What to Include in Your CV

MY FAMILY

I am Alex Sidorov. Alex is my first name and Sidorov is my surname. I am seventeen years old. I want to tell you a few words about my family. My family is large. I've got a mother, a father, a sister, a brother and a grandmother. There are six of us in the family.

My mother is a teacher of biology. She works in a college. She likes her profession. She is a good-looking woman with brown hair and green eyes. She is forty-four but she looks much younger. She is tall and slim.

My father is a computer programmer. He is very experienced. He is a broad-shouldered, tall man with fair hair and grey eyes. He is forty-six. My father often sings and when we are at home and have some free time, I play the guitar and we sing together. My father knows all about new TVsets and likes to repair old ones. He can fix almost everything: a vacuum cleaner, a washing machine, a fridge and what not.

My parents have been married for twenty-six years. They have much in common, but they have different views on music, books and films. For example, my father likes horror films and my mother likes "soap operas". My father is fond of tennis. My mother isn't interested in sports.

My parents are hard-working people. My mother keeps house and takes care of me and my father. She is very good at cooking. She is very practical. My father and I try to help her with the housework. I wash the dishes, go shopping and tidy our flat.

My grandmother is a pensioner. She lives with us and helps to keep the house. She is fond of knitting.

My sister Helen is twenty-five. She is married and has a family of her own. She works as an accountant for a small business company. Her husband is a scientist. They've got twins: a daughter and a son. They go to a nursery school.

My brother Boris is eleven. He is a schoolboy. He wants to become a doctor but he is not sure yet. Three months ago he dreamed of being a cosmonaut.

I want to become a student. I'd like to learn foreign languages. I think I take after my father. I'm tall, fair-haired and even-tempered. I always try to be in a good mood.

We've got a lot of relatives. We are deeply attached to each other and we get on very well.

WORD LIST

accountant	бухгалтер	to be interested in	интересоваться
broad-shouldered	широкоплечий	to be married	быть женатым/замужем
even-tempered	сдержанный	to dream of	мечтать о
experienced	опытный	to fix	чинить
fair-haired	светловолосый	to get on very well	хорошо ладить
foreign language	иностранный язык	to have much in common	иметь много общего
fridge	холодильник	to keep house	вести хозяйство
good-looking	красивый, приятный	to play the guitar	играть на гитаре
hard-working	трудолюбивый	to take after	быть похожим на
nursery school	детский сад	to take care of	заботиться
pensioner	пенсионер	to tidy the flat	убирать в квартире
relative	родственник	to try	пытаться, стараться
scientist	ученый	twins	близнецы
slim	стройный	vacuum cleaner	пылесос
tall	высокий	views on	взгляды на
to be attached to	быть привязанным к	What are you?	Кто ты по профессии?
to be fond of	увлекаться	What does she look like?	Как она выглядит?
to be good at	быть сильным в	What does your father do?	Чем занимается твой папа?
to be in a good mood	быть в хорошем настроении	Where do you come from?	Откуда ты?

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Give a description of your family by answering the following questions:

What is your first name?

What is your surname?

How old are you?

When is your birthday?

Where do you come from?

Is your family large?

How many people are there in the family?

Have you got any brothers or sisters?

What are your parents?

Where do they work?

How long have your parents been married?

Do they have much in common?

Do you spend a lot of time with your family?

What sort of things do you do together?

Do you go out with your parents?

Who runs the house in your family?

What are your household duties?

What is your father's hobby?

Can you describe your mother?

Is your mother a good housekeeper?

Do you have any grandparents?

Are they pensioners?

Have you got any other relatives?

What kind of person are you? Can you describe yourself?

What are you going to be?

2. Render the story into English.

У моего брата большая семья. Он живет вместе с родителями жены. Они – пенсионеры и им обоим по 75 лет. Кроме того, у него трое детей. Его жена Ирина не работает. Она заботится о детях и ведет хозяйство.

Старший сын брата – школьник. Ему 8 лет. Две младшие дочери – близнецы. Им по 5 лет. Они ходят в детский сад. Девочки помогают маме по дому. Я люблю проводить время с ними, потому что они очень забавные.

