Future profession

Future profession

Future profession


Future profession
I want to be a programmer
I want to become a computer programmer. I am interested in computers. It is a whole new world.
Many people continue careers of their parents or grandparents but it is not the case with me. My mother is a teacher and my father is a doctor. But I don’t want to be neither a teacher nor a doctor.
My favourite subjects in school are mathematics, physics, and, of course, computer science. I am not interested in such subjects as geography, biology or chemistry.
My hobby is computer games and computer programming. I have a computer at home and can spend hours working at it. It is much easier to do things on computer, for example to write a composition. You can change the text as many times as you want and you don’t need to rewrite everything if you changed something.

I think that the profession of programmer can give many opportunities. Computers are the most rapidly changing sphere of modern technology. We are living in the age of information. And I think that the future is just filled with computers. Today, in England or in the US people can work, go shopping or even go on dates sitting at their computers. In our country, computers have been used just for a short time.
So after I finish school I want to enter the university and I study computer science.

Questions:
1. Are you going to continue your parents’ careers?
2. What are your favourite subjects in school?
3. What subjects don’t you like?
4. What is your hobby?
5. Why do you think your job will give you many opportunities?
6. Are you going to continue your education after school?

Я хочу быть программистом
Я хочу быть программистом. Я интересуюсь компьютерами. Это целый новый мир.
Многие люди идут по стопам своих родителей или дедушек и бабушек, но со мной дело обстоит наоборот. Моя мать — учительница, а отец — врач. Но я не хочу быть ни учителем, ни врачом.
Мои любимые предметы в школе — математика, физика и, конечно, программирование. Я не интересуюсь такими предметами, как география, биология или химия.
Мое хобби — компьютерные игры и программирование. У меня дома есть компьютер, и я могу часами работать на нем. На компьютере гораздо легче делать разные вещи, например, писать сочинения. Можно изменять текст столько раз, сколько понадобится, и не нужно будет переписывать весь текст заново, если вы что-то в нем изменили.
Я думаю, что профессия программиста предоставляет много возможностей. Компьютеры являются самой быстро меняющейся сферой современной технологии. Сегодня мы живем в век информации. И я думаю, что будущее принадлежит компьютерам. Сегодня в Англии или в Соединенных Штатах люди могут работать, делать покупки и даже ходить на свидания, сидя за своим компьютером. В нашей стране компьютером пользуются всего лишь короткое время.
Так что после того, как я закончу школу, я хочу поступить в университет и изучать программирование.

Teacher of English
It is not easy to decide what profession to choose. Usually, pupils’ plans for the future change many times during the school years. There are so many people who influence you in choosing your occupation. Parents and friends play a very important role in your choice. Teachers’ influence on pupils’ minds is also great.
My favourite subject is English. And I think this is my teacher who made it so. I understand the importance of knowledge of a foreign language. It enables people from different countries to communicate with each other, to read foreign literature in the original, to broaden their outlooks.
So I decided for myself to become a teacher of English. Of course, I know that it is not easy and takes much patience and effort. A teacher has to know how to teach, how to make difficult things understandable, how to get students interested in the subject. And of course a teacher ought to have perfect knowledge of his subject. I think the ideal teacher is the one who can combine all these. My present teacher is just like this. She is a great specialist and also a nice personality. I hope in future I can become as good teacher as she is.

Questions:
1. Is it easy to choose a profession?
2. Does anyone influence a person in choosing a profession?
3. Why is knowledge of a foreign language important?
4. What kind of person can be a teacher?
5. What should a good teacher know?

Учитель английского языка
Выбрать профессию нелегко. Обычно планы учеников на будущее меняются много раз в период обучения. На выбор профессии влияют многие люди. Родители и друзья играют очень важную роль в выборе. Также велико влияние учителей на решение учеников.
Мой любимый предмет — английский. И я думаю, это моя учительница сделала его таким. Я осознаю важность знания иностранного языка. Оно позволяет людям из разных стран общаться, читать иностранную литературу в оригинале, расширять кругозор.
Итак, я решила стать учителем английского языка. Конечно, я понимаю, что это нелегко и требует огромного терпения и старания. Учитель должен знать, как учить, как сделать трудные вещи понятными, как заинтересовать учеников в предмете. И, конечно же, учитель должен знать свой предмет в совершенстве. Я думаю, идеальный учитель — тот, кто может объединить в себе все это. Моя учительница как раз такая. Она отличный специалист и прекрасный человек. Я надеюсь, в будущем смогу стать такой же, как она.

