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2 Work experience

Grammar

Past perfect simple and past perfect continuous Past habits Gerunds and infinitives 2 Present habits Vocabulary Work conditions and responsibilities Working hours Stages of a job Phrasal verbs connected with work Speaking Stimulus-based discussions 1 Writing An opinion essay 1

Vocabulary Work conditions and responsibilities; Working hours 1 Tick the correct columns of the table. Farmers Nurses usually work long hours

PAs

Firefighters

usually do shift work usually work from nine to five are usually very well-paid are skilled usually work indoors often work outdoors are often self-employed are usually employees work in dangerous conditions mainly do paperwork mainly do manual work deal with the public

Stages of a job 2 Are these stages of a job usually positive or negative? 1 I was offered a job. 2 I was fired. 3 I got promotion.

4 Complete the dialogue with the correct responses a–e.

4 I was made redundant. 5 I retired. 3 Complete the job advertisement with the words given. What job do you think this advertisement is for? deal with experience stressful training

get promotion

responsible

for the day-to-day operation of You will be (1) our establishment provides. the restaurant and for the level of service management, kitchen staff and You will have to (2) s (3) customer services personnel in sometime when you (4) to ible poss conditions. It will be of supervising staff in our have gained further (5) will be provided through organisation. Relevant (6) Langbern College.

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DAD: DAVID: DAD: DAVID: DAD: DAVID: DAD:

Doctors are very well-paid. (1) Firefighters have to work in very dangerous conditions. (2) Firefighters usually have to do night shifts. (3) Firefighters have to work outdoors, which must be hard in winter. DAVID: (4) DAD: What about the qualifications you’ve got from school that you won’t need if you become a firefighter? DAVID: (5) a But that suits me. I don’t want to work indoors all the time. b And so do doctors. They often have to work long hours, too. c But firefighters can earn a good salary and they get an excellent pension when they retire. d But I won’t be a firefighter forever. I might want to go to university later in my life. e Yes, but doctors’ work can be very stressful and difficult.

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