Career Choices

Math the synonyms

Complete the sentences with the words career, job, occupation, education, industry, profession.

1) I was looking for an            [career, job, occupation, education, industry, profession] which was enjoyable and that required travelling and meeting new people.

2) She began her            [career, job, occupation, education, industry, profession] as an office manager, but now she is a director of a big department.

3) He's a lawyer by            [career, job, occupation, education, industry, profession], however, at present he works for a branding agency.

4) Whe she graduated from university, she got a            [career, job, occupation, education, industry, profession] as a manager in a small building company.

5) In our country the electronic            [career, job, occupation, education, industry, profession] suffers from insufficient investment in research.

6) A university            [career, job, occupation, education, industry, profession] is often the best way to get a good job at an early age.

Read the statements and choose True or False.

1) It's too early yo begin thinking aboout your future career.       [True, False]

2) Any person may have several jobs during his/her lifetime.       [True, False]

3) People can work from home using the Internet.       [True, False]

4) Each job or profession needs the same requirements.       [True, False]

5) You can hange your mind lots of times before you'll choose your afterschool career.       [True, False]

6) Your interests don't matter when you choose a profession.       [True, False]

7) You'll use careers officers' help to choose your future career.       [True, False]

8) You should be able to use English and a computer in any job.       [True, False]

Fill in the gaps with an appropriate word (relative clauses).

1. An engineer is a person     designs, builds or maintains engines or machines.

2. That's the village       my mother was born.

3. An accountant is someone       job is to keep and check financial accounts.

4. That's the shop       they sell skateboards.

5. Batman has a special car       can travel very fast.

6. A sales manager is a person     deals with selling products.

... travels with someone important and protects them from attack.

... repairs toilets, baths and sinks.

... cuts and does ladies’ hair.

... operates and controls a plane.

... helps a doctor to look after sick people.

... repairs cars.