Pre-reading
12.Match up the words with their corresponding definitions.
| 1) determine | a) feeling fear or anxiety; frightened |
| 2) provide | b) cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature |
| 3) value | c) the quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity or monotony |
| 4) quality | d) a settled way of thinking or feeling about something |
| 5) attitude | e) desire and determination to achieve success |
| 6) ambition | f) the standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind |
| 7) be afraid of | g) the importance, worth, or usefulness of something; the regard that something is held to deserve |
| 8) appropriate | h) equip or supply someone with (something useful or necessary) |
| 9) variety | i) suitable or proper in the circumstances |
Reading
13. Find the sentences with the following words/phrases in the text below; read and translate them. Get prepared to discuss the questions after the text.
| attitudes, are you good at, providing, value, variety, quality, appropriate, are you afraid of, ambitions, determining |
Is database admin better than programming? Or is programming better than database admin? Give me a break! Get your career on the right track by focusing on issues that matter. No area is best.
The IT space is vast, and self-awareness is a key to knowing which area is appropriate for you. First and foremost, you must answer the Who Am I question. Understand yourself. Sincere self-evaluation is a necessity for quality career management. Knowing who you are helps you in determining what you want and dont want in a career, and in providing career direction.
What interests you: ideas, people, or things? Are you more of an I or a WE person? How do you like to work with data, people and things? What are your likes and dislikes? What do you want? What are you good at? What are you afraid of?What do you need, and what makes you happy? What gives you meaning and satisfaction? What is your fundamental driving force? Whats most important to you? What are your abilities, skills, values, hopes, personality, qualities, strengths, weaknesses, attitudes and ambitions? For example, can you work at unusual hours? How do you handle stress putting out fires and solving problems?
We live in the world of constant change. How comfortable are you with the beast called lifelong learning? In IT learning never stops. What is your learning style? How do you learn (thinking and understanding) best? What works for you in terms of seeing, hearing, and doing?
You must do your research and ask around about career opportunities, but the value of your research is dependent on the quality of your self-knowledge. Self-awareness is a combination of past experiences, current thoughts and future ambition. What do you do to make inferences of your past your memories, experiences, failures, achievements, qualifications, growth?
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The people factor is also important. Who are you when it comes to relating to people?
Certifications and IT career opportunities exist in a wide variety of fields including: Engineering, Networking, Programming, Database Administration, Web Development and Research. Each of these fields has unique requirements. The question is: where are you and where are you going? Dont jump on the bandwagon, but instead look for how your interests and strengths fit in. What are your IT capabilities? What is the level of your IT know-how?
Comprehension
Answer the questions about yourself in IT sphere, you may use the expressions and words from the previous exercises.
Vocabulary
15. Find out the meaning of the following expressions; find the sentences with them in the text read and translate these sentences.
| 1) Give me a break! 2) Get your career on the right track 3) to make inferences 4) self-awareness | 5) put out fires 6) the beast called lifelong learning 7) what works for you 8) jump on the bandwagon |
Writing
16. Write a short summary of your opinion concerning your vocational fitness, i.e. How do you fit in the IT field?