The Profession of Sociologist
Generally it’s so not easy for a school-leaver to decide on his future career. There are some frivolous people who enter an institute thinking whether they like the profession they had chosen or not. But occupation you want to devote your life to has to bring you satisfaction. So it should be something you can do and you really want to.
I decided to enter the department of sociology and qualify as a sociologist. This is rather new profession in our country.
And I think it is very interesting speciality. Sociologists are supposed to work with people, to render them real help in difficult situations.
Our country is going through a difficult period now. Economic restructuring doesn’t lead everyone to success. A lot of people are unemployed. There are winners and losers. There are social workers who have to relieve the burden off people’s shoulders find to help them to solve their problems.
I understand the difficulties of this profession. But I believe this speciality is really needed and hope that I can help a lot of people. Isn’t that enough to be satisfied with your job?

Questions:
1. What kind of occupation should one choose?
2. What are sociologists supposed to do?
3. What kind of problems can people have now?
4. Does economic restructuring lead to success only?
5. Is the speciality of sociologist important and needed?

Профессия социолога
Выпускникам нелегко выбрать будущую карьеру. Некоторые легкомысленные люди поступают в институт, не задумываясь, нравится ли им профессия, которую они выбрали. А между тем дело, которому вы хотите посвятить свою жизнь, должно приносить удовлетворение. Поэтому это должно быть что-то, что вы можете и хотите делать.
Я решила поступить на факультет социологии и приобрести специальность социолога. Это довольно новая профессия в нашей стране. Мне она кажется очень интересной. Социологи должны работать с людьми, оказывать им помощь в трудных ситуациях.
Сейчас наша страна проходит через трудный период, экономический переворот не всех приводит к успеху. Многие люди безработные. Есть победители и проигравшие. И именно социальные работники должны облегчить бремя этих людей и помочь им решить проблемы.
Я понимаю и осознаю трудности этой профессии. Но я верю, что эта специальность действительно нужна, и надеюсь, что смогу помочь многим людям. Разве этого не достаточно, чтобы быть довольной своей работой?

I want to be a Doctor
There are many interesting and noble professions. I want to be a doctor. It is an interesting profession.
I understand that it is necessary to study a lot to become a doctor. I also understand that this profession requires great responsibility because it deals with the most precious thing that a person has — with his health.
My mother and my grandfather are doctors. My grandfather is working as a surgeon in a hospital. I have been several times at the hospital and spent some time watching him working.
His main task is to operate on the people. After each operation he takes care of patients until they are recovered.
He listens very attentively to what his patients tell him. He is always kind and attentive to his patients. They feel it and believe him, and it makes his work easier.
I know that he wants to see all his patients able — bodied and I notice that he is happy when his patient is recovered.
My grandfather can also help if somebody catches a cold or has a fever. My grandfather told me a lot of true stories about doctors and their profession.
I love and respect my grandfather and want to become a doctor as well.

Questions:
1. Is it necessary to study to become a doctor?
2. Is profession of a doctor connected with a great responsibility? Why?
3. Have you seen a doctor working?
4. In your opinion, must a doctor be a kind and attentive person?
5. What do you think, is it pleasant to see a person healthy again?
6. What else do you know about doctors and their profession?

Я хочу быть врачом
Есть много интересных и благородных профессий. Я хочу быть врачом. Это интересная профессия.
Я понимаю, что нужно много учиться, чтобы стать врачом. Я также понимаю, что эта профессия требует большой ответственности, так как она связана с самым ценным, что есть у человека — с его здоровьем.
Моя мама и мой дедушка — врачи. Мой дедушка работает хирургом в больнице. Я несколько раз был у него в больнице и наблюдал, как он работает.
Его главная задача состоит в том, чтобы оперировать людей. После каждой операции он заботится о пациентах, пока они не выздоровеют.
Он внимательно слушает то, что пациенты ему говорят. Он всегда добр и внимателен к своим пациентам. Они это чувствуют и доверяют ему, что облегчает его работу.
Я знаю, что он хочет видеть всех своих пациентов здоровыми, и я заметил, что он счастлив, когда его пациент выздоравливает.
Мой дедушка также может помочь, если кто-то простудился, или у него высокая температура. Мой дедушка рассказал мне много правдивых историй о врачах и их профессии.
Я люблю и уважаю своего дедушку и хочу тоже стать врачом.

