Answer the questions below.
Jobs & Occupations
1. At what age do people usually begin to work in your country? At what age
do people usually retire in your country? At what age would you like to
retire? What do you think you will do after you retire?
2. Do women usually work after they get married in your country?
3. Do you think it is more important to make a lot of money or to enjoy your job?
4. Do you think it’s acceptable for women to be in the military? Why/why not?
5. Do you think women and men should be paid the same for the same job?
6. Do you think women are good bosses? Are there women bosses in your
country?
7. How have working conditions changed in recent years? Do you think that
working conditions have improved? If so, in what ways?
8. How much do you think a doctor should be paid a month? How about a
secretary? How about a truck driver?
9. If you could own your own business, what would it be?
10.If you had to choose between a satisfying job and a well-paid one, which
would you choose?
11.Is it common for men and women to have the same jobs in your country?
12.Name three occupations that you could do. Name three occupations that
you could never do.
13.What are some common occupations in your country? What are some
common jobs for men in your country? What are some common jobs for
women in your country? What are some jobs that children do?
14.What are some jobs that you think would be boring? What are some jobs
that you think would be fun?
15.What are some questions that are frequently asked in a job interview?
What should you not do during a job interview?
16. What job do you want to have in five years’ time?
17. What jobs in your country are considered to be good jobs? Why?
18. What three adjectives would describe yourself as a worker?
19. Who would you hire: an employee with a lot of experience or an employee
with a lot of education?
20. Would you consider yourself to be an ambitious person at work? Would
you describe yourself as a workaholic?
Travelling is very popular nowadays. A lot of people travel to different countries if they have such opportunity. Travelling allows you to get interesting experience, learn about people’s life in other countries and continents. I think it is very interesting to discover new things, new places and different ways of life. While on travel, you meet new people, try different meals; see world famous places with your own eyes.
These are many ways of traveling – by train, by plain, by ship, on foot. If you want to visit a far country, you’ll definitely choose a flight. If your aim is to see many countries for a short time, you’ll choose travelling by bus or by car. If you want to be closer to nature, you may choose a trip on foot.
Lots of people nowadays live in big cities. So it’s natural that they want to have a holiday by the sea or in the mountains with nothing to do but relaxing. There is other sort of travellers. They want to visit as many countries as possible. So after exploring Europe and North America they go to exotic countries.
People who travel a lot, are very interesting, they always have a good story to tell. Thanks to them you can learn many things which you didn’t know before. They motivate to see something new, to explore the world, which is so easy to do nowadays. Any kind of travel helps you to understand many things that you would never see or learn at home.
As English people say – A picture is worth a thousand words. And I totally agree with them.
2. He prefers to be on his own now.
3. You rely on your parents far too much. You'll have to start doing things for yourself – they can't do everything for you.
4. Hotel bills have to be paid on the day of departure.
5. The customs officer made me open my suitcases.
6. We noticed him entering the building carrying a huge bag.
7. I suggest buying a second-hand car for the time being.
8. Let's try to mix these ingredients and see what happens.
9. I once tried to bake my own cake but it was a disaster.
10. Would you prefer to think about our offer and phone us in a couple of days?
11. She heard the clock striking two before she went to bed.