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) Paraphrase the sentences using the expressions from the vocabulary above.
1) My father works at a factory. One week he works in the daytime, another week he works at night.
2) I don't want to work regular hours, I prefer to start and finish work at different times each day, so I can spend more time with my daughters.
3) I lost my job. They had to make cutbacks.
4) Brian is a student, he has to find means to support himself, and so he has found a job in a cafeteria and works three hours a day there.
5) My mother starts work at 9 am and finishes at 5 p.m.
6) The trouble is that you are too obsessed with your work.
7) He didnt do his job well, he was very often late, and the manager didnt want him to work any longer.
8) He stopped working though he is only 54.
9) Theyve made him Executive Manager as from next month!
10) He is out of work and gets money from the government.
2. Work in pairs. Find out about a persons job or profession. Use the phrases in the box. Follow the example.
Ex. A: What do you do for (a) living?
B: I write programmes for the computer.
A: So, youre a programmer.
1) I study the latest developments in mathematics.
2) My colleagues engaged in designing laboratory equipment.
3) We examine chemical properties of metals.
4) Mr. White is an expert on stars.
5) They study physical properties of matter.
6) My friend's involved in the medical treatment of cancer.
7) Im working in the field of nuclear physics.
8) Theyre doing research into memory processes.
9) His wifes studying the history of the working-class movement.
10) He gives lectures on Philosophy.
11) My brother studied drama and went on the stage.
12) Mr. Burton edits a periodical.
13) Mrs. Hudsons a member of an orchestra.
Name at least 3 jobs for each item of the list below using Useful Language box. Give reasons to explain your choice.
| Useful language introducing another idea | |
| to begin with | lastly |
| firstly, secondly, thirdly | moreover |
| furthermore | then |
| in addition | then again |
| besides | after that |
| in the first place | also |
| another |
1) are the best paid in your country
2) need a lot of training
3) you find the least pleasant
4) require wearing special clothes
5) demand the fastest actions
6) involve dealing with peoples problems
7) you find most boring
8) give an opportunity to travel
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9) require the knowledge of a foreign language
10) often give a chance to get tips
11) involve a lot of stress
12) can be a challenge for you
13) require lots of imagination
14) can negatively affect family life
Translate into English
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Words Connected with Work
| Word | Meaning | Useful Expressions | |
| Work | 1. regular activity aimed to earn money 2. place of work 3. task | be out of work, look for work, find work; be at work, go to work; homework, a good piece of work, to do work | |
| Job | 1. type of work 2. regular paid activity | look for a job / find a job; lose one's job; full-time / part-time job; permanent / temporary job; odd job; teaching / cleaning job | |
| Occupation | used in official context, esp. someone's usual full-time job | What's your present occupation? | |
| Profession | a type of work for which you need special training in some branch of knowledge (law, medicine, etc.) | legal / teaching / medical profession; lawyer / teacher / doctor by profession | |
| Trade | an occupation, esp. one needing special skills with hands | bricklayer /carpenter trade; Jack of all trades | by |
| Career | the type of work you do or wish to do for most of your working life | a career in publishing / advertising; to choose a career in the Army; a career diplomat / politician; to ruin / destroy one's career | |
| Vocation / calling | a job which you do because you have a strong feeling that you want to do it, esp. in order to help other people (not because of money) | to find one's vocation, to mistake one's vocation; a sense of vocation; vocation for teaching / literature |
