• Work and Tavel - a senseful decision?
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Work and tra­vel - a sen­se­ful de­ci­si­on?

1
You have been in­vi­ted to take part in a talk show on the mat­ter. Pre­pa­re your­sel­ves for the dis­cus­sion:
  • (1) Be pre­pa­red to in­tro­du­ce yours­elf in a short in­tro­duc­to­ry state­ment.
    Who are you? What is your pro­fes­si­on? What is your opi­ni­on on the ques­ti­on?
  • (2) Re­mem­ber to stay in your role. Collect con­vin­cing ar­gu­ments for your role.
  • (3) Al­re­a­dy done? Great! Think of pos­si­ble ar­gu­ments pre­sen­ted by other guests in the talk show and how you could react to them.
Your role: A re­cent high school gra­du­a­te - Tina Tunes

A re­cent high school gra­du­a­te who wants to spend a year in New Zea­land to gain in­ter­na­ti­o­nal ex­pe­ri­ence and pro­mo­te per­so­nal in­de­pen­dence. Ar­gu­ments in­clu­de per­so­nal and pro­fes­si­o­nal de­ve­lo­p­ment th­rough lear­ning in­de­pen­dence and ad­ap­ta­bi­li­ty, im­pro­ving lan­guage skills th­rough im­mersi­on, and cul­tu­ral ex­chan­ge and broade­ning of ho­ri­zons.

Need a hint? Turn your role card.
(1) Notes to in­tro­du­ce yours­elf:
(2) Your ar­gu­ments for your dis­cus­sion:
Fur­ther note sec­tion:
Need a hint? These ques­ti­ons might help you to find more ar­gu­ments.
  • What do you hope to gain from a year of work and tra­vel in New Zea­land?
  • What spe­ci­fic ad­van­ta­ges do you see in your per­so­nal and pro­fes­si­o­nal ca­re­er th­rough work and tra­vel?
  • What con­cerns or risks are as­so­ci­a­ted with work and tra­vel and how could these be ad­dres­sed?
  • How do you rate the in­vest­ment (time and money) in a year of work and tra­vel com­pa­red to other op­ti­ons such as stu­dy­ing, trai­ning or star­ting a ca­re­er di­rect­ly?
Use­ful phra­ses for you to use du­ring the dis­cus­sion

To Agree with So­me­o­ne:

  • "I com­ple­te­ly agree with you on that point."
  • "Ex­act­ly, that's a great way to put it."
  • "I'm glad you brought that up; I feel the same way."

To Dis­agree with So­me­o­ne Po­li­te­ly:

  • "I see your point, but I might look at it dif­fer­ent­ly."
  • "That's an in­te­resting per­spec­ti­ve, howe­ver, I think..."
  • "I un­der­stand where you're co­ming from, but I dis­agree be­cau­se..."

To Add In­for­ma­ti­on:

  • "In ad­di­ti­on to what was just men­ti­o­ned..."
  • "Ano­ther thing to con­sider is..."
  • "Buil­ding on that idea..."

To Cla­rify a Point:

  • "Just to cla­rify, are you say­ing that...?"
  • "Could you ex­plain what you mean by...?"
  • "I'm cu­rious to know more about your stance on..."

To Sum­ma­ri­ze:

  • "So, if I un­der­stand cor­rect­ly, you're say­ing..."
  • "To sum up your point..."
  • "In other words, you be­lie­ve that..."

To Ask for Opi­ni­ons:

  • "What's your take on...?"
  • "How do you feel about...?"
  • "Do you think that...?"

To Re­di­rect the Con­ver­sa­ti­on:

  • "Shif­ting focus a bit, let's talk about..."
  • "On a re­la­ted note..."
  • "Brin­ging us back to the main topic..."

Work and tra­vel - a sen­se­ful de­ci­si­on?

1
You have been in­vi­ted to take part in a talk show on the mat­ter. Pre­pa­re your­sel­ves for the dis­cus­sion:
  • (1) Be pre­pa­red to in­tro­du­ce yours­elf in a short in­tro­duc­to­ry state­ment.
    Who are you? What is your pro­fes­si­on? What is your opi­ni­on on the ques­ti­on?
  • (2) Re­mem­ber to stay in your role. Collect con­vin­cing ar­gu­ments for your role.
  • (3) Al­re­a­dy done? Great! Think of pos­si­ble ar­gu­ments pre­sen­ted by other guests in the talk show and how you could react to them.
Your role: Uni­ver­si­ty stu­dent Ro­bert La­nier

Back­ground: A uni­ver­si­ty stu­dent loo­king to take a break from stu­dies to gain prac­ti­cal work ex­pe­ri­ence ab­road. Ar­gu­ments for this po­si­ti­on in­clu­de va­lu­a­ble work ex­pe­ri­ence in an in­ter­na­ti­o­nal con­text, buil­ding a glo­bal net­work that can be be­ne­fi­ci­al for fu­ture ca­re­ers, and the op­por­tu­ni­ty to com­bi­ne tra­vel and work while ex­plo­ring New Zea­land.

