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important or necessary, a type of job or profession that someone
does for a long period of his life, not at all beautiful.
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can’t stand, take up, plain, career, at the sight of, waste, encourage.
Make up your own sentences using the words above.

     Exercise 2. Find in the dialogue the English equivalents for the
                 following phrases:
     Çàêîí÷èòü øêîëó, áåñïîêîèòüñÿ, ïðèíÿòü ðåøåíèå, íè-
÷åãî îñîáåííîãî, êàê íàñ÷åò... ?, òðàòèòü âðåìÿ, ÿ åùå íå äó-
ìàëà îá ýòîì, òåðïåòü íå ìîãó, ïðè âèäå ÷åãî-ëèáî, øêîëà
ìåäñåñòåð.

     Exercise 3. Answer the questions on the dialogue.
      1. What will Mary do when she leaves school? 2. Why are Mary’s
parents getting worried? 3. What sort of career does Ann have in
mind? 4. What does Mary think of Ann’s choice? 5. Why does Ann
want to take up the career of a nurse? 6. What interests does Mary
have? 7. Does she intend to be a dressmaker? 8. Why doesn’t Mary
like to be a dressmaker? 9. What career does Ann suggest to Mary as
more exciting than dressmaking? 10. Why does Ann think that the
career of an air hostess is more suitable for Mary? 11. Mary is afraid
that she won’t be suitable for the job of an air hostess, why? 12. What
does she suddenly remember that may prevent her from taking up
the career of an air hostess?

     Exercise 4. Acting the scene. Characters: Two schoolgirls are talking
                  about choosing a career. You may use the following
                  words and expressions.
     Career; to give it much thought; to have something in mind;
many professions are open to; would you like being a ...?; I’d love to;
I should if I were you; a highly competitive career; you shouldn’t
waste any time getting started.




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