newsraper

Yerb + newspaper Common sxpresiis*s Noun+of+newspap€r

buy a newspaper work as a (iournalist) on a a copy of (today's) newspaper
read a newspaoer ri€'ffipaPer the front I back page of the
gia*e *hnf*$f a t'irr*-rqEFEr- serityour scory co a newsPaPer
reqrcle your neryspapers newsPaPer the (business, sports) section
(stories) are reported in a finish wirh the newspaper of the newspaper
(local / national) newspaper read sorncthing in the r th+t
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newsPaPers

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Verb + nel,yspsFer
Camplete tfiese sentenres with the arrect form of the obove verbs:
I. I try not to put newspapers and empfy bottles in the rubbisft tin.l thin'k it's much beeer ro
.... them.
2. Ionly had time to..........-through the newspaper beforel leftforwork. ldidnt have time
to read it properly.
3. I've stopped...........a dai!7 iiew'spaper beeause lnever seeit to find the iime to
.........-.it!
4. The story about the Prince! car aeeident was .. . . in lhe Times and atl the .other
natisnai paPcts.
L. Common expressions
earnplete lhe sentences wrth the (+rrest prqposgion:
l. Maria, have you finished . . . the newspaper yetl
2. The footballert ex-girtfriend made a fomune selling her story . . . the ne\ /spapers.
3. I dont believe everfhing I read . .. the newsg4pers.
4. He's now *e editoi= of the Dafry iriait, but fte began his car:eer as a journaiist
a local newspaper in Wales.
1 Noun + <>f + newspaper
zvlotch tfte holyes:
l. The Queent picture is on a. the business section of the newspaper.
2- The sports news is usuaiiy on b. sheets of newspryer on t{re {lsoq:
3. iou-ll find today} exchange rates in c. the front pages of all the newspapers today.
4. Before I started painting the room I put d. a copy of yesterday's newspaper?
5. Have ycir got e. the back pqges of the newspaper.
r-. Wb say somethrirg ii pu6lislied / ii reported'{ aqpeors in a newspaper:
lvont story wos pubiished I wos reported in the local paper.
The stary first aEfeared in our local paper.
?. Ncts tlrese -expre+;:a*
Most newspcpers 6re row available online-
tNhot do fhe papers say cbout the war?
3. Note these different kinds of newslq)er:
a@*e;rs;hrye,' oi? evcrniTs- newsp{Psr o Sundcy newspoper
todoyt newspoper a natianal newspaper o lacal newspoper
a quality ne$t*apet a popular newspaper a tobloid rew$pope.
4. The following are ways of talking abor.n the goiitics of a nenrq:Fe:
o left*ing newspoPer an indqeadent newspaper o right-wing newspsper

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 magfizine
'{erb + rnagazine il{slrn & *f + rvlagazi*e eonrrnon expressions
read a magazine the editor of a nragazine teaf through a magazine
buy a rrragazine an issue of a magazine advertise something in a ...
suuscnue to a magaz[ne a ran8e ot magazrnes an articie about lbn (dieting)
write for a magazine the readers of a magazine in the ...
the magazrne rs armed at the front / back eover of a the ... gives (informaricn)
lvnr rns neonia\ rrr45*rtrE

a magazine pubtishes (stories, monthly magirzine

pictures)

Verb + n-ragazine
domplete tliese serit'ences wrh the carrect faan ai the qbave verbs:
l. I ... "....-.several magazines !o .. -....... on the train.
7. Monjo is a popular music magazine which is..,.......atteenagers.
3. The film staf, Brad Wartz, was very angry r,vhen Goodb'te magazine .. pictures of him
dt d P1"lds -^---- :_ ff.
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4. I'm afreeiance iournalist. 1..........for a number of differentfashion magazines.
5. L .. to several monthly magazines. ltl much cheaper than buying the magazine every
monrh from a ;ncu

Nou*+<:{+*lagaeine
{amb|'ete tl.}e sentences vrith the cbove nouns:
l. Our focaf newsagent stocks a wide . .. of magazines.
2. This month Kylie lYinogue is featured on the front .. of Vogue magazine.
3. lnhis lastiob,Henrywasthe..........of a popular men's magazlne.
4" Have ycu read ihe currenr . . of Trnre magazinel 1.is ggt a goori arti€ie oti Cilifla.
5. You can buy the Pavarotti DVD at half price.This special offer is only open to the .
cf this magazine.
3. Comrn*n expressions;
Match the halves:
i. The free magazine from the bank gives
2. She lay <:n the sofo,
3. The women! magazines
4, The per{ume has been advertised in
( Th-.^'. cn inraractinc rrielo
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a. are all on the middle shelf over there-

b, all the popular women's magazines"
c. lots of usefui hints on how-io save m6nel.
d. on Bill Clinton in this month's Hello magazine. "Iheret nothing to reod in thenrl I just /eof
e. leafing through fashion magazines. through them to see whott in foshionl"

I-iagazines an<i newspapers sometimes have ssppiements - separate sections on one aoPic:
There\ a gredt property supplement in The Scotsman on lhursdoys.
IIre sports supplemenl in SundaykTelegraph wos really.interesting
TheTimes hcs o reoily rnterestrhg supplernent on holidayt loia1-

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UI Televislon
1 Basrc vocabulary 2 Ktnds of TV progmmrne
Use these words in the sentences below: Look at these different kinds of programme and
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;trri;ll D\.rD reroriirr cable 1' wildliie documentarY ' : ' '
srrern ruhsrr:ir:ri*n p;:'v*per-rielv 3. soap 2' opera
cartoon
L. Altlrongh television was invented in 1924, 4. comedy
teievision sets really only became widely - S. ,o.rrni affairs
*h6' l9-{$'s. }Ei^hs, ysa, sre.t}"Ee d. c&ar stlow
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of those early sets, the first thing you 7. costume drama
notice is howsrnallthe....... . is' 8. game shcw
2. C->ra t{ th,c must rtttrrt Crevd,t'r1.,r,etrrt is tL.:e
. . which allows you ,o see films
in a way which conyentional sers didn't. , {:3$3.tr-i***,ylitqit,,'',,,, .'l ,,",- .',,, ,'.,,. :::'. :;;:,; ,:

which you can move from room to room or 5.15: The Hidd€n Planet
even take with vou in your caravan. Meet our closest living relitives - the
4.. .. .. .. . deveioped using various diiferent chimpanzees.

