UNIT 8: THE WORLD OF WORK

I. Read the text below and decide which answer (a, b, c, or d) best fits each gap.
Directors wanted for summer schools
Are you an experienced TEFL teacher with management experience looking for a(n) (1) _____way to spend
next summer? If you raised your (2)_____, then maybe you should consider applying for one of the four
(3)_____ in the directors' department available with Contact English Schools this summer. At Contact, we
have a truly international feel with students coming from 30 countries worldwide. All with one aim: to
(4)_____ their English. If you're looking for extra responsibility and would enjoy the challenge of having up
to 30 (5) ____under you, then this job will (6)____ you down to the ground. During the courses which are
run in some of the most prestigious boarding schools in the country, students sleep in dormitories. Staff
are offered free accommodation in the schools' teaching accommodation wings. Although you won't (7)
____ rich in the four weeks you will be working at the summer school, you will be (8) ____with the highest
salary available for such a position: £900 per week. All employees are entitled to take one day (9) _____
per week. (10) ____ online at www.contactenglish.co.uk. Please note, only candidates who have a degree
in teaching English and previous management experience will be called for an interview.

1. a. individual b. independent c. reliable d. profitable

2. a. arm b. hand c. finger d. elbow
3. a. openings b. shifts c. promotions d. supervisors
4. a. promote b. improve c. accelerate d. extend
5. a. attendants b. companions c. coaches d. teachers
6. a. match b. dismiss c. suit d. fill
7. a. get b. make c. take d. put
8. a. monitored b. supported c. returned d. rewarded
9. a. out b. on c. over d. off
10. a. Request b. Apply c. Attend d. Hire
II. Match each sentence a) to j with a sentence 1) to 10 with a similar meaning.

a) She was given the sack. 1) She was given a better job.
b) She got a rise. 2) She answered an advertisement.
c) She got a promotion. 3) She decided to leave.
d) She retired. 4) She did the job carefully.
e) She applied for the job. 5) She didn’t have a job.
f) She resigned. 6) She earned her money that way.
g) She was unemployed. 7) She was dismissed.
h) She did it for a living. 8) She wanted a better job.
i) She was ambitious. 9) She was old and stopped work
j) She was conscientious. 10) She was given money.

III.
In the jobs market, it’s not enough to have experience, qualifications and (1) _________________
(AVAILABLE) to work shifts and weekends. Competition is so fierce that hundreds of (2)
_________________ (APPLY) may send in their CVs for just one job. This may sound (3) ________________
(DEPRESS), but for the majority of unemployed women, it’s an unfortunate reality. After years of
unemployment, many people become (4) _________________ (SATISFY) and begin to lose hope as well as
their self-confidence.

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There are many unemployed people in the UK. We have discovered a new charity, called Dress for Success,
which focuses particularly on unemployment among people. To make sure they dress (5)
_________________ (SUITABLE) for interviews, this charity provides women with interview clothes and a
handbag. This makes them more confident when applying for (6) _________________ (VACANT) and gives
them a more positive attitude, as they might worry they don’t possess an appropriate smart outfit. The
charity has also received (7) _________________ (PERMIT) from large companies to arrange their
meetings between their (8) _________________ (EMPLOY) and unemployed women. This gives the
women the chance to ask these workers about conditions in their jobs and gives them the (9)
_________________ (SATISFY) of knowing that they aren’t so different from women in employment. The
charity hopes that these (10) _________________ (INITIATE) will help boost these women’s self-image
when attending interviews so that they will be more successful in securing a job.