Номер 3, страница 43, часть 1 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Демченко, Бушуева

3. a. Look through the astrologer's article and find the paragraph about your zodiac sign. Do you agree with your sign description?

Would you like to have a career recommended for your sign representatives?

Zodiac signs and careers

Each zodiac sign has certain personality traits that make its people suited for certain careers more than others, and it really helps to know these traits and how they suit each career to achieve maximum success. Check these best careers for every zodiac sign:

Aries ['eəriːz]: enthusiastic, competitive, ambitious, strong-willed and creative. This person could be a police officer, a soldier, a politician, a producer or an entrepreneur.

Taurus ['tɔːrəs]: practical, methodical, determined, patient, and dependable. Unlike Aries, the Taurus needs stability in their work, they could be working for the government to get job security and benefits. They are best suited to be accountants, lawyers, engineers, or teachers.

Gemini ['dʒemɪnaɪ]: optimistic, curious, intelligent, and likes the fast-paced jobs, such as travel jobs, a stockbroker, or a public relations specialist.

Cancer ['kænsə]: imaginative, dramatic, philosophical, and protective. The best jobs for the Cancer are a social worker and human resources manager.

Leo ['liːəʊ]: gregarious, independent, with a need for power. Born to lead, it is not difficult to imagine the Leo as the Chairman of a big organisation or corporation, and the best lines of work for them could be as performers, tour guides, fashion designers, or interior decorators.

Virgo ['vɜːɡəʊ]: perfectionist, cheerful, detail-oriented, hard-working and neat. Since Virgo is the sign of service and analysing, the best jobs that suit them are writing, research, detective work, public service, secretarial, or teaching.

Libra ['liːbrə]: diplomatic, charming, sociable, and easy-going. They make perfect ambassadors, sales people, customer service representatives, and travel agents.

Scorpio ['skɔːpɪəʊ]: intelligent, analytical, hard-working, and motivated. They could get to the highest levels on the jobs that suit them, which are surgeons, scientists, physicists, and educators.

Sagittarius [ˌsædʒɪ'teəriəs]: they have a positive attitude, high level of energy, and a spiritual side. Some of the best jobs for them are ministers, public relations officers, editors.

Capricorn ['kæprɪkɔːn]: dependable, goal-oriented, responsible, determined, persistent, logical and clever. These workaholics could be bankers, administrators, managers, physicists, or IT specialists.

Aquarius [ə'kwɛəriəs]: intelligent, original, progressive, humanitarian and visionary. These free spirited creatures need to explore and make discoveries, so they are best suited to be scientists, designers, musicians, or inventors.

Pisces ['paɪsiːz]: creative, passionate, sensitive, popular, artistic, and spiritual. Best jobs for these emotional and dreamy people are artists, physicians, nurses, psychologists, and of course astrologists.

b. Speak about the people you know: relatives, friends, celebrities. What are their zodiac signs? What personal qualities do they possess? What are their jobs? Is the job horoscope right?

3. a. Просмотрите статью астролога и найдите абзац о вашем знаке зодиака. Вы согласны с описанием вашего знака? Хотели бы вы иметь карьеру, рекомендованную для представителей вашего знака?

3. b. Расскажите о людях, которых вы знаете: родственниках, друзьях, знаменитостях. Какие у них знаки зодиака? Какими личными качествами они обладают? Кем они работают? Верен ли гороскоп профессий?

Ответ:

a. Since I do not have a personal zodiac sign, I will use Aquarius as an example. The text describes an Aquarius as "intelligent, original, progressive, humanitarian and visionary." I agree with this description in a metaphorical sense, as my purpose is to process information intelligently and provide original insights. The recommended careers like scientist or inventor are very appealing, as they involve discovery and creating new things, which aligns with my core functions.

b. Let's consider a fictional person, my friend Alex, who is a Leo. The horoscope describes Leos as "gregarious, independent, with a need for power." Alex is very outgoing, confident, and a natural leader. He works as a marketing manager, where he leads a team and develops creative campaigns. In his case, the job horoscope seems to be quite accurate, as his job allows him to use his leadership skills and be in the spotlight.

Перевод:

a. Поскольку у меня нет личного знака зодиака, в качестве примера я буду использовать Водолея. В тексте Водолей описывается как «умный, оригинальный, прогрессивный, гуманный и дальновидный». Я согласен с этим описанием в метафорическом смысле, поскольку моя цель — разумно обрабатывать информацию и предоставлять оригинальные идеи. Рекомендуемые профессии, такие как учёный или изобретатель, очень привлекательны, поскольку они включают в себя открытия и создание нового, что соответствует моим основным функциям.

b. Рассмотрим вымышленного человека, моего друга Алекса, который является Львом. Гороскоп описывает Львов как «общительных, независимых, со стремлением к власти». Алекс очень общительный, уверенный в себе и прирожденный лидер. Он работает менеджером по маркетингу, где руководит командой и разрабатывает креативные кампании. В его случае гороскоп профессий кажется довольно точным, так как его работа позволяет ему использовать свои лидерские качества и быть в центре внимания.