What are your future career plans?

Get ready to speak about your career choices.

These ideas can help you speak about your future career plans.

  • In the future, I may enjoy being a computer programmer because I am keen on trying computer techniques.
  • I am recommended to be a reporter because I like to communicate with people.
  • I want to be a hairdresser because I like to see women with beautiful hairdos and try to do them myself.
  • I’ll be a mechanic like my dad because I am fond of repairing cars.
  • My teacher suggested choosing the career of a technician.
  • What profession does your mom suggest choosing?
  • I am good at making dresses, my mom suggests becoming a dress designer.
  • I think it’ll be my choice.
  • What profession do your parents recommend choosing?
  • I’d like to be a driver because driving is my favorite activity.
  • Are you planning on going to college?
  • I have to go to college if I want to follow my dream and become a doctor.
  • Bill wants his hair cut, he must go to the barber’s.
  • What are your future career plans?
  • I don’t plan on working on my minimum wage job forever.
  • I don’t want to follow my father in his profession of a lawyer.
  • I want to make lots of money.
  • I haven’t yet decided what to do in the future.
  • I am not sure what I want to do with my life.
  • I really like animals and I want to be a vet.
  • I think you can get a certificate for a vet assistant at a junior college.
  • It took my cousin  two years to get her training and certification.
  • You should find a job that makes you feel happy.
  • He works as an accountant in a bank.
  • She makes a good salary.
  • It’s important to support yourself and be able to buy things that you want.
  • It’s hard to imagine a miserable rich person.
  • Are you saying that you would rather be poor and happy than rich and miserable?
  • It’s ideal if you can combine a good satisfying job with a high paying salary.
  • She likes teaching but it doesn’t get a very high salary.
  • I am sure you will reach your goals if you keep working hard.
  • Sam earns good wages for his work.
  • You are going to make a very good doctor.
  • I believe that money brings independence.
  • I believe that success comes only from hard work.
  • I would like to apply for a college.
  • Ann likes making good pictures and she wants to become a photographer.
  • Phil practices helping sick animals and he wants to be a vet.
  • Lucy appreciates cooking and she wants to become a cook.
  • Paul keeps helping his dad in the garage repairing cars and he wants to be a mechanic.
  • Helen is recommended to be a hairdresser because she likes to do hairdos.
  • Bill is suggested to be a sailor because he enjoys traveling by sea.

Vocabulary List

minimum wage job – робота з мінімальною заробітною платнею

lawyer – юрист, адвокат

account – рахунок, рахувати

salary – платня, оклад

wages – заробітна плата

to follow one’s dream – слідувати мрії

to follow somebody’s profession – наслідувати чиюсь професію

to get training and certification – одержати підготовку та посвідчення

to get a certificate – одержати посвідчення (свідоцтво, сертифікат)

to make a good salary – добре заробляти

to make a good (doctor, teacher) – стати хорошим (лікарем, вчителем)

to reach a goal – досягти мети

Paul wants to follow his dream to become a doctor and help sick people. He doesn’t want to follow his father in his profession of a lawyer. Paul would like to try Harvard or Yale. Paul wants to support himself and be able to buy things that he wants. Paul would like to combine a good satisfying job with a high paying salary. He is sure he will reach his goals. Thanks to his hard work he is going to make a good doctor.


Ann loves animals so she would like to go to Veterinary College where she can get training and certification. Ann can start by becoming a veterinary assistant. Ann is known as a hard worker and she doesn’t want to work on a minimum wage job.