Вечерами вся семья собирается вместе и становится очень шумно. Все они прекрасно ладят друг с другом. Я очень к ним привязан и часто хожу к ним в гости.

3. Translate the parts of the dialogue into English and reproduce it.

– Your name is Mary Bright, isn’t it?

– Нет, меня зовут Анна Блэк. Я машинистка. Живу и работаю в Вашингтоне. А вас как зовут?

– My name is John Miller. I am an architect. I live and work in Boston. Are you married, Ann?

– Нет, я еще не замужем. Мне девятнадцать лет. Я живу с родителями. Мой отец художник, а мать – домохозяйка. А вы женаты?

– Yes, I am. I have а wife and two sons. My wife is a sociologist; my sons go to school.

– У вас есть родители?

– Да. Они живут в Германии. Отец работает в фирме по производству мясных продуктов, а мать – домохозяйка.

– What is her name?

– Her name is Emily Snow. She is sixty years old. She loves me very much.

– Вы часто навещаете своих родителей?

– Нет. Один или два раза в год. Это очень плохо, не так ли?

– I fully agree with you.

4.Read the dialogue. Translate the underlined parts.

Kate: Hello, Ann!

Ann: Hello, Kate! Haven’t seen you for ages! Meet my fellow student Lena.

Kate: How do you do! Glad to meet you, Lena. Are you from St. Petersburg?

Lena: No, I’m from Moscow. My family lives there now.

Kate: Do you live in the hall of residence or rent a room?

Lena: Neither. I live at my sister’s. She has a nice three-room flat not far from the centre of the city.

Kate: You are lucky. Is your sister married?

Lena: Oh, yes. She is married and has a daughter already.

Kate: What is her husband?

Lena: He is a manager.

Kate: And what about your sister?

Lena: She is a teacher of English.

Kate: Is she fond of her job?

Lena: I suppose, she is. She is fond of children and is very good at handling them. And are you fond of St. Petersburg, Kate?

Kate: Yes, I am. All my family lives there.

Lena:And is it a large family?

Kate: Rather. We are five: my parents, a grandmother, my younger brother and me.

Lena: Does your grandmother work?

Kate: No, she is retired. She is over sixty. But she does a lot of housework.

Lena: Is your brother still at school?

Kate: Yes, he is. He is leaving school this year. He is seventeen.

Lena: What is he going to be?

Kate: His dream is to be an actor. He is a great theatre-lover.

*c) Make up your own dialogue using the underlined words and expressions.

5. Self-study tasks

Situations.

You are talking to a fellow student. Tell him/her about your family and ask him to tell you about his.

Your brother is to meet a relative he has never seen before. Give him a detailed description of the relative’s appearance so that he could identify him.

GRAMMAR

Ask questions to which these sentences could be answers.

1. His mother is a teacher. 2. His aunt lives in Germany. 3. No, he doesn’t. My grandfather is a pensioner. 4. Jane is 25. 5. My family consists of 4 people. 6. I like to watch TV. 7. Yes. I do. I have a lot of relatives.

Translate these sentences into English.

1. Моя сестра не замужем, но она собирается выйти замуж летом. 2. Ее жених – врач, ему – 25 лет. 3. Нас в семье 5 человек. 4. Она не изучает японский. 5. Наши родители – музыканты. 6. Мою племянницу зовут Мария. 7. Мои бабушка и дедушка не работают. Они на пенсии. 8. Я интересуюсь современной музыкой. 9. Моя мама ведет хозяйство и заботится о нас. 10. Ты часто ходишь в кино?

3. Refer the sentences to the past and to the future.

1. She is very good at cooking. 2. She lives with us. 3. Do they have much in common? 4. He has a few shelves. 4. Is your family large? 5. We get on very well.

4. Put the verbs in the correct form.

Every evening after work the Hutchinsons (sit) in their sitting-room. They (sit) there now. What (do) Mr Hutchinson? He (read) a book. He (read) a great number of books, and he (write) books for children. He and his wife (sit) by the fire. The Hutchinsons (have) a cat. She (sit) on the arm of Mr Hutchinson’s armchair. She often (sit) there, or on his desk, when he (write) and (watch) him.

