Vocabulary to the text

remunerative	1) що винагороджує 2) добре оплачуваний; вигідний
sequential	що є продовженням (наслідком)
concurrent	збіжний; що збігається; що діє спільно (одночасно)
spreadsheet	електронна таблиця
calculus	числення
empathize ['empəθaɪz]	співчувати, співпереживати
etiquette ['etɪket]	1) етикет 2) професійна етика
grooming	охайність
comb, to [kəum]	розчісувати, чесати
rookie	новачок
induction	вступ; офіціальний вступ на посаду

1. Questions to the text:

1. Define the concept of “career”.

2. What is “creative class”?

3. List most important factors, influencing a career.

4. Name the basic hard skills.

5. Speak on each of the soft skills, described in the text.

2. Additional vocabulary

promotion	1) просування; заохочення; сприяння, стимулювання 2) просування по службі; підвищення в званні
layoff	звільнення
career break	перерва у кар'єрі
job interview	співбесіда
24/7 = round the clock	цілодобово
frustration	розчарування
department, division	відділ
front office	приймальня; підрозділ, який працює з клієнтами (на відміну від back office) ; канцелярія (керівника) ; загальний відділ; секретаріат
back office	відділ супроводу операцій; апарат; співробітники, що працюють безпосередньо з клієнтами (у фірмі)
HR department	відділ по роботі з персоналом
holiday, vacation	відпустка
on leave; on holiday; on vacation	у відпустці
maternity leave	декрет
sick leave	відпустка через хворобу
lunch break	перерва на обід
paycheck	зарплатня
SWOT analysis	a study undertaken by an organization to identify its internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as its external opportunities and threats
competitiveness, competitive ability (capacity, power, strength)	конкурентоспроможність
success, efficiency	результативність
paper-pusher	дрібний клерк
executive = CEO (chief executive officer)	директор
CFO (chief financial officer)	фінансовий директор
COO (chief operating officer)	головний інженер, директор з виробництва

1. Additional questions and discussion:

1. How far should a person go in terms of climbing a career ladder?

2. Is there a “final point” in making a career?

3. Career and private life - how to balance two sides of life?

4. Compose and write a plan of the text.

5. Write short notes about the key issues raised in the text.

6. Retell the text using new vocabulary.

7. Compose and write 10 career challenges.

8. Write your CV.

9. Write a composition about specific career challenges of young people (15 sentences).

Module 3. Adventures and mishaps.

Topic 7. The role of adventure in my life

• Write a composition (25-30 sentences) describing the role of adventure in your life. Make sure you use vocabulary from topic 9.

TOPIC 8. Dealing with emergency and nature’s threats.

Be Prepared... the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise.

--Robert Baden-Powell

Emergencies happen when you least expect them.  Sometimes, everything seems calm and relaxed, and that is when your child decides to stick a paperclip in an electrical socket.  Other times, you’re running around trying to accomplish several things at once, and that’s when you realize you set the oven on to preheat hours ago, and a fire has started in the kitchen.

As true as it is that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," that only helps you remember to prevent accidents; it doesn’t do anything when you’re in the middle of an emergency.  How can you keep your calm and avoid panicking in an emergency situation?

First of all, it is important to understand just how important keeping calm is when you are dealing with an emergency.  Once you panic, your "fight or flight" response is engaged, and blood is diverted from places like your brain and digestive system, and redirected to your heart, lungs, and legs.  This makes it literally more difficult to think logically, and you are likely to overreact or forget information that seems simple and self-evident, such as calling an emergency number if there is a fire or someone is having a heart attack.  Since time is usually a critical factor in the outcome of an emergency situation, delays in calling an emergency number or performing basic first aid can be disastrous.  Staying calm is therefore one of the best things you can do to make sure your friend or relative survives that heart attack, or you get the kids out of the house before it goes up in flames.

Although some people are naturally better at remaining calm in certain situations than others, everyone can reduce their panic reactions somewhat.  Preparation and practice are the key elements in improving your reactions to emergencies and therefore, the odds of a successful outcome.

Being prepared involved simple tasks that many people mean to do but often end up putting off, like having emergency numbers posted right beside the phone, or keeping emergency medication (like epipens, asthma inhalers, or nitroglycerin for heart attacks) organized and accessible.  Preparation also includes a plan if a fire occurs in your home — what exit will you use, which exit is the backup if the first one is blocked, and does everyone in your family (including young children) know that they are supposed to crawl to stay below smoke?  Have you taught your children what calling an emergency number does and told them that if the adults are ever in trouble (if you fall unconscious, can’t breathe, or can’t move) that they must dial the number and answer all the questions they are asked as best they can?  2 year olds can dial a phone, and although they may not be able to answer many questions in a sophisticated way, they can say "help" which will bring fire trucks, police cars, and an ambulance to your house.  Many 5 and 6 year olds have saved their parents lives by calling an emergency number right away.

Now, emergencies may occur as a result of а man-made threat (like terrorism) or a natural disaster. A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g., flood, tornado, hurricane, volcanic eruption, earthquake, or landslide) that affects the environment, and leads to financial, environmental and/or human losses. Natural disasters are usually divided into land movement disasters (avalanches, earthquakes, lahars), water disasters (floods, tsunami), weather disasters (blizzards, cyclonic storms, droughts, hailstorms, heat waves, tornadoes), fires, health and disease (epidemic, famine), space threats (gamma ray bursts, impact events, solar flares).

Every disaster and threat is unique and requires specific treatment and handling. Knowledge about basic survival techniques may dramatically increase your chances for survival. However, certain general rules may be formulated with respect to any emergency or a disaster:

• Try to avoid disaster-prone areas

• Be properly equipped with knowledge and gear when entering a dangerous zone

• Try to leave the epicenter of the disaster ASAP

• Listen to authorities, radio transmissions for directions

• Use your cell-phone to contact authorities and seek advice

• If you are unable to escape from the threat - get ready to face it (barricade yourself in a secure place and grab as much food and supplies on your way as possible)

• Don’t forget to help people around you whose life may be in danger

• Always remain calm and concentrated

Living in a world of steel and concrete we distance ourselves from Mother Nature, yet we should never forget that it is in the power of nature to erase whole civilizations from the face of the planet. You never know what surprises might be thrown your way so stay alert and remember - all you need for survival is health, water, food, shelter and most importantly - your spirit and courage. Your rescue is often in your own hands.