Топик на английском teaching as a career. Choosing a Career – Выбор профессии. American Holidays. Топик по английскому

Key Words:
Job Areas : agriculture, coal mining, sport, law, medicine, business, information technology, the media, shipbuilding.
Professions : politician, sculptor, doctor, vet, teacher, nurse, professional footballer, scientist, lawyer, journalist, computer programmer.
Skills : communication skills, computer skills, driving, language skills, organizational ability, typing.
Qualities : cooperation, creativity, cultural awareness, flexibility, initiative, motivation, tolerance, responsibility.

Useful Expressions:
to make money, to have one"s own business, to do one"s best, to make a career, to get a promotion, to have an advantage, to accelerate rapidly, to become self-employed, to become old-fashioned, to make a living, to be made redundant, to apply for a job, to earn one"s living (to do for a living), to get a well-paid job, to get (receive) a salary/holiday pay/sick pay.

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Job Ttends.
Survival of the Fittest.

Between now and the 21st century citizens of the world"s richest and most technologically advanced nations will find it increasingly difficult to keep up with the demand for change. For them, the future will arrive too soon. So begins Alvin Toffler"s book FUTURE SHOCK, written back in 1970.
Now people are beginning to pay attention to Toffler"s prediction, because the speed of change is accelerating rapidly. It is sometimes difficult to work out the patterns of change. What should you do? First of all, don"t panic.
Take a deep breath and try to get a sense of the good things the future has to offer.
You don"t need to be a genius to predict the job areas which will be most affected by technological change. Agriculture, textiles, coal mining and heavy industry are all doing badly. On the other hand, business, the media, information technology, and the biosciences are doing really well.
Without doubt, the number of jobs in information technology will rise dramatically. There are currently over 100 million computers in the world and by 2020 the number will be around one billion. Because of this, computer programmers and systems analysts will be in much greater demand.
There are also many other important changes taking place in the workplace. First, the job market is getting more and more competitive and the idea of a "job for life" has already become old-fashioned. Because of this, workers will have to be more flexible.
According to Mark Hastings of the Institute of Management, in the future people will organize their working life around a variety of contracts, instead of working just for one company.
In the same way, companies will change; they will be organized more democratically. People will move sideways to different jobs, rather than moving up the "company ladder" as before. Many more people will work for small, dynamic companies, which can react, quickly to changes in the market. Other people will give up working for a boss and become self-employed. All this means that companies will require people who are flexible and responsible. They will also need people who can work co-operatively and get on well in a team.
Good communication skills will be essential. According to Dr.Laurence Lyons of the Future Work Forum, women will initially have an advantage in this area. James Traeger, of the training agency Menswork, explains that many men will have to be retrained. "It"s not about making men more like women, but helping men to communicate as well."
We are undoubtedly moving towards a global economy. English will probably remain the international business language. However, understanding other people, their minds, culture and history will be vital.
Above all, a manager will need to feel comfortable working with people from other cultures and coping with cultural differences.
New technology is the driving force behind the rapidly changing workplace, so don"t get left behind. You don"t need to become a computer expert, but you must consider improving your computer skills. Work with more than one program in case you have to use them at work, and try to read about all the latest technology.
Undoubtedly, all this new technology is changing the way we work and offering many alternative ways of working. Rather than go into an office, a lot of people are connected to the Internet and now work from home. Working like this may give you the flexibility you want - to live where you want, to continue your studies and to have a lot more free time. That must be good news.

My Plans for the Future.

I have asked myself a lot of times: "What do I want to be when I leave school?" A few years ago it was difficult for me to give a definite answer. As the years passed I changed my mind a lot of times about which science or field of industry to specialize in. It was difficult to make up my mind and choose one of the hundreds jobs to which I might be better suited.
I wanted to become a doctor. I thought it was a very noble profession. I was good at biology and chemistry. I wanted to help people who had problems with health. I knew that a doctor should be noble in work and life, kind and attentive to people, responsible and reasonable, honest and prudent. A doctor, who is selfish, dishonest can"t be good at his profession. I tried to do my best to develop good traits in myself.
Now it seems to me I have already decided what to do. I"d like to be a teacher. I know that it"s very difficult to become a good teacher. You should know perfectly the subject you teach, you must be well educated and well informed. An ignorant teacher teaches ignorance, a fearful teacher teaches fear, a bored teacher teaches boredom. But a good teacher develops in his pupils the burning desire to know and love for the truth and beauty. As John Steinbeck once said, a great teacher is a great artist and you know how few great artists there are in the world. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts. It"s a great responsibility to bring up children. I think that"s the reason why teachers are deeply respected. But I"m not sure yet if I am going to become a teacher, because they are not well payed enough.
When you leave school you understand that the time to choose your future profession has come. It"s not an easy task to make the right choice of a job. I have known for a long time that leaving school is the beginning of my independent life, the beginning of a far more serious examination of my abilities and character.
More and more people realize that every educated person should know a foreign language. No matter what I am to be in the future I know quite well just now I must know English perfectly.

