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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.

Перевод текста: Choosing a Career (1)

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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Топик Выбор профессии рассказывает о трудностях выбора именно той, единственной профессии, которая определит весь жизненный путь человека. Выбрать профессию, действительно, очень непросто. Для этого нужно хорошо знать себя: свои сильные и слабые стороны, свои способности и требования к профессии. Чтобы разобраться в этом нелегком деле, рекомендуется ответить на ряд вопросов, может быть тогда ответ станет более ясным. Есть семьи, в которых определенная профессия становится выбором для многих поколений и создаются так называемые “династии”. В таких семьях детям с раннего возраста прививается любовь и уважение к профессии родителей, и для таких детей выбор профессии не создаст в будущем никаких хлопот.

Choosing a career is like any other activity: it is best to work to a plan. Too many people start looking for a specific job before thinking out their occupational aims. It is a good idea to begin by attempting to define in clear terms what your requirements are from a career. This involves taking a realistic view of your strengths and weaknesses. You may think for example, that you would like a job which involves organizing people, but liking such a job is not a sufficient justification if experience you already have may suggests that this is not your strong point. On the other hand, you should remember that training will equip you to do new things.

A further point to consider is how far you will be willing to do for a time things which you do not like knowing that they are necessary to achieve your longer term objectives. Having thought carefully about the sort of person you are, try to work out a realistic set of occupational requirements. In particular, you can answer to important questions. First: What sort of life do you want to lead? For example, do you want to live in the country or in the town? Is leisure time of great importance to you? Is the size of your salary important? Do you want to put down roots or travel widely? Second: What sort of work do you want to do? For example, do you like working alone or with others? Does teaching people appeal to you? Do you want to be an organizer of other people’s activities? Do you want to develop new ideas and initiate changes?

As for me, I have made up my mind to be an engineer. As my parents are engineers, they have made a great influence on my choice and I can say that this profession runs the family. My choice of this occupation didn’t come as a sudden flash. I think that nowadays this profession is of great need and importance to our country. It is my aim to be a qualified specialist and to serve the interests of my country. To be a well prepared engineer I should have some important qualities: great capability persistence, knowledge of science and of course knowledge of foreign languages. In spite of these arguments we mustn’t forget about everybody’s vacation. I think that my facilities combined with the knowledge would be quiet enough to succeed in my work.

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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.

Job Areas - Сферы трудовой деятельности:
agriculture - сельское хозяйство,
coal mining - угольная промышленность,
sport - спорт,
law - юриспруденция,
medicine - медицина,
business - бизнес/ предпринимательство,
information technology - информационные технологии,
the media - средства массовой информации,
shipbuilding - кораблестроение.

Professions - Профессии:
politician - политический деятель,
sculptor - скульптор,
doctor - врач,
vet - ветеринар,
teacher - учитель,
nurse - медицинская сестра/няня,
professional footballer - профессиональный футболист,
scientist - ученый,
lawyer - юрист/адвокат,
journalist - журналист,
computer programmer - программист.

Skills - Умения, навыки:
communication skills - коммуникативные навыки,
computer skills - навыки работы на компьютере,
driving - навыки вождения,
language skills - практическое владение (иностранным) языком,
organizational ability - организационные способности,
typing - навыки машинописи.

Qualities - Качества:
сooperation - сотрудничество,
сreativity - творчество,
cultural awareness - социо-культурная компетенция,
flexibility - гибкость,
initiative - инициатива,
motivation - мотивация,
tolerance - терпимость,
responsibility - ответственность.

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.

To make money - делать деньги;
to have one"s own business - иметь свое собственное дело;
to do one"s best - делать все возможное, не жалеть сил;
to make a career - сделать карьеру;
to get a promotion - получить повышение по службе;
to have an advantage - иметь преимущество;
to accelerate rapidly - быстро расти;
to become self-employed - начать заниматься собственным бизнесом;
to become old-fashioned - становиться старомодным;
to make a living - зарабатывать на жизнь;
to be made redundant - быть уволенным (по сокращению штата);
to apply for a job - подавать заявление о приеме на работу;
to earn one"s living (to do for a living) - зарабатывать на жизнь;
to get a well-paid job - получить хорошо оплачиваемую работу;
to get (receive) a salary/holiday pay/sick pay - получать заработную плату/отпускные/оплату больничного листа.

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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

Choosing a future profession is one of the most important decisions in a person’s life. If you spend eight hours a day five times a week at the place you hate, your whole life can be spoilt only because of your job.

So, it is a question of satisfaction with the career. Besides, a future income depends on the type of work a person will do. It should be enough to correspond to his needs and ambitions.

How to Make a Right Choice?

Those people who manage to choose a prosperous and satisfying career are lucky. But, most young people are not quick in making a right decision because they do not have enough life experience.

First, estimate your own abilities and talents. Most likely, your favourite subjects at school or your hobbies will build up a strong basis for your future professional field.

Secondly, it is good to ask for advice from working professionals and visiting them at work. Try to visit different places, compare what you see, analyse if it your cup of tea or not. Moreover, parents and teachers are always ready to help, ask them.

Finally, look inside yourself. See how ambitious you are, what kind of character and temper you have, what your tempo of life is. Your future job should be corresponding to your nature.

Popular Professions among the Modern School-leavers

Professional preferences of school-leavers change from generation to generation. Scientific progress, fashion and economic situation in the country play a great role in choosing definite professions.

Modern teenagers want to be engineers, policemen, doctors, lawyers. Among the least popular are scientists, teachers, and artists.

Важный выбор

Выбор будущей профессии – одно из важнейших решений в жизни человека. Если пять раз в неделю по восемь часов вы проводите в ненавистном месте, вся ваша жизнь может быть испорчена только из-за работы.

Поэтому карьера – это вопрос удовлетворения. Кроме того, от специфики выполняемой работы зависит будущий доход. Он должен быть достаточным, чтобы соответствовать нуждам человека и его желаниям.

Как сделать правильный выбор?

Счастливы те люди, которым удается выбрать правильный путь. Но большинство молодых людей не могут быстро принять правильное решение, потому что им не хватает жизненного опыта.

Во-вторых, хорошо спросить совета профессионалов и побывать у них на работе. Постарайтесь сходить в разные места, сравнивайте то, что вы видите, анализируйте, подходит это вам или нет. Более того, родители и учителя всегда готовы помочь, спрашивайте их.