KEYS
1. I would get bored if I had a nine-to-five job.
2. When I arrive in the morning and leave the office in the evening I use this card to clock in and clock out.
3. I'm very tired; recently I've had a very heavy workload.
4. I don't want an office job. I don't want to spend all day stuck behind a desk.
5. I can clock in any time between 8 and 10 and clock out between 4 and 6; I'm on flexi-time.
6. I'd hate to feel trapped in my job and to be stuck in a rut.
7. He's not here this evening, he's working nights; you see, he does shift work.
8. I work for different companies at different times as it suits me. I'm freelance.
9. I used to work for someone else, but now I´m my own boss; I'm self-employed.
10. I stopped working in the hamburger restaurant. It was just a dead-end job.
11. When I was working in the factory, all I could think of all day was the moment when I could knock off.
12. Being a nurse is a good job, but you can't go out much with friends. The hours are a bit antisocial.
1. Why does 'a career' sound better than 'a job'?
2. What are 'ambiguous' situations?
3. What expression means 'not depending on other people'?
4. What is the abstract noun that means 'your ability to find clever or imaginative ways of doing things'?
5. What mental quality do you need for this job?
6. What job do you think this advertisement is for?
1. It is longer in time and promises more progress in professional life.
2. Unclear situations.
3. Self-reliance.
4. Resourcefulness.
5. You need a tough mind.
1. I would get bored if I had a nine-to-five job.
2. When I arrive in the morning and leave the office in the evening I use this card to clock in and clock out.
3. I'm very tired; recently I've had a very heavy workload.
4. I don't want an office job. I don't want to spend all day stuck behind a desk.
5. I can clock in any time between 8 and 10 and clock out between 4 and 6; I'm on flexi-time.
6. I'd hate to feel trapped in my job and to be stuck in a rut.
7. He's not here this evening, he's working nights; you see, he does shift work.
8. I work for different companies at different times as it suits me. I'm freelance.
9. I used to work for someone else, but now I´m my own boss; I'm self-employed.
10. I stopped working in the hamburger restaurant. It was just a dead-end job.
11. When I was working in the factory, all I could think of all day was the moment when I could knock off.
12. Being a nurse is a good job, but you can't go out much with friends. The hours are a bit antisocial.
1. Why does 'a career' sound better than 'a job'?
2. What are 'ambiguous' situations?
3. What expression means 'not depending on other people'?
4. What is the abstract noun that means 'your ability to find clever or imaginative ways of doing things'?
5. What mental quality do you need for this job?
6. What job do you think this advertisement is for?
1. It is longer in time and promises more progress in professional life.
2. Unclear situations.
3. Self-reliance.
4. Resourcefulness.
5. You need a tough mind.