SUPPLEMENTARY READING

The Average British Family.

Read the text and say what facts were new for you.

The average British family lives in a semi-detached house with a garden in the South of England. They own their house, which is situated in the suburbs of a large town. The house has three bedrooms. On average they have two children and a pet. The family drives a two-year-old Ford.

The father of the family works in the office of an engineering company for 40 hours a week and earns & 200 per week. He starts at 9.00 in the morning and finishes at 5.30 in the evening. He goes to work by car, which takes him 20 minutes. He doesn’t particularly like his job, there are chances of promotion.

The mother works in a service industry for three days a week and earns about & 100. She works locally and goes there by bus. She quite likes her job as it gets her out of the house, she meets people, and it is close to her children’s school.

The children go to a state school which is a few miles from home. A special bus comes to pick them up every day. They are at school from 9.00 to 3.30.

The most popular evening entertainment is watching television or video. After that, the next most popular activity is visiting friends, going to the cinema or a restaurant, or going to the pub. The most popular hobby is gardening and the most popular sports are fishing, football and tennis.

Tell about a typical Russian family.

ABOUT MYSELF

Before I start talking about my family let me introduce myself. I am ….(My name is … and … is my surname). I am a true Siberian because I was born in Novosibirsk. My parents were also born in this city. I have been living in this town since my childhood.

I was born on the 21 of May in 1994, so I am 17. I have finished school this year. Now I’m a first-year student. I am an ordinary boy of my age and extremely fond of music, books and computers. I devote a lot of my spare time to reading and listening to my favourite groups. I did well at school and was especially good at math and geometry, but also coped with the rest of the subjects. And I’d like to master English.

I’m a very active person and from my earliest days I prefer outdoor games. As for my appearance, everybody says I look like my mum. I have the same blue eyes, a snub nose and chestnut hair. I am not tall and I am not thin.

My family

I think that a family is the most important thing for every person and home is the nicest place. As the proverb says, "East or West, home is best". Family are the people that always love you, support you and help you.

And now I am going to tell you a few words about my family. Our family consists of my parents, my elder sister and younger brother, my mum’s parents and me. We get on well with each other. All they want of me is that I make good progress at the University.

In the evenings, when all the members of our family get together after work and study, we discuss all our problems together.

I love my family dearly and everyone in my family is my best friend. In short, for me it is impossible to live without my family.

My father

Certainly I am going to talk first of my dad. His name is Alexander. He is neither old nor young. He is in his early forties, a little above medium height, rather thin, handsome, with regular features and dark brown hair. He has brown eyes. His manner is friendly and quiet, but he is an energetic person and very sociable.

My dad is indeed a man of great intelligence. He is an engineer and works for a building company. He is a hardworking man and very often he works over time. But despite of his late hours he always has time for my sister, brother and me. Dad can do a lot of things and does well in everything he undertakes. He likes to make or repair something and teaches me to repair furniture. He is keen on tennis and chess but moreover he is fond of going to the country.

My mother

My mummy’s name is …. She is a woman of forty, two years younger than my dad. They have been married for 20 years. My mum is not tall and she is slim, with a lovely face and large blue eyes. Her smile is very pleasant and kind. She has dark hair. My mum is decidedly pretty and looks young for her age. She’s a very elegant woman, always well-dressed. Everybody likes her at once because she is a quiet woman and a good listener. My mum takes a very good care of everybody.

My mum has a part-time job as an interior designer in a large company and gets good money. She is fond of her work and spends a lot of time there. But she is a good housekeeper and cooks perfectly.

My sister

My elder sister Rita is a pretty girl with blue eyes and fair hair. She looks like our mother. She is a 19-year-old medical student. She likes chemistry and biology, and often tells me interesting things she reads in her textbooks.

My brother

My younger brother’s name is Maxim. He is fifteen, and naturally he goes to school. He is a pupil of the ninth form. So he is a teenager, and teenagers are sometimes difficult. He is crazy about football. He plays football always and everywhere. He is rather clever and inquisitive and does well at school. He is mainly interested in sciences and our parents expect a lot of him.