Задачи и тесты по теме "Тема 1. "Choosing a Career"."

• Education and future career - Vocabulary 5–9 класс

Professions and Careers

Since we all are human and always tend to develop, in order to be useful and successful personality, the main question we ask ourselves after finishing school is: which profession should I choose? Who do I want to be? Normally we choose the one that brings more money and success and is considered a decent and popular profession in the society and presupposes the future career growth. But the more correct approach would be: what do I do best of all? What do I want most of all to be?

Indeed it is a hard choice, but still very important. Let’s take an overview to the most large and popular profession areas that young people consider while choosing a profession.

Health Care. The growing necessity in the health care are can be explained by constantly growing population number and peoples’ average age – people are living longer so the increasing number of elderly people demands more health care services. Consequently the more working, administrative roles should be filled.

Computer science. The technological progress and integration of digital communications and IT services have created bigger necessity of specialists in this area, including private and public sectors. So the computer science became more and more popular in the last 15 years, so right now more and more people choose this direction after graduating the high school. Computer programmers, web designers and developers, system administrators have many job offers and are quite successful in their careers.

Teaching is one more popular profession, being respected and interesting in the modern society. Teaching includes many other sciences as psychology, sociology, philology, philosophy, logics, etc. Indeed it is obviously a big area of investigation and research and development, so many young men and women choose it without hesitation.

Профессии и карьера

Так как все мы люди и нуждаемся в развитии, для того чтобы быть полезными и успешными личностями, самый главный вопрос, который мы задаем себе, когда оканчиваем школу это: какую профессию мне выбрать? Кем я хочу быть? Обычно мы выбираем ту профессию, которая приносит больше дохода и успеха и ту, что считается популярной в обществе и предполагает какой-то карьерный рост в будущем. Но более правильный подход был бы: что я делаю лучше всего? Кем бы я хотел быть больше всего?

На самом деле это сложный выбор, но тем не менее очень важный. Давайте рассмотрим несколько самых распространенных профессиональных областей, которые выбирают молодые люди как свою профессию.

Здравоохранение. Растущая необходимость в работниках здравоохранения объясняется постоянным ростом населения и среднего возраста людей. Люди стали жить дольше, и возрастающая численность пожилых людей требует больше услуг в здравоохранении. Следовательно, все больше рабочих и административных должностей должно быть заполнено.

Информатика. Технический прогресс и внедрение цифровых технологий и IT услуг создали большую потребность в специалистах этой области, включая частный и общественный сектор. Таким образом, информатика стала все более популярной в последние 15 лет, и все больше людей выбирают это направление после окончания школы. Программисты, веб-дизайнеры и разработчики, системные администраторы получили все больше предложений работы и стали довольно успешными в этой профессии.

Преподавание – еще одна популярная профессия, которая очень уважаема и интересна в современном обществе. Преподавание включает в себя много разных наук: психология, социология, филология, философия, логика. И на самом деле это очень большая область для исследования и развития, поэтому очень много людей выбирают ее как свою профессию.

Choosing a career is extremely difficult. What can help you make the right choice?

Every person at the age of 14 to 16 has to make an extremely stressful decision, to choose his or her own career. You might be wondering what the difference is between a career and a job. Basically a job is something you do, but don"t expect to continue doing forever. A career is what you hope to do for a long time or even for your entire working life. Choosing a career is a difficult and challenging task: the decision once taken will influence your future life. There are, of course, a lot of examples when people have changed their career paths in their twenties, thirties and even forties but, of course, it is better to make the right choice at the very beginning. The earlier you decide on what profession is interesting and rewarding for you, the more you can achieve during your lifetime.

