The university is proud of its technical equipment. It has about 40 computer classrooms, training bookkeeping centers, as well as automated PC-based training offices for specialists in management, finance, banking, and commerce. Lecture halls have slide projectors and other required technical equipment. Classes are fully equipped for language study. Satellite TV, Internet and local computing network are widely used in the teaching process.
The student's body of the Belarus State Economic University accounts for 25,000 students, with 1,200 faculty members teaching them, of whom 47 percent have advanced degrees and titles.
The training of students is done on a multi-level basis. The degrees pursued are those of bachelors, specialists and masters. The graduates can also continue their education in a post-graduate school called aspirantura (full-time or part-time), where they pursue a Ph.D. degree, and in a post-doctorate school called doctorantura to pursue a post-doctorate degree (doctor habile).
In order to receive a Graduate Diploma of BSEU, a student has to pass all the examinations and preliminary exams required by curriculum, pass final-year state examinations and defend a diploma thesis (a written work resulting from original research).
The University provides the diverse array of facilities for the use of its students ranging from sports facilities and accommodation to media, learning resource and library services, careers consultancy and the Students' Union.
UNIT 5
TOPIC “MY FUTURE CAREER”
TOPICAL VOCABULARY
career п.
карьера
acquire v.
приобретать, получать, достигать
proficiency n
опытность, мастерство
determine v
определять
ability n
способность
inclination n
наклонность, склонность
prospect n
перспектива
living conditions
жизненный уровень
promotion n
продвижение (по службе)
avoid v.
избегать
unemployment n
безработица
apply v.
применять, употреблять
be disappointed
быть разочарованным
surgeon n.
хирург
courage n.
мужество
generosity n
щедрость
joint venture
совместное предприятие
enterprise n
предприятие, отрасль
knowledge n
знания
principles n
основы
necessary a
необходимый, нужный
operate a computer
работать на компьютере
accounting
бухгалтерское дело
banking
банковское дело
reliable a
надежный
valuable a
ценный
VOCABULARY EXTENSION:
Study the following words, which are often confused by students of English.
occupation — profession — job.
Occupation is the formal word for job and is used in limited contexts like form-filling.
Job is the normal word to describe what someone does for a living; it cannot always be replaced by occupation.
Profession is high-status work that requires special training and education: law and medicine are professions; lawyers and doctors are professional people.
E.g. I’m applying for a job in a bank.
This form asks for details about your age, occupation /job, etc.
After studying law I entered the legal profession.
GETTING STARTED
Is it easy to choose a career?
Have you already chosen your future profession? What do you know about it?
What are you good at?
Is there a great variety of jobs in our country?
Do you think that it’s very important to know a foreign language?
What do you know about the development of economy in our country?
ACTIVITY A
DIRECTIONS:
We use a variety of prepositions to indicate work relationships:
e.g . I work for Manders (they are my employers)
I work at Manders (the place)
I work with Manders (a sense of collaboration)
I'm in computers (general type of work)
I'm on the market research side (general type of work)
I'm in the Sales Department (specific place of work)
What about you? Choose the most appropriate response.
1. I'm in computers. What about you? a. Oh, I live in London.
Well, I work in Sales.
Oh, I've been here for years.
2. My husband's in the Production a. I'm in the Sales department.
Department b. Not a bad job.
Oh, yes, I think I've met him.
Hello, I'm Sarah. I haven't seen you a. What do you do for a living?
around here before. b. Is that one of your colleagues?
c. No, I'm new here.
SCAN THE TEXT MY FUTURE CAREER
DIRECTIONS:
Before you begin to read, look at these topics. There is each topic for each paragraph. Look quickly at the reading to find these topics. Do not read every word at this point. Write the number of the paragraph next to the topic of that paragraph.
The importance of a profession connected with the economy.
We should pay attention to a number of important things while choosing a career.
The things a good manager should know.
It is really difficult to choose a career.
ACTIVITY B
READING
DIRECTIONS:
Now read.
TEXT 1 MY FUTURE CAREER
1. It's rather difficult sometimes to choose a career and to speak about the future profession. I'd say it's because a lot may change in our life in a moment. There are lucky people who chose their profession in childhood and since that time have been doing everything possible to acquire proficiency. But they are few.
2. If we are not indifferent to our future, while thinking about the future career we are to pay attention to a number of important things. We should determine our abilities and inclinations. Then we should analyze job prospects. We must know whether the profession we have chosen will guarantee good living conditions and give promotion. We must be sure we'll avoid unemployment or at least will be able to apply our knowledge and skills in other fields of human activity. In short, we are to decide what we are going to do in our life and feel satisfied, but not bored or disappointed.