Meanings. Use a good dictionary to help you

1. career move 2. career break 3. career plan 4. career opportunities

a) something you do in order to progress in your job b) period of time away from your job, for example, look after your children c) chances to start/improve your career d) ideas you have for your future career

II. Complete these sentences from the list. Use a good dictionary to help you.

make take have decide climb

1. Employees in large multinationals ……………… excellent job opportunities

if they are willing to travel.

2. Some people ……………… a career break to do something adventurous.

3. One way to ……………….a career move is to join a small but rapidly

growing company.

4. In some companies it can take years to ……………. the career ladder and

reach senior management level.

5. Ambitious people ……………. on a career plan while they are still at school

or university.

III. Look at the group of words below. Cross out the noun or noun phrase

Which doesn’t go with the verb in each group.

1.make	a fortune progress a living a training course	4. do	research a mistake a job your best
2. get	progress a promotion the sack a nine-to-five job	5. take	a pension time off early retirement a break
3. earn	a bonus a part-time job money 40 thousand	6. work	flexitime anti-social hours overtime an office job

IV. Make six sentences using one of the phrases from each part in Exercise

III. For example, You can make a fortune with a career in computers.

V. Translate the words and word combinations into English.

служащий, амбициозный, карьерный план, работать на себя, работать в компании, перерыв в карьере, ТНК (транснациональная корпорация), прекрасные карьерные возможности, продвижение по службе, посещать собрания, финансы, производство, развитие, энергичный, инициативный, опытный, заработать состояние, проводить исследования, получить повышение, зарабатывать на жизнь, быть уволенным, делать успехи, зарабатывать деньги, делать все возможное, иметь гибкий график, сделать перерыв, работать сверхурочно, рано уйти на пенсию, сделать ошибку, выполнять работу.