Exercise 6. Complete the sentences

Pay and conditions.

Most workers … every month. This is called a …. We can also use the verbs …, … Some people are paid for the hours they... The lowest amount for one hour's work is called the... This amount is decided by the …With most jobs you get 4-6 weeks' paid …; you also get... (= pay when you are ill)

The total amount of money you receive in a year is called your... This could be your … from one job, or the salary from two different... You have to pay part of your income to the government; this is called income...

Exercise 7. Here are some expressions connected with work. Make a few sentences with them.

to work shift-work [nights one week, days next]

to be on flexi-time [flexible working hours]

to work nine-to-five [regular day work]

to go/be on strike [industrial dispute]

to get the sack [thrown out of your job]

to be fired [more formal than 'get the sack'; often

used as a direct address: 'You're fired!']

to be dismissed [more formal than 'be fired']

to be made redundant [thrown out, no longer needed]

to be laid off [more informal than 'made redundant']

to give up work [e.g. in order to study]

to be on / take maternity leave [expecting a baby]

to be on / take sick leave [illness].

to take early retirement [retire at 55]

to be a workaholic [love work too much]

to be promoted [get a higher position]

to apply for a job [fill in forms, etc.]

Exercise 8. Using the expressions in exercise 7, say what you think has happened / is happening.

Example: - I'm not working now; the baby's due in 3 weeks. - She's on maternity leave.

1. I’ve lost my job. They had to make cutbacks.

2. He's enjoying life on a pension, although he's only 58.

3. One week it's six-to-two, the next it's nights.

4. They've made her General Manager as from next month!

5. I was late so often, I lost my job.

6. I get in at nine o'clock and go home at five.

7. Your trouble is you are obsessed with work.

8. Now make a sentence for each of the verbs you have not used.

Exercise 9. Match words on the left and right to form compound nouns or phrases.

1 nine-to- a time

2 working b tax

3 flexi- с wage

4 income d five

5 minimum e hours

Exercise 10. Match the verbs on the left with the nouns on the right. Use each verb once only.

1 earn a overtime

2 work b meetings

3 deal with с a shop

4 attend: d complaints

5 run e £2,000 a month

Exercise 11. This is part of a conversation with a teacher about her job. Write the missing questions.

A:_ ___________? В: I start at nine and finish at four.

A:? B: Yes, a bit. On certain courses I work until 5.30.

A:? B: 12 weeks. That's one of the good things.

A:? B: Yes, we do, but we have to have a doctor's note.