- What industry do you work in and what is your role?
- What are your responses in your role / position?
- Can you describe to the function of your workplace / company?
- How many departments, how many offices. National or International?
- What are the minimum requirements for employment ie Education or Experience?
- How many opportunities are there to ‘move up the ladder’?
- What is the process for changing job roles ie Interview? Test?
- Current projects? Deadlines? Opportunities?
- Anything of interest happening?
1.
You may have already learned that what are called “pants” in American English are “trousers” in British English — while pants are underwear in the UK. That’s just one of many examples of clothes being called different things in the US and the UK.
2.
A warm top that usually covers your arms is called a “sweater” in the US, and a “jumper” in the UK. However, Americans use the word “jumper” too, but they mean a type of dress that Brits call a “pinafore.” Either way, these dresses are usually short with no sleeves and are made to be worn over shirts or T-shirts.
(1)How long does it usually take you to decide what clothes to wear in the morning?
(2)Do you enjoy shopping for clothes? If so, what are your favorite clothing brands? If not, why not?
3.[responsivevoice voice = "US English Female" buttontext = ""]In the UK, people might wear a “vest” when it’s cold — this is a top that often has no sleeves and is worn under other clothes. Americans call this item of clothing an “undershirt.”
4.
In American English, a vest is a top or sweater with no sleeves and buttons down the front that is worn over a shirt. This is called a “waistcoat” in British English.
(1)How has your clothing style changed over the years?
(2)Are most of your friends and family fashionable?
(3)What are your favorite items of clothing? How long have you had them?
5.
When it rains in Britain, which is often, people protect their feet by wearing rubber shoes called “Wellington boots” or just “wellies.” In the US, the same boots are usually just called “rain boots.”
6.
The British English name for rubber boots comes from the Duke of Wellington, who made a similar shape of boot popular in the early 19th century — although his weren’t made of rubber.
