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Searching for the Job of Your Dreams

Introduction

It is hard to live in the modern world. There are too many occupations and too many qualified
people. How can possibly a child know what his or her dream job is? Let’s read the following
text and see what a 13-year-old boy thinks about that.

"And what would you like to be when you grow up?" seems to be a favourite question with
adults who want to make "light" conversation. Usually, my answer is "I don't know really".
This reply might bring sadness in their eyes as they are saying "A big boy like you must
know what he wants from life."

Is it a disaster if a 13-year-old cannot make up his mind about his future occupation? Rather
upset, I went to talk to a vocational counsellor. "You mustn't worry about it," said Mrs.
Jennis. "You can take your time. There are about 20.000 registered occupations at the
moment, so it can’t be easy to make a decision."

20 000 occupations! On top of that, there are new occupations registered every year. So,
for the time being, the job of my dreams may not exist at all! Mrs. Jennis told me that, as
a first step, I must answer three questions that she provided for me. These are: What do
you like doing? What are you good at? What are your hobbies? Well, I could spend the
whole day with the gang; I occasionally write letters to friends (and articles for the school
magazine!); I must have a football match at least twice a week and watch it on TV at least
three times a week! So, should this mean I can become a sports journalist? Who knows!
But now I am certain about the fields I am interested in: sports and writing.

You can't get the picture about what the occupations really are about, according to their
names only. You should talk to people and ask them questions like: Can you work in teams?
Can you do your work from home? Must you have special training? Must you put in extra
hours? Their answers may help you get a better idea of the job.

The last question to ask yourself is perhaps the most important. Why do you want to work?
Would you like to earn a lot of money, have long holidays or travel around the world? Most
people would like all that. But people also work to create new things, to be useful to society,
to help others. In a nutshell, to make the world a better place. We could do a lot in this
field, don't you think? Now, it's easier for me to think about my future profession. And do
you know what your ideal job is?

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Vocabulary

Nouns (imenice): Verbs (glagoli):

adult – odrastao čovek search – tražiti


reply – odgovor grow up – odrasti
sadness – tuga seem – izgledati
disaster – katastrofa make up one's mind – odlučiti se
vocational counsellor – savetnik za take one's time – imati vremena, bez žurbe
profesionalnu orijentaciju exist – postojati
occupation – zanimanje provide – obezbediti, spremiti
decision – odluka put in – dodati
step – korak get the picture – razumeti nešto, shvatiti
gang – grupa prijatelja, banda (kol.) earn – zaraditi
training – obuka, trening
field – polje (rada)
article – članak u novinama
society – društvo

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Adjectives and adverbs Prepositions and conjunctions
(pridevi i prilozi): (predlozi i veznici):

light – lak on top of something – povrh svega


future – budući at all – uopšte
upset – uznemiren according to – na osnovu, sudeći po nečemu
registered – registrovan in a nutshell – ukratko
for the time being – zasada, privremeno
occasionally – povremeno
at least – barem, najmanje
extra – dodatni, prekovremeni (rad)
useful – koristan, od pomoći

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Synonyms

Nouns (imenice): Verbs (glagoli):

adult – grownup search – examine, explore


reply – answer, response grow up – grow, mature
sadness – unhappiness seem – appear, look
disaster – catastrophe provide – supply
occupation – vocation, calling, profession put in – add
decision – conclusion get the picture – understand
step – move earn – make money
gang – group, crowd
field – discipline
article – editorial, newspaper column,
column
society – people, humanity

Adjectives and adverbs Prepositions and conjunctions


(pridevi i prilozi): (predlozi i veznici):

light – undemanding, easy, simple at all – the least bit, in the least
future – prospective in a nutshell – in a few words; concisely
registered – documented
occasionally – at times, from time to time
extra – additional
useful – helpful

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Conclusion

• There is a solution to every problem. Before making a decision, children should talk to
a vocational counsellor. Their job is to help kids make a good decision. Children can
make the world a better place.

Napomena za testove napredovanja: Kako biste što bolje usvojili gradivo, uz ovu lekciju
dostupni su testovi za vežbu koji se odnose na razumevanje teksta i vokabulara iz ove
nastavne jedinice.

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