Fill in the blanks with the following expressions. Make as many changes as necessary.

To be laid off To quit To be on assignment To be promoted

To be suspended To be made redundant To be transferred

To take a sabbatical To give in your notice To be dismissed To join a/the company

1. John is a new fellow worker of ours, he ________________________ last December.

2. Sally will not work with us for a few months. There was not much work for her, so she was
________________________. Hopefully, she will be back by August.

3. Did you hear about Rob? He ________________________ for being always late. I think he saw it
coming, we’ll see when he comes back in a few days.

4. A. Where is Sheila?

B. You won’t see her here anymore, but you can call her at our offices in Brazil, she
________________________.

5. Sue has decided ________________________, she is ________________________ (year). She

________________________ yesterday COB. It was a total surprise.

6. Lauren has worked here for ten years now. She started with a small position but she
________________________ four times and now she manages her team.

7. A: Have you seen Joe?

B: I think he ________________________. He’ll be back in an hour, two tops.

8. The company is at risk so twenty employees will ________________________. I really don’t want
________________________.