VII. Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

IMPRESS IMPRESSION (0)

VARIOS _____________________ (1)

QUALIFY ______________________ (2)

OCCUPY ______________________ (3)

ACHIEVE - ______________________ (4)

SUCCESS ______________________ (5)

EDUCATE ______________________ (6)

EFFECT ______________________ (7)

ABLE ______________________ (8)

POSSIBLE ______________________ (9)

ACCURATE ______________________ (10)

The job interview

It is important to make a good 0_______________when going for a job interview. Interviewers usually ask a 1_____________questions, many of which concern 2_______________. However, they also usually like to ask questions about previous 3_______________as well as 4 ___________ not connected to the work place. Often the 5_____________ candidate is not the one with the most impressive 6____________ but the one who shows that he or she has made the most 7_____________use of their time. Few employers want employees who are 8____________to think for themselves. The 9______________of advancement in any job very rarely depends on the 10_______________of work but more on dedication of the employee.

VIII. Fill the gaps with an appropriate word from the list.

offer a) choose a ___________ in computers

interview b) go for an ___________

experience c) go into ____________

reference d) to get a ___________ as a waiter

career e) to get the ___________

management f) to earn a decent weekly ____________

salary g) to get an annual ____________ increase

trainee h) to get a ___________ at sixty-five

qualifications i) to win ___________

promotion j) to get a good ___________ from your tutor

sack k) to have the right ___________ for the job

pension l) to have two years’ relevant ___________

job m) to accept an ___________of a job

wage n) to take a young person on as a ___________

IX. Study this chart and then do the exercise that follows.

Verb	Meaning	Example
carry out smth; carry smth out	do something that needs to be done	Those repairs must be carried out.
deal with smb	do business with someone, or take an action to do with work	In my job, I have to deal with a lot of different people.
deal with smth	take the correct action to complete a piece of work or solve a problem	The problem is being dealt with.
get on	be successful in one's career	If you want to get on in your career, you’ll have to work hard.
take on work; take work on	agree to do a job	You’ve taken on too much work - slow down a bit.
take smb on	employ someone	We’re taking ten waiters on this summer.
take over	continue doing someone else's job	Who will take over now that Smith has resigned?
take up a post	start working at a new job	She took up her first teaching post in 2011.
turn down	to refuse an offer, to гeject	I applied for a place on the computer course but they turned me down.

Replace the underlined words with a phrasal verb from the table above. Make any other changes necessary.

1. After looking at his qualifications, they decided to offer him the job.

2. He’s doing far too much, and will make himself ill.

3. I started work here five years ago.

4. Who do you think is going to be the new director when Santana retires?

5. Will you handle any complaints while I’m away?

6. She did all the tasks successfully.

7. They were going to hire him but he rejected the offer.

8. You need a good education if you want to succeed in life.