Final сheck

1. Look at the words and expressions in the box, and answer questions 1 – 14. You may need to change the form of some of the words.

Adverse working conditions, applicant, application form, be laid off, blue-collar worker, boss, candidate, commission, demanding, dismiss, dismissal, downsize, employee, employer, fire, fixed income, flexible working hours, freelance, full time, hire, homeworker, incentives, incentive scheme, income, increment, interview, interviewee, interviewer, job satisfaction, job security, manager, manual worker, manufacturing industry, (on) leave, overtime, part-time, pension, pension contributions, perks, profession, promotion, raise, recruitment drive, repetitive strain injury (RSI), resign, retire, rewards and benefits, salary, self-employed, semi-skilled, service industry, sick building syndrome, sickness benefit, skilled, a steady job, stress, supervisor, unemployed, unemployment, union, unskilled, unsociable hours, wage, (on) welfare, white-collar worker, workaholic.

1. Replace the word in bold in this sentence with another word from the box which has a similar meaning: “A lot of people wanted the job, but she was the best candidate ”.

2. What is the difference between a wage and a salary?

3. Complete this sentence: _____________ is a painful condition of the muscles in the hands and the arms caused by doing the same movement many times (for example, using a computer over a long period of time).

4. Replace the word in bold in this sentence with another word from the box which has a similar, but less formal, meaning (you will need to change the form of the word): “When he was caught stealing from the company, he was instantly dismissed ”.

5. Complete this sentence: The word raise in the box is similar in meaning to _____________ (which is also in the box).

6. What is the difference between a blue-collar worker and a white-collar worker?

7. True or false?: When a company downsizes its work force, this means that it pays its workers less than before.

8. Complete this sentence: _____________ are extra payments or benefits that you get in your job (for example, free meals, health insurance, company car, etc.).

9. What do you think sick building syndrome is?

10. Complete this sentence: If you have _____________, you have work which is reliable and will last for a long time.

11. True or false?: retire and resign have the same meaning.

12. Complete this sentence: Banks, hospitals, and hotels are examples of _____________.

13. Would you be happy if you had adverse working conditions?

14. Complete this sentence: A person who is _____________ is not permanently employed by one company, but sells their services to more than one company.

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