I want to be a Businessman
My father is working for an international company as a managing director.
I have been several times at his office. I like it very much to be there.
My father is very busy. He often comes late from work. But I can see that he likes his job. And he always finds the time to spend with me and mam.
Sometimes he tells us about the difficult situations, which his company faces. It is so interesting to listen to him. It seems to me that you need to have a very creative mind to be a businessman.
My father is a friendly person and he is easy to talk to. I respect my father and I want to become a businessman too. I think our country needs good businesspeople to strengthen its economy.
After I finish school I’m going to enter the university and study marketing or management. I haven’t decided yet exactly what will I study. Management deals mainly with people. It studies what is necessary to do that people worked better and were not offended. Marketing deals with market research and commercial activity in general. I still have time to think and choose.

Questions:
1. In your opinion, how much time should a businessman work and how much time should he spend with his family?
2. Is a creative mind necessary for a businessperson?
3. Is there a need for businesspeople in our country?
4. What does marketing deals with?
5. What does management deals with?
6. Are there any other reasons for you to become a businessperson?

Я хочу быть бизнесменом
Мой отец работает бизнесменом в международной компании.
Я несколько раз был у него в офисе. Мне там очень нравится.
Мой отец очень занят. Он часто приходит поздно с работы. Но я вижу, что ему нравится его работа. И он всегда находит время, чтобы провести его со мной и с мамой.
Иногда он рассказывает нам о сложных ситуациях, с которыми столкнулась его фирма, и о том, как им удалось с ними справиться. Его очень интересно слушать. Мне кажется, что бизнесмену нужно иметь творческий склад ума.
Мой отец дружелюбный человек, и с ним легко говорить. Я уважаю своего отца и хочу тоже стать бизнесменом. Я думаю, нашей стране нужны хорошие бизнесмены, которые бы укрепили ее экономику.
После того, как я закончу школу, я собираюсь поступить в университет и изучать маркетинг или менеджмент. Я еще не решил точно, что я буду изучать. Менеджмент, в основном, имеет дело с людьми. Он изучает, что нужно делать, чтобы люди работали лучше, и как их при этом не обидеть. Маркетинг имеет дело с рыночными исследованиями и коммерческой деятельностью в общем. У меня еще есть время подумать и выбрать.

I want to be a Journalist
I decided to be a journalist. I think it is an interesting and useful profession.
I like to watch TV, listen to the radio, read newspapers and magazines. I like everything which connected with mass media.
I have a hobby. My friends and I are publishing a small newspaper once a month in our school. We write articles about school events, life of young people, jokes, draw pictures and caricatures.
My favourite school subjects are history and literature.
I like the profession of a journalist. They meet many people. They try to understand what is going on in the world, or the country, or the city and try to explain it to other people.
I think that the work of a journalist is very much like that of historian. A historian studies and tries to explain events of the past and a journalist does the same about the present. But for me to be a journalist is much more interesting than to be a historian because you deal with real events that are happening right now so you can even influence them. So journalists can influence the history.
That is why I want to be a journalist.

Questions:
1. What do you like to do?
2. Do you have a hobby? What is it?
3. What are your favourite school subjects?
4. Is the profession of a journalist similar to that of a historian?
5. What is the difference between them?
6. Why do you like profession of a journalist more?