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5. You can't buy a television or video today }oyce continueg..lo g"*1.,q1.fo1 frq !.on$.!o*t. :...,,
withoura.... Younever 'sist€i.*nd:D65.,9*r€:higrs{npri6e;.,, '"
need to move from your sofa. d nA, rrrl-
t.Hti ]...
6.If ycr:'vesor....... relevision,younc

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charge if you;ve gr:t cable ar sateilite. '{ao1b*!}e1D;ivid;geekhax,;iridchildrci*k''' :,
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authorjK Rowling'
s. . . . . . . . ;s rriben,'.",iip*j'4,,,re-orfi
programme.
charge to watch a particular: 11.00: Panorama
9. Every cable package comes with ar leasr one '**tr*te.*igaio1,into why women are,ttill,,',,''.:l
shopping '...p.# -' .& xriq&in irrar-'s a!Qq's{u{ hustrss'
ln the tJK tbere is between 11.45zfhe fack Dee show
still a distinction
ljvblic - m*stly
Sertiee lJrr:*cleL;-"tirg the BBC - .'.:.*taiia,ipkesl,:ryd hilaricug slg,1ches v*th the .
and the L'{)t,uiterciL}l slttliorts such as ITV and nottftern comedian.
Channel 4. The BBC is pubticly funded.
Eaeryane usbo awns a teleuisian set mwst p6ry 4n
annual lircnte {*i:. Commercial TV is fanded by Wbich tVpes af programme do yott particularly
tbe income from aduertising. like w*tching?

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S Iat'krtg absrrf p{x}grarrrfie$ 4 Ia#<fng abou{ tefbvisfon

U:se these words in the sentences below: Complete the dialogues using these words:
se ries infervil.rr pr()gran"!n1e e r:isode rcivrris gr{si:rlerr
contestantE
.re rial guesrs repcars highlighrs cl"rannel r.ie.wers livc
1. What are you doing later? L. I want to record the MTV awards tonight.
> I'm stayiq-e in tonig*rt. There's a, . . . - " . . Could ,vcu *qrJ :ie lor-rre ^k^ r's srrr gl$
vjdecr
on that I really want to watch. out?
2". Is there anything worth warching on the relly > Yes, of course. T(rhich " . is it on?
tanigfrti 2. D'd you Ke that {ilm rn TV lart r,'rghn} lt
> No, it's all .. . . . . . . again. n(hy can'tthey was so violent.
make some new programmes for a change? - > Yis, apparently thousands of. . .
3.. 56, **#;'dw |sr:' w'6rrf fio wareh n\ru phoned in to complai-*-
programme so much? 3. Do you think the match will be on TV lateri
> They're goingto do an .. ., . ., . with > Yes, of course. It's being shown
Brad Pitc about his ne'+". film. on BBC1-
4. I really don't like chat shows very much. 4. How many more times are they going to
> No, nor do I. The . . only ceme on interrupt this film?
ra seJl rhei: ilar-est fiJm ar r&eir new boa&. > Yocr're ngfit T&ar's rhe fourtir ior of
5" Is the Chelsea mateh on Iive tonighr? ' ' already'
> No, they're iust showing the 5. Did you see thar new music show on TV lasr
later in'fne evening. nignrf 1t was good, wasn-r'ir?
6. I really miss 'Friends' now that it's not > Ycs, it was OK but I didn't iike the
rln. I used to watch it every week. . . very much. They should've got
srfrTr€t,ne yl}rmge[
We{L you den't need to worry. There's a
" ..
new starting next month. 6. Have you seen that nerv game show on
7 -. Have you seen they've rnade Oliver Turisr Friday night? It's really funny"
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intoaTV........ i > t'hat the one where they lrus:h fhe
> Yes. it's on everv Sundav for the nexr . . . . . inro :r srvimming por:i if they
twelve weeks first give the lvrong answers?
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Sunday. flroadcss, is a more formal uerb than sl-,rrr, -
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s,' ory irz bach episr:dr. A seri*l is ane lorug stary ouer ,be world." It can also be used as A ?rouyt:
di:tided into seueral episodes. ,I ttt'tt's i itt't' /, ttrl:i,it' i.tt t t,Lit,7S!.
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spoken Englisb.

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52 Newspcpers
1 Kinds of newspaper 3 People working for newspapers
Match the newspapers with the definitions: Match the beginnings of the sentences with the
endings belour
l. natronai pilper 4. hrorLlsheet
2. lor:al paper -i. tabloid 1. A reporler 4. A columnist
*3. dailv paper 3- The ediror J. The proprietor
3. h corrcllnmrlcrn
a. a paper that you can buy every morning
b. a paper thatt sold throughout fhe country a. decides v/hat goes in a newspaper or
c, a paper produced in one town magazine.
d. a senous paper t6at reports worlU events 6. riho's lnteresnhg news stort'es ano'wrttes
e. a paper containing sensational stories about Jbort them.
the private lives of rich and famous people c. owns the newspaper.
'ir.'tl'if.lt
a teg,:lra: ftJrurrrt "ft ? TRjnrsT,aTret 'if
Ta{tlr.,id and broadslteet refer ta the size of the
magazine.
newspeper tabloids 6re smaller than
e- seads reports from a particular part of the
braadsbeets, Hotueuer, wben tue talh about
wnsJd or ai,osr a parric*.rlar srrl;;"*r
tabtbtl& and braads$€e{s, toe are reatl$t tat'fu,ng
*bout tbe contevrt. A irsur**list is anybody who writes ar reparts
Tht Pre-ts mclfis newspapers and iournalists: ruews either for a newspaper ar teleuision.
"Tbe ?ress te€trtl fit ht*'ttt 'twtled t*ga*rt9 zbe
G ou errtwe nt re c ently. "
2 Parls of the paper
lf you were reading a new$paper in English, whieh part of the papg would you look in if you wanted
to find out about the following?
l. the footbail results
2. what has been happening in the Middle East ,,r"fi,BW,$, ,-:.'r

