Exercise 1. Match the nouns in the left column with their definitions on the right.

agreement	a. the intention, aim or the thing that something is supposed to achieve
employment	b.regular amount of money that you earn, usually every week, for work or services
grievance	c. a plan that lists all the work that you have to do and when you must do each thing
negotiation	d. the situation in which people have work
promotion	e. formal discussion between people who are trying to reach an agreement
punctuality	f. something that you think is unfair and that you complain or protest about
purpose	g. an arrangement, a promise or a contract made with somebody
schedule	h. a move to a more important job or rank in a company or an organization
wages	i. keeping to the appointment time

Exercise 2. Paraphrase the words in bold type by using the words from the box.

a premium, be hired, hire, reduce, retire, was fired, was promoted

1.Unfortunately he did not meet the demands of the company and finally he was told to leave the company. 2. After two years of work she got more money and was given a higher position with more money and responsibility. 3. He was given extra money as a compensation for his contribution to the work. 4. She wanted to receive a job in the company. 5. Boeing planned to decrease its workforce by 48,000 jobs through layoffs. 6. He earned enough money to have a quiet life and decided to give up working. 7. The company wanted to recruit new specialists in computer design.

Exercise 3.Read the sentences and choose the proper variant between the two.

1. Workers' compensation is payment made to employers/em­ployees by employers/employees for injuries and disabilities in the course of employment. 2. To most Japanese the ideal social status was that of the «salary man» — the blue-collar/white-collar middle-class employee of a large corporation. 3. Some schools provide opportunity for students to gain actual work experience/experiment as part of their educational prepara­tion. 4. His apply/application will be considered in the near future. 5. Most workers in Canada have the right to strike/work, except fire fighters, police, some hospital workers, and others who per­form essential services.

Exercise 4. Choose the right variant.

1. The total amount of money one receives within a year is known
as a_______.

a) salary b) income c) wages

2. Money earned for manual work and paid daily or weekly is called a/an ________.

a) income b) profit c) wages

3. Money that employees receive for doing their job, especially
professional employees or people working in an office, usually
paid every month is called a _________.

a) salary b) profit c) wages

4. A sum of money paid or expected to be paid is a/an _________.

a) income b) payment c) premium

5. A plan that lists all the work that one has to do and when he
must do each thing is a _____.

a) condition b) regulations c) schedule

6. An extra payment added to the basic salary or wages is a/an _______.

a) premium b) income c) rate

7. The fact of stopping work because you have reached a particular
age is called a/an _________.

a) leave b) agreement c) retirement

8. A guarantee of employment is____ ___________.

a) an application b) job security c) working conditions

9. Money paid by the government to a person who is unemployed
is known as unemployment __________.

a) money b) wages c) benefit

10. A person working in an office, rather than in a factory, and
connected with work in offices is called a ____________.

a) blue-collar b) clean-collar c) white-collar

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