Я хочу быть журналистом
Я решил стать журналистом. Я думаю, что это интересная и полезная профессия.
Мне нравится смотреть телевизор, слушать радио, читать газеты и журналы. Мне нравится все, что связано со средствами массовой информации.
У меня есть хобби. Мы с моими друзьями издаем в нашей школе небольшую газету раз в месяц. Мы пишем статьи о школьных событиях, жизни молодежи, шутки, рисуем иллюстрации и карикатуры.
Мои любимые школьные предметы — история и литература.
Мне нравится профессия журналиста. Они встречаются со многими людьми. Они пытаются понять, что происходит в мире, стране, городе и объяснить это другим людям.
Я думаю, что работа журналиста очень похожа на работу историка. Историк изучает и пытается объяснить события прошлого, а журналист делает то же самое с настоящим. Но для меня работа журналиста гораздо интереснее работы историка, потому что ты имеешь дело с реальными событиями, которые происходят прямо сейчас, и таким образом, на них даже можно повлиять. Итак, журналисты могут повлиять на историю.
Вот почему я хочу стать журналистов

I want to be an Interpreter
I want to be an interpreter. It is an interesting and useful profession.
My parents have a large library and they taught me to like books. I like reading books. My favourite subjects in school are English, Literature, Geography and History. My favourite English and American writers are Shakespeare, Dickens, Walter Scott, Jack London, Mark Twain.
Once at the class of Literature, our teacher told us that, when translated, literary works lose much of their beauty. She said that poetry is very hard to translate. From that day I have a dream. I want to have my favourite books in the original and to know the languages they are written in. So I will enjoy the real beauty of these books.
I also like reading books about other countries and cultures. It is so interesting to learn that other people think differently.
I want to become an interpreter because of some reasons. It is an interesting profession because an interpreter meets people from different countries and cultures all the time and has an opportunity to learn much about them. Besides, this profession is very useful because it helps people to understand each other.

Questions:
1. Do you like reading books?
2. What are your favourite subjects in school?
3. Who are your favourite writers?
4. Do you think that literary works lose much when translated?
5. Why is the profession of an interpreter interesting?
6. Why is it useful?

Я хочу быть переводчиком
Я хочу быть переводчиком. Это интересная и полезная профессия.
У моих родителей большая библиотека, и они научили меня любить книги. Мне нравится читать книги. Мои любимые предметы в школе — английский, литература, география и история. Мои любимые английские и американские писатели — Шекспир, Диккенс, Вальтер Скотт, Джек Лондон, Марк Твен.
Однажды на уроке литературы наша учительница сказала, что литературные произведения теряют большую часть своей красоты при переводе. Она сказала, что очень трудно переводить поэзию. С этого дня у меня есть мечта. Я хочу, чтобы у меня были мои любимые книги в оригинале, и я хочу знать языки, на которых они написаны. Так я смогу насладиться подлинной красотой этих книг.
Мне также нравится читать книги о других странах и культурах. Так интересно узнавать, что другие люди думают не так, как мы.
Я хочу стать переводчиком по нескольким причинам. Это интересная профессия, потому что переводчик все время встречается с людьми разных стран и культур и имеет возможность многое о них узнать. Кроме того, эта профессия очень полезна, так как помогает людям понять друг друга.

Источник: 100 тем английского языка. Авторы Каверина В. Бойко В. Жидких Н.

