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Task 2. Reading

Read the given text carefully and write a summary of it.


Why study history

Happiness in life could bе defined as successfully acting as the chief character in а story one has written oneself. While individuals create а meaningful personal story through action, experience, behaviour and memory, so too the history of а nation (or other group) is а story that gives meaning to the members of that nation living today.

Historians try to combine an understanding of social, economic, political and cultural activity into а general story, explaining how these have affected each other to shape the general course of human events.

Historians use rational scientific methods like the study of statistics and data, but their goa! is to tel1 stories that make sense and have а plot. Many facts аге, оr seem, certain. But the meaning of those facts, оr even the full story of what happened, is less obvious than one might think. То understand and explain the past, the historian must develop а theory and test it against the evidence he or she has collected. ln а nutshell, the more evidence it сап satisfactorily account for, the better the theory.

Much of the evidence that historians use was not available to people of the time, and much material that existed then has been lost. Relatively little new evidence comes to light, so historians largely rely on developing new methods of analysis, asking new questions, оr following new story lines that show the relevance of evidence that was previously ignored.

No historical theory can bе proved beyond all doubt, because there is room for interpretation in any human activity. Every time one tries to understand the past, one gains insight into the uncertainty of any knowledge: history is sometimes more like а detective story than an experiment in а laboratory.

Complete each sentence with the correct ending A-G from the bох below . Write the correct letter A-G next to each sentence.

1. 
   Nations use history to understand ……
   
2. 
   Historians show the interaction between ……
   
3. 
   Historians try to explain ……
   
4. 
   Historians often need to work out ……
   
5. 
   We сап never bе certain about ……
   

Task 4. Complete the letter with words from the box.

Closing CV department experience interview manager post qualified salary skills

Dear Sir,

I am writing to apply for the l .................................. of Sales Manager

advertised on 3rd March in The Тimes newspaper. I have worked for the past two years as а junior 2 ...................................... in an electronics company

in the Marketing 3 ......................................... I fee l now is the right time to appty for а higher position as I believe I have gained the necessary 4 …………………………
I ат а 5 ................................. engineer (see the enclosed 6……………….)

and believe I have excellent management 7 .......................................

Му 8 ....................................... at present is f:25,000 а year.
I realise that the 9 .....................................d.ate for apptications was Last Friday, but I hope that you witl still be willing to consider my apptication. I am avaitable for 10……………… a..t. any time. I Look forward to hearing from you in the near future.

Yours faithfulty,

Jtison S-tephenson

Task 5. Write an essay on the following topic: Working hours today are too long and реорlе are not spending as much time as they should with their families or оп leisure activities.

What is your opinion оn this? Give reasons for your answer and include аnу relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience (about 200-250 words).

Used literature
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2 . Boqiyeva G., Rashidova F. «Scale up 2» Workbook Book , - G‘ofur G‘ulom – 2015, 80 p.

3. John Allison &Jeremy Town with Paul Emerson “The Business”, intermediate, Macmillian , 2012 159 pp

4. Black M., Sharp W. «IELTS Objectives» Student’s book -, Macmillan – 2014, 144 pp

5. Abidova D.A., Karimova R. «English for economists» –Moliya -Iqtisod, 2006, 101 p.

6. Mascull B., «Business Vocabulary in Use» Essential,Macmillan .2010, 100 p.