Choosing a Profession

People are always asked what they want to be when they leave school. I think it’s a pretty tricky question to answer, especially when getting a job seems such a long way off.

Magazines for teenagers often offerquestionnaires and surveys to help young people see their interests and abilities more clearly and make a decisionconcern­ing their future career. Special tests can find out what a person is best suited for.

Those who like to work with machines can get a profession of a mechanic, a driver, a pilot, a computer programmer etc. Those who like to work with people can be doc­tors, teachers, lawyers, shop assistants, hairdressers etc.

When you are choosing a profession, you should keep in mind all the necessary qualities, which arerequired for it. If you don’t possess them, you have to try to develop them in yourself.

People, who are active, energetic, “green”, tidy, practical and organized can choose a profession of a vet, a postal worker, a dog trainer, or a zookeeper.

If you like adventures, trips, learning culture and traditions of other people you can be an archaeologist, an explorer, or a tourist guide.

If you are interested in science and research you might be a scientist or an inventor. Those who are fond of working with numbers can get success in the career of an accountant or a banker.

If you want to become a teacher, a nurse, a dentist, a doctor or a firefighter, you must be helpful, caring, calm, patient, friendly, cheerful and outgoing.

If you are logical; critical, ambitious, and quick-minded, you might be a com­puter specialist, a politician, a businessman, or an advertising instructor.

The world of professions is rich and exciting. Some jobs are traditionally con­sidered to be “women’s jobs” and some “men’s”. There are some jobs where both men and women work successfully. What is really true is that all professions are important, wonderful and necessary.

A high qualification makes a person fit for a certain position. “ Every man is the maker of his own fortune,” Richard Steele wrote. The person who wants to be highly qualified must have good education first of all. A young person can best approach the future when enriched with knowledge of many different subjects. That can really help to get a better job, develop career and get success in life.

3. Look through the text and try to understand the meaning of the highlighted words from the context. If you have any difficulties, consult the dictionary:

ü to make a decision

ü abilities

ü future career

ü the necessary qualities

ü to be best suited for

ü a firefighter

ü an inventor

ü to succeed

ü an accountant

ü a high qualification

ü to fit for a certain position

4. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. У світі багато професій.

2. Моя професія почесна та важлива.

3. Важливо зробити правильний вибір професії.

4. Журнали для підлітків пропонують опитування.

5. Я хочу бути бізнесменом.

6. Світ професій багатий та вражаючий.

7. Я намагаюсь робити все найкраще, щоб стати гарним спеціалістом.

5. Write down the professions from the text into four columns:

Working with people	Working with technics	Working with nature	Working with money

6. Match the words:

teenagers - перукар

decision - необхідні якості

a driver - винахідник

а lawyer - підлітки

shop assistants - водій

hairdressers - туристичний гід

necessary qualities - рішення

an inventor - бухгалтер

a tourist guide - юрист

postal worker - рекламний інструктор

an accountant - консультант в магазині

an advertising instructor - поштар

7. Retell the text about your future profession:

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