(From J. Jones "Functions of English". Cam., 1981)
Memory Work
Autumn Flies
In the other gardens
And all up the vale,
From the autumn bonfires
See the smoke trail!
Pleasant summer over
And all the summer flowers,
The red fires blaze,
The grey smoke towers.
Sing a song of seasons!
Something bright in all!
Flowers in the summer,
Fires in the fall!
(R. L. Stevenson)
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY (II)
Words
appreciate υ
genuinely adv
responsibility n
career n
job n
responsible adj
challenge n
profession n
vital adj
choice n
reliable adj
vocation n
educate υ
respect υ
work n, υ
Word Combinations
to make/take a (careful) choice
rewarding/stimulating work
to have no choice
to be devoted to smth. or smb.
to be interested in
to be responsible for smth.
to leave/finish school
to take/accept responsibility
school leaver
to have/need a sense of res-
to consider teaching (medicine,
ponsibliliry
etc.) as a career
to cope with smth.
to take up a carrer/a job
to earn/enjoy gratitude
to go in for teaching
and respect
to be in teaching (medicine,
to have (no) respect for
banking, etc.)
smb. or smth.
to be in/out of one's line
love of smth./for smb.
Note: The nouns "work, job, profession, career, vocation" have more or less the same
meaning. Nevertheless there is a certain diffеrence in their semantics and usage.
"Work" has the most general meaning and can be applied to anything one has to do in the
way of making a living. "Job" is close to it in its meaning but tends to denote less prestigious work.
Apart from that the word "job" can also denote a position in employment, in which case the
difference between the words "work" and "job" is quite obvious ( е.g. I'm very fond of шу job, even
though it means doing a lot of work). "Profession" is work which requires advanced education and
special training. Traditionally it's applied to law, medicine, architecture and military career. The word
"career" itself means either a course of progress in the life of a person or has the same meaning as
the word "work" and is mostly used when speaking of the choice of work. The word "vocation"
means the kind of work to which a man is led by natural talents (compare with the word "calling").
It's a learned word and is seldom used in everyday speech.
Remember that thе word "work" in the meaning mentioned above is uncountable and
shouldn't be used with the indefinite article or in the plural.
In contrast to it the word "job" is countable and can be used with the indefinite article.