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Exercises

63.1 Match the verbs on the left with the nouns or phrases on the right. Use each word once only.
1 earn overtime
2 work meetings
3 pay a shop
4 goto clients
5 deal with £500
6 run income tax

63.2 Starting with the words you are given, rewrite each of these sentences using vocabulary from
the opposite page. The basic meaning must stay the same.
Example: I'm a banker.
I work ..in. bankin
1 What do you do?
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2 Tearn $50,000 dollars.
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3 I get £20,000 from my teaching job and another £10,000 from writing.
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5 In my job I have to look after and maintain all the computers in the building.
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6 I’m responsible for one of the smaller departments.
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63.3 This is part of a conversation with a teacher about her job. Can you supply the missing
questions?
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B: [usually start at nine and finish at four.
AE cece cecce ccc eeetteceeereeteeeteernnsetteeentneteeenenness ?
B: Yes a bit. On certain courses I work until five o’clock, and then I get paid extra.
Ab oooocccce obec ebb e bbe bbb bbb bbb bbb bbb bebe: >
B: Twelve weeks. That’s one of the good things about being a teacher.
AL lee ece cece cece cece cece neste eeeteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesenaas ?
B: No we don’t, I’m afraid. That’s one of the disadvantages of being a teacher. But I suppose
money isn’t everything.

63.4 Can you answer these general knowledge questions about work?
1 What are normal working hours for most office jobs in your country?
2 Can you name three jobs that get very high salaries in your country?
3 When you start paying income tax in your country, what is the minimum amount you
have to pay?
4 What jobs often involve shiftwork? (Give at least two examples.)
5 Is flexi-time common in your company or your country?

63.5 Think about your own job. How many of the things on the opposite page do you do? How
is your work different? Can you explain your responsibilities and daily duties in English?

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