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ENGLISH ASTHE INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE 101
in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness
inwhat issaid. is matters above everything. (Confucius)—
Если язык неточен, тосказанное— это нето, что имелось ввиду; если сказанное нето, что имелось ввиду, тогда
то, что надо было сделать, останется незавершенным, аесли
оно небудет сделано, мораль иискусство будут деградировать; если справедливость отступит отправедного пути, всё
придет всмятение. А значит, говорить нужно с полной ответственностью засвои слова. Вэтом наивысшая справедливость. (Конфуций)
How doyou understand the quotation byBernard Shaw “England
and America are two countries separated bythe same language”?
Do you agree with the words said byConfucius about language?
MAKING ACAREER
THE JOBS WECHOOSE
When wewere children, we dreamt about professions and
jobs that inour opinion were connected with risk, danger and fantastic consequences. Wecould not imagine our life without bright
colours orexcitement. Nobody wanted toperform aroutine job
being included in a monotonous process. Aquiet position like
that ofalibrarian, anaccountant, aneconomist oranurse could
hardly beof any interest tous. Nothing ofthe kind! Onthe contrary, areman, apoliceman, a pilot, anastronaut, astuntman
were professions that excited the teenagers’ imagination.
In the course of time our concept of what an appropriate profession isradically changed. Scientic and technological
progress atthe beginning ofthe 21
for new jobs which required relevant skills and qualications.
With the development of economic relationships between nations a lot of companies doing business with foreign partners
were set upin our country, some ofthem having the headquarters abroad. ese contacts stimulated appearing new jobs. us
many home businessmen, managers and sales managers, business executives, developers were involved inthe economic process ofmarket economy.
Young people met this innovation with enthusiasm and willingly started their own business. ough there are plenty ofgood
things about this position such asawell-paid job, achance oftravelling alot, people’s respect, this duty lays great responsibilities
st
century provided demand
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onyou. To be successful in this sphere you should possess certain skills and qualities. For example, tobe abusiness executive
you have tobe hard-working and you have toget along well with
people toprovide agood environment inthe company. You also
have tobe patient and persuasive, since doing business isall about
getting people tosee things your way. Besides, you must possess
alot ofskills: interpersonal skills, language skills, computer skills,
nancial and managerial skills, toname just afew. So, ifyou lack
one ofthese, you will never succeed.
Of course, creative jobs such as those of actors, artists,
TV presenters, and journalists are also popular. ey seem attractive to people who like to be and are not afraid of being
in
the public eye. Choosing acareer youngsters sometimes follow
intheir pa rents’ steps. ey traditionally work asdoctors, teach
ers, musicians continuing the professional line of their family
which isreferred toas hereditary.
Today young people are more ambitious than before. ey
dream about challenging and rewarding jobs and occupations.
According to the survey conducted in several big cities, some
bright and condent teenagers donot conceal their wish tobecome President ofRussia. ey dotheir best tosucceed inlearning school subjects aswell asin extracurricular activity. Itis very
interesting tocompare the ambitions ofRussian teenagers with
the results ofthe survey in the United Kingdom. When British
people were asked what their dream jobs were, nursing and teaching were found atthe top ofthe list; working asajournalist and
becoming the Prime Minister were also high onthe list. Choosing
career nowadays people become more exible and practical. ey
are not going any more tostay inone workplace upto their retirement, getting aguaranteed salary. ey are even not afraid tobe
out ofajob for some time ifthey have achance ofnding awellpaid satisfying job later.
104 MAKING ACAREER
It isquite natural that teenagers want tobecome white-collar
workers and prefer creative occupations. ey can consider an“ordinary” workplace only for ashort time. So, many young people
start their working career with jobs that are not con sidered tobe
creative ordo not require any intellectual ability. ey work inthe
service sector: incafés, restaurants— or they perform the duty
ofacourier delivering dierent goods tothe customers bytheir
order. In this way they gain their initial work experience. Later
most ofthem get inthe University and graduate from itwith adegree, which provides them achallenging career infuture.
