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The world of work - vocabulary

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Language Use B e F Module 1 2025 Versão B

The world of work - vocabulary

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AGRUPAMENTO DE ESCOLAS DE SANTA MARIA DA FEIRA (B)

NAME ______________________________________________ NUMBER ____ CLASS: _____


DATE: ________________________________________________________________________
TEACHER: _____________________________________________________________________
LANGUAGE USE - MARK: ________________________________________________________________

A. Choose the correct word from the box to complete the sentences.

resign recharge flexitime hot-desking salary eye contact benefit go (2x) under
get redundant soft call dominate requirements leave CV wage perks

1. If you keep turning up late, you are going to ___________________the sack.


2. It’s getting late; let’s _________________it a day and we can finish this tomorrow.
3. Companies want workers who will __________________the extra mile for their organisation.
4. Smiling while maintaining __________________ with the interviewer creates a good first impression,
according to research.
5. Eric and Martha hope that their company will soon ___________________the industry.
6. If you are aiming for a job in a specific field, having the right ________________ is crucial.
7. Journalists are often ___________________ pressure because they have to meet strict deadlines.
8. Sam is looking for a job with a good weekly _________________.
9. Applicants should stress their work achievements and highlight their ___________________ skills.
10. Paying attention to the job ______________________ in a job advert is extremely important.
11. It is expected that more than 10,000 factory workers will be made __________________ over the next year.
12. I have been working __________________ so that I have a good balance between work and family life.
13. The staff of the factory decided to ________________ on strike in the hope of getting a pay increase.
14. Why don’t you take a gap year after school to ___________________ your batteries?
15. At Lisa’s company, everyone gets a week of paid sick ________________ each year.
16. According to experts, __________________ and ________________ should typically be first mentioned by
the interviewer.
17. Many people need to take unemployment __________________ while searching for work.
18. After a long career, Paula decided to _________________ and spend her golden years travelling the world.
19. We practise ____________________ at our office, so we don’t always work in the same place.
B. Fill in with: in (x2), up (x3), on (x4), to, over, with, by, into, for, out (x3), off (x2).

1. You should take pride ________ your achievement; you worked your fingers _________ the bone.
2. If we make a loss this year, we will have to lay _______ some of our staff.
3. Who will provide us ________ information about our new work schedule?
4. You should brush _______ on your interview skills before meeting the hiring manager tomorrow.
5. Steve picked ________ a lot of useful skills during his apprenticeship last year.
12. Paul had to fill ________ for Mary on Tuesday because she is ________ maternity leave.
6. After the interview, did you take time to reflect ________ what you had been told?
7. After graduation, Tina headed _______ to London for an internship.
8. Would you recommend Ms. Anne ________ the position of IT programmer at our company?
9. ‘Congratulations ________ your promotion!’
‘Thanks. I tried really hard to get it. I’m _______ the moon!’
10. You are a sociable person ________ nature. This new job really suits you better than the previous one.
11. As a marketing analyst, David often carries _______ surveys on customer preferences.
13. If you keep working such long hours, you’re going to burn _________ eventually.
14. The use of robotics in the workplace is ________ the rise at the moment.
15. Hybrid working is starting to catch ________ in companies around the world.
16. My dream is to turn my passion for music ________ a profitable career.
17. Can you come up with _______ of the box ideas? It’ll be a valuable asset for the position.

C. Complete the blog entries with adjectives formed from the nouns in bold.

What do you want to do after school and why?

Greg, 18

‘Well, my future is still a bit __________________ (1. predict)! I’m quite a(n) ________________ (2. art)
person, so I’d like a job that isn’t too _________________ (3. repetition) and gives me room to be
__________________ (4. create). At the same time, I have _________________ (5. reason) expectations; I
don’t need a job that pays millions of pounds a year or anything like that! I love playing the piano, so I think
being a studio musician would be a good option for me, because I would get a good ________________ (6.
year) salary and be able to do what I enjoy. Being a musician is quite _________________ (6. glamour), and
that’s obviously part of the appeal. However my goal is not only to be the best but also to become one of the
most __________________ (7. influence) people in the world of music.

Amy, 14

‘As for me, I believe I’m still too _________________ (8. mature) to tell you what I want to do in the future!
When I finish high school, I might like to study economics so that I can have a __________________ (9. success)
career in the _____________________ (10. finance) sector. I would like to become a banker or a stock broker.
Who knows? And when I get __________________ (11.wealth) enough, I can start my own company. You might
think it’s a(n) ____________________ (12. possible) dream to fulfil, but I’m going to do my best to make it
come true’.

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