1.1. Correct the sentences using the models given above:

I work for a French supermarket company. (1) I work about the development of new supermarkets. (2) In fact, I running the de-velopment department and (3) I am manage for a team looking at the possibilities in different countries. It’s very interesting. (4) One of my main is to make sure that new supermarkets open on time. (5) I’m also charged with financial reporting. (6) I deal at a lot of different organizations in my work. (7) I’m responsible of planning projects from start to finish. (8) I work closely near our foreign partners, and so I travel a lot.

1.2. If you work or have work, you have a job. Work is also a place where you do your job.

Remember the phrases with ‘work’:

Hi, I’m Frank. I work in a bank in New York City. I leave for work at 7.30 every morning.

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I go to work by train and subway.

I get to / arrive at work at about nine. I’m usually at work till six.

Luckily, I don’t get ill very much so I’m not often off work.

The economy is growing fast and more people are in work than ever before. The percentage of people out of work has fallen to its lowest level for 30 years.

1.3. Complete the text with one of the prepositions given be-fore:

Rebecca lives in London and works in public relations. She leaves home for work at 7.30 a. m. She drives (1) … work. The traffic is often bad and she worries about getting (2) … work late, but she usually arrives (3) … work at around time. She finishes work quite late, at about eight. ‘Luckily, I’m never ill,’ she says. ‘I could never take the time (4) … work’. She loves what she does and is glad to be (5) … work. Some of her friends are not so lucky; they are (6) … work.

1.4. Learn the following word combinations:

A full-time job is for the normal working week; a part-time job is for less than that.

You say that someone works full-time or part-time.

A permanent job does not finish after a fixed period; a tem-porary job finishes after a fixed period.

You talk about temporary work and permanent work.

1.5. Write about each person using words in bold type given before and the words in brackets. The first one has been done for you.

1. I’m Alicia. I work in a public library in the afternoons from two to six. (I / job). I have a part time job.

1. My husband works in an office from 9 am to 5.30 pm. (He / job).

2. Our daughter works in a bank from eight till five every day. (She / work).

3. I’m David and I work in a cafě from 8 pm until midnight. (I / work).

4. My wife works in local government and she can have this job for as long as she wants it. (she / job).

5. Our son is working on a farm for four weeks. (he / job). 6. Our daughter is working in an office for three weeks.

(she / work).

2. PEOPLE AT WORK

Text 2

Three people are describing their work. What does each of them like / dislike in it?

a) My work is so rewarding

‘I work in advertising. I love my work, which is really re-warding and stimulating. Originality and creativity are very im-portant in this industry, of course.

No two days are the same in my job: I could be contacting film companies for new advertising campaigns one day and giving client presentations the next. I like the client contact and I am very much hands-on — being involved with the productive work of the agency rather than managing it.

When I joined the agency, I hit it off with my colleagues immediately and I still get on well with them. There’s a very good rapport between us’.

b) I like the team work

‘I’m an aircraft engineer. I work on the research and devel-opment of new aircraft. I love putting ideas into practice. I like working on my own, but it’s also great being part of a team. I like the team work and the sense of achievement when we do some-thing new. And of course, the planes we produce are very beautiful.

Is there anything I don’t like? I dislike days when I’m chained to a desk. I don’t like admin and paperwork — some-times I feel I’m snowed under with it. And in a large organization like ours, there can be a lot of red tape and bureaucracy — rigid procedures that can slow things downs’.

c) I want to make a contribution

‘I’m a secondary school teacher. It’s a low paid job but I want to help people and make a contribution to society. That’s what gives me motivation. My job gives me a lot of satisfaction. The work can be stretching, taking me to the limits of my skills

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and knowledge. But it’s great to see kids developing and learning. Of course, they can be very difficult and demanding, but some-times we even get recognition from parents that we are doing a good job! But I don’t like unnecessary interference — I don’t like people breathing down my neck’.