.For"iga. ts'.,,,.-..,,'l.'.li
",' . .'' ; " .,'.'.,
, what 24-25 Business andmoney news
+' readers thlnK
3026 sports news
5. the pap€r's opinion abcut something in the news ..r&ES A ,:'-,,'.;., '

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6. a new iotr
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,, }J. ,8di1*ri4]ia*d.re4iters,.1,letterr
7. what is on af the theatre tonight , ,,, ,,,1.,
14-15 Obiruaries
o. -whmetoirrvestycr-r"rr rritrrsy -
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.,t p.er.iexl*}.
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.,

9. the tife of a famous acrcr who has iust died ,-r,,:3.L.' ,,,t|..f,V
:enG.m.nryqiirt*dg
gA.,'t,'1,-,$"'*at&dal-far€€A**
10. the temperature in Tenerife

1L. finding a new partner

12. what a newly published book is like

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,+ Talking about newspap€rs 6 Verbs in newspaper repo*s

Use these words to cornplete the sentences below: Use these common newspaper vedrs below:
?rrgjs b.i::d$rer. pci.v::cr;
fr{}*i .Jesr.,'.heC. 'ar,rr*iatctd dr*r,arr&cil
circulations supplement article claimed appealed
It. Did ),ou that really interesting
see 1. Pensioner Sam Macdonald . .
how his
alsaa,r,rrdia m rJr lrrpa*,hsr S*rnCay'l attackers thugned'as tiey stofe tir's money.
,2. Have you watched the news today?
2. Police in Brighton have. . . . . . . . for
Somebody broke into the Queen's bedroom.
witnesses after a man was attacked in the
> No, but I'm sure it'Il be on the
of all tomorrow's papers. I can see the town centre late last night.
. . already! 3. Angry friends and relatives have . .
i. The tabloids are full of absolute rubbish, an inguiry after a rnan died in poliee eustody
> I know. I'm amazed they have such big yesterday.

.4. I feel sorry for these film stars. Reporters 4. 500 new jobs will be created in the Health
Smvice, thr Go-zsrnmtnt . . ymterday.
seem to follow them everywhere.
> No, they don't get much. , do they? 5. Nobody has . . responsibility for the
ji. I love the Sunday papers. There are so many bomb which exploded in central London
sectrbns and usualfy a cofour . . too. yesterday.

5 Headline vvords
(*ertain words are used fr€quently in headlines. Matchthe six rrords in green with their definitions. Then
r-rse them to complete the headlines.

-r- hirs a. supports 4. rragedv d- a situation full of fear

2" quits b. has a bad effect 5. scare e. an.argument or disagreement
3. backs c. leaves a job 6. rorv f. a very sad situation
DIRECTOR PLANE,
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,-.. e.{ett!tr1d'y.esterdey:,w,heu'the .-,,..... ,.,
meeting last uight between
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a loas sf !2 m
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qo"qrtr""d n cEshedssit'ltas'1€Sil.
"-'::':'' and local residents who do not
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.,...,,,, ':.rw;r*t it t*ideg.plaes;

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Police were called to a
The Prime Ministcr has givea &e nighf ar lleathrow Airport departrnent store in Oxford
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. have Planted a bomb.

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53 Adv*rtlsinff
X Bas'-rc vmcanurary 3 &*vertsrnp vefns
Match the words with their meanings: Choose the correct ending for each of the
:: c'.ln:i-t-itrcial :r itailr:t following:
.1 pi )5tci- r-:i;tstiiil.d ;ils 1. oasis are doing a tour to prom{}frl
1- a large sheetof paper advertising something, 2. I tirink it's a brilliaat advert. It really gr';i,.
for example, a plal', a film or a concert. 3. Advertisers know that shoppers will aiways
2. a small piece of paper used for door-to-door c(1il]r;lltf
advertising. 4. Advertisers are experts at f.r\rir{irng people
3. small adyerts placed by private individuals in
-s. .Iher,..eaJ'tir ila.?f ra se,tJ r.b,s ptrcdarcr. TJ,e;"r'e
a newspaper.
iust irurichei!
4. aW or radio advert.
6.The tobacco industry has been trying verv
tratir r.r:r i,''rry,t i;*i
2 Talking ab*:ut advertising
7. At the moment British Airways are ;rLl\.crtililig
Use these words to complete the sentences:
8. We're trying to rcaclr
l-.r*irri sPolrs{lr sli'rgeri a. to spend their rnoney.
hvpe cerrn1:tlitrlrl iogo b. a huge advertising campaign.
1.. Do pnople realr\y b.ry tb'irqs i*tt beca'ate c. t"Lre urrdec-l8 tt,acket.
they've seen them advertised on TV] d. rwo flights for the price of one.
> Of course they do! Advertising has a huge e. their new album.
- - - rln al] f-l:e rl:srrrss we -El€-k* r{ yrs.traffettrren.
2. Advertisers like to think of a clever g. ane product with another.
to make people remember their product. For h. its image.
example, Coca Cola's is 'It's the real thing.'
3. Nike are goingto. . .. . . . . thenextWorld 4 ln'lag* adjectives
Cup. A1l the players will have to wear the
The adjectives below are often used to describe
Jt]-iLe - - on fhei-r shirrs- the irnage that advertisers try to create for a
4. What . . of cigarette do you smoke? product. Match the adjectives on the left with the
5. Mast companies spend a lot of money on most likely product on the right in the two group$
advetising. lt's the r:nfu way they can stay beloxs:
ahead of tireir . . 1. macho a- breakfast cereal
6. My sister's ilrst got a job working for an 2. family b. holiday
ac'v'errisixg ....inLondon. 3. feminine c. after shave
7. Did you see Jodie Foster on that chat show 4. healthy d. perfume
last night? She was realiy gocd.
Now do the same with these:
:= Shes besr, c,n ait the shuws thn week. it's
a}l iust . . fcr her new fiim. 5. trend,v e. tropicai fruit juice
8. You went to see Spielberg's new film at rhe 6- exotic f. music system
wen<enc?, oidr? yuur' W&ar was # ffitei 7..br-'s.b $. cdr*
> Well, considering all the . . . . . . . ., I B. reliable h. clothes shop
thought it was a bit disappointing. Is tbere an aduert on TY at the moment that you
We use l:\,llt wb€n we tbink tltte advertisircg is really like? What's it for!
exaggerated. What's tbe fwnniest aduert yoa'ue eaer seeni
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S, Fr*nt*frng pr*ducfs Make ffi€ rrrne fre{r-rtrorC pfurases using fhese

