Job Satisfaction

‘People who work sitting down get paid more

than people who work standing up.’ Ogden
Nash
Warm-Up
I scream, you scream, we all scream for icecream!
You can drop me from the tallest building and I'll be fine, but if
you drop me in water I die. What am I?
Paper
There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a
white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside
the red house there were lots of babies. What is it?
watermelon
Warm-up
 Discussion
Which jobs pay well in Morocco?
Did you have (have you had) a ‘dream job’? What is it?
Do you like working under pressure? Why (not)?
Who’s workaholic in this class? Is it a good thing to be one?
Why do some people become so?
How can a job become a vocation?
Spot the differences
 Listening Comprehension
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfyR_K8yVzY
Match the words with their definitions:
1 Lifestyle A a time or date by which you have to do
something.
2 Workaholic B a system where employees choose the time
they
start and finish work each day.
3 Workload C the way people choose to organise their
lives.
4 Deadline D someone who cannot stop working and has
no time
for anything else.
5 Flexitime E the amount of work a person is expected to
do.
Find in the texts words and phrases which mean:
To stop doing an activity (paragraph 1):
………………………………
To achieve a dream (paragraph 1):………………………………
Times when people do not usually work ( paragraph 2):
………………
To get better jobs in the same company (paragraph 3):
………………
To do extra work outside the office (paragraph 4):
…………………
Match the words with their definitions:
1 Lifestyle A a time or date by which you have to do
 something.
2 Workaholic B a system where employees choose the
time they
 start and finish work each day.
3 Workload C the way people choose to organise their
lives.
4 Deadline D someone who cannot stop working and has
no time
 for anything else.
5 Flexitime E the amount of work a person is expected to
do.
Speaking Independent Task: Topics
 1. Some people believe that a college or university education should
be available to all students. Others believe that higher education
should be available only to good students. Discuss these views. Which
view do you agree with? Explain why.
 2. Some people believe that the best way of learning about life is by
listening to the advice of family and friends. Other people believe that
the best way of learning about life is through personal experience.
Compare the advantages of these two different ways of learning about
life. Which do you think is preferable? Use specific examples to
support your preference.
 3. When people move to another country, some of them decide to
follow the customs of the new country. Others prefer to keep their own
customs. Compare these two choices. Which one do you prefer?
Support your answer with specific details.
 4. Some people prefer to spend most of their time alone. Others like to
be with friends most of the time. Do you prefer to spend your time
alone or with friends? Use specific reasons to support your answer.
5. Some people prefer to spend time with one or two close friends.
Others choose to spend time with a large number of friends. Compare
the advantages of each choice. Which of these two ways of spending
time do you prefer? Use specific reasons to support your answer.
6. Some people think that children should begin their formal
education at a very early age and should spend most of their time on
school studies. Others believe that young children should spend most
of their time playing. Compare these two views. Which view do you
agree with? Why?
7. Some people think that the family is the most important influence
on young adults. Other people think that friends are the most
important influence on young adults. Which view do you agree with?
Use examples to support yourposition.
8. Some people prefer to plan activities for their free time very
carefully. Others choose not to make any plans at all for their free
time. Compare the benefits of planning free-time activities with the
benefits of not making plans. Which do you prefer—planning or not
planning for your leisure time? Use specific reasons and examples to
explain your choice.
9. People learn in different ways. Some people learn by doing
things; other people learn by reading about things; others learn
by listening to people talk about things. Which of these methods
of learning is best for you? Use specific examples to support
your choice.
10. Some people choose friends who are different from
themselves. Others choose friends who are similar to themselves.
Compare the advantages of having friends who are different from
you with the advantages of having friends who are similar to you.
Which kind of friend do you prefer for yourself? Why?
11. Some people enjoy change, and they look forward to new
experiences. Others like their lives to stay the same, and they do
not change their usual habits. Compare these two approaches to
life. Which approach do you prefer? Explain why.
12. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
People behave differently when they wear different clothes. Do
you agree that different clothes influence the way people behave?
Use specific examples to support your answer.
13. Decisions can be made quickly, or they can be made after careful
thought. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The
decisions that people make quickly are always wrong. Use reasons and
specific examples to support your opinion.
14. Some people trust their first impressions about a person’s character
because they believe these judgments are generally correct. Other
people do not judge a person’s character quickly because they believe
first impressions are often wrong. Compare these two attitudes. Which
attitude do you agree with? Support your choice with specific
examples.
15. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People are
never satisfied with what they have; they always want something more
or something different. Use specific reasons to support your answer.
16. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People
should read only those books that are about real events, real people,
and established facts. Use specific reasons and details to support your
opinion.
17. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is
more important for students to study history and literature than it
is for them to study science and mathematics. Use specific
reasons and examples to support your opinion.
18. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? All
students should be required to study art and music in secondary
school. Use specific reasons to support your answer.
19. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
There is nothing that young people can teach older people. Use
specific reasons and examples to support your position.
20. Some people say that physical exercise should be a required
part of every school day. Other people believe that students
should spend the whole school day on academic studies. Which
opinion do you agree with? Use specific reasons and details to
support your answer.
 Key Answers
TAKE PUT

Offense A stop to something

Place Words into somebody’s mouth
(no) notice Sb in charge of sth
Part Your best foot forward
Sb/sth for granted Your work first
My advice Pressure on somebody
A risk
Responsibility
forever
 Fill in the blanks with expressions from the table above:
 The wedding …………………….in an old country church. It
was lovely, but it was miles away. It
…………………………………..to get there.
 My son’s always hanging out at the mall, but I’ll
………………………….to that. I won’t give him any more
pocket money.
 Please don’t ………………………….., but I don’t think your
work has been up to your usual standard recently.
 I told you that boy was no good for you. You shoud have
…………………………….and had nothing to do with him.
 The older you get, the more you have to learn
to……………………………….for your own life.
 My boss is…………………………on me to resign, but I won’t
go.
 I tried to get the teacher’s attention, but she
…………………………..of me at all.
 Children never say “Thank you” or “How are you?” to their
parents. They just ……………then ………………..
 Key Answers
Took place/ takes forever
Put a stop
Take offense
Taken my advice
Take responsibility
Putting pressure
Take no notice
Take for granted