VII. Discussion questions

1. What was your favorite subject at school? 2. Have you read any books on this subject? 3. Where your classes in this discipline interesting? 4. Have you decided what profession to choose? 5. What do you do to prepare for you future work or to get better changes for that profession? 6. Have you had talk with your parents on future profession? 7. What profession did your parents advise you to take up? 8. Do your parents say that it is up to you to decide which road you will take in life? 9. What will you be after graduating from the Institute? 10. If you are admitted to this faculty, what specialization would you like to take up?

VIII. Write down a composition called “My future profession” using the texts. You must touch upon the following problems:

1. What were your plans for the future when you were a child?

2. What made you choose this profession?

3. What do you like in your future profession?

GRAMMAR: Past Simple

Прошедшее простое время употребляется для:

· Описания действий, происходивших в прошлом, но не связанных с настоящим. Прошедшее действие может характеризоваться обстоятельством времени (yesterday – вчера, last week – на прошлой неделе, a month ago – месяц назад, on Sunday – в воскресенье):

EX: I met him last week

Я встречал его на прошлой неделе.

· Описания ряда последовательных действий в прошлом:

EX: She came up to the house, opened the door, and turned on the light in the hall.

Она подошла к дому, открыла дверь и включила свет в прихожей.