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

LISTENING
1. Pairwork. A sk students to write synonyms to the words and 
phrases in the table. Check the results.
1. provide
Eg. offer
2. extend
enlarge
3. career paths
be in the height/ peak
4. goal setting
make a plan for the future
5. peer observation
observe/examine closely
6. co-planning
planning with somebody together
7. collaborative plans
joint plan/ mutual
8. mentoring
teach less experienced people about their 
job or a particular subject
9 action research
achievement research /act
10. life long learning
to learn the whole life
TAPESCRIPT
Interviewer: Good moming, dear listeners, I would like to remind you 
today’s topic, “Professional development”, therefore we have invited a 
well-known specialist, associate professor Asror Khodjiev. Welcome to 
the studio.
Mr. Khodjiev: Good moming!
Interviewer: As we know, professional development is one of the 
vital issues in all spheres. Will you explain to us what is professional 
development?
Mr. Khodjiev: Well, Professional development opportunities refer to 
the acquisition of skills and knowledge both for personal development 
and career advancement. It presents great changes, broaden skills, 
improving self-knowledge, views, interests, building or renewing, 
identity/self-esteem, developing strengths or talents, improving self- 
awareness approaches are more effective in our work.
Therefore Professional Development is a means of supporting people 
in the workplace, to understand more about the atmosphere in which 
they work, the job they do and how to do it better. It can be a step on the 
ladder to higher qualifications or enhanced job prospects or be required 
by professional bodies to maintain professional status. It can be a part of 
meeting targets set by workforce performance management schemes or

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an opportunity for individuals to change their job paths. In one word we 
can say it is an ongoing process throughout our working lives.
Interviewer: 
My second question concems the requirements of 
the professional development. Will you tell us why everyone needs 
professional development?
Mr. Khodjiev: We live in the XXI st century. The world is changing 
rapidly. We can see these changes in legislative, social and economic 
developments directly. It affects the situation in which we live and 
work. At the same time technological advances provide different ways 
of working. So every young people should have to understand and 
recognize it.
Interviewer: Our listeners are young, future professionally developed 
people therefore I would like you to tell them the main phases of 
Professional Development, will you?
Mr. Khodjiev: Well, according the research there are six phases of 
professional development. The first one is building a knowledge base. 
Without this phase one can’t be professional. It requires new knowledge 
and information. This phase includes goal setting, assessing needs,