What job is the man doing in the picture above? Would you like to do that job? Why or why not?
Freewrite for 15 minutes about why or why you wouldn’t like to have the job in the photo above.
What job would you love to do in the future? Why? What knowledge and skills are necessary for that job?
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Use the following words in sentences: confidence, stressful, frightening, strenuous, relaxed, passion, bored
- To be a policeman in America, you have to have a lot of passion. The amount of hours and days on you have could be very exhausting.
Developing Critical Thinking
Imagine that you’re organizing a job/career fair of some sort. If you can choose any professionals to come give a talk, which ones would you choose and why?
Example: Entrepreneurs. Because you can’t learn to become an entrepreneur (although universities do have the courses around the world), it can’t be taught. Therefore, I would love for this specific individual to speak about the practicality behind the actual curriculum.
What are the most important factors for you in choosing a career? Think about the following vocabulary: travel, holiday, salary, colleagues, challenges, languages
Example: Colleagues. Colleagues and being in a supportive environment is extremely important. Job satisfaction, to this day, is something of the past. I believe the majority human beings working paycheck-to-paycheck have very low satisfaction on the job because the environment isn’t positive.
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