Choosing the future profession
The problem of choosing the future profession has always been very important. The profession a person chooses in many ways determines his future life. This is a universal problem of our epoch. Every generation in this or that way comes across it. For most people choosing a career is not an easy task. It is one of the most important decisions one makes in life. The properly chosen career makes a person happy and successful for the rest of his life.
There are several factors that influence the decision of young people to make their choice. They concern material and spiritual aspects of the future profession. It is generally believed that professions should be both prestigious and interesting. Everybody wants to benefit from the social privileges provided by the profession. At the same time other factors are important. Much depends on the inclinations and interests of the person. Although it is wonderful when one’s hobby becomes one’s profession it seldom happens in reality. Another important factor is social environment. The profession of the parents often in this or that way influences the future profession of their children. Today we have dynasties of physicians, historians, lawyers, economists, pilots, and military officers.
It is impossible to forget about the material aspect of the future profession. It indicates the level of the society’s values. Today all professions can be classified as prestigious and not prestigious. The problem of prestige is subjective. Nobody can explain the meaning of this notion. «Prestigious» jobs give a chance to an individual to enter the upper circles of the society. When the job is prestigious money is of secondary importance. The future profession should be interesting and meet the demands of the person.
To avoid mistakes, I discuss career prospects with my friends even today. Some of us want to become physicians, others teachers, economists, historians, historians of art, mathematicians, biologists, and computer operators. All the professions are very useful. Physicians help people to be healthy and live a long life. They save the lives of their patients. This profession requires well-educated people. Mistakes are impossible in this profession. Physicians should be very patient and attentive with their patients.
Teachers also should be patient and kind. Teachers should not only give knowledge to their pupils but understand their problems, help them to become real citizens of their country, be honest and hard working. For education to be successful, teachers and pupils should work together. Every word and every gesture of the teacher should be carefully chosen, otherwise the misunderstanding is inevitable. Certainly, it is very difficult to be a teacher, because sometimes pupils do not behave properly. They can shout, whistle, and drum on the desk. Teachers should maintain discipline among the troublemakers. At the same time one should not forget that discipline should work hand in hand with freedom. Freedom is welcomed if it helps a pupil to learn. Teachers should encourage their pupils to do things successfully. Teachers should be well educated themselves. Unfortunately both professions — physician and teacher are not well paid in our country. One has to be an enthusiast to choose one of them. I do not know how to cope with this problem but it is said that a state declines if the government does not support health care and education.
Today the most popular professions are lawyers and economists. These professions are prestigious. After graduating from Law and Economics Faculties it is possible to find good jobs. Law and Economics students are better motivated to do their best because they have clearly set goals. Their competence and knowledge, required by the developing business economy, are well paid. To be a designer is attractive too. This profession can fit creative people who know how to make things around them look nice. For those young adults who choose the profession of a chemist, a mathematician or a physicist the determinant factor is not prestige but interest and inclination. To be a biologist is very prestigious and interesting today, because the biologists are at the forefront of cloning. They are on the threshold of great discoveries. I think that to be a sociologist or a psychologist is very interesting and useful too. Psychologists try to help people to cope with their spiritual problems. Sociologists study the health of the society.
One of the most fashionable and prestigious professions of today is that of a computer operator. Although computers came into our life only in the 1960s they quickly gained the ground of the contemporary society having become its indispensable part. Today our life is entirely connected with computers. With the help of computers people can do a lot of wonderful things from controlling spaceship up to buying books and participating in virtual conferences. New programmes are needed all the time to meet the increasing demands of our time. The roots of computer science lie primarily in the related fields of electrical engineering and mathematics. Electrical engineering physics and mathematics became the source of the development of computers. Boolean algebra developed in the 19-th century made its contribution to the elaboration of different programmes. Computers began to be widely used 40 years ago. From the start they were used for computational support of scientific and engineering disciplines and for business needs. Mathematicians did a lot for the development of the computer science. The significance of Mathematics in the general system of human knowledge constantly rises. Modern mathematical ideas and methods are used for the control of spaceship flights, different branches of industry, and transport systems. Applied Mathematics is part of different arts and sciences, such as Physics, Biology, Medicine, and Linguistics.
I think that to be a historian is also very important today. People think that it is possible to live without looking back at the historical past. But it is a mistaken view. We cannot live without history because it is around us. By analysing the past we can avoid the mistakes in the future. If people do not use the experience of the past they will inevitably make mistake in the present. Historians have always tried to understand past human lives and societies. History helps to understand the global historical process. Historians interpret the processes of the past to explain the processes of the present and foresee the processes of the future.

Have you made up your mind which profession to choose?
– No, I have not made up my mind which profession to choose. There are neither good nor bad professions. The problem is that every profession should fit the person to make him happy.

What should be done to choose the profession properly?
– It is necessary to know your own inclinations and interests. A person primarily should listen to himself and not to the recommendations given by others. He should not keep company with the friend following his choice, too.

Will you make the decision concerning your future profession as soon as possible?
– I think the sooner a person chooses his future profession the better it is. He can attend specialised classes to be well prepared for the entrance exams. Some people try to postpone to take a decision. They think that they will take it later. They pretend that such a problem does not exist at all. I think that this way deprives the person of a lot of opportunities. Unfortunately, not everyone understands the necessity of making a conscious choice of the future profession. Some pupils simply follow blindly in the footsteps of their parents, relatives or friends. Such approach can bring about terrible mistakes.
I think that it is necessary to start thinking about the future profession as soon as possible. It is high time for discussing this problem with parents and friends.