However, nosociety can exist without the so-called “blue collars”— the workers who have todo very hard jobs applying physical labour insuch places as plants, factories, mines, etc. Bythe
way, this work also requires a lot of practical skills and needs
tobe professionally done. Nowadays builders, smiths, carpenters,
plumbers, electricians, and the like are ingreat demand. ough
their job isnot creative, itnevertheless requires alot ofskills and
special knowledge. Because ofacertain decit for ofthe professions, sometimes these workers are better-paid than employees
ofthe service oreducational spheres.
Summing up, choosing acareer people mainly rely ontheir
vocation, but, though money does not make ushappy, they nevertheless prefer well-paid jobs and ifpossible donot refuse bonuses,
perks, and other free services.
Words and Expressions
to dream about smth. (dreamt / dreamed) [dri:m… / dremt]—
мечтать очем-л.
in one’s opinion [… A´pInjAn]— помнению кого-л.
danger [´deIndZA]— опасность
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a consequence [´kOnsIkwens]— последствие
to imagine [I´mBdZIn]— воображать, представлять себе
excitement [Ik´saItmAnt]— зд. острые ощущения
routine [ru:´ti:n]— рутинный, обычный
quiet [kwaIAt]— спокойный
a librarian [laI´breAriAn]— библиотекарь
an accountant [A´kaUntAnt]— бухгалтер
a nurse [nQ:s]— медсестра
a reman [´faIAmAn]— пожарный
a stuntman [´stEntmAn]— каскадер
to excite one’s imagination [Ik´saIt ´wEnz I,mBdZI´neISn]— будо-
ражить воображение
appropriate [A´prAUpriAt]— подходящий
to provide demand for smth. [prA´vaId dI´mC:nd…]— обеспе-
чивать спрос начто-л.
to require [rI´kwaIA]— требовать
a relevant skill [´relAvAnt ,skIl]— соответствующий навык
(умение)
development [dI´velApmAnt]— развитие
to set upacompany [ … ´kEmpAni]— учреждать компанию
headquarters [,hed´kwD:tAz]— штаб
a business executive [,bIznAs Ig´zekjUtIv]— исполнительный
директор вкомпании
a developer [dI´velApA]— разработчик
market economy [´mC: kIt I´kOnAmi]— рыночная экономика
willingly [´wIlINli]— охотно
a well-paid job [´wel,peId ,dZOb] — хорошо оплачиваемая
работа
106 MAKING ACAREER
to lay responsibilities onsmb. [´leI rI´spOnsA,bIlAtIz…]— воз-
лагать ответственность накого-л.
a good environment […In´vaIrAnmAnt]— хорошая обстановка
(климат) вколлективе
patient [´peISnt]— терпеливый
persuasive [pA´sweIsIv]— умеющий убеждать
since [sIns]— так как
an interpersonal skill [,IntA´pQ:snl…]— навык общения, уме-
ние общаться
a managerial skill [,mBnA´dZIAriAl…] — умение управлять,
управленческий навык
to lack smth.— испытывать недостаток вчем-л.
a TVpresenter [,ti: ´vI: prAse:ntA]— телеведущий
to beafraid ofsmth. […A´freId…]— бояться чего-л.
to bein the public eye […´pEblik ,aI] — быть на виду, быть
публичным человеком
youngsters [´jENstAz]— молодые люди
to follow insmb’s step [´fOlAU…]— идти постопам кого-л.
