A Typical President

The American Institute of Management published some interesting material about life stories of presidents of some large corporations. They collected this material as answers to their questionnaires. They included some questions about the age, education, profession, family background, family life, hobbies and habits into the questionnaires.

Below is the questionnaire with the answers to it.

Your name and surname …………………. Jim Armstrong

Your age …………………………………. I am 40. I was born in 1982.

Your education …………………………… I am a college graduate.

Your profession (occupation) ……………. I am an engineer.

When did you marry? …………………….. I married at 35.

Whom did you marry? ……………………. I married the daughter of our president.

What was your father? ……………………. He was vice president of our company.

What is your hobby? ……………………… I play football, golf and bridge.

Do you smoke, drink? …………………….. I don’t smoke, but I drink a little in the

…………………………………………….. interests of my business.

The answers were analyzed, computerized, and published in the following form: “The typical president spends his business life with one company, or in a single industry. He has a college degree, he becomes president before 45, and he marries later than most men. He usually begins work as an engineer, he is the son or the son-in-law of the president; he likes sports and has no bad habits.

Words

1. life story – биография

2. questionnaire - анкета

3. family background – социальное происхождение

4. family life – сведения о семье

5. be born – родиться (When were you born? Where were you born?)

6. surname (last name) - фамилия

7. to graduate from… – окончить (вуз)

8. a graduate - выпускник

9. to marry – жениться, выйти замуж; married – женат; замужем

10. to computerize – обрабатывать на компьютере

11. degree – степень, диплом; to have a college degree – иметь диплом об окончании вуза

12. single – холост; не замужем

13. son-in-law – зять; mother-in-law – теща,свекровь; father-in-law – тесть, свекор

14. habit - привычка

15. employee – служащий; работник

Задание 2. Письменно ответьте на вопросы.