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Тема: The most prestigious professions in Ukraine 

 Good afternoon, dear children! 

 How are you feeling today? 

Today we are going to talk about the prestigious professions in the world and in Ukraine in particular.

Let's refresh  the vocabulary about professions. 

 Exercise 1- Guess the profession.

1)    Letters, postbox, newspapers. (Postman)

2)    Law, court, crime. (Lawyer)

3)    Fire, helmet, fire engine. (Firefighter)

4)    Stage, film, act. (Actor / actress)

5)    Musical instrument, play, audience. (Musician)

6)    Cut, hair, scissors. (Hairdresser)

Watching the video “The 10 Highest-Paying Jobs in the World”

Watch and listen to the video. For statements 1-5 choose T if the statement is true according to the video, F if it is false. Write your answers on the sheets of paper. You will watch the video twice.

The Task

1)    Marketing manager is responsible for analizing the results.

2)    IT system managers protect offices from hackers’ attacks.

3)    You can get a profession of a CEO without a degree.

4)    The dentist can’t get more than 200 thousand dollars a year.

5)    Surgery is an easy job.

6)    Anesthesiologist is a trained physician who ensures that the patient are asleep during the operation. 

Now let’s discuss the video. 

Which of the jobs is the most responsible? 

Which is the most interesting? The most boring? 

Which job do you like most? 

Which job do you like least?

Now we are ready to read the texts about the most prestigious professions in Ukraine

The Most Prestigious Professions and Non-prestigious Professions in Ukraine

There are a lot of different professions but high-prestige positions are  those  which  have  not  only  a  good  salary,  but  also  a  high  public status,  influence  and  are  respected  in  the  community.  The  prestige of  a  profession,  on  the  one  hand,  depends  on  the  degree  of  responsibility and  complexity,  but  on  the  other  hand,  it  depends  on  the  great  demand  for  specialists  in  the  labour  market.  And  the  demand  depends  on  the  macroeconomic  situation  in  the  region  and  the  sociopolitical  situation.  But  still  more  often  the  prestige  of  a  profession  is determined  by  its payment.

According to a survey conducted by the experts of the HeadHunters portal  now  in  Ukraine  the  most  prestigious  is  the  profession  of  an  IT  specialist  because  it  is  extremely  in  demand  in  the  domestic  labour  market.  Thus, only one candidate claims one opened vacancy. One of  the  types  of  software  developer,  a  web  developer,  a  specialist  in  the sphere  of  information  security,  a  programmer  are well paid  but  employers’  requirements  for  them  are  quite  high.  These professions give you the  chance  to  work  everywhere  in  the  world,  either  as  a  freelance  worker  or an  employee  of  a  company.  Nowadays especially information security is very important.  Every large company needs not  only  someone  to analyse  their  data,  but  also  they  need  someone  who  can  keep  their data  and  system  safe,  regardless  of  their  location.  A good IT specialist is respected everywhere.

The  second  place  in  the  rating  of  the  most  prestigious  professions is top  management.  The senior officers and managers have overtaken the positions  of  lawyers,  prosecutors  and  defence  lawyers.  Professionals  working  in  the  field  of  jurisprudence  are  proud  of  their  professions very much.  The top 10 of  the  most  prestigious  professions  also  include  bankers,  businessmen,  pilots,  doctors  and  astronauts  as  well  as economists and  financial  officials.

 The  top  5  non-prestigious  professions  include  retail  workers,  professions  in  the  field  of  agriculture,  consulting  services  for  the  public and  representatives  of  the  banking  sector.

What jobs, in your opinion, are:

— the most interesting/boring;

— the most dangerous/stressful;

— the most prestigious/non-prestigious;

— the most useful.