words:
Advertisers can promote products in different
vlays. Use these words to make compound nouns: m.iSazrnes shnt names poinrs prices
rixlr oii'*l giirs deal lol'alry f. competitive
a.- speciai g. glossy
b," sponsorsh$ h. brand
c". free i. selling
c . brand j. mail
e.. promotional Now use the expressions in the following:
N,ow use the expressions in the following: 6. Silk Cut and Johnnie Walker are cornmon
1- You don't norrnally buy this coffee. .....: .thateverybody
, N{r, but r}ey had a . -: - - . . - . . fecsgfllses.
. . . at the supermarket - two jars
7. I see that Audi have just launched a new
for the price of one.
mode1.
2." Did you see that Pulp are playing at the > Yes, they've started a huge advertising
Odeon next month? campaign" There are ads in all the papers
> Yes, they're on a - and..
.
...-andTV
3". Davd &ckhem lras lusc signed 6 rtew, commercials every five minutesf
. . . with Adidas. It's
8. We like to think *rat we offer qualiry
worth mor€ than a million pounds a yeaL
productsat....
4.. The kids always waRt me to buy this cereal
so they can get the . . ,
9. The fact that this car is so economical is one
inside! of its maior
5,. Tobacco companies iike co catch people tO.If you grr a reply rate of ?O% rtr a
young. Theyknowthemeaningof . . . .. . . . . . ., that's good. 15% isthought
'...,....! to be excellent.2AoA is briiliant.
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7O Jobs
1 Asking abaut $*rneone'* j*b 2 Areas of wark
Two camrnon questions ta ask abowt sorneone's Match the description with the area of work:
ioiz *r.e: 1. You wodr for a big departmerr sfsre.
.t''i yott drt?
!\il:,rrf 2. You deal with insurance, pensions, l*ans, etc"
or \lilar ijr 1,n;r .{* fr:r ,s liring: 3. You work for an advertising ageney.
You start yatr &nswer by explai*ing tbe gener*l 4. You're resqonsible {ot a company's sales
area in whick you wark, For example: strategy.
I u'rLrk in lbr tottris.t in'lustr't'. 5. Yau work with computsrs and tele-
MatcJr the beginnings of tha sentenees with the comrnunicatisns,
groups of endings belcw: 6. Ycu deal with your sompany's clients.

a. an (oil) comparry. a, I'm in lT.

a firm of accountants. h, I'r;r in m.ir.rk*ring"
'-, ,iBM. l,"; , ,l..:.1 u. l'trr in 1-rrr,rne ill >r'l't ivt r.
tt
rl. l'ttr rir Lusr()nr( r \('r\'!L('s.
1. I'm' .,
b. advertlslng. e" I'm i* retail.
2,,I work for ,',' tfia'(6na ciafj sector' f. l'm in rrirrrririni*.
the (fashion) industry.
3. I work in \.'c. a consultant with a 3 Office iohs
(software company). Match theiob descriFtion wjth ihe positisn:
' in the'{citering industry
1.Ihe person who welcomes visitors and deals
self-employed.
r}ri-' snq.si'res.
rl#^h
2. The person who deals with any problems
If you *te talking abaut someane else and yaw
with the staff.
d.oa't k*aw exa.ctly wbat tbty d,o, you ffin say: 3. The persoo who does general iobs in an
of{ice.
5*r:i s<rr;r kinrtr ti f'itrrtnc.i*tl tzdt,is*r- 4, The persofi who assists the managing
Sl:e*s .sartrffrlrzg lr.,r rf* r{:rl/r &{:rf.,rl.}ilFt:,t-s.
director-
Here are sawte ?flore wards yari &rn wse with
it. :lJrrrr't il\si5i.lllt, (. r'((eptJ()illsl
Lrfiiil;tri \- 0r irrdi!-{f rJ,:
i:- persr,xrnel u!:lnagtr d. P,{ qirr'rs.>n;rl assirt;rnti

: ,, , re.ferqio:r ;. ,
, r.' 4 Factory iobs
Match the job des*ription with the position:
I work fa, a{i) ptt*yy":c<ir,rg caf' , carnpory;
: r , ,..- rr{}#rFr{rfx: : l
1. {Si{re is responsible for selling the goods.
2. (S)he is responsible for making the goods.
eletfttvtirs 3. {S}he is resp*asible for testi*g s*mples as
the goods are produced.

