1.Have you ever experienced any of these travel problems? If so, talk about them.
- Luggage lost or delayed
- Flight cancelled or missed
- Double-booking or overbooking
- Car accident
- Illness or personal accident
- Sunburn
- Getting lost
- Problems with the hotel
- Very bad weather
- Belongings stolen
- Running out of money
2. What is the longest period of time you have ever spent in an airport lounge?
3. What circumstances would stop you from going into work?
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4. What do you think are the pros and cons of Mishel Zrian's job? What character traits do you need to do this sort of work?
5. In terms of bureaucracy, which countries would be the hardest to deal with for international travel, do you think?
6. Have you ever done any volunteer work? Do you know anyone who has done volunteer work? Have you ever benefitted by someone's volunteer work?
7. How can volunteers benefit from their work?
8. There are currently more than 22 million people in Britain who work as volunteers for many different organisations. What are the numbers in your country?
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Situation
You are the founder of an organ donation and collection charity. You are to give a presentation of your work at a local civic hall. Your goal is to attract volunteer couriers. Answer any questions your audience has.
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Discuss quotes
"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth."
- Muhammad Ali
"You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give."
-- Winston Churchill
"He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own."
-- Confucius
“A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.”
― John Steinbeck
“Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone?”
― Erma Bombeck
“An airport is a place where you go through hell to reach your alleged paradise.”
― Stewart Stafford
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