Unit 3 Exercise 4

1. He applied for the job of a lawyer and was invited for an interview.

2. Last month the plant closed down, and more than 1500 people lost their jobs.

3. In his third year at university he began to combine studies with a part- time job.

4. Many students want to find a temporary job for summer.

5. After 10 years' work as a freelance he got a regular job in the local newspaper.

6. He has been jobless for the last few months.

7. Bill earns his living doing small repair jobs for his friends and neighbours.

8. She does most of the work about the house.

9. Jane decided to give up her well-paid job in advertising and start some charity work.

10. To complete the project on time, he had to work overtime for a whole week.

11. When her maternity leave was over, she was allowed to work flexible hours / flexitime.

12. It's quite common for top executives to work irregular hours.

13. He decided on the career of a policeman.

14. This financial scandal greatly affected his career as a politician.

15. She is totally career-minded and is not thinking about starting a family and having children.

16. She has worked most of her career abroad.

17. Our school has been employing a careers advisor for three years.

18. He took up this job because he found his career prospects here much better.

19. The prospects of finding a job in this little town are rather poor.

20. The name of the prospective winner is still kept secret.

21. Rigid army discipline frightened him.

22. We need a resourceful person for this job.

23. All new shop assistants do a month's training course.

24. Their younger son is training to be a lawyer.

25. After graduating from the institute he worked as a trainee in a research centre for several months.

26. He doesn't like his job, but on the other hand he's afraid to be made redundant.

27. He bought a new car with redundancy money.

28. In the first five years of his work for this company he shared the laboratory with two other colleagues.

29. This area has the highest unemployment rate.

30. Many local inhabitants are employed in tourist business.

31. I want to hire a man to have the children's room decorated.

32. I did a good job on the interview and they promised to take me on.

33. To offer you a particular job, we need references from your previous employer.

34. In the previous ten years the number of employees in the company has doubled.

35. Self-employed people have no paid holiday or sick leave.

36. Have you got a certificate to confirm your teaching qualifications?

37. She has all necessary qualifications to make a good manager.

38. Without qualifications you will never get a good job.

39. Next week he is taking his last exam to qualify as an accountant.

40. With the reform of the education system under way the need for highly-qualified teachers has increased greatly.

Exercise 12

1. He makes a living by selling flowers from his garden.

2. His new job involves a lot of travelling.

3. When a teenager is choosing his future job, his parents' advice can go a long way.

4. Though his monthly salary is not very high, he's got perks. They are free lunches and a travel card.

5. When deciding on a career, promotion prospects are most important to me.

6. I wouldn't say this job is rewarding, but at least it's well-paid.

7. The job of a flight attendant / air hostess seems repetitive to me: on every flight she has to do the same things.

8. A taxi-driver needs to / should be careful and alert to any change in the traffic situation.

9. The lawyer sounded so convincing that all those present were impressed by his speech.

10. Ben has hardly ever been punctual and often left without a bonus for being late.