Pathway1.Listening & Speaking-Supplementary.

UNIT 1: LIVING FOR WORK

VOCABULARY

A. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition with work.

1. He has worked ………….. an air traffic controller.
2. Have you worked …………….. the food industry?
3. At the moment, he is working …………. A travel agency.
4. Would you like to work …………… mechanical engineering?
5. Sandra’s husband works ……………. the BBC.
6. Are you going to work ……………. a clothing company in Edinburgh?
7. Rachel is going to work ……………. a consultant for a design company.
Answer key: 1. As 2. In 3. In 4. In 5. For 6. At 7. As
B. Complete the dialogue below using the words in the box.

mailed contract advertising staff lease

discount turnover premises competitors rent
A. How’s business, Carlo?
B. Not very good at all. Our ……………..1 is down 20% compared with last year.
A. Why is that?
B. Well, we lost a big ……………2 in Japan. One of our ……………3 offered a much better price.
A. That’s too bad. How are the …………….4?
B. They’re not very happy. I couldn’t give them a pay rise in January.
A. I’m sure things will get better.
B. Maybe in the new ………………5. We are moving in June.
A. Why?
B. The ……………6 came to an end and the owners wanted to increase the ……………..7 by 30%. That makes $4,000
per month for 200m2. It’s too much.
A. So what are you doing to get more business?
B. We …………..8 our new brochure to 10,000 addresses and we are offering a 15% ……………..9 to all new
customers. We are also ……………10 on local radio.
A. OK. Well, good luck!
Answer key: 1. Turn over 2. Contract 3. Competitors 4. Staff 5. Premises 6. Lease 7. Rent 8. Mailed
9. discount 10. advertising
C. Match the first half of the sentences in 1-10 with the second half in a-j.
1. A lorry driver isn’t allowed to …………….
2. Teachers have to ……………..
3. A miner has to ………………..
4. A flight attendant …………………
5. A receptionist ………………….
6. Staff must never ………………….
7. Someone who works from home ……………….
8. Employees are not allowed to ………………….
9. An accountant must ………………….
10. Doctors sometimes have to …………………

a. ………be good with figures.

b. ………doesn’t have to wear uniform off-duty.
c. ………disclose company secrets.
d. ………has to be welcoming to visitors.
e. ………work underground.
f. ………doesn’t have travel to work.
 g. ………be on call at night.
h. ………prepare their lessons.
i. ………steal company property.
j. ……..drive more than two hours without a break.
Answer key: a.9 b.4 c8 d5 e3 f7 g10 h2 i6 j1

D. Complete the sentences with the correct word. A dash ( _ ) is shown for each missing letter.
1. On a plane you must s _ _ _ _ _ off mobile phones before take-off.
2. On a construction site you have to wear a h _ _ _ _ _ to protect your head.
3. In many companies you cannot t _ _ _ holidays at busy times.
4. Employees are often not allowed to e _ _ in their offices, only in the canteen.
5. In some companies men have to wear a t _ _.
6. Cleaners often have to work in the e _ _ _ _ _ _ when the offices are closed.
7. Someone in the Public Relations has to be g _ _ _ with people.
8. A d _ _ _ _ _ must never reveal confidential information about a patient.
9. Employees must r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to switch off lights and equipment.
10. A perfect employee never breaks the r _ _ _ _.
Answer key: 1. Switch 2. Helmet 3.take 4. Eat 5. Tie 6. Evening 7. Good 8. Doctor 9. Remember
10. rules
E. Fill in the gaps with the correct words with number of letters provided.
1. In American English, you (4, 3)……………. …………… an application form.
2. She’s going to make engineering her (6)……………….
3. Are we going to (7)…………….. a new sales manager?
4. He was the most promising (9)…………………… for the job.
5. The past tense of seek (6)……………….
6. All our production workers are paid top (5)………………..
7. The applicants will be interviewed by the (5)………………..
8. Mr. and Mrs. Smith supplement their (6)…………………. by renting our room.
9. A well-prepared (9)……………….. will do well at any interview.
10. The applicants were interviewed by a (5)……………….
11. If you’re (4-7)………….. - …………… you’re your own boss.
12. Could you explain to me what the (16)……………… of the job are.
13. How much (3)……….. will I have to pay?
14. What is your present annual (6)……………?
15. A company car, subsidized meals or low-interest loans are all (6, 8) …………. …………
Answer key: 1. Fill out 2. Career 3. Look for 4. Candidate 5. Sought 6. Level 7. Panel 8. House
9. candidate 10. Panel 11. Self-employed 12. Qualifications 13. Fee 14. Salary 15. Annual benefits
F. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1. He left home early ……… failed to catch the train.
A: and B: therefore C: but D: or
2 …… he was cooking, his wife was working in the yard
A: But B: And C: Yet D: While
3. He works to support his family……. he is in his seventies.
A: during B: despite C: although D: because
4. I haven’t seen him……. ages.
A: with B: for` C: during D: until
Answer keys: 1.C 2D 3.C 4.B
READING
Passage 1. My grandfather’s career
Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap
My grandfather had a long career. He started work as an (1) ……… ASSIST and worked his way to the top. He was very (2) ….
SUCCESS and he (3) ……… SAFE the company from disaster many times. When he was in charge he was never (4) ……….
BOSS . He understood people and all the (5) …….. EMPLOY admired him. He was an engineer, which is quite a difficult (6)
……….. OCCUPY, and for 40 years he worked on many projects. Finally, he reached 65, which was the (7) …. OFFICE age of (8)
……… RETIRE in his company. He was very well known to other engineers – you might even say he was (9) ………..FAME ! He
was always very busy when he was working, but now he’s (10) ……… RETIRE, he’s got a lot more time to spend with his
grandchildren!
Answer keys: 1. Assistant 2. Successful 3. Saved 4. Bossy 5. Employees 6. Occupation 7. Official 8. Retirement
9. famous 10. Retired

