements true or false? Correct the false statements.
1) The train pushers' job is a full-time job. False. It's a part-time job.
2) Trains are crowded in the morning and in the evening. True
3) People hire stand-in-liners not to waste their time waiting in queues. True
4) Not everybody can work as an ice cream taster. True
5) Ice cream tasters work themselves. False. They work for large ice- cream corporations.
8. Match the highlighted words in the texts with their definitions:
1) crowded - (adj.) very full of people (многолюдный, переполненный)
2) flavors - (n.) the taste of a particular type of food or drink (вкусовые оттенки)
3) evaluate - (v.) to consider or study something carefully and decide how good or bad it is (оценивать)
4) consistency - (n.) how thick or smooth a liquid is (консистенция)
5) hire - (v.) to begin to employ someone (нанимать)
6) texture (n.) the way food or drink tastes or feels in your mouth (текстура)
7) rush hours (n.) the time when a lot of people are travelling to or from work and so roads and trains are very busy (часы пик)
8) degree - (n.) a qualification given for completing a university course (степень)