The Job Nobody Wants

Individual work

• The teacher assigns one or more role cards to the student.
• The student reads each card, decides whether they would accept the role or not, and answers the follow-up questions. They explain their choice and discuss both the challenges and benefits of the role.
• The teacher can model a sample answer before the activity.
• For example: The one who always has to share a room with relatives or guests — "I wouldn't accept this role because I like having my own space. It would be difficult because I wouldn't have much privacy. One good thing is that I could spend more time with my family."

Pair / Group work (including breakout rooms)

• The teacher assigns one or more role cards to each pair or group.
• Each student reads their card and explains whether they would accept the role or not. Their partner reacts and discusses:

- Why would you accept or reject this role?
- What would be the most difficult part?
- What could be good about it?
- Who would be good at this role?
- How long could you do it?
- Then they swap roles with a new card.

Class sharing

Invite some students or groups to share their most interesting role cards with the class.

The students can discuss:
- which role was the most attractive
- which role nobody wanted
- which role would be the most difficult in real life
- which role had the biggest advantages
- which role matched their personality best
- which role created the most disagreement in the class
- whether different students viewed the same role in completely different ways.