GS 120L: Lesson 4
*Please note, these reports will be active from 12pm MST on Thursday of each week, until Monday 11:55pm of the next week.
Vocabulary
- advice (n)
- ahead (adj)
- attend (v)
- avoid (v)
- comfort (n)
- contribute (v)
- equivalent (adj)
- significant (adj)
- summary (n)
- task (n)
- perseverance (n)
- intimidating (adj)
- comfort zone (n)
- desperate (adj)
- dependable (adj)
- passionate (adj)
- manure (n)
- fulfillment (n)
- outdated (adj)
- impression (n)
Visit 1: Your Dream Job
Today’s assignment is to discuss the following: What career opportunities are available for you?
Some things you may want to discuss are listed below:
- What would you like to be if you could be anything in the world? Examples: a doctor, a teacher, a business owner, etc.
- Why would you be that person you chose?
- To get to your dream job, what would you need to do?
- How can education help you achieve your goals?
- How can God help you achieve your goals?
Visit 2
Read the following paragraphs to your Speaking Partner. Read them one time through and discuss pronunciation, unfamiliar phrases, or vocabulary words. Discuss what you think the paragraphs are about.
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What You’re Good At It is difficult to make choices, especially when it comes to deciding what work you’d like to do for the rest of your life. There are so many opportunities that it’s easy to become overwhelmed simply by the sheer number of options. Did you know, for instance, that the Dictionary of Occupational Titles published by the U.S. Department of Labor has more than 60,000 entries? That’s a lot of possibilities! Although career decisions are difficult to make, it is worthwhile to choose wisely. If you can place yourself in a job you enjoy, going to work each day will be a pleasure. If you hate your work, the days will drag on and on. So what makes the difference? Good jobs and satisfying careers do not just happen. You can’t just walk aimlessly in any direction and hope to end up at the right destination. It takes planning. (from Norman C. Hill, “What You’re Good At,” New Era, January/February 1985) |
- Discuss with your Speaking Partner what you can do now to prepare for a good job.
- Discuss all the jobs that you have had (part-time, full-time, volunteer).
- Discuss the skills all those jobs required.
- What job gave you the most satisfaction?
- What skills are necessary to be successful at that job?
- Discuss with your Speaking Partner where you would go to develop the necessary skills.