16 June
Work
Tell us about your job. What exactly do you do?
What do you like and dislike about your job?
Tell us about your workmates.
If you could change your job, what would you like to do?
How did you get your current job?
What was your first job?
Have you ever had a bad job experience? What happened?
What is your dream job?
What do you usually do during your breaks at work?
Do you think work-life balance is important? Why?
Have you ever had a very stressful workday? What happened?
What is the most interesting part of your job?
Have you ever thought about starting your own business? What kind?
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Watch the video above and discuss what you learned from it during your Spoken Cafe session
Pope Francis: A Humble Life
Before becoming one of the most prominent religious figures in the world, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, better known as Pope Francis, lived a life that was both humble and unconventional. While studying in Buenos Aires, he worked as a nightclub doorman to support himself—a job few would associate with a future pope.
Other fascinating aspects of Pope Francis’s life reflect his simplicity and humility. Pope Francis decided to stop watching TV over three decades ago, saying, “It’s not for me.”As a cardinal in Argentina, he chose to live in a small apartment instead of the luxurious bishop’s residence. He also used public transportation and cooked his meals. Even after being elected as pope, he maintained his humble habits. Instead of taking the papal car, he chose to return to his hotel on a bus with the other cardinals after the papal election.
Pope Francis’s life and actions exemplify a commitment to humility and simplicity, resonating with people worldwide and setting a unique example of leadership in the modern age.
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READ/SPEAK
Do you know interesting things about celebrities? Which celebrities are known to be humble? Have you ever met a celebrity, and what did you feel about his/her attitude toward you?
Do you like simple or luxurious things? Why?
What is something simple in life that makes you happy?
Have you ever met someone who is very humble? What were they like?
Waste money by purchasing a car that is frequently faulty.
“I thought that my new VW was top of the range, but it’s never out of the repair garage – a real lemon.”
LEARN THE IDIOM AND SPEAK
Do you have a car? If yes, what do you like and dislike about it? Have you or any of your friends bought a lemon, and why do you think so? If you had a lot of money, which car would you buy and why?