Passage 2. My first – and last! – day at work

Write so, such, too or enough in each gap
I’ll never forget my first day at work. It was (1) ……… a disaster the I lost my job! The boss explained what I had to do, but she did it
(2) ….. quickly that I didn’t understand. I wasn’t brave (3) ……..to ask her to repeat it, so I pretended I knew what to do. I wasn’t
difficult at first – just putting numbers into a computer. Soon, though, I was (4) ………. busy that I started making more and more
mistake. I made (5) ……. a lot of mistakes that the other workers noticed. They tried to help me, but it was (6) …… late. In the end, I
just had (7) ……….. much to do that I gave up. I sat there and stared at my computer for two hours! The boss came back and she was
(8) …. shocked that she fired me immediately! My first day was also my last!
Answer keys: 1. Such 2. So 3. Enough 4. So 5. Such 6. So 7. So 8. so
Passage 3. Unemployment

1. Before you read, underline the correct word or phrase in italics to make true sentences.
a. A jobless person is employed / unemployed
b. When people are laid off they get/ lose a job.
We want to work
Lisa Rosevear worked in public relations in New York. A year ago, she was laid off from her job. She thought that she
would find a new job quickly but she didn’t. There was eight percent unemployment in New York. Lisa sent out her CV and phoned.
Lisa talked about the problem with two friends. They were also unemployed. The three friends had tried all the usual ways to find
employment such as applying to job Advertisements and contacting companies. Now it was time to try something new.
Lisa, her two friends and forty other jobless executives started an organization called We Want Work. All the members had
excellent CVs. Most had graduate work experience. There were executives, IT managers and sale directors in the group. The members
put information about their work experience on a website. They also went out on streets at 7 a.m. and spent the morning giving out
CVs and information to advertise their website.
The idea got results. Eleven of the forty-three members have found work.
Another group has started in Boston. But the original group does not want new members. The group and the website will finish when
all forty-three have found jobs.
2. Complete the sentences with the correct numbers from the article.
a. New York had ……. unemployment.
b. Lisa talk to her ………friends.
c. They were …….members of We Want Work.
d. They gave out CVs at …..a.m.
e. ……… members of the group have found work.
3. Are these sentences true or false.
a. Lisa lost her job last year. T
b. She worked in human resources. NGV
c. She soon found a new job. F
d. Lisa and her friends started We Want To Work. T
e. Most members had graduate business degrees. F
f. They gave out CVs in the afternoon. F
g. We Want Work wants new members. F
WRITING
A. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first
1. Maria lives a long way from her office
Maria’s office isn’t …near her living place/ house.
2. It is a forty-minute bus journey to her office
The bus journey to her office …takes 40 munites.
3. Maria sometimes takes a taxi although it is expensive
Maria doesn’t often take a taxi …because it is expensive.
4. Yesterday she got up too late to catch the bus
Yesterday she got up so late that she couldn’t catch the bus.
5. Check your tyres before a long journey
Before a long journey, remember to check your tyres
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