My grandmother

My granny Tatyana is a very tender-hearted and good-looking woman though she has reached a great age. Last week she celebrated her70^thbirthday. She is still very industrious and is fond of knitting.

My grandfather

And finally my granddad Sergei. My granddad retired from the railway company and is enjoying life on a pension. My granddad is generous and kind, and I must tell you, he is my best friend. My granddad is so energetic that he brings that energy to us. He reads a lot and thanks to him our family library is very rich.

I also have other close relatives: uncles, aunts and cousins. We love each other.

Housekeeping, family duties and traditions

My mum keeps our house well. Shopping and cooking is nearly half a day’s work for her. We try to help her about the house as much as we can. My sister and I buy food very often. My younger brother and I have our duties about the house. On Saturdays Dad joins us in our work about the house. We do a lot of things together; share our duties to help each other.

It is the custom of our family to have our birthday celebrations together. We usually invite our close relatives and have a festive dinner.

I’ve mentioned that we have a small cottage in the country with a kitchen-garden. In summer we often drive to this place. The nature is very beautiful there. It is the nicest place for me. There is a sand beach and a forest not far from our place. We got used to spend our summer vocations at this place.

That is my story about my family. It’s really nice to know that your family are your best friends.

WORD LIST

as for	что касается	to be crazy about	с ума сходить по
chemistry	химия	to be fond of	увлекаться
chestnut	каштановый	to be good at	сильный в
clever	умный	to be in one’s early forties	быть за 30 (о возрасте)
close relative	близкий родственник	to be keen on	сильно увлекаться
despite of	несмотря на	to be of medium height	быть среднего роста
especially	особенно	to cope with	справляться с
fair	светлый	to devote	посвящать
festive	праздничный	to do well at school	хорошо учиться
housekeeper	хозяйка	to expect	ожидать
industrious	трудолюбивый	to get on well with	хорошо ладить с
inquisitive	любознательный	to get together	собираться
kitchen-garden	огород	to get used to	привыкать
manner	манера, стиль	to join	присоединяться
part-time job	неполный рабочий день	to keep house	вести хозяйство
quiet	спокойный, тихий	to look like	быть похожим на
rather	довольно	to look young for one’s age	выглядеть моложе
regular features	правильные черты	to make progress	делать успехи
sand beach	песчаный пляж	to mention	упоминать
sciences	(естественные) науки	to repair	чинить
Siberian	сибиряк	to retire	уходить на пенсию
snub	курносый	to spend time	проводиь время
spare time	свободное время	to undertake	предпринимать
teenager	подросток	to work for	работать в/на
the rest of	остальные	to work over time	работать сверхурочно

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Give a detailed description of your family by answering the following questions:

1. What’s first your name? What’s your surname?

2. What are you? What year student are you?

3. Where do you come from? What place do you come from?

4. When and where were you born?

5. How old are you?

6. How many people are there in your family?

7. Who are your parents?

8. What are they? Where do your parents work? What do they do?

9. How long have your parents been married? Use: to have been married for …

10. Do they have much in common?

Do your parents work very hard? Use: to go on business trips, to work over time, have a part-time job as a …, have a full-time job, to work at two jobs…)

What does your father do for a living? Use: to work for a company,

What is he like? Use: be tall, be strong, be short, have a lovely face, have an ordinary (plain) face, be silent, shy, quiet, reserved, talkative, a good listener, a man of intelligence, friendly, sociable.

What is your father’s hobby?

When is his birthday? Use: a man of forty, in his forties, of middle age, rather young (old).

Who keeps the house in your family?

Does your mummy do all the cooking herself?

Can you describe your mother? What does she look like? Use: be pretty, be above medium height, tall, rather thin...

Do you always inform your parents of your plans?

What sort of things do you do together?

Have you got any brothers or sisters?

Have you got grandparents?

How old are your grandparents? Use: a woman of sixty, in her sixties, rather old.

Have you got any other relatives?

Do your parents give much thought to your education?

What do your parents think of you? Use: be very pleased with, be proud of, be fond of, think the world of, approve of, expect a lot of.

