Ex. 3. Have you ever thought why people work? Which of the following reasons do you find most usual? List them in the order of priority.

People work for two sets of reasons: extrinsic and intrinsic.

1.Extrinsic. This means simply that a person works for a wage, and little else. This is typical of people in repetitive, manual occupations, such as a worker on the factory floor. This attitude to work is often connected to feelings of alienation at the place of employment.

2.Intrinsic. This means that a person works for more than the wage. It way be the interest and enjoyment of the job, such as in the case of many professional sportsmen. However, this division, although important, glosses over the fact that work has a social, aspect to it as well.

3.People work for the companionship they find among their workmates.

4.It the case of many women, it is to escape the restrictive role of housewife; indeed four out of five women questioned in a national survey in 1999 wanted to work irrespective of how much they earned.

5.Work gives people a sense of identity.

6.Work gives status.

Ex. 4. Choose the right word.

1.Workers earn ... wages / salaries. Wages are paid ... weekly / monthly.

2.Office clerks earn ... salaries / fees. A salary is paid ... monthly / daily.

3.The general word for wages and salaries is ... pay / income. It is money that an employee receives for his regular work or services, especially in the Navy, Army and Air Force.

4.Payment for particular professional advice or service (private doctors, lawyers, teachers) is called ... fee / profit. Fee is a one attendance.

5.I'd love to ... do / make that kind of work.

6.What d'you ... do / make for a living?

7.I have been ... offered / proposed a job in London. But I haven't been prepared to ... give / take on that job.

8.A curriculum vitae / autobiography is a brief account of smb's previous career.

Ex. 5. How would you call a person who:

(match the words on the left with the words on the right)