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SKILLS 1
2 Match the highlighted words/phrases in the
article with their meanings.
Reading 1. the route that you take through your working life
2. people of the same age or same social status
1 Discuss the questions. Read the article as you
from a career guide website and check your 3. non-stop
answers. 4. as another option
1. What is a job? 5. consider something carefully
2. What is a career? 3 Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
3. How di erent are they?
T F
1. A career no longer means a single job.
2. Your parents will be responsible for
your job or career.
3. Before choosing a career, you have
to get all necessary education and
training.
4. You can choose a job based on your
likes, your abilities and priorities.
5. If you follow a vocational education,
CHOOSING A CAREER: 6. It is advisable to get advice before
you learn speci c skills to do a job.
THINK IT OVER! you decide on a future job.

career used to be understood as a single Speaking
occupati on that people did to earn a living.
AHowever, in the changing world of work, 4 Think about the skills and abilities to do the
nowadays people have to keep learning and be jobs below. Work together to make notes.
responsible for building their future. Therefore, a career Likes Personality traits Abilities
is now considered more than a job. Rather, it is an
ongoing process of learning and development of skills nurse · caring for others strong, calm, can handle
and experience. · teamwork patient, caring medical
Choosing a career path is hard – you have to consider · making a matters
many things. Firstly, you should consider what you like, di erence in
what is most important to you, what you are good at people’s lives
and who is there to help you. For example, you may
care mostly about earning as much money as possible or mechanic business person teacher soldier (other)
you may want to experience job sati sfacti on, or make a
diff erence to society. Then, you should take into account 5 Choose one job from 4 and present your
educati on and learning styles. You may want to follow an group’s ideas.
academic route of high school, then college or university. Example: We also think he or she
Alternati vely, you may opt for vocati onal training where shouldn’t be afraid of medical
you learn skills which can be applied directly to a job. We think a nurse is a matters, like giving injections or
Thirdly, you should do your own research to explore person who likes to take care of doing stitches.
other people and can work in
possible career paths. For instance, career paths in a team.
educati on include teaching, curriculum development, Nurses also have to be
research or administrati on. Finally, speak to people. Your emotionally strong, since they see
parents, your teachers, and even your peers can give you some pretty sad and upsetting things
good advice. through their work.

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