to bereferred to as [… rI´fQ:d…] — ссылаться на что-л. как
на…, называться
hereditary [hA´redItAri]— потомственный
ambitious [Bm´bISAs]— амбициозный, честолюбивый
a challenging and rewarding job [´tSBlIndZIN… rI´wD:dIN
dZOb]— интересная работа, приносящая удовлетворение
according tothe survey [A´kD:dIN…´sQ:veI; sA´veI]— согласно
опросу
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to conduct [ kAn´dEkt]— проводить (опрос, мероприятие)
extracurricular activity [,ekstrAkA´rIkjUA Bk´tIvAti] — увлече-
ние, хобби
a dream job [,dri:m ´dZOb]— работа, окоторой мечтаешь
at the top ofthe list […´ tOp Av GA, lIst]— занимать верхнюю
строку всписке
exible [´fleksAbl]— гибкий
retirement [rI´taIAmAnt]— уход напенсию
a guaranteed salary [,gBrAn´ti:d ´sBlAri] — гарантированная
зарплата
a white-collar worker [´waIt,kOlA ´wQ:kA] — работник умст-
венного труда, служащий
an occupation [,OkjU ´peISn]— род занятий, профессия
ability [A´bIlIti]— способность
a courier [´kUriA]— курьер
to deliver [ dI´lIvA]— доставлять, поставлять
a customer [´kEstAmA]— клиент, заказчик
by order [… ´D:dA]— позаказу
to gain work experience [´geIn… Ik´spIAriAns]— приобретать
опыт работы
a degree [dI´gri:]— диплом
to exist [Ig´zIst]— существовать
a blue collar [´blu: ,kOlA]— работник физического труда, ра-
бочий
to apply physical labour [A´plaI ,fIzIkl ´leIbA]— применять фи-
зический труд
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a plant [plC:nt]— завод
a factory [´fBktAri]— фабрика
a mine [main]— шахта, рудник
a smith [smIF]— кузнец, слесарь
a carpenter [´kC:pIntA]— плотник
a plumber [´plEmA]— водопроводчик, сантехник
an electrician [I,lek´trISn]— электрик
and the like— итому подобное
to be in great demand […´greIt dI´mC:nd] — пользоваться
большим спросом
an employee [Im´plDIi:; ,emplDI´i:]— работник, служащий
educational [,edjU´keISnAl]— образовательный
a vocation [vAU´keISn]— призвание, склонность
to refuse smth. [rI´fju:z…]— отказываться отчего-л.
a perk [pQ:k]— что-л., что компания предоставляет вполь-
зование своему работнику, например, машина, квартира
или сотовый телефон; дополнительное денежное возна-
граждение
Answer the questions:
1. Did you dream about anexciting job when you were ateenager?
What kind ofjob was that? Did your dream come true? What isyour
occupation now? What skills and qualities are necessary for your
work?
2. What doyou think are the main reasons why people prefer totake
a position of white-collar workers rather than blue-collar ones?
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Can you name two orthree jobs that white collars and blue collars
apply for?
3. What are the factors which the amount ofsalary may depend on? What
other rewards can stimulate the working process? Inwhat occupations
isthe work experience ofvital importance? Isyour work well-paid? Are
you given any bonuses? How often?
4. Doyou think that the choice ofa career depends onthe type ofthe
person’s temperament? What personal characteristics contribute
tosuccessful work inateam?
5. A lot of companies have been set up for the last two decades. Why
do people risk starting their own business? What measures inyour
opinion should be taken to support small and medium-sized busi-
ness?
6. Would you prefer tohave a guaranteed job with an average salary
orrisk changing your workplace for anew well-paid challenging posi-
tion? What job could besatisfying and rewarding for you?
Here are some proverbs about work, labour and working
skills:
Never put o till tomorrow what you can dotoday.—
Не откладывай на завтра то, что можешь сделать се-
годня.
He who would catch sh must not mind getting wet.—
Чтобы рыбу съесть, надо вводу влезть.
No bees— nohoney, nowork— nomoney.—
Без труда меду не едят. / Без труда не вынешь рыбку
изпруда.
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Little strokes fell great oaks.—
Вода икамень точит.
Idleness rusts the mind.—
Труд кормит человека, алень портит.
Jack ( ajack) o all trades and master ofnone.—
За все берется, ане все удается.
He who does not work neither shall heeat.—
Кто неработает, тот неест.
Feather byfeather agoose isplucked.—
Терпение итруд все перетрут.
He works best who knows his trade.—
Дело мастера боится.
A good beginning makes agood end.—
Лиха беда начало.
How could you interpret the meaning ofthe proverb “Little strokes
fell great oaks”?
Do you know any other proverbs referring tothe subject?
AN APPLICANT’S CV
Work isan essential part ofour life. Nowadays young generation take the problem oftheir career quite seriously. ey donot
look attheir job only asasource ofearning aliving. ey need
more. ey strive tond a satisfying and rewarding job. ey
choose aposition where they could make regular progress intheir
career bymoving toamore important job each time. Promotion
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