Work and employment. Description of graphs and charts 1. Plunge A. Theatrical or very large 2. Discrepancy B. Equable 3. Considerable C. Slump

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DESCRIPTION OF GRAPHS AND CHARTS

1.plunge	A.theatrical OR very large
2.discrepancy	B.equable
3.considerable	C.slump
4.slightly	D.a steep and rapid fall
5.dramatic	E.precipitously
6.increase	F.abatement
7.constant	G.slenderly
8.sharply	H.momentous
9.decline	I.aggrandize
10.reduction	J.variance

MEDIA I

1.sitcom	A.small format newspapers
2.broadsheets	B.a printed statement about somebody that is not true; slander
3.soap opera	C.a regular programme on television that shows the same characters in different amusing situations
4.tabloids	D.venal
5.libel	E.newspapers that print a lot of shocking stories about people’s private lives rather than serious news
6.paparazzi	F.a story about the lives and problems of a group of people which is broadcast every day or several times a week on television or radio
7.documentary	G.large format newspapers
8.gutter press	H.photographers
9.coverage	I.a film or a radio or television programme giving facts about sth
10.unscrupulous	J.the amount of time or space given to an event in newspapers or on television

MEDIA II

1.upbeat	A.inability of a person to process everything they hear and see
2.chequebook journalism	B.a person who collects and reports news for newspapers, radio or television
3.stop press	C.positive and enthusiastic
4.readership	D.broadcasting
5.reporters	E.appropriate for people with good incomes
6.journalists	F.the practice of journalists paying people large amounts of money to give them personal or private information for a newspaper story
7.drama	G.a person whose job is to collect and write news stories for newspapers, magazines, radio or television
8.upmarket	H.a play for the theatre, television or radio
9.on air	I.late news that is added to a newspaper after printing has begun
10.information overload	J.the number or type of people who read a particular newspaper, magazine, etc

EDUCATION

1.faculty	A.the letters a person sends and receives
2.kindergarten	B.a system of allowing employees days off work for education
3."A" level	C.university
4.crèche	D.a school or class to prepare children aged five for school
5."O" level (GCSE)	E.a sum of money that is given by the government or by another organization to be used for a particular purpose
6.correspondence	F.a British exam taken in any of a range of subjects, by students usually around the age of 16
7.day release	G.a department or group of related departments in a college or university
8.innumerate	H.a British exam taken in a particular subject, usually in the final year of school at the age of 18
9.grant	I.a place where babies and small children are looked after while their parents are working, studying, shopping, etc.
10.varsity	J.unable to count or do simple mathematics

WORK AND EMPLOYMENT

1.downsize	A.a small piece of coloured, sticky paper that you use for writing a note on, and that can be easily removed
2.post-it	B.self-employed
3.chore	C.connected with people who do physical work in industry
4.redundancy	D.a task that you do regularly
5.freelance	E.a period of time when someone is allowed to stop their normal work in order to study or travel
6.white-collar	F.an act of making people unemployed because there is no more work left for them to do
7.blue-collar	G.connected with low-paid jobs done mainly by women, for example in offices and restaurants
8.lay-off	H.the situation when sb has to leave their job because there is no more work available for them
9.pink-collar	I.working in an office, rather than in a factory
10.sabbatical	J.to reduce the number of people who work in a company, business, etc. in order to reduce costs

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