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Vocabulary

1 Complete the adverts with a suitable word below.

seasonal ■ sick leave ■ reliable ■ perks ■ wage ■ qualifications ■ shift

Fruit Pickers Needed

................................................... work – summer months only
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We need 2 ................................................... workers who we can trust to arrive on time whatever the weather.
We offer a good 3 ................................................... (depending on the amount of fruit picked) plus generous
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................................................... such as free accommodation, free fruit and vegetables and transport to and

from your home town.

Hospital Workers Required
You will be expected to do 5 ................................................... work (6 am-2 pm, 2 pm-10 pm or 10 pm-6 am).
We offer 6 ................................................... when needed, five weeks paid holiday a year and a good salary.
This is manual work and no 7 ................................................... or experience are needed.
2 Choose the correct word for each sentence.
1 I’m quite fond of / for / with my boss despite her impatience!
2 The government should do more to help people who are lost / away / out of work.
3 Fifty years ago, it was easier to work your way out / up / off to the top of an organisation.
4 If you don’t study harder, you’ll end up in a boring, no- / dead- / wrong- end job.
5 I know it isn’t very exciting, but it’s a steady / careful / reliable job, which is important nowadays.
6 No one could hear the presentation because the speaker was glaring / mumbling / rehearsing.
3 The following sentences do not make sense. Correct them by replacing the words in bold
with a word from another sentence.
1 Everyone here pulls their fired, which makes life easier for all of us. ...................................................
2 Don’t worry, the bosses always rehearse at the workers like that. ...................................................
3 You’re late again. You’ll get paid if you don’t change your attitude. ...................................................
4 I get glare peanuts, so I don’t go on holiday every year. ...................................................
5 Come on, make your weight up. We’re waiting for a decision. ...................................................
6 Let’s mind your speech again so that you get it perfect at the meeting tomorrow. ...................................................

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4 Replace the underlined phrases with the words and phrases below.
starvation ■ get your foot in the door ■ rat race ■ make a living ■ part-time ■ team player
1 We can work just a few hours a day or a few days a week. ............................................................................................
2 If I don’t have lunch soon, I’m going to die of terrible hunger. ............................................................................................
3 Are you a person who can work well with others? ............................................................................................
4 Blogging is a difficult way to earn money. ............................................................................................
5 The important thing to do is to be accepted for any position in the organisation.
............................................................................................

6 Get away from the pressures of working, commuting and trying to climb the career ladder and work
from home. ............................................................................................
5 Complete the texts with a suitable word or phrase below.
glared ■ people skills ■ resignation ■ rewarding ■ deadlines ■ slaves ■ rise ■ teamwork ■ overtime

My former boss set 1 ............................................................ which were impossible to meet. “This

50-page report has to be written by tomorrow morning.” And, of course, we
weren’t paid any 2 ............................................................ for all the extra hours we worked.

Our boss treated us like 3 ............................................................ and she had absolutely no

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............................................................ .

I had a really 5 ............................................................ job which I loved, but a new manager led
to me handing in my 6 ............................................................ . I couldn’t work with him at all.

When I asked for a pay 7 ............................................................ , my boss went mad. She

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............................................................ at me in front of the other employees, calling me lazy

and dishonest, and then refused to speak to me.

Our new boss held a meeting when he first joined the company and talked about
the importance of 9 ............................................................ , but we soon found out that he would
make the decisions and we would do what he said.

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Grammar

1 Match the beginnings of the sentences in A to the correct endings in B. Complete the sentences
with the correct relative pronoun.
A
1 I was talking to my new boss,
2 You will report to Mr Dawson, with
3 And this is the room
4 She is married to the guy
5 I lost my job because I couldn’t meet the targets
6 I earn £350 a week,
7 There will be a one-hour interview at noon,
B
.......... a ................................................... we get changed before and after work.
.......... b ................................................... you can ask us questions as well.
.......... c ................................................... my boss set.
.......... d ................................................... is so much better than the previous one.
.......... e ................................................... isn’t brilliant but is enough to survive.
.......... f ................................................... you will be sharing an office.
.......... g ................................................... grandfather started this company.

