EY Y03 L13 Famous Resignations

  1. People resign from their job for many reasons. Name one.
  2. In Japan, how do people usually resign?
  3. Have you ever quit a job? If yes, tell us about why you did it and how you did it. Did you regret it? Why? If no, tell us about someone you know personally who quit their job. What happened? Are they happier now?
  4. There are often famous resignations on the TV that have been caused by controversy, failure, scandals or public disagreements. Tell us about a famous newscaster, politician, public servant, celebrity, artist or sports personality who quit in a dramatic fashion. What happened?
  5. Tell us about a time where someone being fired or quitting has had disastrous consequences for a sports team, company, pop group, TV show or political party. You can use a personal anecdote or something that you heard or read about.
  6. Which celebrity, sports coach or politician do you think should resign? Why?

Question 1

I think moving to a new city or country is a common reason that people resign from their job.

Question 2

I think people in Japan resign in the form of a resignation letter.

Question 3

Yes, I have quit a job. I had decided to go backpacking in Europe so I quit my job in England. I did not and still do not regret quiting as I do not want to live in England.

Question 4

I remember learning about former President Richard Nixon and how he resigned. He resigned because of the Watergate scandel.

Question 5

I remember one of my favorite rugby players go fired because of an off field indiscretion. He was one of the star players and the teams performance suffered.

Question 6

I thought President Trump should have resigned although I knew that he would not. Trump was in hot water a lot.

Tough Vocabulary

- English - - Japanese -
in the form of a といった形で
backpacking バックパッキング
off field indiscretion オフ・フィールドでの軽率な行動
teams performance suffered チームのパフォーマンスが低下
in hot water 困った