Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan

1. Material development is incrediblv a time-consuming process.
2. Iroda T’o’laganova and Oqgul Amanmuradova have dominated 
women’s tennis in Uzbekistan.
3. The hours between five and seven in the morning are most 
productive for earlv-risers.
4. A childhood hobby often develops into a promising career.
5. Teaching small children requires great patience.
6. Everyone looked forward to week-end 
- the resting and 
entertaining dav.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
O B JECTIVES
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raise one’s awareness about professional development
• 
use zero and first conditionals in meaningful situations
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expand the topic related lexis
• 
practice action plan writing in one’s field
Skills to be practiced: listening, speaking, reading, writing 
Target vocabulary: developed professionally, self-esteem, personal 
development, career path, peer observation
STAR TER
Draw students’ attention to the photos and ask them to name them.
A photo: Graduation ceremony of Higher Institution senior 
students.
B photo: «Zulfiya» award winners. This prize is awarded to talanted 
girls of Uzbekistan in different spheres. It shows that our society pays 
much attention to youth professional development providing them 
with effective education leading to professional growth at each stage.
C photo: Presents young award winners in the sphere of music. 
Awards inspire and motivate the youth.
Pair up students and let them discuss the questions below the photos. 
Observe the peer discussion walking in the auditorium and invite the 
ones best ideas to share them with the whole class.
Possible answers
1. Professional development is a person’s fiiture progress through 
life-long leaming
2. One must always be deeply involved in different projects, 
researches, update oneself by participating in the seminars, 
conferences, sharing ideas with other specialists, follow the 
instructions of successful professionals towards the pathway of 
professional development.
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