Jobs

Discussion1. Divide jobs into groups and give examples.2. Which job would you like to have? What do you expect from this job? What are its advantages and disadvantages?3. What do you expect from a satisfactory job?4. What salary would satisfy you?5. What is your present idea of your future job?6. Do heads and directors deserve their high salaries?7. What should be done for jobless/unemployed people? What are the reasons of unemployment?8. How would you describe the situation on a job market? /There are some areas with shortage of labour and great demand for skilled labour.- nedostatok práce, dopyt po kvalifikovanej sily/9. Can you describe your parent’s jobs? 10.  What are the main reasons for changing jobs? /There are jobs with no future, they have got problems at work – coming late, working overtime, accidents, they cannot stand gossips, they are not offered a promotion, there are no opportunities for foreign travels, business trips, they are not allowed to study part-time when they want to improve their education./11.  What qualities are necessary for a teacher?12.  Which job would you like to have? What do you expect from this job? What are its advantages and disadvantages?13.  Describe the process of looking for a job. 14.  Which of these would you prefer as for the working hours? – clock in/out, shift work, to be on a flexi-time, regular day work, freelance, self-employed15.  Many people do not like the idea of working on a three-shift system. Would you like to do this kind of job? Why? Why not?16.  Compare advantages and disadvantages of full-time and part-time job.17.  Why do people look for a job abroad? What are the working conditions?18.  What’s your opinion about very ambitious people?19.  How does a career and family go together? Which of these would you prefer?20.  Have you had a chance to try, even in a small way, the type of work you would like to do in the future? How has this made you think about your future job?21.  What job did you want to do when you were a child? How old were you when you began to seriously think about your future career?22.  Are you finding hard to decide what career to choose? What do you consider to be a good and interesting job?23.  How important is the salary in choosing a job? Would you select a job based only on a high salary?24.  Discuss the idea: “Work is a blessing, not a curse.“25.  What do you think about the high unemployment problem in western countries?26.  What are the pros and cons of having one’s own business and being self-employed?27.  What are the pros and cons of working for a company?28.  How do you imagine a good boss – what qualities should he or she have?29.  What would be the ideal work time for you?30.  What is important to you – to earn a lot of money or to have a job which you really like?31.  Is it possible to say which job is the easiest/most difficult? Tell us your top five of each.

32.  What kind of job would you like to have in the future? Do you think you have the right qualities for the job? What kind of qualification will you need? 33.  What information about yourself would you give if you applied for a job?

Jobs

Role-plays and simulations1. You want to get an attractive job. What rules should you keep to be accepted? And describe how you have to write your CV correctly. /Simulation/ 2. Imagine you want to become an actor/actress and your parents are strictly against it. They would like to have a doctor. Try to find all the pros of being an actor/actress and persuade them. /Role-play/3. You have just passed your graduation exam. Your parents want you to go on studying at university, but you’ve decided to open a clothes shop in your home town. What are your arguments to persuade your parents? Think about their arguments as well. /Role-play/ 4. Imagine that you have just opened up a shop selling either sports equipment or records and CDs. You need a shop assistant. Prepare a radio advertisement. /Simulation/