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6.12. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the passage below. A) Applying for a Job

references short-list experience vacancy qualifications

fill in interview applicants apply application forms

In times of high unemployment there are usually very many (a)______when a (b)______is advertised. Sometimes large numbers of people (c)______, and send

off (d) ______for a single job. It is not unusual, in fact, for hundreds of people to

(e) ______to a firm for one post. This number is reduced to a (f)______of

perhaps six or eight, from whom a final choice is made when they all attend an

(g)______. Very possibly the people interviewing will be interested in the (h)______the candidates gained at school or university and what (i)______they

have had in previous jobs. They will probably ask for (j)______written by the

candidates’ teachers and employers.

B) Choosing the Right Job

commute salary prospects promotion retire

commission pension ambitious increments perks

Job satisfaction is important but I have a wife and baby so I have to think about money too. If a job interests me, I need to know what (a)______it offers and also whether there are regular annual increases, called (b)______. I want to know if I will receive a (c)______when I (d)______at the age of 60 or 65. If the job is

selling a product, I ask if I'll receive a percentage of the value of what I sell, called

(e)______. It is also important to know if there are extra advantages, like free meals or transport, or the free use of a car. These are called (f)______or fringe

benefits. Are the future (g)______good? For example, is there a good chance of

(h)______to a better job, with more money and responsibility? Is the job near my

home? If it isn't, I’ll have to (i)______every day and this can be expensive. I am

very keen to be successful. I am very (j)______. I don’t want to stay in the same job all my life.

C) Attitudes to Work and Leisure

constructively rewarding challenge conditioned

aimless initiative creativity 9 to 5

regimentation scope aspire fulfillment

Most adults (a)______ to more leisure but, in fact, not many people have the

necessary (b)______ to use the free time they already have very (c)______. The sad fact is that we need work because it imposes the discipline we need. Life seems (d)______ and we secretly look forward to our work again. We dream about personal (e)______ but probably find it more in our work than in our leisure time. This depends on age. The young are free from work and responsibility, and freedom comes naturally to them. However, after they begin jobs they become (f)______ to work. They find they need it, however much they complain about its routine and (g)______. Obviously this again depends on the kind of work. Those with (h)______ jobs, or jobs which require (i)______, receive genuine satisfaction from their work, but most of us are in conventional (j)______ jobs which offer little (k)______ for imagination. We leave our work only to face a leisure that we find difficult to cope with. Our mistake is in regarding leisure as a chance to do nothing, whereas in fact it should be looked on as a (l)______.

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