- •Choosing a career
- •I. Professions
- •II. Applying for a Job
- •III. Earnings
- •1. Watch the videoclip offered and discuss it giving answers to the following questions:
- •2. Get into 2 teams and using the information given in the text “Success of a Job Interview” ( see Texts for Reading and Discussion ) :
- •3. Deal with Phonetics: Reproduce the sentence in which Jennifer underlines that she is extremely interested in multimedia production. Hint: “I am extremely interested in multimedia production."
- •Choosing a career
Choosing a career
to be on the threshold of independent life
to draw up prospects for future
to realise that the time has come to choose a trade which will
be the main line of one’ lifetime
define one’s future well being
to face the necessity of conscious choice
to resort to the help ( assistance) of career counsellors
to turn to parents for help.....experienced in life....to give a valuable piece of advice
to appreciate to full extent the importance of help ....
to possess definite qualities and to be physically fit
not to depend on chance
to estimate critically one’s abilities and inclinations
to find a field that appeals to you
to impose one’s views on somebody.
to want somebody to realise his own frustrated dreams
to try to justify one’s hopes
to yield to one’s point
to resign oneself to the family tradition even if it does not appeal to him
to choose a career one is not cut out for:
not to find one’s proper place in life
to be dissatisfied with one’s work
to choose a profession which is one’s cup of tee/ one’s vocation/ calling:
to realise one’s potentialities
to derive pleasure and satisfaction from making car
to display zest , enthusiasm and creativeness
to succeed in smth / to distinguish oneself in some sphere
to attain a pinnacle of success
to advance
to serve country in the best way possible
choice factors
to influence the choice to be essential
to take into consideration/ account to be of equal importance
well paid, good pension scheme
to earn good money
to maintain family
not to eat one’s parents’ salt
good career prospects
provide good chances of promotion
ambitious....give preference
top-level working conditions
to work overtime/ long hours
intellectual, demanding, challenging
to consider/ weigh all pros and cons
to remove all doubts as to the correctness of one’s choice
to lay down foundations as to realisation of one’s ambitions
to master a certain profession
to try one’s hand at
to get a thorough mastery of the subject / good command of/ profound knowledge
to become a real professional
to survive in the world of stiff competition and total unemployment
Qualifications and characteristic traits:
typing / communication / organizing skills
computer graphic experience
full driving licence
good at writing reports
quick learner and efficient worker
flexible and team player
willing for further personal development, selfmotivated, proactive
ready to work overtime
good references
to have a non-skilled profession
Doctor
Driver - a good eye sight - to distinguish colours - to be prone to prompt reaction - to be able to concentrate and retain attention - monotonous tiresome work - to be responsible for lives of passengers
Shop-assistant - sociable / to enjoy meeting and communicating with people - to have a gift of persuasion/ to talk clients into buying goods on sale using well grounded convincing arguments |
Book-keeper - to have a mathematical turn of mind - to be exact and scrupulous
Top-model - to have pronounced individuality - to be plastic - to have attractive appearance, well-shaped body - to be free from complex to display body
Designer - to be creative - to have a well-developed sense of form, shape, colour - to keep in step with time and even outstrip it
Writer - to have an expressive style of writing, good fantasy, sense of humour - a good power of observation - wit mind |