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Conversation Questions: Work
| What's your ideal job? Why? | How has technology changed business? Do you think it's created more work or less? |
| Is it typical for men and women to have the same jobs in your counrty? | Would you prefer to have an easy routine job or a job in which you made a lot of decisions?
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| Do you think office romances can be successful? Why or why not? Do you know of any couples who have met at work? | Do people usually work for one company for a long time in your country or is it common for people to change jobs every few years? Why do you think people in the US change jobs so often? |
| Describe the first job you had for money. | Would you prefer to work four ten-hour days or five eight hour ones?
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| In your opinion, which jobs are most prestigious? Why? | How do people address each other at work in your counrty? How do you address your boss? Your co-workers? What do you think of the idea that at most offices in the US nearly everyone goes by their first names? |
| What three things are most important for you in a job? Why? | Do women usually work after they get married in your country?
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Would you like a job that involved a lot of travel? Why or why not? Have you ever known anyone with one of these jobs? Tell about them. |
If you could own your own business, what would it be? |
| Who in your family or among our friends has the most interesting job? What about the most boring? | How important are clothes at work? How does your job determine what you wear in your country?
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