Choosing a career is a challenging task indeed. It is all about finding the perfect match between your personality, interests, and skills. On the one hand, modern society, with its hundreds of professions and jobs, presents a vast range of future job opportunities. Industry and business, farming, science and education, medicine, service, arts and journalism are just a few professional fields a young person can specialize in. On the other hand, modern society with its crises, unemployment and inflation, makes a poor choice of profession a really bad mistake. You can choose a profession you really like, and face problems when looking for a job. Or you can find a job you like, but it will be underpaid. Besides, a young person"s parents usually have their own ideas of what career path to choose. Some parents are more democratic and let the child determine his future by himself. Some are oppressive and overprotective and try to force the child to make this or that career choice. In this case, they often try to compensate for their own dreams which have failed and the chances they have missed. Sometimes they see their child is gifted in some field and try to persuade him to choose this profession irrespective of the fact if he likes it or not.

In spite of all the problems mentioned above, the choice has to be made. To make it easier for the young people, there is some professional advice. It"s best for the young man to start this process as early as possible, ideally in the tenth form. You should determine if you would like to continue in higher education, or to learn a trade and look for a job. It"s up to the person to decide, but you should remember that to get more chances, you should strive for higher education which enables you to be qualified for skilled labour. You should determine what you might like to study or major in at college. You might like to try some of these career assessment tests to help with this step. You will surely also get suggestions from family, friends, and high school teachers and guidance counsellors. You also have to consider the demand for a particular career in the labour market. Choosing a career where there are limited job opportunities can greatly increase the challenges you will face.

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Выбор карьеры является чрезвычайно трудным. Что может помочь Вам сделать правильный выбор?

Каждый человек в возрасте 14 - 16 лет должен принять чрезвычайно напряженное решение, чтобы выбрать его или её собственную карьеру. Вы могли бы задаваться вопросом, что различие между карьерой и работой. В основном работа - кое-что, что Вы делаете, но не ожидаете продолжать делать навсегда. Карьера состоит в том тем, что Вы надеетесь сделать в течение долгого времени или даже для Вашего всего срока службы. Выбор карьеры является трудной и стимулирующей задачей: решение, однажды принятое, будет влиять на Вашу будущую жизнь. Есть, конечно, много примеров, когда люди изменили свои пути карьеры в их двадцатых, тридцатые и даже сороковые, но, конечно, лучше сделать правильный выбор в самом начале. Чем ранее Вы выбираете, какая профессия интересна и полезна для Вас, тем больше Вы можете достигнуть во время своей целой жизни.

Выбор карьеры является стимулирующей задачей действительно. Это - все об обнаружении прекрасного состязания между Вашей индивидуальностью, интересами, и навыками. С одной стороны, современное общество, с его сотнями профессий и рабочих мест, представляет обширный диапазон будущих вакансий. Промышленность и бизнес, сельское хозяйство, наука и образование, медицина, обслуживание, искусства и журналистика - только несколько профессиональных областей, на которых может специализироваться молодой человек. С другой стороны, современное общество с его кризисами, безработицей и инфляцией, делает плохой выбор профессии действительно плохой ошибкой. Вы можете выбрать профессию Вы действительно как, и оказаться перед проблемами, ища работу. Или Вы можете найти работу, которую Вы любите, но этому недоплатят. Кроме того, у родителей молодого человека обычно есть свои собственные идеи какой путь карьеры выбрать. Некоторые родители более демократичны и позволяют ребенку определять свое будущее один. Некоторые являются репрессивными и защитными и пытаются вынудить ребенка сделать это или тот выбор карьеры. В этом случае, они часто пытаются дать компенсацию за их собственные мечты, которые потерпели неудачу и возможности, которые они пропустили. Иногда они видят, что их ребенок является одаренным в некоторой области и пытаться убедить его выбрать эту профессию независимо от факта, если ему нравится это или нет.

Несмотря на все упомянутые выше проблемы, должен быть сделан выбор. Чтобы облегчить для молодых людей, есть некоторый профессиональный совет. Это лучше для молодого человека, чтобы начать этот процесс как можно раньше, идеально в десятой форме. Вы должны определить, хотели ли бы Вы продолжить в высшем образовании, или изучить торговлю и искать работу. Это до человека, чтобы решить, но Вы должны помнить, что, чтобы получить больше возможностей, Вы должны бороться за высшее образование, которое позволяет Вам быть пригодными для квалифицированного труда. Вы должны определить то, в чем Вам могло бы понравиться учиться или главный в колледже. Вам могло бы понравиться попробовать некоторые из этих тестов оценки карьеры, чтобы помочь с этим шагом. Вы конечно также получите предложения от семьи, друзей, и учителей средней школы и консультантов руководства. Вы также должны рассмотреть требование на специфическую карьеру на рынке труда. Выбор карьеры, где есть ограниченные вакансии, может очень увеличить трудности, с которыми Вы столкнетесь.

