3. A)Readthesentencesfromthequiz.Answerthegrammarqu-estions.

Ifyouhadaneveningoff,whatwouldyouratherdo?

Ifyouhadachancetobeonarealityshow,whatkindofshowwouldyouchoose?

Ifyourfriendswereaskedtodescribeyouwithoneword,whatwouldtheysay?

1. Whatdotheytellusabout:realsituationsorhypotheticalsituations?

2. Dotheytellusaboutunrealpastorunrealpresent?

b)Matchthesentencesabovewithoneoftheformulae:

CONDITIONALI–If+PresentSimple/Continuous,

would+Simple/ContinuousInfinitive

CONDITIONALII–If+PastSimple/Continuous,

would+Simple/ContinuousInfinitive

CONDITIONALIII–If+PastPerfect,would+PerfectInfinitive

4. A)Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformsoftheverbs.

1. IfI(have)morefreetime,I(takeup)anewhobby.

2. I(be)happywithmyfuturejobiftheworkingconditions(be)good.

3. IfI(work)longhours,I(get)tiredbytheendoftheweek.

4. IfI(have)todealwithdifficultclients,I(need)goodinter-personalskills.

5. IfI(want)tobealawyer,I(have)togetsomequalificationsfirst.

6. I(get)alotofworkexperienceifI(try)someoddjobsinsummer.

7. I(be)well-paidifmyjob(be)reallydangerous.

8. I(be)happyifmyfuturecareer(involve)creativework.

b)Workinpairs.Makethestatementsinex.4atrueforyou.

Comparewithyourpartner.

4. A)Readthepieceofadvicebelowandanswerthequestionfromthequote.

“Askyourself,Ifalljobspaid$2anhour,whatjobwouldIwanttodo?Whenyouanswerthatquestion,startdoingit,evenifyouhavetodoitforfreeatfirst.”

b)Doyouthinkthisisagoodpieceofadvice?Why?

LESSON4:HOWTOCHOOSEACAREER

Communicativearea:discussingadviceofacareerguide

Activevocabulary:toassess,requirement,hazard,relevant,salary,strength,weakness

1. A)Readtheopinionsbelow.Whichofthemhavesimilarmeanings?

1. Chooseajobyouloveandyouwillneverhavetoworkadayinyourlife.

2. Ithinkthepersonwhotakesajobinordertolive–thatistosay,forthemoney–hasturnedhimselfintoaslave.

3. Tobesuccessful,thefirstthingtodoisfallinlovewithyourwork.

4. Theworstdaysofthosewhoenjoywhattheydo,arebetterthanthebestdaysofthosewhodon’t.

5. Blessedishewhohasfoundhiswork;lethimasknootherblessedness.

6. Peopleforgethowfastyoudidajob–buttheyrememberhowwellyoudidit.

7. It’snotthehoursyouputinyourworkthatcount,it’stheworkyouputinthehours.

8. Farandawaythebestprizethatlifeoffersisthechancetoworkhardatworkworthdoing.

9. Wheneveritisinanywaypossible,everyboyandgirlshouldchooseashislifeworksomeoccupationwhichhewouldliketodoanyhow,evenifhedidnotneedthemoney.

b)Choosetheoneyoulikebest.Comparewithyourclassmates.

Whichopinionseemstobethemostpopularinyourclass?

2. a)Answerthequestions.

Whendoyouthinkit’stimetostartthinkingaboutyourfuturejob?Whocangiveyouadviceonwhatcareertochoose?Howcanyouchooseacareer?

2. )Listentotheinterviewwithacareerguide.Doestheexpertanswerallthequestionsfromex.2a?

2. )Readthelistofquestionsfromtheinterview.Puttheminthelogicalorder.Listenagain.Checkyourideas.Makenotesoftheanswers.

1. Arethereanyotheroptions?

2. Soyou’vegotalistofjobs.Whatdoyoudothen?

3. Howimportantisittochoosearightcareer?

4. Whatwouldthenextstepbe?

5. Whatwouldyoustartwithifyouweretochooseajob?

6. Howrelevantisschoolexperienceinchoosingacareer?

7. Ifyouwerechoosingajob,wouldyoudoacareerassessmenttest?

3. a)Readthefragmentsfromtheinterview.Answerthequestionsbelowthetext.

Assessyourabilities.Whatareyourstrengths?Whatareyourweaknesses?Whatkindsofskillsdoyouhave?…

Now,assesstheseprofessions.Youcangatherinformationsuchasjobdescriptionsorworkresponsibilities,salary,educa-tionrequirements,necessaryexperience,workrelatedhaz-ards,etc.Moreover,youcaninterviewotherswhoarealreadyintheprofessionsandvisitthelibraryforadditionalresourcesaswellassearchingtheinternetforrelevantinformation.

Whichofthewordsinboldmeans

• ^{connectedwithwhatishappeningorbeingdiscussed;cor-rect}orsuitableforaparticularpurpose?

• needs?

• tojudgeordecidetheamount,value,qualityorimpor-

tanceof?

• dangers,risks?

• agoodcharacteristic?

• afixedamountofmoneyagreeduponeveryyearaspay-

mentforanemployee(partofwhichusuallypaideverymonth)?

• afaultinsomeone’scharacter,theoppositeof‘strength’?

b)Readthestorybelow.Fillinthewordsinboldfromex.3a.

Mindthewordforms.

MyauntJuliaisateacher.Beforechoosinghercareershewasadvisedto…thejob.Herparentsarebotharchitects,sotheywerereallyworriedthatshewasnotfollowingintheirfoot-steps.Theysaidthe…inteachingwasnotsupposedtobeveryhigh,butthe…weretoomany.Thebasiceducational…wasabachelor’sdegree,butmyauntdecidedtogetamaster’sdegreetohavebettercareerprospects.Herparentswarnedherabout

thejob…theysaw–schoolsinbigcitiesaredangerousplaces.Shecarefullyassessedher….Hergreatest…washerknowl-edgeofFrench.Everyyearsheusedtogethands-onexperienceofusingthelanguageasherMumhaslotsofrelativesinFrance–sheisFrench.AuntJulia’sonly…wasthatshewasalittleim-patient.Butsheworkedonitand–voila–shehasbeenteach-ingFrenchfor15yearssofarandshe’sneverregrettedchoos-ingthiscareer.Shestillhasapassionforherjobandlovesin-teractingwithstudents.