I don’t do it for the money
I work for the money.
I work to live; I don’t live to work.
My work is my life.Â
What do you think of these opinions? Do you agree or disagree with them?
Your teacher will put students into pairs: A with B. Student A going to interview student B and find the score.
The scores will be compared around the class, and discuss what you think. Discuss does the score is a good description. Tell good reasons, or bad reasons, that you heard for working or not working.
1. Write a paragraph about your ideal job and a paragraph about why it would be perfect for you.
2. Your teacher is going to circulate the paragraphs, and you have to guess who wrote them.
You are going to interview someone. First, read and check that you understand.
The interview
Reasons for working
1. not important at all 2. not very important 3. quite important 4. important 5. very important |
Reasons for NOT working
Ask your partner if you think of any reasons for not working. If they can, write their reasons
in the list.
1. very important
2. important
3. quite important
4. not very important
5. not important at all
How to find the final score:
Reasons for working total + Reasons for not working total = final score
Under 15: You will have to win a lot of money or marry a millionaire because you have no interest in work.
15-19: You must be more positive or you will never be happy in your job.
Over 20: You are quite interested in working, but you can also see the positive side of not working.
Over 30: You are quite interested in working. Good luck with your future.
How important are the reasons? What do you think? Give them your score from 1 to 5:
Reasons for working scores | Â Â Reasons for not working scores |
1. not important at all 2. not very important 3. quite important 4. important 5. very important | 1. very important 2. important 3. quite important 4. not very important 5. not important at all |
Exercises