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Topic: How to choose a career

Тема: Как выбрать профессию?

The main question for a teenager, who has recently finished the school, is how to choose a proper career. , parents and teachers can not step in our shoes and give a useful advice to us. Therefore, when the time comes, we need to decide by ourselves. It is important to choose the profession, which will bring not only a big sum of money, but also a pleasure. It means that the main task is to find your calling in life. It is quite difficult, but the result will be well worth it.

Главным для подростка, который только-что закончил школу, является вопрос о том, как выбрать подходящую профессию. Как это часто бывает, родители и учителя не могут поставить себя на наше место и дать хороший совет. Поэтому, когда приходит время, нам нужно решать самостоятельно. Важно выбрать ту профессию, которая будет приносить не только большие суммы денег, но и удовольствие. Это значит, что основной задачей является найти свое призвание в жизни. Это довольно сложно, но результат стоит усилий.

First of all, make a list of your talents. It will help us to get better understanding of your possibilities. For example, if you are good at chemistry and biology, you can become a scientist or a doctor, if you love to work with children, you can work in education, if you are creative, choose the career of an artist or a designer, if you show the good results on the IT lessons, The main idea here is to do the work, which you manage to do better

Прежде всего, составь список своих талантов. Это поможет тебе лучше понять свои возможности. Например, если ты хорошо справляешься с химией и биологией, можешь стать учёным или врачом, если тебе нравится работать с детьми, можно работать в сфере образования, если ты творческий человек, выбирай профессию художника или дизайнера, если ты показываешь хорошие результаты на уроках информатики, стань успешным программистом. Основным здесь является делать ту роботу, которая лучше всего тебе удаётся.

If you think, that you are gifted at nothing, do not be sad. Maybe, you just do not manage to notice your talents. , probably, they will help you. If the situation is not improving, always there is . You can try to develop some special skills, which will help you to make the right decision when it is necessary. I reckon that different career tests can also become a hint for those who have difficulties in choosing the profession. Of course, it will not become your main guide, but it will somehow help you.

Если кажется, что ты ничем особенным не одарен, не отчаивайся. Возможно, тебе просто не удается заметить собственные таланты. В таких случаях, можно попросить совета у родителей или друзей, возможно, они тебе помогут. Если ситуация не улучшается, всегда есть другой выход. Можешь попробовать развить какие-то особые навыки, которые помогут тебе сделать выбор, когда будет нужно. Я считаю, что различные тесты на выбор профессии могут также стать подсказкой для тех, кому сложно выбрать профессию. Конечно, они не станут твоим основным ориентиром, но как-нибудь всё же помогут.

In my opinion, a good idea will be to find some special with the career you are going to choose. It will give you an opportunity to examine yourself. If everything is all right and you are delighted with your choice, there is another advantage in this training or courses – you receive the practice and develop, necessary for your future career, skills.

Я думаю, что хорошей идеей будет найти специальные курсы или тренинг, связанный с профессией, которую ты собираешься выбрать. Это даст тебе возможность проверить себя. Если всё хорошо, и ты доволен своим выбором, есть и другое преимущество в тренинге или курсах – ты получаешь практику и развиваешь, необходимые для будущей профессии навыки.

There are also cases, when some misunderstandings arise between your parents and you because they don"t accept your choice. As a result, instead of the support in such a serious moment, you receive a lot of criticism and scandals. A good solution will be to try to explain to parents your point of view, maybe even prove your words with your special achievements, connected with the career you are going to choose. Parents are not your enemies, they just care about our future, so you should be patient and try to understand them, but do not allow to break your dreams.

