ESL Conversation Questions: Fair Trade

1. What is a fair trade business? 

2. What are some fair trade products you personally buy or often see in stores? 

3.What are the advantages of operating a business within fair trade standards? 

4. " I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in the process." - Benjamin Harrison. Do you think most people would agree with this quote? 

5. What do you think would happen if all businesses were forced to operate under fair trade standards? 

6. If you started a fair trade business what product would you want to sell?  

Idiom Of The Day: Thick-Skinned

 

Idiom of the Day: 

thick-skinned 

Example: You must be thick skinned to run for president, because many people will criticize your words and decisions. 

Definition: not easily upset by criticism or unpleasantness 

ESL Vocabulary: Conflict

ESL Vocabulary (Conflict)

1. Empathy - noun - the ability to understand and share the feeling of another

2. Compel - verb - force or oblige someone to do something 

3. Agenda - noun - the underlying intentions or motives of a particular person or group 

4. Chasm - noun -a profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc

5. Fester - verb - become worse or more intense over time, especially through long term neglect or indifference 

6. Petty - adjective - of little importance; trivial 

ESL Conversation Questions: Conflict

1. What is conflict

2. What are common triggers of conflict? 

3. Is conflict ever a good thing? 

4. How do you resolve conflict in your profession? 

5. "It is more rewarding to resolve a conflict than to dissolve a relationship." John McDowell - Do you agree with this quote? 

6. Are there any conflicts in your country now that you are paying attention to?  

Conflict Scenarios  

ESL Expressions: Mind

Instructions: Match the expression with the correct definition 

1. Blow someone's mind

2. Slip your mind 

3. Give someone a piece of your mind 

4. Have in mind 

5. Bear in mind 

6. Mind goes blank 

A. to be forgotten 

B. to remember or  consider; to note 

C. to astonish or flabbergast someone 

D. to voice one's disagreement or dissatisfaction 

E. to forget what you were going to do or say 

F. to consider, contemplate or to intend 

ESL Vocabulary: Business Psychology

ESL Vocabulary (Psychology)

1. Enterprise - noun - a project or undertaking, especially a bold or complex one 

2. Convert - verb - change one's religious faith or other beliefs 

3. Roots - noun - the basic cause, source, or origin of something 

4. Crucial - adjective - decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something 

5. Facet - noun - a particular aspect or feature of something 

6. Anticipate - verb - regard as probable; expect or predict 

ESL Conversation Questions: Business Psychology

1. What is business psychology? 

2. How can understanding psychology help in business? 

3. In what type of industry would having a business psychologist on staff be valuable? 

4. How would you describe a growth mindset vs a fixed mindset in the workplace? 

5. "You know too much psychology when you can't get mad at people because you understand everyone's reason for doing everything." - Tom Hardy. Do you agree with this quote? Why or Why not? 

6. Can a company help change an employee with a fixed mindset?