: ,,,,'.' ',fri:;rgf:,, .,t t, , -.,, 4. {$)he is in charge of a team of wor}cers.

bmkiug: 5. The boss!
Itti,I(tt a" qualirv et",fiir{)il*r
'I wo,rk; in',tbb',,'., **rus*rxsrie,$.':',,: i&d@W h. r'r:ar:*ging dirsr:ro,r
ttil c. superr:is,:rt:
filnt rl. rales rilafitgi:r
, ,,: ,,' ,rr :' 4a'rqrlsfi :.. ' ;r.:': ,, r. lrrotiticti.ln ni;rn.rgcr

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.', 'Stqiii*;ef fiiA{{{-i*i ji#il*- i 'f"1,r,r1,r-
irr,"i;r; 1_i ;f ;11,

lvlatch the following definitions with the jobs: Match a word on the Ieft with a word an the right to
.l. Thei iruild the walls houses. make the name af a job:
-' . Thev insrall antl
'I
repair piper. 1. lorry. a. cleaner
3,. They rvork with wood. 2. shop b. instructor
qr. Tirey repair cars. J. r,r.indow c. assistant
i. Ihel irrstail'rr irirrg alrd's,rckets. 4. bank d. clerk
5. driving e. driver
Do the same with these:
6. taxi f. n,,:rker
7. traf{ic g. gu:lrd
t r T'he Flsn*$sii*rls B. seclrritv h. ll arden
,Certain trctditional iobs are i;;i,ii'.'::,,,;, : the 9. social i. agent
,,nedical Tsrafession, the legal pro{ession, tlse 10. estate j. driver
:zt1rsi?eg pro{ession aittl- tbe teaching pra{essiort" Use your dictionary if necessary then translate
.4atch these jobs with the definitions: each of the jobs into your own language.
f

i,. Teachers a. trear sick animals- l]'L,r:lr,=i' ii-rii.;n

, .. Docror,s h. perfor:l: operrdo:r'c -;,n -lrrr-spk:J-
i. Dentists c. help look after patients. Match the words with the pictures:
'4. Barristers d. deal rvith'routine legai work.
5. Solicitors e. lsok after your teeth.
{ ,. Nurses f. present criminal cases in cour:.
,''. Vets g. trest patients at their surgeri/.
l',. Surgecns h. give children an edrication.
1..,.1,1,.'1 is a general word for both tt ,i:;;,, ,i :; and
r,,rii.r_.;:iis_ [n BritAm Only a ij,.ii.:.ijj:.i' iS AllOWed
,fo ,ii.i'.,'i'r'i:. li..' i:r,;l:'i in tbe ntost intpartant
i.. OttTts.

' ' Ti:* *r]iof#*{3#y i:;:{; arrn*ii s{:rvifr*r:;

:Use these words in the sentences below:

iriiiiir't
in the Royal Navy.
.. Jo1"rr-r's 21 . . . . . .
".1. He's a . . . . . the fire brigade.
. in
-i. He's a . . . . . . in the ambulance service.
4- I'rir joiningthe army to become a . . . . . . .

5. lvly father was a . . . . . . inthe air force.

6. He's a senior

Add your ourn words and expressions

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Engllsh Voccbulory Orgoniser ,t;cii;r*tli-'r or* *r{}ik

71 tmpf#yrm€nt
1 L*cklng f*r a jnb 3 J*b advertiseraents
Use the words below to complete the text: Use these words to complete the adverts:
r"1r s
i;rii fic..t tiillt r-1 fi'ii!:i I Lf tl,-: rie rit rrrlarr L::.1-1{I l{'l1r-u

;r1,'flit;ition iirir-'rvir'*' (.\' lf r'11il(iri,t r1i r:11(i

rr:rinirg 1f.:r1.-i'
I thought it would be quite easy to find a job ;r ppiic;rrrr ,rppiv
when I ieft schocl, but it's been realiy difficult. rlr-tuir*r prsitiirrt
I look through the job (1) . . in the local
paper fvery week, but everybody seems to want
people wirh lots of {2} . . and I djdn'r '.C.Ica*er
do very well at school. ['ve sent my {3) l,qcal hotel,, . ... . . .ctreaaer Moad*y
to dozens of companies in the local area but - Friday, 9ao - lpm.,Good
nobody has got back to me. I must have filied of gay- Tel: 01345 876545
in at leasr thirr'y (4) . . forms and I've Accounb'
only had one reply. I went for an (5) . . .
last week but it didn'tgo ver-y well - they said csmpany. To start immcdiately.
they wanted someone wi,th more (5) . . . ;. Ccrnptter.skills,essential
according to age and experience.
but I'ye never had a job! Sometimes I wonder if - Phone Bucb,y's ca t1267 435 985,
I'11 ever find anything.
Sales Assistant
In tbe United States a {\: is called (t riisut.*t.
har&working, respansible and hoaest;. ,

2 {pplyin$ f*r a j*b * v*rb$ .Pr*vjsu*- ; . ,.. ,. . . arr adyan*a3e lart

fuil -. ... .,. : ..will begiven. .. . . . . .
Use the oorect form of these verbs to complete
to: Mr P Dale,Tb1. 0f274 ?68231.
the sentences:
Nurse
r.riirr sr:nit lr rit 'ilntl
- position lor ihred monlhs to
git ittt* fill in ,'rppl1"f11q replace nurse on maternity
I left university six months ago and I still
1.
haven't , . a job. It's more difficult
than I thought it would be. Your ,ttti:u,tl s;rl";n' is tbe total arnount you dre
2.1've . . a part-dme iob.I hope I get it paid over a year. S,i,irir's are paid manthly; if yau
- it's {our afternoons a week. ere paid d.aily or weekly yow F.:{ Iirll,ttr.!.
3. I'm not really sure what I want to do when I
leave school. I might . . banking like
my Dad.
4. I've . . the application form and
, s0 now I've just got to wait
until t hear irom t'nem.
5. I can't believe it. They've . . me that
job in New York- They want me to start next
_ ^--L
IIIUIIfII.
'When you
apply for a iob, the employer migbt
ask far i'rfrr*;:rt:s from peaple wbo know you,
particalarly a preuiaus employer. The person
who writes yowr referencc is called 6. re f'rrtt. Sached!

