Unit 2

1. Why did you choose to study this degree at university?

a. What do you like about it?

b. Is it what you expected it to be like?

c. Did you consider any other options (other degrees, vocational training)?

d. What would you be doing now if you weren’t studying this degree?

2. What do you want to do once you got your diploma?

a. Would you like to start working or do something else first? Why?

b. Do you know any people who already work in this area/have done this?

c. What do you think you will be doing in 10 years’ time?

3. What kind of job would you like to find?

a. In which kind of company would you like to work? (local family business, medium
company, multinational company, own business) Why?

b. In which branch of industry and which field of engineering would you like to

work? Why?

c. Would you like to work alone or in a team? Why?

d. Would you like to have a lot of responsibility? Why? Why not?

4. Tell me about part-time jobs you or your friends have or have had?

a. Kind of job? What did they have to do?

b. Where and when?

c. How many hours a week?

d. Is it/ was it well-paid?

5. Would you like to work in food preparation and serving? Why/ why not?

a. Have you ever done that before?

b. What might be enjoyable about these jobs?

c. What might be difficult/ demanding/ negative about these jobs?

d. And how about working as a personal care aid for elder people?

6. How do you think the job market will change in the next 20 years?

a. Will there be more or less jobs?

b. In which areas will there be more job opportunities? Why?

c. In which areas will there be fewer job offers? Why?

 d. How do you think a design engineers job might change in the next 20 years?

Unit 6

1. What are the last three things you have bought?

a. How much did they cost you?

b. Where were they produced? Guess if you don’t know.

c. Who produced them?

d. Are they eco-friendly?

2. What is important for you when you buy something?

a. Do you ever buy designer products? Why/ why not?

b. Do you have a look at the labels to see where the item was produced?

c. Would you buy eco-friendly products if you had a lot of money?

d. What are the advantages of buying in small shops?

3. Do you think of the environment when you are shopping?

a. Do you try to avoid packaging?

b. Do you think buying local products is a good idea? Why?

c. How often do you buy coffee or hot chocolate from a vending machine?

d. Do you think it is bad to buy imported fruits and vegetables? Why?

4. Designer clothes, fake copies, national products at reasonable prices or eco-friendly

clothes? What do you buy? Why?

a. Do you own any designer clothes? What are they like? How much did you

spend on them?

b. Have you ever bought a fake copy of a designer product?

c. Do you think it is ethical to buy fake copies?

d. Would you buy more eco-friendly products if they were cheaper and easier to

find on the market? What would you buy for example?

5. What can you do to make products more eco-friendly and more ethical? Think of:

a. Material used for production

b. Packaging and transport

c. Working conditions of the people who produce them

d. Quality of the product

6. Are you influenced by advertisements and special offers?

a. Do you ever buy things if you think they are not good value for money, but

they are just so cool?

b. Have you ever bought something you didn’t use later?

c. Do you ever buy things in the sales (in January and July, for example)?

d. Do you usually look for bargains and special offers online?

Unit 7

1. How can technological innovations help people with disabilities in daily life?
a. What technologies would make life easier for disabled people in your community
or campus?
b. Do you think most places are accessible to disabled people?
2. How can these inventions help people?
- Electric cars
- Bionic limbs
- Biodegradable plastic
- Smart materials
3. Technology