Topic N1 ("Choosing a Career")
    Choosing a career is like any other activity; it is best to
work to a plan. Too many people start looking for a specific job
before thinking out their occupational aims. It is a good idea to
begin by attempting to define in clear terms what   your
requirements are from a career. This involves taking a realistic
view of your strengths and weaknesses. You may think for example,
that you would like a job which involves organizing people, but
liking such a job is not a sufficient justification if experience
you already may have suggests that this is not your strong point.
On the other hand, you should remember that training willl equip
you to do new things. A further point to consider is how far you
will be willing to do for a time things which you do not like
knowing that they are necessary to achive your longer term
objectives. Having thought carefully about the sort of person you
are, try to work out a realistic set pf occupational requirment.
In particular, you can answer to important questions. First: what
sort of life do you want to lead? For example, do you want to
live in the country or in the town? Is leisure time of great
importance to you? Is the size of your salary important? Do you
want to put down roots or travel videly? Second: what sort of
work do you want to do? For example, do you like working alone or
with others? Does teaching people appeal to you? Do you want to
be an organizer of other people's activities? Do you want to
develop new ideas and initiate changes.
    As for me, I have made up my mind to be an engineer. As my
parents are an engineeres they have made a great influence on my
choice and I can say that this profession runs the family. My
choice of this occupation didn't come as a sudden flash. IÂ think
that nowdays this profession is of great need and importance to
our country. It is my aim to be a qualified specialist and to
serve the interests of my country. To be a well prepared engineer
I should have some important qualities:  great  capability
persistance, knowledge of science and, of course, knowledge of
foreign languages. In spite of these arguments we musn't forget
about everybody's vacation. I think that my facilities combined
with the knowledge would be quiet enough to succeed in my work.
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