Do you think that all skills can be taught or are some people born with them? Who do you think should pay for workers to acquire the skills they need – the employer or the worker?

Talk to each other about how important these skills are for people’s working lives today and why (2 minutes). Then decide which of these skills you think will be the most important to have in the future (1 minute).

What sort of things do you enjoy learning?

What’s the longest journey you’ve ever been?

Are you planning to do any courses in the near future?

If you had the opportunity, would you take a year out and travel?

Talk to each other about how these different things can affect our mood (2 minutes). Then decide which of these things you think the most affects people’s moods (1 minute).

Compare two of the pictures and say why the people might have chosen to do these things together, and how the people might be feeling.

1. The countryside is by far the best place to live. What do you think? 2. The damage to the environment is irreversible. Do you agree? 3. Most forest fires are caused by humans and could be prevented. What’s your opinion?

If you could visit any country in the world, where would you go?

Compare two of the pictures and say why people might enjoy going to these events, and how difficult the events might be to organise.

What sort of work would you most like to do in the future?

What is your favourite free-time activity at the moment?