11 OPTIMISE YOUR VOCABULARY | Higher B1+

7 Will we all lose our jobs if the company gets

Nouns with -er / -or by the Japanese firm?
1 Complete the sentences with the correct noun 8 I’ve got some suggestions to .
form of the words in the box. Who should I speak to?

comment | counsel | direct | edit Words connected with work

inspect | lecture | operate | produce
4 Write one word in each gap.
1 The of the local newspaper is a friend
1 I was for a year before I finally
of my dad’s.
found a job.
2 This company is a major of electronic
2 ‘Are there any job in the
parts.
newspaper?’ ‘No, there’s nothing new.’
3 I’d like to work on a film – perhaps as a camera
3 Mark’s boss gave him the because
.
he was rude to one of the customers.
4 The football was terrible and he
4 In this factory, you have to work night
didn’t know the players’ names.
every three weeks.
5 If you have problems while you are studying here,
5 I don’t want a job just for the summer – I’m
talk to one of our student .
looking for a position.
6 I would like to work as a film , telling
6 I’m supposed to finish at 2 pm but sometimes I
actors how to play their parts.
work and stay till 5 pm.
7 The health said that the restaurant
7 I would be happy with a of £2,000 a
had to close down.
month.
8 University usually know their
8 When a company has financial problems, they
subjects better than school teachers.
often have to make some workers .

Phrasal verbs Unit round-up

2 Match the phrasal verbs to the definitions. 5 Complete the interview with the words in
1 Survive on little money the box. There are two extra words you do
2 Take the place of; substitute not need.
3 Begin to like and accept
4 Manage to complete something difficult by | devastated | full-time | inventor
redundant | sack | sailor | salary | shift
5 Suggest or recommend
supervisor | up | vacancies
6 Occur; happen (problem, delay, etc)
7 Connect on the telephone
8 Take control of TomorrowTeens Magazine: What’s
your dream job?
a) stand in for e) put someone through Ed Rollins: Hmm, that’s an interesting
b) put forward (to someone) thought. Well, I don’t think I would work
f) come up (1) – 20 hours a week
c) get by
would be perfect. It would have to be a
d) take over g) get through
creative job – something like being a(n)
h) come round to (2) would suit me. And I couldn’t work with
a (3) watching me – I like to work alone.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form The (4) is also important. I don’t expect to
of the phrasal verbs from Exercise 2. get paid a huge amount for 20 hours a week, but it would
1 That was a difficult day – I don’t know how we have to be enough to get (5) on.
it!
TomorrowTeens Magazine: Anything else?
2 On the phone, they the manager, Ed Rollins: Well, I’d like my job to be secure because
but he couldn’t answer my question either. there aren’t a lot of (6) in my area. Even
3 Neither of them is earning any money – I really though it’s only part-time, I would be (7) if I
don’t know how they . lost my job. I’d like to know that I’m not going to be made
4 I wonder if you could me for five (8) . I wouldn’t worry too much about being
minutes – I need to leave my desk. given the (9) , because I would be doing a
job I love, so I would be able to deal with any problems
5 At first, Dad didn’t like the suggestion but he soon
that came (10) . Let me think … Oh yes, a
my way of thinking.
nice view from the window would be nice – and my own
6 I’m really sorry, something’s and coffee machine!
I’m going to be late.

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