Vocabulary
1 Read the definitions and write the words.
1 a person who looks for good staff and tries to persuade people to leave their jobs and start working for
another company ____________
2 a person who would like to work, but cannot find a job ____________
3 a person who gives people beauty treatment ____________
4 a person who looks after young children ____________
5 somebody who is a doctor and operates on people in hospital ____________
6 somebody who is a member of an army ____________
7 somebody who checks and corrects texts before they are published ____________
8 somebody who designs buildings and other structures ____________
9 somebody who services and repairs various kinds of equipment ____________
2 Translate the Polish parts of the sentences into English.
1 The job _________________ (wiąże się z pracą w) weekend.
2 What has been your _________________ (największe osiągnięcie) so far?
3 I would like to _________________ (ubiegać się o stanowisko) junior office assistant in your company.
4 (Mam doświadczenie w pracy z) _________________ primary school children.
5 _________________ (Przede wszystkim), I’d like to work with people.
6 I _________________ (załączam swój życiorys) and copies of my language certificates.
7 For the last six months, I _________________ (jestem odpowiedzialny za) editing the school magazine.
8 I believe that I _________________ (byłabym odpowiednią kandydatką) for this position.
3 Complete the sentences with the missing words. The first letters have been given.
1 A position in a customer care department usually i____________ dealing with clients.
2 He must earn a good s____________ as a doctor.
3 Tom used to be a freelancer, but now he's e____________ by a big international company as an IT
specialist.
4 Mark doesn’t have any p____________ opportunities in his current job.
5 In my job, I often have to d____________ with people who need legal advice.
6 My friend didn’t like her job, so she decided to q____________ after a few weeks.
7 He often works o____________, so he gets home late in the evening.
8 I’d like to follow a c____________ in one of the caring professions.
9 What does she do for a l____________?
10 He hopes to get a p____________ and work at a higher position in the company.
11 What is more, I am an excellent team p_______.
12 Maria has very modern e____________ in her office.
13 You need to have excellent qualifications to get good job opportunities in the fast-changing job
m____________ nowadays.
4 Complete the sentences with appropriate verbs.
1 Having the ability to work in a team will definitely help you ____________ employment.
2 I'd like to ____________ a career in computer science.
3 I really can't make up my mind about what to ____________ for a living.
5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. There are three extra words.
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1 I couldn’t work as a(n) ____________. I hate doing mathematical calculations and working on the
computer all the time.
2 The job offers good ____________ opportunities, so you may get a higher position soon.
3 The job isn’t very well ____________, only ₤8 an hour, but it’ll give you a lot of satisfaction helping other
people.
4 In a higher position, you earn more but you also have much more ____________.
5 My brother works as a sales ____________ for a medical company.
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1 I’d like to consult a careers ____________ to help me realise my full potential.
2 Sarah hopes to become a successful ____________. She’s just about to finish her first book.
3 After several months of looking for a job, he found ____________ with a local transport company.
4 The staff in this shop are very ____________, so I like doing my shopping here.
5 I often dream about working as a ____________. I’d love to do research and discover new things.
Grammar
6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or present
perfect.
a)
1 I _________________ (not eat) sushi before.
2 He _________________ (attend) a basic French course when he was in France two years ago.
3 _________________ (you / finish) watching that silly sitcom? I'd like to watch the news now.
4 It was a crazy morning yesterday, _________________ (I / miss) the bus to school and everything went
wrong after that.
b)
My friend 1____________ (lose) his job a few months ago, and he 2____________ (be) out of work since
then. At the beginning, he 3____________ (feel) quite optimistic about finding a new job, but up to now he
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____________ (attend) very few job interviews and still 5____________ (not find) a job.
c)
My friend 1____________ (be) out of work since his company 2____________ (close) down a few weeks ago.
Since then, he 3____________ (attend) several job interviews. In fact, he 4____________ (go) to one
yesterday, but he 5____________ (not call) me yet to talk about it.
7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the present perfect continuous.
1_________________ (I / revise) for an English test a lot lately.
2 You look so tired. _________________ (you / play) computer games all night?
3 She _________________ (look) for a job for several weeks now.
4 How long _________________ (he / work) for the company?
5 I _________________ (not sleep) very well recently.
6 They _________________ (work) in the hotel for a few weeks.
7 How long _________________ (she / do) the project?
8 He _________________ (not go) out much recently because he’s been too busy.
8 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the present perfect simple or
present perfect continuous.
a)
1 Ann's really devastated because _________________ (she / fail) the exam.
2 _________________ (I / not know) Brad for long ‒ only a week or so.
3 My mum _________________ (do) yoga since 2018, however, she's still not very good at it.
4 I'm cooking dinner today. But _________________
b)
I’m a teacher and this week has been a very hard one for me. Since last week, I 1____________ (correct) my
students’ notebooks, but I 2____________ (check) only about half of them so far. Also, for the last few weeks,
some students from my class 3____________ (prepare) for a performance for a school ceremony next week.
One problem is that Robbie, our main actor, 4____________ (not learn) his role properly yet!
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c)
I’m a writer and this week has been really enjoyable for me. At last, I 1____________ (finish) my latest novel and
the publisher is very pleased with it. So, for the last three or four days, I 2____________ (take) it easy. Most of the
time, I 3____________ (relax) in my garden. For the last few days, I 4____________ (not check) my email box
even once!
9 Choose the answer which means the same as the underlined phrase.
1 He’s been doing the project since last month.
a He started work on the project last month.
b He was working on the project last month.
c He isn’t working on the project this month.
2 The company was restructuring things so some staff members changed jobs.
a got promoted
b found different jobs
c lost their jobs
3 She hasn’t had a holiday since July.
a She didn’t go on holiday in July.
b She last went on holiday in July.
c She isn’t going on holiday in July.
4 I consider myself to be reliable.
a I would like to be
b I promise to be
c I believe I am
5 Ellen has been in charge of the sales department since last month.
a the boss of
b a team member of
c trying to find employment with
6 He quit his job last week.
a got promoted
b changed jobs
c left his job
7 She’s been running her own company since 2009.
a She started her company in 2009.
b She was running her company in 2009.
c She isn’t running her own company any more.
8 I don’t know about his decision yet but I’ll find out soon.
a think of a solution
b get the information
c let you know
9 He hasn’t visited us since Christmas.
a He didn’t visit us last Christmas.
b He isn’t visiting us this Christmas.
c The last time he visited us was last Christmas.
10 In addition, she’s an excellent librarian.
a Moreover
b However
c As a result
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