Устный зачет. Тема 8. Профессии и профессиональная деятельность.
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1. What prestigious jobs do you know? | There are a lot of prestigious jobs in the modern world. We may associate prestige with power (власть) (such as Presidents of companies), high salaries (высокие заработки) (such as movie or sport stars), or the high level of intellect, physical ability or education (высокий уровень интеллектуального потенциала, физических способностей или образования) (as with medicine or engineering). Over 80 % of people consider the professions of scientist, doctor, firefighter, teacher, nurse, entrepreneur, software developer and member of the military prestigious. The least respected jobs are politicians and reality show television stars. | |||
2. What is your future profession? Do you like it? Why? | Варианты начала:
ü My future profession is…
ü I am going to be a …
ü I am going to work as a…
ü I am not sure yet, but I am thinking of the profession of… in the future.
Варианты аргументации: o I like it because it is interesting for me to … (+глагол) ü deal with people ü help people ü work with information ü create and prepare documents ü arrange meetings and interviews ü keep documents in order ü make appointments with people
o I like it because I am good at … (+выражение, см.выше, но глагол+ing)
o What I like about this job, is… (+выражение, см.выше, но глагол+ing)
Другие аргументы: o What I dislike about this job, is (+выражение, см.выше, но глагол+ing). o But I am not too good at … (+выражение, см.выше, но глагол+ing) o Глагол+ING seems difficult/unpleasant/boring/physically hard/emotionally hard for me.
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3. What is your mother’s / father’s job? | Варианты:
My mother / father works as a(an)…
My mother / father is a(an)…
Maybe, that is why I decided (not) to be a(an) …
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4. What jobs do you do at home? | With the era of digital technologies, some people can work from home.
They are copywriters, composers, tutors, designers and architects, call managers, event managers, promoters and some others.
I would / wouldn’t like to work from home.
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5. Do you like team work? | I like working in a team because I have some positive experience in it. I don’t think I like teamwork because I prefer to take responsibility for the work myself. | |||
6. How many hours would you like to work each week? Would you like to work flexi-hours? | Варианты: ü I would like to work full-time / part-time / flextime. ü A full working day (9 to 5) is /is not convenient for me. ü I would like to work flexi-hours because I like to plan my day differently (по-разному). ü I would like to work full-time because I like to plan my day beforehand. | |||
7. Would you like to work full-time, part-time or flextime? | ||||
8. How much would you like to earn? What’s your dream job? | I would like to earn not less than… My dream job is, mayve, a (an)… | |||
9. Who has the best job in the world? | The one, who enjoys doing the job, who earns enough money for their needs, and who has time for hobbies, rest and self-development, has the best job in the world! Ответом может быть исключительно ваше мнение, здесь только приведен пример. |
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1. What is your future profession? Do you like it? Why? | см. выше | |
2. What subjects do you study at college on your specialty? | Within (в рамках) my specialty at college I study Document support management, … | |
3. What types of things do you have to do in your future job? | Within (в рамках) my job I have to: ü Answer phone calls and redirect them ü Manage the daily/weekly/monthly agenda and arrange new meetings and appointments ü Prepare and distribute correspondence, memos and forms ü File and update contact information of employees, customers, suppliers and partners ü Support the completion of regular reports ü Develop and maintain a filing system ü Make travel arrangements ü Document expenses and hand in reports ü Undertake occasional receptionist duties | |
4. Which of your personal characteristics will help you to succeed in your career? | · I think, they are: · - communication skills · -organisational and planning skills. · Also, I think I am detail-oriented, independent and responsible. · Здесь можно добавить личностные качества, какие считаете нужным. | |
5. What do you think are your strengths and weaknesses? | I think my strengths are: см.выше
I think my weakness is … (выбрать 1 – 2 из списка)
ü Creativity
ü Task delegation, sharing responsibility, taking on too much responsibility (want to do everything myself)
ü Spontaneity, taking on risks (take the first decision that comes to me)
ü Creative writing
ü Financial literacy
ü Foreign languages (or a particular foreign language); a particular software
ü Being too honest
ü Multitasking, taking on too many projects at once (do several things at the same time)
ü Public speaking/Presenting/Shyness
ü Time management
ü Self-criticism
ü Teamwork
ü Sensitivity
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6. Is it easy to get promoted in your future job? | Secretarial jobs generally can grow to an administrative assistant, executive assistant, office manager, administrative coordinator or other senior administrative roles. | |
7. Would you like to be self – employed? Why? | I would / would not like to be self – employed because (найдите и оформите аргументы) | |
8. What would be your ideal working environment? Why? | My ideal working place should be convenient for me and for the people I work with. In my office there must be a (an) перечисляем оборудование , которое должно быть. And the environment should be applicable for productive work. | |
9. What kind of company’s policy (rules and regulations) do you know at work? | For example: ü Workplace health and safety. ü Equal opportunity policy. ü Employee code of conduct policy. ü Employee disciplinary policy. ü Employee complaint policies. ü Ethics policy. ü Work schedule, vacation and rest period policies. |