Unit 9: Work (Conversation)

Discuss the following questions:

1. What do you do?

2. How long have you been doing it?

3. Do you enjoy it? Why/why not?

4. Do you have the following things at work?

a. Variety
b. Responsibility
c. Friends
d. Good conditions

5. What would youd ideal job be? Why?

6. Have you ever done any part time jobs?

7. Number the following five jobs according to which is the most stressful and which is the least:

a. banker
b. miner
c. teacher
d. politician
e. cashier

8. Look at the following three jobs and decide who would do the things below most often.

a. a secondary school teacher
b. an army sergeant
c. the managing director of a small company

- obey orders
- fire people
- take risks
- mark essays
- attend meetings
- tell lies
- sign documents
- make decisions
- shout at people
- apologise
- cancel appointments
- negotiate contracts