[March 11th 2021] Topic: Jobs

I. Vocabulary

Profession /prəˈfeʃn/ a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education
What do you do for a living? = What’s your job?
Payslip /ˈpeɪ.slɪp/ a piece of paper given to someone who is employed to show how much money they have earned and how much tax has been taken off
to work in shifts: to work in turns, to work at different times on different days, to not work from 9-5
Resign /rɪˈzaɪn/ to give up a job or position by telling your employer that you are leaving
Vacancy /ˈveɪkənsi/ a job that is available for somebody to do
EX: There’s a vacancy in the accounts department.
Fishmonger /ˈfɪʃmʌŋɡə(r)/ someone who sells fish, especially from a shop
to be on the dole = be unemployed = to be out of work
Dole money: tiền trợ cấp thất nghiệp
Flexitime/ˈfleksitaɪm/ a system in which employees work a particular number of hours each week or month but can choose when they start and finish work each day
EX: She works flexitime.

II. Questions

Have you ever thought about your future career?
Do you want to be a boss or an employee?
What do you think about farming?
What was your motivation to follow/choose/do your job?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of manual work and intellectual work?
In your viewpoint, what characteristics and skills do a boss need to acquire to run a good firm?
What is your opinion towards stability?
If you were given a ticket to the past to rechoose your major, would you receive it? If yes, what kind of major would you consider?

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