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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.
Translate the
following sentences into English.
1. Выбрать будущую профессию значит принять чрезвычайно
трудное решение.
2. Выбор карьеры — это трудная и требующая напряжения задача,
которая состоит в том, чтобы найти дело, идеально
соответствующее вашему характеру, интересам и навыкам.
3. Современное общество предоставляет широкий выбор возможностей
будущей работы в различных профессиональных областях, однако
кризисы, безработица и инфляция делают выбор действительно
трудным.
4. Интересная работа может быть плохо оплачиваемой или
предоставлять мало возможностей для роста.
5. Некоторые родители разрешают своим детям самим определять
свое будущее, другие деспотичны и слишком опекают своих детей.
6. Некоторые родители пытаются заставить своего ребенка выбрать
ту или иную профессию, тем самым пытаясь реализовать свои
несбывшиеся мечты.
7. Вам следует определить, хотите ли вы продолжить образование в
вузе, что дает возможность получить подготовку для
квалифицированного труда.
8. Чтобы выбрать профессию, можно попробовать пройти несколько
тестов на профориентацию и послушать советы учителей и
консультантов по профориентации.
9. Выбрать профессию, с которой трудно найти работу, значит
создать для себя дополнительные трудности.
1. To choose
one's future career is to make an extremely stressful decision.
2. Choosing a career is a difficult and challenging task of
finding the perfect match between your personality, interests,
and skills.
3. Modern society presents a vast range of future job
opportunities in various professional fields, but crises,
unemployment and inflation make the choice really difficult.
4. A rewarding job can be underpaid or have poor career
opportunities.
5. Some parents let their children determine their future by
themselves, some are oppressive and overprotective.
6. Some parents try to force their child to make this or that
career choice, thus compensating for their own dreams that have
failed.
7. You should determine if you would like to continue in higher
education, which enables you to be qualified for skilled labour.
8. To choose one's career, one might try some of these career
assessment tests and to get suggestions from the teachers and
guidance counsellors.
9. Choosing a career with limited job opportunities will
increase the challenges you will face.
Из пособия "ЕГЭ. Английский язык.
Устные темы" Занина Е.Л. (2010, 272с.) - Part
one. English examination topics. Forms 9/11.
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