IV. Learn the meaning of the words employ, employee, employer, employment, employable, employed

employ, n.	working for someone.
employee, n.	someone who is paid to work for someone else.
employer, n.	a person, company, or organization that employs people.
employment, n.	the condition of having a paid job.
employable, adj.	having skills or qualities that are necessary to get a job.
employed, adj.	having a job.
employ, v.	to give smb. a job to do for payment.

V. Fill in the gaps in the sentences below using the words from exercise IV

1. … of American Airlines get generous reductions on the cost of flights.

2. Factory-floor workers account for almost fifty percent of the … .

3. For the past three years he has been … as a systems analyst.

4. He had a number of servants in his … .

5. He has not yet signed a contract of … .

6. In addition to a competitive salary, the company offers attractive … benefits.

7. She was offered … in the sales office.

8. She's highly … , so she shouldn't have any trouble finding work.

9. The shoe factory is the largest … in this area.

10. The training scheme aims to make people more … .

VI. Find synonyms of the following word combinations

1. accept recommendations; 2. basic dimensions; 3. break off negotiations; 4. census schedule; 5. cut the remuneration; 6. executive employee; 7. fabrication staff; 8. follow the contractual provisions; 9. government employee; 10.give recommendations; 11. order backlog; 12. permanent employee; 13. postpone negotiations; 14. sales promotion.

VII. Match each of the following verbs with all possible nouns given in the box

a) (a) deduction(s); b) dimensions; c) maintenance; d) negotiations; e) (the) provisions; f) recommendations; g) a (the) remuneration; h) requirements; i) a schedule; j) (the) staff.

1. to accept; 2. to answer; 3. to apply; 4. to begin; 5. to break; 6. to compile; 7. to cover; 8. to elaborate; 9. to engage; 10. to finalize; 11. to fix; 12. to handle; 13. to hold; 14. to increase; 15. to infringe; 16. to initiate; 17. to maintain; 18. to make; 19. to meet; 20. to open; 21. to pay; 22. to provide; 23. to recall; 24. to replace; 25. to satisfy; 26. to start; 27. to wreck.

VIII. Fill in the gaps in the word combinations given below with the prepositions ahead of, behind, by, down, in, of, off, on, out, to, up, upon, with

1. abide … the schedule; 2. adhere … the schedule; 3. agree … a schedule; 4. be … schedule; 5. be … schedule; 6. be … schedule; 7. be short … staff; 8. be … … requirements; 9. be … negotiations; 10. break … negotiations; 11. carry … negotiations; 12. carry … requirements; 13. comply … requirements; 14. draw … a schedule; 15. keep … schedule; 16. map … a schedule; 17. operate … schedule; 18. put … negotiations; 19. run … schedule; 20. set … provisions; 21. take … negotiations; 22. work … a schedule; 23. work … schedule.