Vocabulary
Complete these sentences using the
words or phrases from the box.
1.
I
think have to taken on a temp while
olga is on maternity leave
2.
I
think we’ll have to bottom
as…………..worker in our factory in Bratislava, before becoming a manager a year
or two later.
3.
We’ll
have to negotiate these changes with the workers’ elected…………. Before
implementing them.
4.
He
left the company some time ageo to become a…………… and now he does consultancy
work for a number of different companies.
5.
This
contruction project is much more complicated than we first thought perhaps we
should hire a….. to runt it.
6.
Since
we outsourced nearly all our manufacturing requirements, we employ almost no
blue-collar workers. Nearly all our employees are……….. workers, working in our
offices throught Europe.
Match these phrase (1-6) with their
definitions (a-f).
1. Self controlled
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a. Able to provide everything you need
for yourse if without the help of other people.
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2. Self disciplined
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b. Easly understood from the
information already given and not needing further explanation
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3. Self-employed
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c. Having strong control over your
emotions and actions
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4. Self-explanatory
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d. Not working for an employer, but
finding work for yourself or having your own business
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5. Self-financing
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e. Paid for only by the money that an
acitivity itself produces
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6. Self-sufficient
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f. The ability to make yourself do
things you know you should do, even when you do not want to
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Complete these sentences with the
phrases from exercise 2.
1.
As
a presenter, hes is very self-controlled
although I know he finds it very stressful, he rarely shows any sign of nerves.
2.
He
was……….. for years before finally becoming a member of staff.
3.
Hopefully
our staff in our new Lisbon office will be completely……..within a month or two,
and we won’t have to give them any more training.
4.
I
think these instructions are more or less……… so we shouldn’t have much
difficulty in following them.
5.
The
beauty of the new project is that it’s…………. so we won’t have to look for funds
from elsewhere.
6.
There’s
a lot of dull routine work to be completed, so we’d better be……… or we won’t
finish it before the holidays.
Complete these sentences with the phrases from the box.
1.
She
needs to change jobs every three or four years or else.
She
feels she is stuck in a rut
2.
It
may not be very profitable just no, but…………… I’m sure it’s going to be big
money-sprinter.
3.
I’m
exhausted because I’ve been……….. since six o’clock this morning.
4.
He’s
just getting work-experience at the moment, but he hopes to………………. Full-time as
soon as he finishes his university degree.
5.
As
long as I’m paid………….. for the job, I’ll be happy to do the work.
Complete these sentences with
adjectives from the box.
1.
Although
her work is underpaid , she feels
she is getting experience which she’ll find usefull in the future.
2.
He’s
working as a public relations officer for a highly……………….. fashion house in
Milan.
3.
It’s
no good working with…… machinery, it just wastes your time.
4.
Reduced
loyalty to the company is a(n)……….. feature of modern workplace.
5.
The………….
Majority of our workforce would likt us to introduce a private health sheme.
6.
The
chairman of softchip has made the…… announcement that he is going to take a 50%
reduction in salary.
7.
The
stock exchange was the scene of………….. acitivity this morning as brolers rushed
to buy shars in the new company.
8.
There’s
every chance, with a……………….. job market, thal all these young people will find
work.
Memo
To:
Sonia
The
following is a brief report 1 as requested, on our experiences of job sharing
during the last three months.
Reasons
As
you recall, we asked for the opportunity to share jobs in order to allow both
of us to attend 2………. Pressing
family commitments while at the same time 3………..
able to maintain our positions within the company and part of our incomes.
Arrangement
We
4…………. Worked 20 hours a week as
opposed 5………….. a full-time job of
38 hours a week and received half our original salaries. 6………… our hourly rate of pay was reduced, our tax liabilities were
also lower 7………….. we did not miss
out financially. We had a half-hour overlap in shifts 8……… served as a hand-over period.
Results
Since
only a small part of our job involves direct contract 9…………… customers, the arrangement worked well, we were able to plan
and share 10…………… most of our
workload at he beginning of the week. We were both motivated to ensure that the
scheme was a success, and so 11……………
our partner for one reason or another 12………….
Behind with his/her work, we were wiling to take 13………… and ensure that deadlines were 14………..
Recommendation
We
would strongly recommend this scheme to be continued and 15…………..available to other employees who request it.
Answers key
Vocabulary
1.
Temp
2.
Shop-floor
3.
Union rep
4.
Freelancer
5.
Project manager
6.
White-collar
1.
C
2.
F
3.
D
4.
B
5.
E
6.
A
1.
Self-controlled
2.
Self-employed
3.
Self-sufficient
4.
Self-explantory
5.
Self-financing
6.
Self-disciplined
1.
Stuck in
a rut
2.
In the long run
3.
On the go
4.
Get taken on
5.
The going rate
1.
Underpaid
2.
Prestigious
3.
Obsolete
4.
Pervasive
5.
Overwhelming
6.
Underprecedented
7.
Frenetic
8.
Which
9.
With
10.
Out
11.
If
12.
Fell/got/was
13.
Over
14.
Met
15.
made
Souce : Brook-Hart G.-Business Benchmark Advanced Personal SB
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