2 Complete the text with a suitable relative pronoun below.

who x 2 ■ whose x 2 ■ which ■ when ■ where

Any Given Sunday is an interesting film starring Al Pacino. He plays Tony D’Amato, an
American football coach 1 ................................................... is having problems with the owner of the team.
A new player, 2 ................................................... name is Willie Beamen, joins the team, but he ignores the
coach’s instructions. Beamen is valuable to the team, so that puts D’Amato in a difficult
position. D’Amato goes through difficult times 3 ................................................... he doesn’t allow Beamen to
continue playing on the team. The other players, 4 ................................................... know that Beamen can help
them to win, are angry and lose confidence in D’Amato’s leadership. Then, before an important
match, D’Amato gives an amazing speech, 5 ................................................... I know by heart because of the
number of times I’ve seen it! Of course, the team wins. Beamen, 6 ................................................... attitude
completely changes, comes back and apologises and everything is fine. At the end of the film,
D’Amato tells the team owner that he is moving to New Mexico, 7 ................................................... he is going
to coach a new team. The owner isn’t too upset but gets a huge shock when D’Amato says that
his first signing for the new team is Beamen.

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3 Rewrite the sentences, replacing the words in brackets with a relative clause.
1 My boss, (he is never happy with us), has cancelled our New Year party.
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

2 There are no windows in my office, (it is always a mess).

...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

3 The town centre car park, (my mum usually parks there), is closed today.
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

4 My dad gets up at 5 am on workdays, (at that time, the rest of us are still asleep).
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

5 Oprah Winfrey, (her television show was really popular), is a multibillionaire.

...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

4 There are six errors in the text. Underline them and write the correct words below.
Hoxton Square is a small park where is situated in London. It dates back to 1683, a time which
Charles II was king. Nowadays, the square is surrounded by art galleries, cafés and clubs who
customers enjoy the atmosphere of one of London’s trendiest areas. In the middle of the park is
a building called TREExOFFICE in where there are eight workstations with computers and
wi-fi access. The people here, most of which are freelance writers or work in the media, pay
a small hourly fee so that they can spend time working in a green space in the middle of the
city. Businesses can book the whole building for meetings and, at the weekend, where most
businesses are closed, local community groups can use the facilities for free.
1 ............................................................ 4 ............................................................

2 ............................................................ 5 ............................................................

3 ............................................................ 6 ............................................................

ANSWER KEY

Vocabulary, Page 1
1 1 Seasonal 4 perks 6 sick leave
2 reliable 5 shift 7 qualifications
3 wage
2 1 of 3 up 5 steady
2 out4 dead- 6 mumbling
3 1 weight 3 fired 5 mind
2 glare 4 paid 6 rehearse
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4 1 part-time 4 make a living
2 starvation 5 get your foot in the door
3 team player 6 rat race

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5 1 deadlines 4 people skills 7 rise
2 overtime 5 rewarding 8 glared
3 slaves 6 resignation 9 teamwork

Grammar, Page 3

1 1 d who 4 g whose 6 e which

2 f whom 5 c which / that 7 b when
3 a where

2 1 who 3 when 5 which 7 where

2 whose 4 who 6 whose

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3 1 My boss, who is never happy with us, has cancelled our New Year party.
2 There are no windows in my office, which is always
a mess.
3 The town centre car park, where my mum usually parks, is closed today.
4 My dad gets up at 5 am on workdays, when the rest of us are still asleep.
5 Oprah Winfrey, whose television show was really popular, is a multibillionaire.

4 Hoxton Square is a small park where is situated in London. It dates back to 1683, a time which Charles II
was king. Nowadays, the square is surrounded by art galleries, cafés and clubs who customers enjoy the
atmosphere of one of London’s trendiest areas. In the middle of the park is a building called
TREExOFFICE in where there are eight workstations with computers and wi-fi access. The people here,
most of which are freelance writers or work in the media, pay a small hourly fee so that they can spend
time working in a green space in the middle of the city. Businesses can book the whole building for
meetings and, at the weekend, where most businesses are closed, local community groups can use the
facilities for free.
1 which / that 4 which
2 when 5 whom
3 whose / where 6 when

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