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 i:;ir::-:oi:,itl: *r!a tr7i-ar! Engtish Voccbulory Orgotiser

,r* Perssfiaf quafities S Unernployrnent

F\tladt the seRtenc€s P {positive} or N {negative}: Use these expressions to complete the neurspaper
1- tlrr:'r r.rrv a:r i:it,i*u", I'm sure she'll tre very stories:
successlul one day, ilt-rt-itt1.'1r..,'r't:r,1 rr',ts s,tcl"i:r.i L',* tttailt t"t:tii.lttri.lr-,t
2. {"{r irr'l r.-:rr r.clirlrle. He takes a day off sick Office wotker, Luke Bradshaw, lost hb iob
every two weeks, yeste.da;rHe{1} rvhen .....
:3. !hr\ a irit [;rn'. She doesn't do anything if she he was discovered using rhe internet to book his
doesn't have to. holiday duriug work time. &{r. Bradshaw was
tr'J*'s crtrtlllE 1., rr q'-:icnri
t.r u.t. He's of,ten
'4. r: :
amazed by his ernpicyer's decisicrt. He said."
here long after everyone else has gone home. "Everybody uses the internet at wark * the
i!. Shr.'n r,cri. ticrihlr- She can adapt to most compaily can't sack us all!"
situations.
ib. ftc t *or nlr,rcli stftllxirtficcncc. Ffe
l'rrrrr
SrsrurBd JJfI wc.r'"kegs s.t rhf, "Bi4W ca. pla-nr -'.r]
Birmingham face unemployrnent after the
worries about what people think of him.
-7. company announced that it plans to close the
I-lt's vr!'v iliriai*<ti- He's never late for
:::reeirifrg*.
factory rrext year. 10fi men will (2)
. . . . atthe end ofJanuary and a further
l::i. 5lrr"r ;:irt.rru r..)ir t{rp tri hEr rtotl. Her desk
150 in June. The closure will have a devastating
is always ridy.
effect in an area where 15olo of the adult
popuiation is aiready (3i . . .
:5 Verbal expres$ions
Go back and use the following three expressions in
iMatch the lirst part of the sentences with the
-,ffidxqsh€fro'or: the same gaps;

.. I wish he was more independent. He tends to

.,v.tr iirrrl tlut r.ri rvrtrk
rli*ir i+lr: 1+rr:

rclr' ,.rc You are <li,+ris-rrrJ, s.ir'*r:ri ar f'ir*i if yaw do

i. I hare ro &eqr *di,i1g,lr,;m w'.bar f'r ds. l& s,*rrvtb,;ag atxr*g at a,or,b ot* if 1w alc B€t *r#&
doesn't really ever rhirrk to tbe required standard. Yau are i:r,i,:l'
3.'Whatever you ask him to do, he does it rt,Jtn.ia*! wben the cofttpxny closes ar daes ruot
wrong. FIe doesn't seem to h;:ve haue enough worie.
oi. He's just so flexible. He'll a;.iapr Haue you got a CV?
.'i. You have to tell,him what to do and when to Haue yaa aPqlied for *ny iobs recently?
do it. He ReYer seefirs to irsc
6" You caa always depend on him for an honest
opinion. He's not afraid to rpe:rk
c. irir inrr.i:rrite.
il;. rriticir c{ir11rn(r}i rf,^r}sg.
. . liir rriritl.
i..i. for lrir-lrself.
i, I() .u-rl riturltirlti,
f" orlrer pert,rie too trlueh,
Notice tbe complete expressions in tbis exercise.

Add.your own words and:expressiofls

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fnglish Vocobulory Orgoniser :*ucotion cncl 'r*.rk

72 Wcrkins life
I Wr:rking conditicns 2 TalkinE about your jCIb
fead the sentences and then put the phrases in Tk^^^ -^^+^^^^^
iiiESE Siiiiii'ituts- i^^^-ih^
uts-uiitii, r,L-+
wiiat .,^,.
yuu rir-^ Ji-li!.^
^- t.ItlltitE
ilnE; lJl
green rnio tne eorrect fist below: about your iob. Match the beginnings and endings:
1. I work very lrxrg h<lurs. 1. I hate having to attend
1 Ir ;.,,'.,..,,... .,..,11 -.,; t 2. I iove meeting
3. I get n .r.,rrrpl,n1- a,r.. 3. I wish I didn't have to do
4. I get six llrr:ks' 1:aid hr:iir.ia1'. 4. I run my own business. I really enjoy being
5- Thev've sol e good n.li\ir)n r,'lr' n,r' . rr 1-rralr
J. l- ---:-- -^ l--1 -,-:^L
--^ navlrrH LU ucal wlfrl
6, f'm on a prrf{y gooii srriarr'" 6. I get on really well with
7. I'm hoping to g,tt pr"lnrrired next year.
i,r^ sr:r much horing paperlv*rk.
8. I can dr: r'r'rrtinre if I like.
ir. rny own boss-
9. Yc*acat'xt',rii rl)rrr{if i 1i? q*rtt qr*rckly.
10. They run a system of tlexi-tinrc"
{. nc\l"' petlple.
d. difficult cust('mers.
I 1 . I get ;r r,'$til.t r p;tr i'itr.
lL I get,ir.r.i..;1r' l:r;:.lrh i.r.t.i:.r:.).tlr, r'.
c, 5{} man!: rneetings.