Need a hint? Turn your role card.
(1) Notes to in­tro­du­ce yours­elf:
(2) Your ar­gu­ments for your dis­cus­sion:
Fur­ther note sec­tion:
Need a hint? These ques­ti­ons might help you to find more ar­gu­ments.
  • What do you hope to gain from a year of work and tra­vel in New Zea­land?
  • What spe­ci­fic ad­van­ta­ges do you see in your per­so­nal and pro­fes­si­o­nal ca­re­er th­rough work and tra­vel?
  • What con­cerns or risks are as­so­ci­a­ted with work and tra­vel and how could these be ad­dres­sed?
  • How do you rate the in­vest­ment (time and money) in a year of work and tra­vel com­pa­red to other op­ti­ons such as stu­dy­ing, trai­ning or star­ting a ca­re­er di­rect­ly?
Use­ful phra­ses for you to use du­ring the dis­cus­sion

To Agree with So­me­o­ne:

  • "I com­ple­te­ly agree with you on that point."
  • "Ex­act­ly, that's a great way to put it."
  • "I'm glad you brought that up; I feel the same way."

To Dis­agree with So­me­o­ne Po­li­te­ly:

  • "I see your point, but I might look at it dif­fer­ent­ly."
  • "That's an in­te­resting per­spec­ti­ve, howe­ver, I think..."
  • "I un­der­stand where you're co­ming from, but I dis­agree be­cau­se..."

To Add In­for­ma­ti­on:

  • "In ad­di­ti­on to what was just men­ti­o­ned..."
  • "Ano­ther thing to con­sider is..."
  • "Buil­ding on that idea..."

To Cla­rify a Point:

  • "Just to cla­rify, are you say­ing that...?"
  • "Could you ex­plain what you mean by...?"
  • "I'm cu­rious to know more about your stance on..."

To Sum­ma­ri­ze:

  • "So, if I un­der­stand cor­rect­ly, you're say­ing..."
  • "To sum up your point..."
  • "In other words, you be­lie­ve that..."

To Ask for Opi­ni­ons:

  • "What's your take on...?"
  • "How do you feel about...?"
  • "Do you think that...?"

To Re­di­rect the Con­ver­sa­ti­on:

  • "Shif­ting focus a bit, let's talk about..."
  • "On a re­la­ted note..."
  • "Brin­ging us back to the main topic..."

Work and tra­vel - a sen­se­ful de­ci­si­on?

1
You have been in­vi­ted to take part in a talk show on the mat­ter. Pre­pa­re your­sel­ves for the dis­cus­sion:
  • (1) Be pre­pa­red to in­tro­du­ce yours­elf in a short in­tro­duc­to­ry state­ment.
    Who are you? What is your pro­fes­si­on? What is your opi­ni­on on the ques­ti­on?
  • (2) Re­mem­ber to stay in your role. Collect con­vin­cing ar­gu­ments for your role.
  • (3) Al­re­a­dy done? Great! Think of pos­si­ble ar­gu­ments pre­sen­ted by other guests in the talk show and how you could react to them.
Role 3: Op­po­nent of Work and Tra­vel (Con 1) - Charles Ri­ckens

Back­ground: A con­cer­ned pa­rent wor­ried about the safe­ty and fi­nan­cial aspects of such an en­dea­vor. The ar­gu­ments focus on safe­ty con­cerns and the risks of tra­ve­ling alone to a for­eign coun­try, the high costs as­so­ci­a­ted with work and tra­vel and the fi­nan­cial bur­den it places on the fa­mi­ly, and the pos­si­bi­li­ty that time and money could be in­ves­ted in edu­ca­ti­on or pro­fes­si­o­nal de­ve­lo­p­ment in­s­tead. Fur­ther­mo­re, you have heard that NZ is con­side­ring to im­ple­ment a tax that tou­rists should off­set their Co2 emis­sions with a tax.

Need a hint? Turn your role card.
(1) Notes to in­tro­du­ce yours­elf:
(2) Your ar­gu­ments for your dis­cus­sion:
Fur­ther note sec­tion:
Need a hint? These ques­ti­ons might help you to find more ar­gu­ments.
  • What do you hope to gain from a year of work and tra­vel in New Zea­land?
  • What spe­ci­fic ad­van­ta­ges do you see in your per­so­nal and pro­fes­si­o­nal ca­re­er th­rough work and tra­vel?
  • What con­cerns or risks are as­so­ci­a­ted with work and tra­vel and how could these be ad­dres­sed?
  • How do you rate the in­vest­ment (time and money) in a year of work and tra­vel com­pa­red to other op­ti­ons such as stu­dy­ing, trai­ning or star­ting a ca­re­er di­rect­ly?
Use­ful phra­ses for you to use du­ring the dis­cus­sion

To Agree with So­me­o­ne:

  • "I com­ple­te­ly agree with you on that point."
  • "Ex­act­ly, that's a great way to put it."
  • "I'm glad you brought that up; I feel the same way."

