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Unit 6 - A Job Well Done PDF
Unit 6 - A Job Well Done PDF
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I hove been on the night shift os on ombulonce I get into work ot I I o'clock every night ond I clock off
driver ond ottendont for eleven yeors now. Being on ol 7 in the morning, unless o lost minute coll mokes me
ombulonce driver is somewhot like being o police lote. One of the best things oboui ihe iob is ihot l'm olwoys
officer: 95% boredom, 5o/o terror. When you work on duty with one of the other guys. Nosty incidents ore
the night shift, you sleep in o hospitol room woiting much eosier to stomoch when you're with someone.
for the phone io ring, then listen to frontic directions
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I neopte on the Job What kind of career you would never consider. I
a. Match A to B to form words describing different ¿t
kinds of workers and professionals Then, in pairs, lwork as a ...
put them under the appropriate headings in the I hope to (be promoted)
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My immediate plans are
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2 ln pairs, use language from the box to help you to o incentives . new employees . pay
ask and answer questions about the following: . the workplace . applyrng for a job
. workers' protest . working hours
. lf you are employed at present.
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It's very difficult to with all these c. Using language from the boxes, in pairs, act o_:
clients coming and going. job interviews for the posts above.
She might be the boss, but don't be fooled. lt,s really the
vice-president who ................ around here,
Questions Answers
With the economy in such a state, many businesses are ¡ Tell us about you/your . I have been working
finding it impossible t0 ,, ,,,
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You will hear three different extracts, For questions 2 a. You will hear a firefighter talking about hrs
work. Before you listen, discuss the following I
1-6, choose the answer (A, B or C)which fits best
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according to what you hear. There are two with a partner.
questions for each extract.
1 What sort of person would make a good firefighte'-
1 Why do some companies get involved with llP? b. Try to predict what kind of information is
A They are given free badges and office stationery. needed for gaps 1-8. Check with your partne'
B They have the opportunity to conduct regular
meetings.
C They think it gives their company prestige. f) ruow listen to the recording. For questions 1-E
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! One of the main attractions of the job is that you work as :.-
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fl You hear part of a discussion about painting. ofa 2
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A lt can only be successfully achieved after years of 3 from day to day.
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B lt is ideal for creating postcards.
C lt is a product of lazy painting habits. Nigel complains that although his work is similar to that :'¡
4 , his salary is much lc,',:
According to 5ally, what did the lmpressionists do?
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B They only painted scenes which were attractive. n-
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5 How can you reduce your carbon footprint?
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produce. interested in 8
C By measuring carbon dioxide emissions,
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Reading - Part 2
1 You will read an article about today's public sector working hours.
Before you read, discuss in pairs the following.
2 Look at the title of the article. Why might employees today need to 'get a life'?
Six months ago, Carol Wyatt was on the verge of leaving little as half an hour can be taken, even at short not :r:
her job as an inquiry officer in the housing benefit Previously, everyone had to book a half day's leave 'r
department of Merton council, south London. lt wasn't advance.
that she didn't like it; she had even taken a salary cut to
take the post in November last year. But the journey to
work was taking its toll. Other people arrive later in the morning after taking :-err.
children to school, or take time out when they ham
appointments; some people like to work late, when : r
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Normal flexitime did not apply to the job and Wyatt told quieter; and others work at home some days so that:-*,i
her line manager she wanted to leave. She was not the can be there when the plumber calls, or the new sofa ,s
only one. As the authority's assistant chief executive, delivered.
Keith Davis, readily admits, the council was hardly what
they call an employer of choice.
Davis is adamant that the scheme is not a backha¡¡¡c
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way of improving council services and exter:nE
Prompted by the public services union Unison, Merton working hours. He says: 'Of course, there are s:'me
applied for - and won - t50,000 from the government's basic rules - mainly, that the service comes first. Pecr,m
challenge fund to pilot a 'work-life balance' scheme in have to commit to that. But we're finding that staf ¡rw
three departments, including housing and council working together to cover each other. They come rum
benefits. A programme was devised after a series of with the arrangements themselves. There's a lot of >¿lllr'
focus groups, run by consultancy Briony Group, in which rostering.'
employees were asked to say how they would like to
work in an ideal world. Staff raised concerns about rigid
working times and inflexible core hours and came up Far from taking it away, Davis is now extending
with suggestions for a four-day week and homeworking. scheme across the authority, introducing six-month:-
in three more departments this month. He is :
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looking at ways of introducing a nine-day fortnight. '
So what changed? Ofiice hours were extended, so that we're asking: 'Why can't it work?' rather than just sa.
people can now work any time between 7am and 7pm, 'lt can't work.' The only thing that could stifle it is la:+
and core hours were abolished. Staff can take time off as imagination.'
and when they need it to meet other commitments, as
long as they make it up and meet their targets. Now as
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Conditionals & Wishes
as in the example.
Gram mar Referenc
1 I co¡'i "a','e a secretary, so I did all the typing myself
ffi conoitionals If t had a :ec,etary, I wouldn't have done all the typing myse '
2 He o c^: 'r o\,v my advice; that's why the work i:-'
The following sentences contain mistakes. Rewrite finishec.,:-
them so that they are correct. 3 H: :.' . ^ j.r ceen arguing with his boss all morning; -.
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1 l'll lend you my scarf provided you won't lose it.
I'll lend you my scarf provided you don't lose it.
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2 Suppose you would win the lottery, what would vo.; ccl 9 ,3' -3:'3 Can.
5 'ea se I ivasn't very polite to the boss, but l'm plan" -:
7 Should he have rung, tell him l'll meet him in the library
2 You didn't follow your friend's sensible advice. li,
country.
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10 Fill the gaps with words formed from 1'l For questions 1-10, use the words in bold to form words that fit
the words in bold. in the numbered spaces in the text.
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r Tl'e ^iosT imponant quality required agenda. lf your aim is to be 1)... .. .. . . , skip most of
'o' tr s nanageria' post is these meetings. Research shows that badly-managed groups
. Mr Brown is one of the country's 2)............. ... make better decisions than those which could
,........ authorities on
be arrived at individually by the more intelligent members of that
group.
industrial relations,
lf you feel that the meetings you attend leave room for 3) ..... . . .. ... . . . IMPRC-!
excel why not 4) ............ that something is accomplished by SUF:
. We were treated to an ................. . bringing your own informal agenda? In 5) ......... P0C4
supper of seafood and home-made organised environments few people think far enough ahead to turn up
pasta.
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points.
in providing for
A well-run meeting can definitely generate better ideas than would
travelling business people.
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by launching our product eady.
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. model possible alternative 10) to problems there SC-¡[
The team displayed a lot of...............,..
and then. lnformation will be treated as a neutral commodity and
........... spirit and that's why they everybody will have their say.
succeeded.
contract
. The bui1din9..,................ failed
to complete the new sports hall on
time. 12 Fill in the gaps using at, on and to.
. You have a .......................... obligation
1 The government has been discussing new regulations, due ........
to give us a month's notice if you
come into force next April.
intend to leave.
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intend parents with young or disabled children to have more flexible , : 'rrrn
year, no-fee basis can see their awards reduced by up to half as solic::
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files from her laptop.
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his company and creat ng a coherent business plan.
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