Describe A Rule That You Don’t Like
We have a rule at work that I don't like. We must arrive at the office by 9:00 am, and we can't leave before 5:30 pm.
Even if we put in overtime, it doesn't count towards extra time off. I know this is a good rule for employers because, otherwise, people would be leaving work constantly to pick up their kids from school or other errands.
But most people don't like the rule. What if you have appointments after work? You should be able to decide if you want to come to work early or stay late, just as long as you put in the necessary hours.
Another rule that I don't like is that we can't work from home. Not everyone works best in an office environment. For some people, it's much better to work at home. At the very least, I'd like to have the option of working from home occasionally when I have a big project or when my kids are sick.
Most people feel about this rule the same way I do. And although some employees do not always follow it, they get into trouble when they don't.
Although the rule limits flexibility at work, I never break it. But it is frustrating at times. It would make me uncomfortable to lie if one of my bosses ever found out that I broke the rule.
Describe A Rule You Had To Obey When You Were At School
IELTS Speaking Part 2 What was the rule? Did you agree with the rule? Why did the rule exist? What happened if students broke the rule?
Follow up question: How important is it that all students follow the rules at school? Why?
When I was at school there were many rules we had to follow. Like not using your mobile phone in class. Most of them were regarding discipline; you know, like not running in the corridors, not fighting in the playground, things like that.
I guess by the time I arrived at high school I was accustomed to such rules, like most students. It becomes normal and most students obey, or follow, the rules. But there are always one or two exceptions.
I can remember one student who was expelled from school for constantly fighting with other students. The student had been transferred from another school, and was known as a ‘difficult case’ in terms of discipline.
He didn’t really show much respect for the teachers and used to hang around with a bad group of people. Anyway, he was always getting into trouble with teachers and other students, and eventually he was expelled after fighting with another boy within the school grounds, and subsequently transferred to another school.
Some rules seem silly at times, but clearly the rule about fighting is a good one because it’s dangerous, and other students might follow this bad example and then there would be a lot of disorder and it would affect the atmosphere of the school.
So obviously it was a good rule, and I think that the punishment for breaking the rule several times – expulsion from school – was correct so as to deter any other students from following a bad example.
It’s important that students learn to obey rules at school, because it’s just part of life. When you grow up and become an adult there are many more rules you have to follow, such as when you’re driving, working, and many other aspects pf life which are governed by rules.
Learning to respect rules, and authority, even if you don’t fully understand why, or agree with the rules, is an essential part of becoming a productive member of society, and so it is something that children should be expected to learn from the first day they enter into the education system – because rules will be part of their live every day for the rest of their lives.
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