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MODULE 1
UNIT 1 CAREER CHOICE
Mind the Accent
Task 2. Fill in the table with words from the text below. Mind the rules of reading.
A few years ago, our firm put in a program that was suggested by Arianna Campbell of Boomer Consulting, and our people, especially our managers, really latched on to this, and we called it focus time. This is just a time that is set aside. We did three days a week, anywhere from an hour and a half to two hours. The rules are pretty simple. You’re allowed to turnoff your notifications, close your door, put on your headphones, whatever you need to focus, but you didn’t have to take phone calls from clients. You don’t have to schedule any meetings during that time. You don’t have to take phone calls from partners, from other employees. You’re free to work on whatever you need attention on at that time that you need uninterrupted activity. Cal Newport in his book Deep Work talks a lot about the power and the benefits and the fact that most of us in the knowledge profession need this uninterrupted time. Distractions can, even if we don’t realize them, can take a lot away from our focus and attention. The studies show it can take up to 20 minutes to get back into that concentrated effort. So you can imagine how slowly you would work if you had to deal with those interruptions on a regular basis.
Task 3. Practice good reading of the following limericks. Learn one of them by heart. Which occupations are mentioned in them? Which limerick is about your future profession?
Professions: teacher, miser (is not a profession), baseball player, rocket explorer.
Limerick about students’ future profession: none.
Vocabulary
Task 8. Take a look at the occupations given below. Decide which of these people: a) work in an office; b) do manual work; c) are self-employed. Some professions fall into several categories.
Work in an office:
A civil servant, a tutor, a CPA, a scientist, a lawyer, a PA, a professor.
Do manual work:
A carpenter, a newsagent, a florist, a stationer, a shop assistant, a plumber, a nurse.
Are self-employed:
A carpenter, a tutor, a CPA, a newsagent, a florist, a scientist, a stationer, a plumber, a lawyer, a cyclist.
Task 9. Explain the terms below and use them to complete the sentences.
1. Sorry, but the vacancy for a sales manager in the office has been filled.
2. Mike is very ambitious and interested in a job with good prospects for promotion.
3. Lucy studies at college during the day; that’s why she is in a part-time job.
4. Looking after a baby is a full-time occupation.
5. If you work extra hours, you will receive a handsome salary.
6. Not to go bankrupt, one third of the workforce is being made redundant.
7. Many workers were made redundant as a result of falling demand for the company’s products.
8. A performance-related pay gives our employees an incentive to work harder.
9. Energy efficiency and renewable power sources are the most essential topics addressed today.
10. Obviously, a pleasant and stress-free working environment increases productivity of the staff.
11. Jack’s been in a bad mood lately because of his temporary unemployment, perhaps.
12. Don’t even think to quit your permanent job or you’ll lose the stability you’ve been enjoying for so long!
Task 10. Work in pairs. Find the odd-one-out and explain why it doesn’t belong in the group. Use your dictionaries if necessary.
1. bonus – benefits – perks – fine
2. accountant – shrink – bookkeeper – CPA
3. interest – profit – penalty – benefit
4. revenue – loss – payment – bills
5. purchase – sale – asset – investment
6. idleness – business – career – position
7. salary – wage – capital – debt
8. experience – ignorance – practice – skill
9. professional – qualified – green – competent
10. manager – client – consumer – buyer
1) «Fine» is the odd-one-out because all other three mean something given or paid over and above what is due, whereas «fine» is a sum of money taken as a penalty.
2) «Shrink» is the odd-one-out because all other three are professionals who have completed their studies at some educational institutions and have required certificates.
3) «Penalty» is the odd-one-out because all other three mean «gaining something’ while «penalty’ stands for «losing».
4) «Revenue» is the odd-one-out because all other three mean «losing something’ while «revenue» stands for «gain».
5) «Sale» is the odd-one-out because it means «to sell something» while the rest infer «acquiring, buying something».
6) «Idleness» is the odd-one-out because it means «doing nothing, not working».
7) «Debt» is the odd-one-out because «debt» is an obligation to pay something while the other three mean that you are given some payment.
8) «Ignorance» is the odd-one-out because all other three are connected with the presence of knowledge while «ignorance» is «absence of knowledge».
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