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Staff

Fee

1. a person who is paid to work for sb

2. a job for part of the day or week;

3. a person who is in charge of sb / sth;

4. a person who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn the particular skills needed in their job;

5. all the workers employed in an organization considered as a group;

6. a strong desire to do a particular job, especially one in which you help other people;

7. a local office or shop/store belonging to a large company or organization;

8. an amount of money that you pay for professional advice or services;

9. the process of trying to get a job;

10. a period of time when a woman leaves her job to have a baby;

B) Replace the underlined words with a word or phrase that has a similar meaning.

pros and cons experience hire insight into

1. I encountered a few problems.

2. It gave me an understanding of how the company works.

3. For the past three years he has been employed as a fire-fighter.

4. There are various advantages and disadvantages.

II.

A) Match the words in column A with the synonyms in column B.

A B

1. lucrative

2. experienced

3. unemployed

4. qualified

1.out of work

2.capable

3.profitable

4.knowledgeable

B) Match the words in column A with the antonyms in column B.

A B

1. permanent

2. mundane

3. highly-paid

4. inspiring

1.unexciting

2.poorly-paid

3.temporary

4.challenging

III.

A. Match the following phrasal verbs with their definitions.

1.apply for

2.fill in

3.take on

4.go in for

5. cut out for

1.to employ sb;

2.to have the qualities needed for sth;

3.to have sth as an interest or hobby;

4.to complete a form by writing information on it;

5.to make a formal request for sth such as a job;

B. Use the expressions above to complete the following sentences..

1. To order __________ the coupon on p. 25.

2. She doesn’t _________ team games.

3. You should _________ a job in person or by letter.

4. She was __________ as a trainee.

5. He’s not __________ teaching.

C. Is the meaning in the sentences same or different?

1. A cat in gloves catches no mice.	You don’t have to work hard to get everything you want.
2. Mark was given a golden handshake.	Mark was given a large sum of money on leaving his job.
3. His take-home money is $300 a month.	The amount of money he earns after he has paid tax is $ 300 a month.
4. Everyone in this company works heart and hand.	Everyone in this company has a Monday feeling.

IV.

A. Complete the words.

1. She’s on a s ­_ _ _ _ _ of $25 000.

2. The relationship between s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and superiors in this company has improved.

3. She claims she was unfairly d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ from her post.

4. I have a hectic s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for the next few days.

5. She worked hard and was soon p _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

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