Conversation
After a quick greeting, use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- Some people prefer to work for a large company. Others prefer to work for a small company. Which would you prefer? Use specific reasons and details to support your choice.
- Do you enjoy working in a busy environment or a more quiet setting?
- What are some things you enjoy most about work?
- Do you find value in knowing all your coworkers or satisfied in knowing a select few?
Vocabulary
Skip this section if you have 15 minute plan. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| Expression | Definition |
| preference | (n) a feeling of liking or wanting one person or thing more than another person or thing What is your preference of either a small or large company? |
| promotion | (n) the act of moving someone to a higher or more important position or rank in an organization The supervisor gave the employee a promotion for his good work. |
| ambitious | (adj) having a desire to be successful The ambitious employee asked for a pay raise after her job change. |
| fulfilled | (adj) feeling happy and satisfied about life When you choose a job, you want to be fulfilled in your position. |
| advance | (v) to move forward She had to make a decision if she was going to advance her career. |
| change | (v) to become different The small business needed to change the way they did sales. |
| work up | (expression) to develop something He had to work up the courage to ask his supervisor. |
| bring up | (expression) mention a topic The employee wanted to bring up his salary. |
| leave out | (expression) omit, neglect to include The manager left out the part where they don’t eat together. |
| climb the ladder | (expression) continue your job in receiving promotions and higher pay It’s often easier to climb the ladder at a company where they value their employees. |
Something Extra
Read the following quote out loud.
“Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.”
― Ann Landers
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