Choosing a Career
Finishing school means the independent life for millions of school-leavers. Many roads are open before them: technical schools, colleges and universities. But it is not an easy thing to choose a profession out of thousands! Some pupils follow their parents" advice; others can not make any decision after leaving school.
In childhood I wanted to be a spaceman; then I dreamed of becoming a policeman. Only a few years ago I started thinking about my future career seriously. Life is quite difficult, but I want to have an interesting job and would like it to be connected with different countries and people. That is why I decided to become an interpreter. I am good at foreign languages. My favourite language is English. I like watching films and reading books in the original.
I think the questions- young people should ask themselves are: What am I interested in? and What do I want to be? When they find the answers, they will have the goal to achieve. If you are good at a particular subject and you want your profession to be connected with it, it is important that you study it seriously.
My father wants me to follow in his footsteps and become a physicist. But I am not interested in medicine and I am not good at Chemistry or Biology. As they say, medicine is "not my cup of tea".
Another problem is entering a university. Russian National Exam which school-leavers have to pass at the end of the 11th form is rather difficult, so you have to study really hard to get a necessary number of exam points to enter a university. Moreover, different universities have different number of "acceptance points". I have some friends who did not get enough points to enter the universities they wanted, so they had to choose other places to study or pay for their education.
However, some young people do not know which career to choose even after they "finish school, so they have to waste time deciding, or start working. For young men the situation is difficult because they may be taken to the Army that is why a lot of them enter any institute or university just not to become soldiers.
Sometimes young people choose a career to their liking, they enter a university and after some time they realise that the occupation they chose is not what they really want, so they get poor marks and have to leave the university.
The problem of choosing a career is very widespread among young people and they should think about their future seriously before making any decisions.

ПЛАН-ОТВЕТ. CHOOSING A CAREER
1. Вступление (what finishing school means, what opportunities school-leavers have after school, if it is easy/difficult to choose a profession).
2. Рассказать о том, кем вы хотели стать в детстве и кем думаете стать теперь (in childhood I wanted to be..., then..., now I want..., I have made/have not made a decision, I am thinking of..., I am good at...).
3. Рассказать о том, чем должны руководствоваться ученики при выборе профессии (I think the young people should...).
4. Рассказать о том, что думает ваша семья о вашем выборе или кем бы они хотели, чтобы вы стали (my father/mother, etc. wants me to..., but...).
5. Рассказать о проблемах, с которыми сталкиваются выпускники после окончания школы (Russian National Exam, universities and necessary exam points, exam failure, pay for education, can not make choice, waste time, working, the Army; choose a wrong career, leave studies).
6. Заключение (The problem of choosing a career is very widespread among young people and they should think about their future seriously before making any decisions.).

QUESTIONS
1. What opportunities do school-leavers have after finishing school?
2. Is it easy to choose a future career? Why (not)?
3. What did you want to be in your childhood?
4. Have you made up your mind about the future occupation?
5. What would you like your future occupation to be connected with?
6. What school subjects are you good at?
7. What do you think young people should ask themselves when they start thinking about their future?
8. What do your parents think about your future career?
9. Do you usually follow your parents" advice?
10. Do you think that parents should take part in the discussion of your future profession or shall you make a decision yourself?
11. What problems do young people face nowadays after finishing school?
12. Do you study hard to pass the Russian National Exam successfully?
13. Have you chosen the subjects which you will take exams in?
14. Do you agree that sometimes people may get disappointed in the profession they chose? Why (not)?
15. What are the choices for them then?
16. Is it important to choose the future profession only by your interests? Why (not)?
17. Do you think some occupations are useless? Why?
18. Have you heard about professions that are are not taught at universities? What are they? _

USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
Occupations (Professions) Профессии
accountant бухгалтер
actor/actress актёр/актриса
architect архитектор
artist художник
astronaut астронавт, космонавт
baker пекарь
barber/hairdresser парикмахер мужской/женский
butcher мясник
carpenter плотник
cashier кассир
chef/cook шеф-повар
composer композитор
computer programmer программист
construction worker строитель
courier курьер
dancer танцор/танцовщица
dentist стоматолог
doctor врач
driver . водитель
editor редактор
electrician электрик
estate agent риелтор, агент по недвижимости
farmer фермер
fire fighter пожарный
flight attendant бортпроводник
gardener садовник
journalist журналист
lawyer юрист
librarian библиотекарь
mechanic механик
model модель
musician музыкант
nurse медсестра
painter маляр
pharmacist фармацевт
photographer фотограф
pilot пилот
plumber сантехник
police officer полицейский
postal worker/postman почтальон
sailor моряк
salesperson продавец
scientist учёный
secretary секретарь
security guard охранник
singer певец/певица
taxi driver таксист
teacher учитель
translator/interpreter переводчик
travel agent турагент
veterinarian/vet ветеринар
waiter/waitress официант/официантка