Read the ad and answer the questions.
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 525.
Find expressions in I and II which mean the opposite of the underlined words or phrases.
Make these rather informal sentences more formal by using words and phrases from I and II.
II. During your working life
In some countries, women are allowed maternity leave and men paternity leave if they're having a child. [time away from work to have a new baby[
What perks (infml) / (extra) benefits(fml) do you get in your job?
How important is job satisfactionto you? [the feeling that your job is worth doing and fulfils you]
What's your holiday entitlement? [number of days you have the right to take as a holiday]
Do you get regular salary increments? [(fml): increases/rises]
Most people don't want to reach/hit the glass ceiling. [reach a level where you cannot get further promotion, even if you deserve it]
Most people think they are overworked and underpaid. [often said together as a humorous fixed expression]
1 Do you often look at job ads?
2 I haven't worked in sales before.
3 There's a lot of money in selling computers. I made £70k last year.
4 We sell quite a mixed range of products.
5 I thought I would apply for the job since it sounded just like me.
1 a very loosely organised team
2 a very frustrating job
3 to have low motivation
4 a rather static and slow-moving profession
5 a drop in your salary
1 Why does ‘a career' sound better than ‘a job'?
2 What are ‘ambiguous' situations?
3 What expression means ‘not depending on other people'?
4 What is the abstract noun that means ‘your ability to find clever or
imaginative ways of doing things'?
5 What mental quality do you need for this job?
6 What job do you think this advertisement is for?
| An exciting outdoor career If you're an out-of-the ordinary person who is looking for more than just a job, we are offering a unique career that requires you to use your intelligence, self-reliance and responsibility. If you have an adventurous spirit, a strong, positive personality, a tough mind and a high level of personal integrity, and if you think you can deal with rapidly-changing, ambiguous and unpredictable situations that will test your resourcefulness to the limit, then contact us now. _________________________ Phone 070037652, or e-mail personnel@leadrship.com |
1.4. Put these expressions into two groups: usually negative (-) and usually positive (+). Some of them are new expressions not mentioned in I and II.
1 to hit a glass ceiling 5 to be passed over for promotion
2 to have a lot of perks 6 to get turned down for a job
3 to be snowed under 7 to be short-listed for a job
4 to be demoted 8 to be a high-flyer
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