Skill Builders: Speaking – Work

Lower-Intermediate
WORK
Discuss or debate the questions below. Remember to support your answers!

 Do you like your job? Why do you like it? (Or why don't you like it?)
 Is your job easy or difficult? Please explain.
 Is money more important than job satisfaction? Please explain.
 When you were younger, did you have a part-time job? What was it?

 What do you do?

 What do you want to do in the future? What job don't you want to do?
 Why did you start to work at your company? Please explain.
 Why did you start to work in your field? Please explain.
 What is the world's most boring job? How about the most interesting job? How about
the most dangerous job? Please explain.
 What is the worst job you have ever had? Why was it so terrible?
 What do you think about people who refuse to work?
 What do you think about starting your own company? Would you want to do it?
Why/not?

 Would you like to retire young? If yes, what would you do?
 Would you want to start your own company? Why/not?
 Have you ever been fired? If yes, what happened?
 Have you ever quit a job? If yes, why did you quit?

 Which jobs would you want to try? Rank the following jobs from best to worst:
1) fisherman, 2) English teacher, 3) CEO of a large, multinational company,
4) President or Prime Minister, and 5) soldier?
 Which job is more difficult, housewife or department manager? How much should each
job get paid?
 How many times should a person change their careers?
 Which jobs do you think are unnecessary? Why do
you think so? Please explain your answer.

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