Au pair conversation questions

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These conversation questions may be used an introduction to the conversation class on au pair selection.

Au pair

• What is an au pair?
• What are the usual duties of an au pair?
• Would you like to try being an au pair? Why/why not?
• What qualities and abilities are usually required of an au pair?
• Are au pairs usually female? Why should this be?
• What is the usual age of an au pair?
• Why do people want to become au pairs?
• Do you think that au pairs are more or less common they used to be? Why might the situation have changed?
• Do you know anybody who has been an au pair or have you been one yourself? What was the experience like?
• Do you know anybody who has employed an au pair or have you done so yourself? What was the experience like?

See also

• Gender conversation questions