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Lesson 4.1 My working life

VIDEO A 4.1.1 Match the sentence halves from the video. Then watch the video again
to check your answers.
1 People talk about ‘nine-to-five jobs’
2 Today’s global economy needs
3 Some days I start early and finish early,
4 I have my office set up at home so
I have everything I need
5 I can still maintain all aspects of my
personal life
6 I started temping during university
7 Being adaptable is a very important
skill in the job market,
8 Gig working means
9 Depending on how many projects
I have,
10 One of the disadvantages to gig
working is
a to work as if I was in the office.
b to describe traditional office work.
c I may work 20 hours one week and 40 hours
another week.
d more flexible work patterns, not nine-to-five
jobs.
e that there is not that much income security.
f when you do lots of different types of jobs
to earn a living.
g and I am still temping whilst I’m looking for
a permanent role.
h and some days I start later and finish later.
i and still pursue my career
j and temp work definitely allows me to build
upon that skill.

B Look at the words in bold in Exercise A. Match them with definitions (a–g).
1 global economy a try to get a particular, ideal job, e.g. by studying and doing jobs that
2 maintain give you experience
3 temping b doing temporary jobs for a particular period
4 income security c to be able to change with the needs of other people or situations
5 be adaptable d to keep doing something in the same way
6 pursue a career e the modern economy that operates between countries across the world
7 build upon f to add something in a positive way
g when you have regular payments from a job

Vocabulary C Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1 He has a job in a supermarket. He works three hours in the mornings.
a shift b full-time c part-time
2 There are many work today, including more freelance and temporary work.
a patterns b hours c lives
3 The company is one of the biggest in the town.
a employers b employees c staff
4 She would like a contract because she wants more job security.
a temporary b permanent c self-employed
5 The spend about a month in each department to give them experience
of different jobs.
a temporary workers b interns c self-employed
6 I start and finish work at the same time every day. I like having a schedule.
a fixed b flexible c working
7 My previous boss is now. She was 65 last month.
a unemployed b self-employed c retired
8 The company offered me a contract but I prefer to be .
a full-time b retired c self-employed

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Lesson 4.2 Executives at work

Reading A Match the words or phrases from the articles with the definitions.

Anne Kiem (page 40)

afraid chief executive delivering free time stay awake successful

1 person with the most authority in a large company (introduction)

2 time when you are not working (introduction)
3 worried that something bad will happen because of your actions (paragraph 2)

4 well-known for something, and respected (paragraph 2)

5 taking goods, packages, etc. to a particular place (paragraph 3)
6 not sleep (paragraph 3)

Kathryn Bishop (page 131)

advice boardrooms degree development manage marriage

7 qualification given when you study at university (introduction)

8 process of becoming better, stronger or more advanced (introduction)
9 rooms where the directors of companies have meetings (paragraph 3)
10 relationship between two people who are married (paragraph 3)
11 opinion you give someone about what they should do (paragraph 4)
12 use your time, money, etc. in a good and useful way, without wasting it (paragraph 4)

Grammar B Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1 have / they / the contract / won

2 the trade fair / I / been / to / have

3 the report / I / seen / not / have

4 a bank / he / has / in / worked

5 never / he / type / has / to / learnt

6 been / has / to / head office / she / not

7 met / has / Chief Executive / she / ever / the / ?

8 you / ever / have / book / read / a / business / ?

9 never / boardroom / we / have / in / been / the

10 worked / never / company / in / a / big / have / you

C Look at the sentences in Exercise B again. What is the contracted form for
each sentence?

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Lesson 4.3 Communication skills: Making group decisions

Functional A Complete the conversation with the two-word phrases in the box.
language
anything else a point everybody think fair point go away
hear what immediate decision rush into said anything
your input your point your thoughts

A: So that’s basically how the chill-out room works. It’s a place where we can go at break
times or at lunchtime to relax – read, listen to music or just close our eyes for a few
minutes and reflect. Now, before you say anything, it’s just a proposal at this stage, OK?
We’ve already got the go-ahead. But I’d like to get 1 before
we finalise anything. So, what does 2 ? Chloe, what are
3
on this?
B: Well, it’s a nice idea. I’m just not sure we’ll have the time to use it. We don’t have a lot
of free time here! And lunch is only an hour.
A: It’s a 4 . Perhaps we need to organise special times of day
when people can use the room.
C: Yes, but different times of day – we don’t want everybody in there at once!
A: Yes, I take 5 . That wouldn’t be very relaxing! Toshi, you haven’t
6
so far. I’d like to 7 you think.
D: Hm, I’m not so sure it’s a good idea, Jill – everybody coming and going. Surely we’re here
to work! Maybe we could use it at the end of the day – to chill out before going home.
A: Mm, you may have 8 . I’m not sure, though. Chloe, what do you
think of Toshi’s idea?
B: I think when it’s time to go home, people just want to go home! You know, Jill, let’s not
9
anything. I’m not sure we’re the kind of company to have
a chill-out room, anyway. We don’t work in Silicon Valley!
C: Yes, can we 10 and think about it?
A: Well, OK, I suppose we don’t have to take an 11 on this. Does
anyone have 12 they’d like to add? … No? Well thanks for your
input everybody. We’ll leave it there.

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Lesson 4.4 Phoning to change arrangements

Functional A Put the conversation in the correct order.

language a Anna: Thanks for being so flexible, Beth. I appreciate it.
b Beth: Possibly. Let’s see ... . I’m free on Friday.
c Beth: Yes, that’s right. So, just to confirm, we’re meeting on Thursday 11th
at three o’clock. See you then.
d Beth: No problem, let me just check my schedule.
e Beth: That’s OK. We can wait. Do you want to postpone it?
f Beth: I’m busy all morning. How does the afternoon suit you? Say, three o’clock?
g Anna: No, Friday’s out for me, I’m afraid.
h Anna: Three o’clock? That’s fine. Great, we’re all set for Thursday, then.
i Anna: Thursday, … OK. Which is better for you: morning or afternoon?
j Anna: Sorry to bother you. I’m calling about our meeting on the 17th. Do you
mind if we fix another time to meet? 1
k Beth: Well, how about Thursday, then?
l Anna: Actually, can we bring it forward? I know it’s a bit short notice.

B In pairs, practise reading out the conversation.

C 4.04 Complete the expressions from the second telephone conversation

with the pairs of words in the box. Listen to the conversation again and check
your answers.

can + do change + plan day + thinking forgot + tell

leaves + free scheduled + then that + wait time + free

1 What I for you?

2 of .
3 It’s the only we’re all .
4 What were you ?
5 I think I’ve the staff performance reviews for .
6 Sorry, I to you.
7 OK, can .
8 And that you on Wednesday afternoon …

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Lesson 4.5 Writing: Confirming arangements

Functional A Complete the emails with the words in the box. Some are not used.
language
attend come delighted feel look looking much
please questions thank thanks this unfortunately

Dear Mr Virtanen,
1
is to confirm our meeting at 10 a.m. next Monday to discuss
plans for the new factory. The meeting will take place at the Grand Hotel in
Brisbane. It is scheduled to finish at 12.00 and I would like to invite you for
lunch. Please 2 free to contact me if you have any 3 .
I very 4 look forward to meeting you on Monday.
All the best,
Arkady Petrov

Dear Mr Petrov,
5
you for your email. I am 6 to confirm that I can
7
the meeting in the Grand Hotel. Could you tell me how far it is
from the train station? 8 , I am unable to have lunch with you as
I have a meeting with another company in the afternoon.
I9 forward to our meeting on Monday.
Kind regards,
Noora Virtanen

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