To Dis­agree with So­me­o­ne Po­li­te­ly:

  • "I see your point, but I might look at it dif­fer­ent­ly."
  • "That's an in­te­resting per­spec­ti­ve, howe­ver, I think..."
  • "I un­der­stand where you're co­ming from, but I dis­agree be­cau­se..."

To Add In­for­ma­ti­on:

  • "In ad­di­ti­on to what was just men­ti­o­ned..."
  • "Ano­ther thing to con­sider is..."
  • "Buil­ding on that idea..."

To Cla­rify a Point:

  • "Just to cla­rify, are you say­ing that...?"
  • "Could you ex­plain what you mean by...?"
  • "I'm cu­rious to know more about your stance on..."

To Sum­ma­ri­ze:

  • "So, if I un­der­stand cor­rect­ly, you're say­ing..."
  • "To sum up your point..."
  • "In other words, you be­lie­ve that..."

To Ask for Opi­ni­ons:

  • "What's your take on...?"
  • "How do you feel about...?"
  • "Do you think that...?"

To Re­di­rect the Con­ver­sa­ti­on:

  • "Shif­ting focus a bit, let's talk about..."
  • "On a re­la­ted note..."
  • "Brin­ging us back to the main topic..."

Work and tra­vel - a sen­se­ful de­ci­si­on?

1
You have been in­vi­ted to take part in a talk show on the mat­ter. Pre­pa­re your­sel­ves for the dis­cus­sion:
  • (1) Be pre­pa­red to in­tro­du­ce yours­elf in a short in­tro­duc­to­ry state­ment.
    Who are you? What is your pro­fes­si­on? What is your opi­ni­on on the ques­ti­on?
  • (2) Re­mem­ber to stay in your role as Wil­liam Smith. Collect con­vin­cing ar­gu­ments for your role.
  • (3) Al­re­a­dy done? Great! Think of pos­si­ble ar­gu­ments pre­sen­ted by other guests in the talk show and how you could react to them.
Your role: Op­po­nent of Work and Tra­vel (Con 2) - Wil­liam Lewis

Back­ground: A labor mar­ket ex­pert who is skepti­cal about the be­ne­fits of work and tra­vel for a ca­re­er. Ar­gu­ments in­clu­de the ques­ti­o­na­ble re­le­van­ce of work ex­pe­ri­ence gai­ned ab­road for the do­me­stic job mar­ket, the risk of a "lost year" in which no spe­ci­fic qua­li­fi­ca­ti­on or fur­ther edu­ca­ti­on is ob­tai­ned, and the po­ten­ti­al ex­plo­ita­ti­on of young workers in work and tra­vel pro­grams. Fur­ther­mo­re, you have heard that NZ is con­side­ring to im­ple­ment a tax that tou­rists should off­set their Co2 emis­sions with a tax.

Need a hint? Turn your role card.
(1) Notes to in­tro­du­ce yours­elf:
(2) Your ar­gu­ments for your dis­cus­sion:
Fur­ther note sec­tion:
Need a hint? These ques­ti­ons might help you to find more ar­gu­ments.
  • What do you hope to gain from a year of work and tra­vel in New Zea­land?
  • What spe­ci­fic ad­van­ta­ges do you see in your per­so­nal and pro­fes­si­o­nal ca­re­er th­rough work and tra­vel?
  • What con­cerns or risks are as­so­ci­a­ted with work and tra­vel and how could these be ad­dres­sed?
  • How do you rate the in­vest­ment (time and money) in a year of work and tra­vel com­pa­red to other op­ti­ons such as stu­dy­ing, trai­ning or star­ting a ca­re­er di­rect­ly?
Use­ful phra­ses for you to use du­ring the dis­cus­sion

To Agree with So­me­o­ne:

  • "I com­ple­te­ly agree with you on that point."
  • "Ex­act­ly, that's a great way to put it."
  • "I'm glad you brought that up; I feel the same way."

To Dis­agree with So­me­o­ne Po­li­te­ly:

  • "I see your point, but I might look at it dif­fer­ent­ly."
  • "That's an in­te­resting per­spec­ti­ve, howe­ver, I think..."
  • "I un­der­stand where you're co­ming from, but I dis­agree be­cau­se..."

To Add In­for­ma­ti­on:

  • "In ad­di­ti­on to what was just men­ti­o­ned..."
  • "Ano­ther thing to con­sider is..."
  • "Buil­ding on that idea..."

