Unit 9 A CRITICAL THINKING: LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM AIMS


The educator Laurence J. Peter wrote: ‘If you don’t know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else’. It is important to think about what you want to achieve and then make the decisions you need to get there.


1 9.6 Listen to Rachel talking about her life and answer the questions.


a What are her long-term aims? b What are her short-term aims? c What problems are making it hard for Rachel to achieve her aims?


d What solutions would you suggest to help Rachel?


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Add one of your long-term aims to the diagram. Then complete the diagram with short-term aims that you need to achieve first, and some potential problems.


B LIFE SKILLS: NETWORKING


Meeting people in person or through social media is a good way to promote yourself. For some people effective networking is a skill that comes naturally, and for others it requires practice.


1 Complete the networking quiz. a You are at a work conference evening event. Do you:


1 take your drink and chat with your friends? 2 spend some time with your friends, but ensure you circulate to meet others? 3 ignore your friends, and go straight up to the CEO to introduce yourself?


b At the end of a meeting, your colleague wants to talk about things with you, but you also want to speak to someone else before they leave. Your colleague catches you. Do you:


1 stay with your colleague, unable to interrupt, and eventually decide to give up? 2 stop your colleague from getting started and leave quickly?


3 listen to your colleague for a short time, explain the situation carefully and arrange to meet later, then leave?


c How do you network online?


1 I have a profile on a professional networking website, and I update my skills section every month. I also use other social media for more informal contacts with colleagues.


2 I email or phone people I want to stay in contact with. One day, I’ll set up an account on a professional networking website.


3 I’m not keen on the idea of networking online. I phone or text my friends. continued over … English for the 21st Century • Unit 9 145 Short-term aims Long-term aims


C21 skills


Potential problems


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