Ex.5. Match the nouns in the left-hand column with the verbs in the right-hand column.

Ex.6. The following sentences could be used to describe jobs. Find sentences:

(a) that describe a positive aspect to a job;

(b) that describe a negative aspect to a job;

(c) that could be either positive or negative.

s It's a temporary job.

s It's a permanent job.

s It's well-paid.

s It's badly-paid.

s You work full-time.

s You work part-time.

s It's dull.

s It's tiring.

s It's demanding.

s It's stressful.

s It's stimulating.

s You have to clock in and clock out every day.

s You have to work in shifts.

s There are a lot of opportunities.

s There's a lot of job rotation.

s There's a lot of job satisfaction.

s You need to be talented.

s You need special training and qualifications.

Ex.7. The words in the box frequently occur after “job”.

Find combinations that mean:

1. an outline of the main aims and tasks of the work done by a particular employee;

2. examining how much money a job is worth and how much the person doing it should be paid;

3. the name of a person’s job;

4. a situation where a job is likely to be permanent;

5. dividing a full-time job for one person between two or more part-time employees;

6. it is carried out to examine a particular job in detail;

7. a kind of notice put by an organization in a newspaper, company bulletin or on the Internet;

8. the feeling of achievement and enjoyment a worker gets from a job;

9. a person who often changes his jobs.

Ex.8. Look at the words and phrases in the box. Match them with the correct definition from the list below:

1. a person or company that provides job;

2. the people who work in an organization;

3. having a paid job;

4. without a job;

5. an assessment of the quality of the employee’s work;

6. an agreement to employ someone for a limited period only;

7. two or more people working together;

8. the process of interviewing and choosing people to do a job;

9. personnel, employees;

10. a regular payment made by the state to a person who has retired from a job;

11. someone who works for her/himself and is not employed by a company;

12. a person who starts or runs a business activity, especially one that involves financial risk.