Jobs and Christmas Gifts in the Workplace

1.

2.

Commute
Workaholic
Maternity leave
To call in sick
Full time job
Part time job

3.

Self-employed
Colleagues/coworkers
Employee
Employer
Work-life balance
Job satisfaction

4.

Career prospects
Flexible working hours
Remote working
Perks of the job
Demanding job
Dead-end job
Steady job

5.

Manual work
Redundancy
Morning/night shift
Overtime
Soft skills
Hard skills
Curriculum vitae (CV)
Sick leave

6.

Working like a dog
Job hunting
Get promoted
Burn out
Meet a deadline
Climb the career ladder
To get the sack

7.

8.

Advantages
Beneficial
Challenge
Contrast
Depends
Employed
Environment
Firing
Frequently
Fulfilling
Loyalty
Manual
Part-time
Skills
Unemployment
Valued
views

9.

Being without a job

10.

Giving satisfaction or a
sense of purpose

11.

Rules that control hiring and
firing of workers

12.

A working or surrounding
setting

13.

Helpful or good for someone
or something

14.

Appreciated important

15.

To adjust to new conditions

16.

Faithfulness to a company or a person

17.

Something that testes
your abilities

18.

Discussion
1.Do you think job-hopping is good or bad for a career?
Explain your opinion.
2.Would you prefer to stay in one company for many
years or change jobs frequently? Why?
3.How do cultural values influence the way people think
about job stability where you live?
4.What advantages and disadvantages do you see in
job-hopping?

19.

1.What kind of job do you want to have?
_____________________________________________
2. Why do you want this kind of job?
_________________________________________________
3.How much salary can you get from this job?
_________________________________________________
4. Do you think this kind of job is easy to do? Why?/Why not?
_________________________________________________
5. Do you know anyone with this kind of job?
________________________________________________

20.

6.Is this kind of job dangerous?
__________________________________________
7. What do you need to study to get this job?
_________________________________________
8. Will it be easy to find this kind of job?
__________________________________________
9. Do any of your classmates also want this kind of job? If
yes, who?
___________________________________________
10.If you cant get this job, what other job are you interested
in?

21.

Do you work or are you a student?

22.

I have a full time job in a small company. I
enjoy working with my colleagues.
I graduated from school last year, and at the moment, I am
taking a year to explore different career options. I have
been working on part time jobs to gain experience before
deciding what to do next.

23.

I am currently a student at (Cambridge University), where I
am pursuing a degree in English language. I am particularly
interested in American literature. However, I have never
worked before and I don’t have any experience with it.

24.

Do you like your job?

25.

Do you ever work from home?

26.

Do you prefer working alone or in a team?

27.

Describe a job you would like to have in the
future.
You should say:
-what the job is
-what skills are needed
-why you would like to do this job
-and explain how it would affect your life

28.

What do you think makes a job satisfying?
Do you think people work too many hours these days?
How has technology changed the way people work?
What kinds of job do you think will be important in
the future?