Unit 9: Career Paths

Part 5: Speaking

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Speaking: Discussing Career Goals and Plans

11. Useful Expressions for Talking About Careers

Expressing Career Aspirations:

  • I look forward to working in...
  • I hope to pursue a career in...
  • My goal is to become...
  • I'm interested in...
  • I'd like to specialize in...
  • I aspire to be...

Talking About Skills:

  • I'm good at...
  • I have experience in...
  • I've developed skills in...
  • I need to improve my...
  • I'm working on...
  • I'm trying to catch up with...

Discussing Challenges:

  • I have to put up with...
  • I need to face up to...
  • The main challenge is...
  • I'm struggling with...
  • I find it difficult to...
  • I need to keep up with...

Talking About Plans:

  • I plan to...
  • I'm going to...
  • I intend to...
  • I've come up with a plan to...
  • My next step is to...
  • I aim to...

22. Sample Dialogues

Dialogue 1: Discussing Career Goals

A: What career are you looking forward to?

B: I look forward to working in software development. I've always been interested in technology.

A: That's great! What skills do you need to develop?

B: I need to keep up with the latest programming languages and catch up with industry trends. I'm also working on my problem-solving skills.

Dialogue 2: Talking About Challenges

A: How's your job search going?

B: It's challenging. I have to put up with many rejections, but I'm not giving up.

A: That's the right attitude. Have you come up with any new strategies?

B: Yes, I'm networking more and trying to get on with professionals in my field.

Dialogue 3: Career Planning

A: What are your long-term career goals?

B: I want to live up to my potential and become a team leader within five years.

A: How do you plan to achieve that?

B: I need to face up to my weaknesses and work on my leadership skills. I also look up to successful managers and learn from them.

33. Discussion Topics

Topics for Practice:

  1. Your Dream Career: Describe your ideal job and explain why you're interested in it.
  2. Skills Development: Talk about the skills you need to develop for your chosen career.
  3. Career Challenges: Discuss the challenges you might face and how you plan to overcome them.
  4. Work-Life Balance: Explain how you plan to maintain balance between work and personal life.
  5. Role Models: Talk about professionals you look up to and what you can learn from them.
  6. Career Changes: Discuss whether you think people should stick to one career or be open to changes.

44. Pronunciation Tips

Stress in Three-word Phrasal Verbs:

  • LOOK forward TO
  • COME up WITH
  • GET on WITH
  • CATCH up WITH
  • KEEP up WITH
  • PUT up WITH
  • RUN out OF
  • LOOK up TO
  • FACE up TO
  • LIVE up TO
  • MAKE up FOR

Remember: Stress the first verb and the final preposition, not the middle particle.

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