13. They've said I can gr; parr-tir"*e after I've

f. illl ot nTv colleagues exccpt ()ne.
had my baby. If you aw?e yaur awn business, you are sali-
-You
14. I'm taking ;l fcn {i;:rt *if next week. The t:ueplr*eti" can also say, " !'m .rzy ol*,,rl L:i:ss, "
kids are off school.
15. I'm ambitious. I want to move up the {:lrrer 3 Describing your iob
ieilde r. Decide whether tfie words in green eD(press a
16. They give us a bonus at Christmas. positive {P}or nqative (N) idea:
1. My iob's so horing. It's the same thing day
f*rtoney Hours after day.
2. Itt so rcpeiirive . I just sit there all day filling
in forms.
3. It's very satistying to know that you've helped
sornebody through their exams.
4. Knowing that i might have saveci sometrody's
life is very rervardir.rg.
Benefits / Perks Promotion
5. I find it very challengi*g. It requires a lot of
ccncentration and cietermination.
6. This job's so stresstnl" k's making me ill.
7.I wish I could do something glamaroris like
acting or moddling.
Holiday
8. It's a very friendlv place to work. All the staff
were reellv h"l.f,,l when I ioinerl th" fi.- ,
couple of months ago.
All of the peaple utho *ork for a campany are
D(',/i'tli.i
il ,.,.,1';r--
dre
du- Aa+ua?
)ruii gei ffAlfl yAiif
exir&s ^,^., n-4 {-^*
^,^.,- eiiiployer
-*^1, the ;,t*.fl; the peaple l-uho woik with you are laiir
in addition to your salary. l'cr*s :s an informal cdlea6;ues. You can refer to peaple in. another
word for benefits - "':\ cottparrl, .-rr/' is ture ,ti tlitt department as "Our *z*rketing I {i*ance /
r/)r.ia( /),t "IL.t,
''
tt,l)
I " -
rn!'rtt;t\t haahlr:"

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 ial,rcqti.J!r r-1r'){r \rai.i{ English Vocobulory Orgoniser

4 Jeb satisfactisn 6 Job CIr tYork?

H€re are some things you might losk for in a iob,. Complete the sentences with work or job:
M,atchtheheginningsanciendings: 1.[',,,abitnerv*us.fmsta*inganew ..... .

1. I need to be rlr:ing next week.

2. I iike to know that l'rn hrfping 2. tr hear you're a lorry dn-ver. I tret that's hard
3. [t's irnpcrtant to feei that I'r,r - , isa'r if?
4" I need to be g!r,'r:tl 3. I'm looking for part-titre. . . ., . . A fnil-
5" I don't want fo'be str:ck time . . . . . . would be too much for me at
6", I don't want to iinri ntr,seii .irring the moment
i. i.tt't lt a ti:atr" 4. I didn't really want to go back to . . . . . .
h" hrhir-rrl ;r il*k ali ifut. after I had the hahy.
r. tiu :;:n"re firilg rirt' in dav r.xtt. 5" i'm sorry, i can'i srop now. i've got a iot oi
rl.. lt,n:i:llriug llstittl. to do.
e. rerponrihiiitv. 5. Judging by the car he drives, I'd say he's got
i. ptoFk:. ^ Pl
d --^*.. -^^J .
f rrY tsuuu
7. I'm hoping to find sorne casual . . . . . . while
lf you wark, tick (/)tbe statements tbat cre trwe
I'm at college * working in a bar or a shop.
{a,r yaa in exercises 2,3 and 4, 8. I want ta do sar*ething a bit different" I
wouidn't like a regular nine-to-five . . ., .
*, Prcblems at work
.

grammatical wav ta da tbis

t-Fsethesewordstocompletethenewsitembelow: what.is,'!'.,uot'
exercise:' Did you notice it?
:itikr *r:i*rr i*r,i p.*y ttircttd
resignrd i*c:r.r:l$ij rii'rn"ru.lcd ct'i.i' 7 JAb Of Cafeef?
Compiete the sentences with iob or career:
'The Covqrnment aEd..:mr.sss aie :Rs riearer 1. Iack started as the office juaior Now he's
leachilg *greement syer a rclvrpay dEal..'Tina MD. Het had a very successful
ienkins, teader of the nurses'(i). . . . . .. .. h,as 2. work in arivertising. The pay's pretty good
1
'varned the Government that the union may call a but there isn't much security.
..}4-hour (2).... unless the Government 3. I'd go mad if I had to do a dead-end .."...
iike working on a supermarket checkout.
ofer Eadrer tfus week nurses (4) . '. . . . .-. . [fie 4. Ronaldo was the best foottraller in the world
offer and {5} ."".. ", . *n increase'sf,al1east57o. until a bad knee infury ended his. . . . . .
Mrs Jenkias said this after*oon lhat'lans hotrs 5. Dan'i ycu ihink ycu sha::ld steip traveilir:g
and getyourself a steady . . " . . . :
profession. Last year alone,: theusa$ds of nurses 6. Janett planning a . . . . . - in pclitics when
she leaves universiry.
*rcspiralsin a-lt te of (8)... --,1 - - i l 7" I'd go bacf< tc teaching if I could find
Someone tO . . . . . ._share rnith.
caru be wsed as a uerb ar with 'ytt':
trif;*
Teachers *aw uoted,li; sirl*r. Wbat's more imparta?ii io yoa - rrtoTiey *r it'itt
Miners lt*ue uoted fo gr: ort "cfrilis. ufrlr:ftr;r i
s,:rf

Add your.ow:t rr'r.crds and expressio*s

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English Vocobulory Orgoniser aducolion r:ncJ v,rork

7 4 Business
-r $tarting a new business 3 Different kinds of business
ilomplete the text below with these words: Match the different types of business with the
capital competirion plan dellnrfions below:
m;rrket iacilitv rnvestl}1ent :1. suhsidiar"..
ilor'- prr>ducrs expcnses lT . lir-rited comFanv

overhcatls stoek sales c. nnltinatirlnal

_-t ,-.- -..... aolllpill"l\'
tl. j);lrenI .

