Vocabulary

Слово	Транскрипция	Перевод	Пример
independent	[ˌɪndɪ'pendənt]	независимый	He is a very independent person
school-leaver	[ˌskuːl'liːvə]	выпускник школы	My brother is a school-leaver
vocational and technical education	[və'keɪʃnəl] ['teknɪkl]	профессионально-техническое образование	He entered the vocational school last year
to make up one’s mind		принять решение	Have you made up your mind on this problem?
to advise	[əd'vaɪz]	советовать	What can you advise?
dream	[driːm]	мечта	What is your dream?
surgeon	['sɜːʤən]	хирург	His cousin is the best surgeon in out city
salary	['sælərɪ]	зарплата	He hasn’t got a big salary
job-satisfaction	[ʤɔb ˌsætɪs'fækʃ(ə)n]	удовлетворение от работы	Job-satisfaction is very important in your life
responsible	[rɪ'spɔnsəbl]	ответственный	Are you responsible?
challenging	['ʧælɪnʤɪŋ]	требующий напряжения, многообещающий	Profession of a teacher is really challenging
to require	[rɪ'kwaɪə]	требовать(ся)	What traits of character does it require?
disadvantage	[ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪʤ]	недостаток	This work has many disadvantages
underpaid	[ˌʌndə'peɪd]	низкооплачеваемый	In fact, this job is not underpaid
upbringing	['ʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ]	воспитание	Can you devote your life to the upbringing of children?
skill	[skɪl]	навык	You need a lot of skills for any job
to encourage	[ɪn'kʌrɪʤ]	поощрять, ободрять	A good teacher will always encourage you
to treat	[triːt]	обращаться	Why do you treat him like a child?
attitude	['ætɪtjuːd]	отношение	What’s your attitude to the problem of racism?
considerate	[kən'sɪdərət]	внимательный, тактичный	You must be very considerate to help children

My future profession

Finishing school is the beginning of an independent life for millions of school-leavers. We usually say that all roads are open before our school-leavers: vocational and technical schools, institutes and universities. But actually it is very difficult to make up one’s mind and choose one of the hundreds of jobs.

Many people and organizations help in choosing a job. Teachers and parents also advise pupils, but still very few of them know what they want to do. Generally pupils are not realistic in thinking about jobs. They have dreams of playing football for some big clubs, or becoming pop stars, heart transplant surgeons or international experts of some kind.

While choosing a job many factors should be taken into consideration: salaries, job-satisfaction, opportunities to travel and to see much, etc. For me, the most important criterion is job-satisfaction, and that’s why I have chosen the profession of a teacher. Teaching is a very specific and responsible occupation. I believe teaching is a very valuable and challenging profession that requires love of the subject and lots of enthusiasm. However, there are also disadvantages. It is regarded in many societies as low-status and underpaid work.

The success of educating and upbringing of children depends on the personality of the teacher, his professional skills, moral principles, erudition and cultural background. The noble profession demands from a teacher constant creativity, understanding of children and love for them.

The teacher must be a model of competence, so he (she) is a person who is learning as well as teaching all his life. It is also a stressful job because you have to encourage your pupils and keep them interested in the subject you teach.

A good teacher treats his pupils with respect and values them individuals. He understands that each child is unique and has special talents. He helps children to develop their critical and creative thinking, to form their views and characters, their attitudes to life and to other people. He teaches them to work independently and cooperatively, to be helpful and useful.

A good teacher will do his best to bring up honest and considerate, patient and tactful, self-confident people, able to meet many challenges of adult life in a rapidly changing world.

5. Составьте предложения, используя данные два слова:

• to encourage, job-satisfaction;

• attitude, considerate;

• school-leaver, to advise;

• salary, responsible;

• skills, to depend on.

6. Соотнесите буквы и цифры, чтобы получились предложения:

A good teacher… School-leavers can go to… When you choose a job… Teaching is… This challenging profession… The main disadvantage of this occupation is… The success of educating and upbringing of children…

a) …vocational and technical schools, institutes and universities. b) …it is a low-paid work. c) …a responsible occupation. d) …depends on the personality of the teacher. e) …you should think of many factors. f) …requires a lot of patience and enthusiasm. g) …treats his pupils with respect.

7. Назовите 5 важнейших качеств преподавателя.

8. Перескажите текст.

9. Пройдите тест и узнайте “Which career is right for you?”:

1. Which is most important to you?

a) Earning money.

b) Recognition and praise for good work.

c) Helping other people.

d) Sleep.

2. At University:

a) You work hard and get good results.

b) You always want to win at everything.

c) You’d probably do quite well if only you could find the energy to get to school.

d) You dedicate yourself to team games, clubs and societies just as much as you do to your work.

3. What are your favourite lessons?

a) The lessons you learn in life that you learn through studying and being with other pupils.

b) The kind that really get you thinking, or allow you to be creative.

c) The ones that finish early.

d) The subjects that you come top in.

4. Who is your biggest hero?

a) Yourself.

b) Florence Nightingale (the lady who started the nursing profession).

c) William Shakespeare.

d) The person who invented holidays.

5. Imagine you have a job, and one day you are tired and late for an important meeting. You want to do some preparation work on the bus, but when it arrives, it’s very busy.

a) You make sure you get a seat and start furiously finishing off your work.

b) You let an old lady sit down instead and hope you can struggle through the meeting anyway.

c) You reach for the phone and start practicing your ‘seriously ill’ voice.

d) Don’t be ridiculous. You’re never late, you always have the work ready early and you certainly wouldn’t be seen dead on a bus.

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