Тема 4.2. Прочитайте и переведите текст. Обратите внимание на выделенные слова и словосочетания – это основные лексические единицы данной темы. Они содержаться в глоссарии курса в алфавитном порядке. Помните, чтобы найти слово в словаре, его нужно поставить в начальную форму! Чтобы правильно произносить слова, воспользуйтесь транскрипцией или прослушайте произношение слова в электронном словаре The career ladder. (ТК 11) When John left school he applied for a job in the accounts department of a local engineering company. They gave him a job as a trainee. He didnt earn very much but they gave him a lot of training, and sent him on training courses. John worked hard at the company and his prospects looked good. After his first year he got a good pay rise, and after three years he was promoted. After seven years he was in charge of the accounts department with five other employees under him. By the time John was 31, however, he decided he wanted a fresh challenge. He resigned from his company and started looking for a new job with a bigger company. After a couple of months he managed to find a job with an international company which involved a lot of foreign travel. He was very excited about the new job and at first he really enjoyed the traveling, but … After about seven months, John started to dislike the constant moving around, and after a year he hated it; he never really made any friends in the new company and he hated living in hotels. Unfortunately his work was not satisfactory either and finally he was sacked a year later. After that, John found things much more difficult. He was unemployed for over a year. He had to sell his car and move out of his new house. Things were looking bad and John had to accept a part-time job on a fruit and vegetable stall in a market To his surprise, John loved the market. He enjoyed working out in the open air. After three years, he took over the stall. Three years later he opened a second stall, and after twelve years he had fifteen stalls. Last year John retired at the age of 61, a very rich man