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I. Oral Practice Section

1. Look through the statements/ proverbs and try to outline the
problems to be discussed.
1. Every man to his trade.
2. He works best who knows his trade.
3. You are what you choose to be.
4. You cannot climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.
5. First impressions are very important.

2. Work in pairs: Choosing the right profession for every person is one of the
most important decisions. We can turn to different people for advice or find
answers to our questions in newspapers and magazines. Read this article and
say why it is one of the most difficult problems among young people. Replace
the words in bold type by the words with similar meaning given in the box.

One of the most difficult problems a young person faces is deciding what to do about
a career. There are individuals, of course, who from the time they are six years old
“know” that they want to be doctors or pilots or fire fighters, but the majority of us do
not get around to making a decision about an occupation or career until
somebody forces us to face the problem.

Choosing an occupation takes time, and there are a lot of things you have to think
about as you try to decide what you would like to do. You may find that you will have
to take special courses to qualify for a particular kind of work, or may find out that
you will need to get some actual work experience to gain enough knowledge to
qualify for a particular job.

Fortunately, there are a lot of people you can turn to for advice and help
in making your decision. At most schools, there are teachers who are
professionally qualified to counsel you and to give detailed information about
job qualifications. And you can talk over your ideas with family members and
friends who are always ready to listen and to offer suggestions. But even if you get
other people involved in helping you make a decision, self evaluation is an important
part of the decision-making process.

mass; exact; to recommend; ability; coming to a decision;

persons; relatives; recommendations; practice; job; to
suggest; people; many; proposals; skill; distinct; business;
employment; suggestion; knowledge; making up one’s mind;
profession; to have certain experience; to advice
3. Read the following words and group them according the categories
given below.
Manager; department; qualified; bookkeeper; salary; chief; wages; factory; accountant;
skilled; head; earnings; plant; engineer; talented; bonus; director; computer
programmer; fringe benefits; assistant; loafer; workshop; fee; supervisor; idler; office;
electrician; income; foreman; profit; bank.

Places
Profession Position/Post Experience Payment
to work

4. Match the explanations on the right with the idiomatic expressions

on the left.
1. to go on a. to stop business
business

2. to carry on a b. a dishonest, dubious kind of business

business

3. to float a c. to stop trading

business

4. back-door d. to be active in running business

business

5. Big Business e. to be very competent in one’s work

6. to go out of f. having or showing the ability to succeed

business in business and to be calm, cool, and
collected

7. to know one’s g. the world of large, powerful business

business organization

8. business like h. to do commercial work

 5. Find all the suitable nouns for each of the adjectives or
participles.

an academic
a qualified
a brilliant
an interesting
employee
an experienced
career
a modern
profession
a skillful
engineer
a prestigious
an amazing
a self-discipline
an astonishing

6. Look at the following pictures and identify the professions. Then

match them with the qualities in the box, justifying your choice.

B 

D 
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a) a b) a c) a d) a military
teacher surgeon telecommunication man
engineer

Accurate; creative; patient; persuasive; brave; intelligent;

polite; fair; friendly; imaginative; fit; cheerful; original; hard-
working; energetic; modest; punctual; honest; sociable;
communicative; romantic; helpful.

e.g. A secretary has to be efficient and careful to do her work quickly and accurately.

7. There are two essential steps in the job-hunting process: research and
planning. Research means examining your skills and finding out where you can
apply them. Planning means deciding how you will present your skills to a
prospective employer. You should go through these steps carefully whether you
are looking for your first job.

Work in pairs:

1. Look at the following examples of skills/responsibilities and personality

traits and find out the ones that apply to you. Try to explain your choice.

Skills/Responsibilities Personality Traits

acting making Use: I am …is one of

analyzing decisions very… my strong
assembling meeting accurate points
decorating people adaptable accuracy
designing negotiating cooperative adaptability
driving operating creative cooperation
filing machines dependable creativity
helping organizing flexible dependability
people persuading organized flexibility
interviewing people punctual organization
listening repairing responsible punctuality
making machines responsibility
crafts solving
problems
speaking
 sports
supervising

b) You are looking for a job. Analyse your interests and abilities. Here are ten
basic questions to think about:

1. What are my abilities?

2. What special talents do I have?

3. What are my special interests?

4. What are my physical abilities and limitations?

5. What are my attitudes and values?

6. How do I see myself, or what is my self-concept?

7. What is my previous experience?

8. What are my educational plans for the future?

9. Am I a kind of person who works well in a large group, or do I work better with only
one or two people?

10. Am I willing to accept change?

c) Now point out the most important factors in choosing your job. Put them in
order of importance and explain your choice.

work which is useful to responsibility of your own;

society;
good salary or wages;
opportunities to meet different
people;
opportunities to travel;
flexible hours;
interesting and not boring
work;
high security of employment;
good pension scheme;
the chance to promotion;
good career prospects;
good working conditions;
friendly colleagues and
considerate management;
long holidays;
other factors – what?