What do your parents expect of you? Use: want me to do well at my study, be obedient, read a lot, be fond of sport.

Did you attend sport sections and subject circles?

What sport do you go in for?

Are you shy (reserved, sociable)? Do you prefer to be in the company of other people?

Are you quiet or talkative?

Are you fond of books and music?

What are your household duties?

What are going to be?

Do you know about the difficulties of your future profession?

2. Render the story into English.

Моя семья не очень большая, это типичная семья: папа, мама, я, мои брат, сестра и кот. Моей маме сорок один год, она - учительница испанского языка в университете. Она прирожденная учительница. У нее дар преподавать. Моему отцу - сорок два, он профессиональный художник и работает в оформительском комбинате. Обоим моим ро­дителям очень нравится их работа.

Моей старшей сестре Наташе - девятнадцать, она ходит в университет и хочет стать учительницей по истории. Ей нравится читать историческую и художественную ли­тературу. Моему младшему братишке Игорю только шесть лет, он ходит в детский сад. Он очень смешной, мне нравится проводить свободное время, обучая его чему-нибудь. Игорю нравится играть с нашим котом.

Мои бабушка и дедушка на пенсии. Им нравится возиться на приусадебном участке. Они проводят много времени в огороде. Они выращивают овощи и фрукты. Мы наслаждаемся тем, что на нашем столе всегда свежие овощи и зелень. Я очень люблю свою семью. Мы всегда помогаем друг другу. Каждый член моей семьи - мой лучший друг.

4. Translate the dialogue into Russian. Memorize it.

– Your name is George Scott, is not it?

– Yes, it is. I am an electronic engineer. I live and work in New York. And what is your name?

– My name is Peter Brook. I am an editor. I live and work in San Francisco.

– You are married, are not you?

– Oh, yes. I am married and I have got two daughters.

– What a coincidence! I have got two daughters, too: Helen and Mary. What are your daughters’ names?

– They are Susan and Jane. Susan is ten years old and Jane is eight. They both go to а private school. Do your daughters go to school?

– Not yet. Helen is five years old and Mary is three.

– They are at home, are not they?

– Sure. My wife Joan does not work now. She runs the house and looks after the children. Emily is the name of my wife. She is a designer. She adores her trade and dreams of going to her office again. But she cannot for the time being.

– It is only natural. Nowadays very few women are satisfied with being housewives. My wife whose name is Nancy is а teacher of Russian. She works at а College.

– Do you have any brothers or sisters?

– Unfortunately not. I am the only child in the family. I have got a cousin who lives in Chicago. We are on friendly terms.

– I have got а sister. She is much younger than I am. She lives with our parents in Los Angeles. I have seen very little of her late.

– Los Angeles is а beautiful city. My aunt lives there and I visit her from time to time.

– It is а long time since I went to Los Angeles.

– Too bad!

5. Translate the parts of the dialogue into English.

– Я знаю, что у вас три сестры. Где они живут?

– My elder sister Carolina lives in Detroit. My younger sister Virginia lives works in New York. Lucy lives with our parents in Los Angeles.

– У меня тоже есть сестры. Но одна из них живет в Европе, а другая в Австралии. Я очень редко их вижу.

– It is а pity you very seldom see them. It makes you unhappy. Am I right?.

– Конечно. Мне бы хотелось видеться с ними чаще.

– Do not you want to go to Australia?

– Очень хочу. У меня много работы и я не могу себе это позволить.

6. Self-study tasks

Situations

1. You are talking to a new acquaintance (to your fellow students). Tell him/her about your family and ask him to tell you about his.

2. Your brother is to meet a relative he has never seen before. Give him a detailed description of the relative’s appearance so that he could identify him.

SUPPLEMENTARY READING

PROBLEMS OF PARENTS AND CHILDREN

Answer these questions before reading the text.

Is there a generation gap between you and your parents?

Do you often argue with your parents about money, clothes, friends or anything else?

What are the things your parents make you do? Let you do?

When you marry and have children what kind of mother/ father will you be? (describe ideal parents)

Scan the text and outline its main idea.

