Determined generous self-assured

use earn (rather than gain) to say that you get smth because you deserve it;

1. Actor Johnny Depp __________ a reputation for choosing risky roles and creating unique and memorable characters.

2. As the Championship play-off winner __________ promotion to the Premier League, it is the most lucrative single game in world football.

3. Homosexual couples in Denmark _________ the right to get married in any church they choose, even though nearly one third of the country's priests have said they will refuse to carry out the ceremonies.

4. Brenda P. Murray has served as chief judge since 1994 and ___________ a reputation as a fair jurist with an unbiased record.

5. Doping is the use of performance enhancing drugs or methods by athletes to ___________ a competitive advantage.

6. In 2013 Zuckerberg joined a long list of insanely rich Silicon Valley entrepreneurs (Apple founder Steve Jobs, Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Oracle's Larry Ellison) who ___________ $1 salaries.

7. In order for the Republican Party to _________ control of the US Senate, they would have to win 5 additional seats in the 2018 election.

8. James Maxwell, one of the greatest physicists, ___________ a reputation as a typical eccentric scientist.

9. Many charities run voluntary internships where you can __________ experience of working in areas such as marketing, finance, events, project management and IT.

10. Muhammad Ali was the first man to ___________ the world heavyweight boxing title three times.

11. Perhaps it is ironic that Vincent Van Gogh struggled to ____________ a living as an artist and never sold more than a single painting during his entire lifetime. Nowadays Van Gogh's works are among the world's most expensive paintings ever sold.

12. Seattle residents are being asked to take part in a friendly recycling competition June 22-26 to help their neighborhood ____________ the title of Greenest Seattle Neighborhood.

13. The army ____________ control of all the important towns in few weeks.

14. The MBA programme helped this software engineer develop his leadership skills and ___________ promotion at work.

15. The world's leading auction site eBay is a place where thousands of sellers ____________ their living by selling all kinds of stuff.

16. Whether in a business, school, or social setting, we always aim to ____________ the respect of our co-workers, peers, and friends.

1. Консерваторы получили контроль над советом графства Девон (DevonCountyCouncil) еще на 4 года.

2. Он приобрел репутацию харизматичного политика.

3. Мэр Нью-Йорка Майкл Блумберг, 7ой самый богатый человек в США, получал зарплату в $1.

4. Биологическим отцам еще нужно завоевать звание «папы».

5. Многие студенты используют летние международные программы, чтобы получить неоценимый (invaluable) опыт работы в своей области.

6. Оксана Федорова стала первой Мисс Россия, завоевавшей титул Мисс Вселенная. -

7. В США женщины получили право голосовать в 1920 году.

8. Когда ты уважаешь себя, тебе будет легче завоевать уважение других.

9. Когда мы думаем о том, что значит зарабатывать на жизнь (работая) музыкантом, в воображении предстают мысли (itconjuresupideasof) о продаже дисков и бесконечных турне (endlesslytouring) по стране.

Idioms

*11. (a) Replace the phrases in italics with the idioms from Ex. 9, p. 13 (you may have to change the form of the verbs):

a feather in the cap [6] have your head in the cloud

keep on top of things keep up with the Joneses [7]

rub sb up the wrong way [8] steal the show

work one’s fingers to the bone work one’s way up to the top

1. All he does is work very hard in a high pressure job, which is emotionally draining and physically exhausting.

2. Beating the world champions would be a remarkable achievement.

3. Catherine Zeta-Jones attracted the most attention on the red carpet last night, in a black lace gown.

4. Have you ever had that nagging feeling that you've forgotten to do an important piece of work? If so, you probably don't use a to-do list to be in complete control of a situation.

5. If you think oil companies are going to help destroy their own industry by developing alternative energy sources, you are out of touch with the everyday world.

6. If you are in the habit of buying the latest gadgets, such as the most recent smartphone, tablet or games console, the speed at which technology is advancing means you could easily have to make several purchases of £300 or more at any one time. Striving to match your “neighbours” in spending and social standing can have serious financial implications. As a result many consumers live beyond their means.

7. Nowadays a university degree is a prerequisite for most job applications in the corporate world. So the likelihood of being able to start from nothing and move to the most senior position in a company is becoming even more of an unlikely dream.

8. The question “What do you do for a living?” can annoy people, if it is asked early during a conversation with a new individual. It seems like the person is allegedly trying to size you up or compare their accomplishments to your own.

1. Он начинал как посыльный (messengerboy) в офисе и продвинулся по служебной лестнице до должности генерального директора. Для этого требуется напористость и желание преуспеть.

2. Как тебе удается держать все дела под контролем, когда у тебя четверо детей? -

3. Я не хочу работать до изнеможения, чтобы заработать себе на жизнь.

4. Его манера разговаривать с начальниками действует мне на нервы.

5. Насколько вы одержимы (идеей) стараться жить не хуже других? В некоторых случаях небольшая доза зависти может действовать как стимул для карьеры.

6. Она обычно витает в облаках, но, когда дело касается бизнеса, у нее есть серьезные цели и стремление их достичь.

7. С его всесторонним образованием, огромным состоянием и его харизмой перед ним открыты все двери.

Focus on Reading, Listening and Discussing

Career Success

*17. (a) Read one more article from Forbes.com by David DiSalvo. What two types of high-achievers does the author of the article distinguish?

The Hallmarks [9] of Highly Respected Achievers

I’ve been working on a research project for a few weeks that involves identifying the characteristics that describe highly ambitious, achievement-oriented people who are also among the most well-respected in any organization. The intersection between ambition and respect is an important one, because we all know people who are ambitious but think nothing of running others over along the way. And, we know examples of people who are respected but stagnant.

What makes respected achievers different?

Respected achievers do not allow hurdles to stop them, at least not for long, chiefly because they have trained their thinking to immediately seek out other ways of reaching a goal. To a determined person, there is never just one way to get there. However, the sort of achiever we are talking about also keeps the well-being of others in mind, and if one of those alternate routes will result in unnecessarily harming someone else, then that route is not an option.

Achievers do not drag out an elaborate vision, get others to buy into it, and then run off to the next big idea because it has sparked their interest more than the first. While maturing multiple visions is fine (assuming they are manageable), the respected achiever will make every reasonable effort to make them happen.

Respected achievers focus on what works. If one approach is not turning out well, they abandon it altogether and adopt a different approach. Their focus is on outcomes. But, implementing a pragmatic approach without being mindful of how changes will affect others does not deserve praise. Respected achievers balance an outcome-focus with a situational awareness of the adjustments required by others. This may build more time into the process, but respected achievers do not value outcomes above peoples’ lives if there is any possibility of creating a mutually beneficial arrangement. In case of failure they feel the pain, recognize that whatever caused it is now part of their experience, and then they resolve to strategically move on.

One less-than-admirable trait of many ambitious people is that they are good at figuring out how to avoid taking responsibility for what went wrong due to a mistake made by the team. But the respected achiever owns responsibility whether or not other team members do the same. Teams are essentially organizations structured to accomplish specific goals, and if those goals aren’t reached, then the team owns the blame, because the team was given the responsibility to succeed. Respected achievers own their role on the team instead of trying to explain why their responsibility should be less than that of the others’. They treat others in the manner they wish to be treated. Their embodiment of the “Golden Rule” is not situational; it’s a consistently applied maxim that guides their behavior.