lir few years ago I decided to start my own

t,usiness. I live try the sea and I love surfing, so e, francliisr
i[ knewthatthere would be a (1) . . . . . . . . for 1. A very large company with offices in many
:.iurfboards, wetsuits and all the other different countries.
rquipment surfers need. There were already 2. A business that is owned by another larger
cther shops in the area selling similar company.
{ Z) . . . so I knew there would be quite 3. A cornpany which controls a smaller
ar lot of (3) . . . but I still thought I company.
,;ouki make a success of if. 4. A company whfch sells its shares to the
ilhad already built up a certain amount of public.
t,4| . . .. . . . . in my bank account but I knew I 5. A business which has a licence to use the
v*rould need an overdraft (5) . . . . . ...,so I name and sell the products or services of a

asked the bank what I needed to do. They told larger company which provides support.
rne I needed to prepare a business (6) . . . . . . . . Now use these words to complete the sentences:
tnichadetailedcash{7j .. .iwas famiir.
prir.ate eaterprise firrn
::leasantly surprised that they immediately shareholders branches directors
-rgreed to provide the overdraft.
6. It's a small . . business. My brother
i' dehberately opened my shop in May so I and I started it three years ago.
L'nevilA1 . . would be good, but when 7 .It's a huge company. They have . ,
y:ou start a business, the (9) . . are very in every major city.
rhigrl as weff. fn aohltron to (IOJ The . . are the people who oversee
8.
r:ent, regular bills and so on - you also have to
the running of a company.
:rnake quite a big (11) . . in computers, 9. She works for a . . of solicitors.
;rquipment and of course, (12) . . 10. This Government believes in. . . . . . . ., so
I i:'s too early fo sap but things seem to be going
they do a lot to help people starting new
C)K. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
businesses.
,,4fter yau'ue s{arted yaur bwsiness, you then run I1. As a limited company we haye a
i t, erstantl it, sell it and then retire! responsibility to our

12 V-erbs to deseribe a business

C;hoose the correct ending for each sentence:
'We
1. produce a. most of our products to the States.
2. We import b. a new range of skin-care products for men,
.1. !7e export c. a new branch in Singapore.
4. Y/e've iust opened d. all our parts from Cermanv.
5. We've iusr launched e, luxury goods, which are sold all over the world.
6,. We're negotiating f. the final details of the agreement tomorrow.
7. n(/e do g. a lot of business in the Far East.

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 Education ond lvork English Vocobulory Orgoniser

4 Departments in a large e*ffipany 6 Figures

Mattch the departments with their area of Only one of the expressions in green in each
reslronsibility: example is correct. Delete the wrong one.
1^ ,,:\ccounts I Finance 1. Companies shouldn't expect to makl: much
2. P':rsonnel protit / do ffiuch profir in their first year of
3. Sr;lles and Marketing business. In fact rhey are probably doing
4. R"esearch and Development {R&D) quite weJJ if they Ser rt'en ../ h;-e::J.' e:,r.rr.
5. ( lustomer Services 2. We rtade a liuge loss I got a huge loss in the
6. I"uLrlic Relations (PR) first year. We seriously considered giving up.
a- s;elling the company's products or services 3. The company's annual turnover / anlrial
b. d::vsl6ping new products turneround is over f,2,000,000.
c. sraff problems and recruitment 4. The budger / erpenditure for this project is
d. tl e company's image
{12,O0O. We really mustnt go over tfiat.
e. i.,rvoices, salaries, expenses and budgets
f. ci ealing with customers' enquiries and 5. This montht sales figures / sales *umhers are
c"omplaints a lor better but the year to date still doesn'r
look very good.
5 l"{ow's business? 6. We have set ourselves more realistic sales
Iar:iets / sales geials this year and we're on
Decftde whether the following mean that a business
course to reach the target for the year by the
is g+ring well(W)or badly (B):
end of November.
1. !I7e'ye just had our end-of-year figures.
7. We've bad a 7Y" increase I addirror"r in sales
I" ri;firs are Llp on last year
so lar thrs year.
2. Jarnuary and February were quiet but brr.siness
8. Sales are up but costs are up too, so the
h,,rs picked up in the last three weeks.
herrrom figure I br.rmcm line is disappointing.
3- V-lbte g.<.*.i.ng e!'r,or",g,h * ix*;l ,lrt..,r,h &.,r.tf',m s,r.r
Tbe br;ftotrz line (in a set of company *ccownts) is
tl'rings lyill start to pick up soon.
tbe final profit ar lass. "What's the bottam line?"
4. B,usiness is pretty slack at the moment.
is an idiom mearu.ing, "Tell me what the oaerall
5. t;'irs:n,ryrr trr hrtnrrirrp,. We'srJrdr rnurc m t'ne lasr resu'lt wifl-be withawt going into the details."
tt.ree months than in the whole of last year.
6. If business continues like this, a lot of small 7 Trends
wiil gu fr: r{rr mrrT. When numbers change, we usually talk about a rise
7. \}tre are now the market leader in our field. or fall with an adjective to describe the change. For
g. Ix(/e've just raken over one of our comoetitors. example, "We antieipate a slight rise in costs,"
\Te"re erp*nding all the time. tilaf,ch the ar$eciwes.urffi trhe deffiions:
9. A.pparently, they've just gone bankrupr. fall
1. a slight a. very quick
If ytru go h**kruytt, yau are unable to p*r ttwr 2. a sreadv rise b. large and sudden
d*l:ts and your cr*ditors cen force yow owt of 3. a sharpdrop c. changing slowly
bus'iness. It is tlten uery dfficult ta sturt another 4. a dramatic fall d. small
busi.ness. 5. a marginirl increase e. extremely small

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