I want to be a Businessman
My attitude to the learning of foreign languages
I am sure, in order to have a good condition one should know foreign languages. The most widespread languages in the world are Chinese, Spanish, English and some others. But every well educated person in the world speaks English, because it is the language of communication, business, science and culture.
English is now the most important and widespread language in the world. It is the state language in five countries: Great Britain, Canada, the USA, Australia and New Zealand. English is one of the six official and working languages of the United Nations. It is the second working language in European Community. In many Asian and African countries, such as India or Egypt, in former British colonies people speak English besides their native one. People also speak English in Europe. English is spoken practically all over the world.
Independent Ukraine has relations with many countries. More and more direct contacts are established with the countries of Europe, with the United States, Great Britain, Canada and other English-speaking countries.
Taking into account the economic development in our country, hundreds of joint ventures have appeared in every city and town of Ukraine recently. Besides a lot of foreign delegations come to our country. Our businessmen, tourists, experts often go abroad. As I have already mentioned just English is the language of the international communication. That is why it is very important to learn English.
Nowadays a lot of people study foreign languages in every possible way. Foreign language study groups are organized at industrial enterprises, at the offices of big firms, at the educational establishments, at research institutes.
I think English is worth studying. There is a proverb "A new language - a new world". In many opinion every person, who goes abroad, should be able to find his own way about in an English-speaking community without interpreters.
It's a pity than not much attention is paid for studying foreign languages in our schools. There are some schools specialized in studying foreign languages in Ukraine. Their pupils have lessons in foreign language every day. But their number is rather small. Most schools have foreign Language only once or twice a week. It's impossible to master any foreign language under such conditions. That's why those who want to improve their knowledge have to take private lessons. But not all, who want to know foreign language well, have the possibility to pay for them.
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?
Vocabulary:
managing director - управляючий
office - офіс
creative mind - творчий склад розуму
to strengthen - зміцнювати
to offend - ображати
to deal with - мати справу з
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 grand parents 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 a teacher no 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 study computer science.
Questions:
1) Are you going to continue yours parent 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?
Vocabulary:
programmer - програміст
computer science - програмування
go shopping - ходити за покупками
go on date - ходити на побачення
don't work hard - важко не працювати
to make a lot of money - заробляти багато грошей
to be success (successful) - бути успішним