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Career Moves

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Business English
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The phrases below all include the word career. Match them to their correct meanings.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
career move
something you do in order to progress in your career
career break
period of time away from your job to, for example, look after your children
career plan
ideas you have for your future career
career opportunities
chances to start / improve your career

Choose the correct verb to complete the sentences.

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Employees in large multinationals ___________ excellent career opportunities if they are willing to travel.

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Some people _________ a career break to do something adventurous like sailing round the world or going trekking in India.

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One way to _____________ a career move is to join a small but rapidly growing company.

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Certain companies ___________ career opportunities to the long-term unemployed or to people without formal qualifications.

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Ambitious people often ____________ on a career plan while they are still at school or university.

Look at the groups of words below. Choose the noun or noun phrase which does NOT go with the verb in each question.

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make

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get

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earn

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do

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take

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work

Complete each sentence with the appropriate form of a word partnership from the questions 7-12.

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Goran is 59, but he does not want to ____________ . In fact, he is taking on more work!

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When you ___________ , you can arrange your own schedule, so this is very convenient when you have children.

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Luke is quite ambitious and does not want to be a sales assistant all his life. In fact, he hopes to ___________ very soon.

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Most university lecturers have to ____________ in their specialist area.

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In addition to your salary, you will _____________ for achieving monthly targets.

Read the text about the useful tips how to improve your career and decide which tip of the following sentences could be added to.

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These are also a great way to network with influential people.

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Each day, take a small step that brings you closer to that target.

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If your boss refuses, ask him or her what you need to achieve in order to qualify for one.

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It will also establish you as a team player within the company.

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Pay attention to every single task that you do.

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You may discover a secret talent or a hidden passion.

Match the words with their translations.

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Match the verbs with the noun phrases to form expressions from the article.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
to evaluate
a goal
to deserve
in one's career
to reach
one's progress
to get ahead
a promotion
to master
a skill

Listen to two people, Debbie and Nikola, discussing Ten Ways to Improve Your Career.

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Choose the tips which each of them has mentioned.

Debbie
Nikola
1. looking for opportunities to improve your skills
2. making a list of your priorities
3. evaluating your progress
4. setting your own objectives
5. staying focused on your tasks all the time
6. being responsible for your own progress
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If you want to move ahead in your career, you also need to evaluate your progress regularly. If you do that, you get a better idea of _______ _______ ______________ , and also of the areas that you need to _______ _______ .
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When a challenge presents itself, you have to _______ _______ _______ .
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If you play it safe all the time, if you just settle_______ _______ _______ , you'll never move ahead in your career.
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If you always do what you've always done, you'll only get _______ _______ ______________ .

Read the text and choose the best answers to complete each sentence.

Your career guidance service
If you don't have a career path in mind or if you're tired of your nine-to-five (30)_________ and you want to make a career (31) _________, you can just call us on the telephone number below to find out how we can help you.
We will work with you to understand what is really important to you. For example, are you more interested in (32) _______ a lot of money or in having the opportunity to (33) __________ the career ladder?
Our experienced counsellors will also review your existing skills, experience and (34) _________ to help guide you into a role that will be right for you. They may also ask you to (35) ________ a psychometric test to help them to understand what areas of (36) _______
suit you best. Maybe you are thinking of a job in finance but are you really good with (37) ________? Or a position in (38) _________ resources but do you really enjoy dealing with people and their needs?
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Make the list of tips on how to become successful in your career. Prepare a short speech, describing the ways how you are going to get ready for your future job. You can use the text and the exercises from the lesson in order to use the proper vocabulary.

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