To Cla­rify a Point:

  • "Just to cla­rify, are you say­ing that...?"
  • "Could you ex­plain what you mean by...?"
  • "I'm cu­rious to know more about your stance on..."

To Sum­ma­ri­ze:

  • "So, if I un­der­stand cor­rect­ly, you're say­ing..."
  • "To sum up your point..."
  • "In other words, you be­lie­ve that..."

To Ask for Opi­ni­ons:

  • "What's your take on...?"
  • "How do you feel about...?"
  • "Do you think that...?"

To Re­di­rect the Con­ver­sa­ti­on:

  • "Shif­ting focus a bit, let's talk about..."
  • "On a re­la­ted note..."
  • "Brin­ging us back to the main topic..."

Work and tra­vel - a sen­se­ful de­ci­si­on?

1
You have been in­vi­ted to take part in a talk show on the mat­ter. Pre­pa­re your­sel­ves for the dis­cus­sion:
  • (1) Be pre­pa­red to in­tro­du­ce yours­elf in a short in­tro­duc­to­ry state­ment.
    Who are you? What is your pro­fes­si­on? What is your opi­ni­on on the ques­ti­on?
  • (2) Re­mem­ber to stay in your role. Collect con­vin­cing ar­gu­ments for your role.
  • (3) Al­re­a­dy done? Great! Think of pos­si­ble ar­gu­ments pre­sen­ted by other guests in the talk show and how you could react to them.
Your role: The Unde­ci­ded Ex­plo­rer (Torn-​Between) - Alex Mit­chell

Back­ground: Alex, a re­cent col­lege gra­du­a­te with a de­gree in En­vi­ron­men­tal Stu­dies, stands at a cross­roads, deeply at­trac­ted to the idea of spen­ding a year in New Zea­land th­rough Work and Tra­vel but equal­ly con­cer­ned about the long-​term im­pli­ca­ti­ons of such a de­ci­si­on. Alex dreams of ex­plo­ring New Zea­land's re­now­ned na­tu­ral be­au­ty and gai­ning first­hand ex­pe­ri­ence in en­vi­ron­men­tal con­ser­va­ti­on pro­jects. Howe­ver, Alex also re­co­gni­zes the po­ten­ti­al down­si­des, in­clu­ding the en­vi­ron­men­tal im­pact of long-​haul flights and the chal­len­ge of fin­ding me­a­ning­ful work that ali­gns with en­vi­ron­men­tal va­lu­es.

Need a hint? Turn your role card.
(1) Notes to in­tro­du­ce yours­elf:
(2) Your ar­gu­ments for your dis­cus­sion:
Fur­ther note sec­tion:
Need a hint? These ques­ti­ons might help you to find more ar­gu­ments.
  • What do you hope to gain from a year of work and tra­vel in New Zea­land?
  • What spe­ci­fic ad­van­ta­ges do you see in your per­so­nal and pro­fes­si­o­nal ca­re­er th­rough work and tra­vel?
  • What con­cerns or risks are as­so­ci­a­ted with work and tra­vel and how could these be ad­dres­sed?
  • How do you rate the in­vest­ment (time and money) in a year of work and tra­vel com­pa­red to other op­ti­ons such as stu­dy­ing, trai­ning or star­ting a ca­re­er di­rect­ly?
Use­ful phra­ses for you to use du­ring the dis­cus­sion

To Agree with So­me­o­ne:

  • "I com­ple­te­ly agree with you on that point."
  • "Ex­act­ly, that's a great way to put it."
  • "I'm glad you brought that up; I feel the same way."

To Dis­agree with So­me­o­ne Po­li­te­ly:

  • "I see your point, but I might look at it dif­fer­ent­ly."
  • "That's an in­te­resting per­spec­ti­ve, howe­ver, I think..."
  • "I un­der­stand where you're co­ming from, but I dis­agree be­cau­se..."

To Add In­for­ma­ti­on:

  • "In ad­di­ti­on to what was just men­ti­o­ned..."
  • "Ano­ther thing to con­sider is..."
  • "Buil­ding on that idea..."

To Cla­rify a Point:

  • "Just to cla­rify, are you say­ing that...?"
  • "Could you ex­plain what you mean by...?"
  • "I'm cu­rious to know more about your stance on..."

To Sum­ma­ri­ze:

  • "So, if I un­der­stand cor­rect­ly, you're say­ing..."
  • "To sum up your point..."
  • "In other words, you be­lie­ve that..."

To Ask for Opi­ni­ons:

  • "What's your take on...?"
  • "How do you feel about...?"
  • "Do you think that...?"

To Re­di­rect the Con­ver­sa­ti­on:

  • "Shif­ting focus a bit, let's talk about..."
  • "On a re­la­ted note..."
  • "Brin­ging us back to the main topic..."
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