BIG BeliefSmall steps and small dreams must be balanced with big belief. Don’t start out your career with no belief. You must at least believe in yourself. Have a set of principles that will guide you. These are your light houses. They guide you home. They help you make decisions when changes in life make it difficult to see. Believe that you can achieve big dreams with small steps. Believe that there are no short cuts and every experience adds to your piggy bank of life. And these are for your withdrawal later. They are currencies you can use to leapfrog others who do not know how to navigate change. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not a cold cruel world out there. By and large, you will meet people who are willing to help and guide you. To navigate change, learn to be nice and polite. Stuff your parents and teachers taught you and you will be fine. (http://www.career-success-for-newbies.com/navigate-change.html) Ex 1. Answer the following questions: 1. Do you think it difficult for a person to experience the transition from college to career? Why? 2. What does the author of the article imply in the phrase “navigate change”? 3. Do you agree that the 3 things mentioned in the article are necessary for this change? 4. What could you add to the author’s advice? 5. Ask your parents or older relatives to share their impressions about their transition from college to career. Tell about them in class. Ex 2. Before you read the text in Ex 3, answer the questions and explain your answer. 1. Do you prefer to study… a. at school or college b. in a library c. at home? 2. Do you study best… a. early in the morning b. during the day c. at night? 3. Do you prefer to work… a. with friends b. with background music c. in silence? Ex 3. Now complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the box. There may be more than one possible answer so try to use each verb only once. concentrate, do, learn, overcome, organize, study, take, teach, review, revise Even the most studious among you will probably have difficulty studying at some stage in your academic career. If or when this happens, the only way to (1)......................... this problem is to go back to basics. First, make sure you have a comfortable environment to (2)......................... in. Some students need to have a quiet space to themselves and can’t (3)......................... if there are too many distractions. Others need some sort of background noise, such as music or the company of friends. Whatever your personal preference is, you need to (4)......................... this first of all. Next, make sure you have all of the equipment or tools that you need. For example, if you are (5)......................... a geography course and you have to (6)......................... about countries and their capital cities then you will need to have your atlas to hand. If you’re (7)......................... your math homework then be sure to find your calculator, ruler, protractor and compass before you start. Perhaps you’re not preparing a homework assignment or project, but are trying to (8)......................... for an exam. If so, you need to know exactly what is on your curriculum. You should also (9)......................... your notes and make sure that you have a clear understanding of what your lecturers have (10)......................... you. Of course, people with a learning disorder such as dyslexia may need to work harder than others at their studies as they often struggle to read even relatively simple texts. Ex 4 Now read the text again and find a word or phrase to match these definitions. 1 describes someone who studies a lot …… 2 things that stop you from working …… 3 a sound you can hear, but do not actively listen to …… 4 two different types of homework or school task …… and …… 5 to study for an exam …… 6 another word for syllabus …… 7 to check your work …… 8 to do something with great difficulty …… Ex 5. Work in pairs. Make up dialogues comparing your ways of studying to your friend’s. Do you think your ways will help your future career?
Unit 8 Part 1 A History of English Clearing Bank lending, debtor, creditor, interest, safe custody, facilities, goldsmith bankers, receipts, cheque, promissory note, demand and time deposits, cash reserves, Bills of Exchange, joint stock banking, branch banking, the Clearing House, diversification Text A
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