One of the troubles for some teenagers is that for their parents they are still little kids. Parents sometimes don’t see that they are grown-ups and that they want their own life. As for me I haven’t got any serious problems with my parents. But I don’t like that my mother tries to control me all the time, I think it is too much.

As opposed to my friend I haven’t got conflicts with my parent about money. But sometimes my mother expresses her complain about my clothes.

I have some house chores like tidying my room, washing the dishes, dusting, sometimes cooking. And if do what I should no problems arise here.

The ideal parent is a parent not the kid's friend. You have to be strict enough not to spoil the kid and not too strict for the kid to hate you. You have to be compassionate and caring, but you also have to let the kid learn from his mistakes. You have to provide a safe environment where the kid knows that he is safe from the outside world. And you need to give the kid love and be there when he needs you.

But what do I know about raising a kid, I’m only 18.

THE AVERAGE AMERICAN FAMILY.

Read the text and say what facts were new for you.

The average American family

Most American families consist of a mother, a father and three or four children. There may be relatives - grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles and in-laws in the same community, but American families usually have their own households. This familiar structure is known as a nuclear family. It is unusual for members of the family ©flier than the husband, wife and children to live together. Occasionally an aging grandparent may live with me family, but this arrangement is usually not considered desirable. Although the nuclear family unit is economically independent of the rest of the family, members of the whole family group often maintain close kinship ties. Visiting between parents and their married children and between married sisters and brothers is frequent when they live close to each other. If they live in different communities, they keep in touch by writing letters and by telephone.

In American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are old enough, they participate as well. Foreign observers are frequently amazed by me permissiveness of American parents. The old rule that children should be seen and not heard is rarely followed, and children are often allowed to do what they wish without strict parental control. The father seldom expects his children to obey him without question, and children are encouraged to be independent at an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom too far. Young people are expected to break away from their parental families by the time they have reached their late teens or early twenties. Indeed not to do so is often regarded as a failure, a kind of week dependent.

Tell about a typical Russian family.

WRITING

Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV)?

What's the difference between a resume and a CV? The primary differences are the length, the content and the purpose. A resume is a one or two page summary of your skills, experience and education. A goal of resume writing is to be brief since, at best, the resume reader will spend a minute or so reviewing your qualifications.

A Curriculum Vitae (CV) is a more detailed document. It includes a summary of your educational and academic backgrounds awards, honors and other details.

When to Use a CV

In the United States a Curriculum Vitae is used primarily when applying for international, academic, education, scientific or research positions or when applying for grants. As with a resume, you may need different versions of it for different type of positions.

What to Include in Your CV

Your Contact Information
Name
Address
Telephone number
Email

Personal Information
Age or date of Birth
Gender

Optional Personal Information
Nationality

Marital Status

Children

Education
School
University

Degrees

Employment History

List in the reverse chronological order starting from the last job, include position details and dates
Work History

Training

Skills and Qualifications
Certifications
Computer Skills

Languages

Interests and Hobbies

It is good to mention here a hobby that can help get the job you are after.

Don't forget:

• Check your CV carefully for spelling or other mistakes
• Your CV should not be more than two pages in length
• Don't put anything that is untrue on your CV
• Enclose a covering letter, including information about the position you are applying for, why you are applying for it, your personal qualities and key skills

A Sample of Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Name: Michael Woods

Address: Flat 5, 20 Park Road, London N4 2JY

Tel: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Nationality: British

Date of birth: 6-6-77 (6 June 1977)

Marital status: Single (Married, no children)

Education: Higher National Diploma in Computer Studies,

University of North West London (1998)

A Levels: Maths (C), English (E) (1995)

O Levels: Maths, English Language,

Chemistry, General Studies, Woodwork (1993)

Employment: Asst. Technical Support Manager, Pearl Publishing, (2001-now)

Support Analyst/Programmer, Mayfair Books (1999-2001)

Programmer, Mayfair Books (1999-1999)

Skills: Computer: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Lotus Notes

Languages: fluent German

Clean driving license,

Interests: Travel, photography, gardening

Referees: Dr Paul Jones, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Computer Studies,

University of North West London,

Downland Road, London NW2 6HM

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