newspaper

Verb + newspaper

Common expressions

Noun + of+ newspaper

buy a newspaper
read a newspaper
glance through a newspaper
recycle your newspapers

work

as a (journalist) on a
newsPaPer
sell your story to a
newsPaPer

a copy of (today's) newspaper

the front / back page of the
newsPaPer

(stories) are reported in a

(local / national) newspaper

finish with the newspaper

read something in the

ofthe newspaper
a sheet of newspaper

the (business, sports) section

newsPaPers

t. Verb + newspaper
Complete these sentences with the correct form

l. I try not to put newspapers

of the obove verbs:

it! much befter to

... . them.
2. lonly hadtimeto...........through the newspaper before lleftforwork. ldidn't havetime
to read it properly.
3. l've stopped...........a daily newspaper because lneverseem tofind thetimeto
and empty bottles in the rubbish bin. I think

...........it!

4. The story about the Princet car accident was . . .

in lhe limes and all the other

national papers.
2.

Common expressions
Complete the sentences with the

Maria, have you

finished

corect preposition:
. . . the

newspaper yet?

2. The footballer's ex-girlfriend made a fortune selling her story

3. I dont

4.
3.

the newspapers.

believe everything I read

. . the newspapers.
He's now the editor of the Daily Moil, but he began his career as a journalist
a local newspaper in Wales.

Noun + of + newspaper
Match the holves:

l.

The Queen's picture is

on

2. The sports news is usually on

3. You'll find todayl exchange rates

Notes

the business section of the newspaper.

of newspaper on the floor.
c. the front pages of all the newspapers today.
d. a copy of yesterdayt newspaperl
e. the back pages of the newspaper.
a.

b. sheets

in

4. Before I started painting the room I put

5. Have you got
l. We say something is published lis reported I oppeors

in a newspaper:

lvon\ story wos published I wos reported in the local paper.

2.
3.

4.

The story first oppeored in our locol poper.

Note these expressions:
ftlost newspopers ore now ovoiloble online.
Whot do the popers say about the worT

Note these different kinds of newspaper:

o daily newspoper
on evening newspaper
today's newspoper
o notionol newspoper
o quolity newspoper
o populor newspaper

a locol newspoper
o tobloid newspoper

The following are ways of talking about the politics of a newspaper:

o left-wing
an independent newspoper

o right-wing newspoper

newspoper

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Key Words for Fluency

pre-intermediate

a Sunday newspaper

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*

Verb + magazine

Noun

read a magazine
buy a magazine
subscribe to a magazine
write for a magazine
the magazine is aimed at
(young people)
a magazine publishes (stories,

the editor of a magazine

an issue of a magazine
a range of magazines
the readers of a magazine
the front / back cover of a

of + magazine

Common expressions
leaf through a magazine

advertise something in a ...

an article about /on (dieting)
in the ...
the ... gives (information)

women's magazines
monthly magazine

magazine

pictures)

l.

Verb + magazine
the correct form ofthe obove verbs:
l. I ..........several magazines to ..........on the train.
2. Monjo is a popular music magazine which is .... . . . .. . at teenagers.
3. The film star, Brad Wartz, was very angry when Goodbye magazine
. . pictures of him
at a private party in LA.
4. l'm a freelance journalist. I ..........for a number of different fashion magazines.
5. I . ..
to several monthly magazines. ltt much cheaper than buying the magazine every
month from a shop.
Complete these sentences with

2. Noun + of + magazine
Complete the sentences with the oboye nouns:

l. Our local newsagent stocks a wide .

. of magazines.
2. This month Kylie Minogue is featured on the front
... of Vogue
3. ln his lastlob,Henrywas the..........of a popular ment magazine.

magazine.

Have you read the current

. . . ol Time magazine? lt's got a good article on China.
5. You can buy the Pavarotti DVD at half price.This special offer is only open to the
of this magazine.

4.

3. Common expressions:
Match the holves:

l.

The free magazine from the bank gives

She lay on the sofa,
3. The women's magazines
4. The perfume has been advertised in
5. There's an interesting article

2.

a.

are all on the middle shelf over there.

the popular women's magazines.

lots of useful hints on how to save money.
on Bill Clinton in this month's Hello magazine.

b. all

c.
d.

e. leafing

Note

through fashion magazines.

"There's nothing to reod in them! I just leof

through them to see whott in foshion!"

Magazines and newspapers sometimes have supplements - separate sections on one topic:
Iheret o greot property supplement in The Scotsman onThursdoys.
Ihe sports supplement in Sunday'sTelegraph wos reolly interesdng.
The Times hos o really interesting supplement on holidoys todoy.

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5l Television
1

Basic vocabulary

Use these words in the sentences below:

chrrnnel
v

cleo

acna

scre crl

u'irlcs.rcerr

r.:nr()te control

rlish

portrrblc T-V

l)\'l)rccorc'ler crrblc
rul.r.r'il,tion |J) Pt'r' r it'rr

1. Although

televisior-r was invented in 1924

television sets really only became widely

available in the 1950's. \7hen you see one

of those early sets, the first thing you
notice is how small the. . . . . . . . is.

2.

One of the most recent developments is the

. . which allows you to see films
in a way which conventional sets didn't.

3. A .

is usually a small one

which you can move from room to room or
even take with you in your caravan.

4. . . . .. . . . developed using various different

formats including VHS and PAL. \X/ith the
advent of digital television, it won't be long
before most people replace their old system
with a state-of-the-art . . .
5. You can't buy a television or video today
withouta....
Younever
need to move from your sofa.
6. If you've got. . . . . . . television, you no
longer need an
. . on your roof, but
if you want satellite television, then you
need a

7. You have to pay a monthly. . . . . . . .

charge if you've got cable or satellite.

8.....

... iswhenyoupaya

one-off
particular
programme.
charge to watch a

9.Every cable package comes with at least one

shopping

ln the UK there is still a distinction between

l'trltlic SerL'ice lSroaLlc,tstittg - mostly the BBC -

and the cotttmert'i"tl st,ttiorts such as ITV and

Cbannel 4. The BBC is publicly fwnded.
Eueryone uho owns a teleuision set must pay an
annual licanr-e l'ct,. Commercial TV is funded by
the income from aduertising.
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Kinds of TV programme

Look at these different kinds of programme and

the programme guide below. Write the time each
kind of programme is on:
1. wildlife

documentary

...

2. soap opera
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

cartoon
comedy

current affairs
chat show
costume drama
8. game show

4.30: Disneytime
More adventures with Mickey Mouse.

5.15: The Hidden Planet

Meet our closest living relatives

the

chimpanzees.

6.15: Pride and Prejudice

The final episode of the Jane Austen novel.

7.30: Coronation Street

Joyce continues to search for her long-lost
sister and Des gets a big surprise.

8.00: Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

The show in which hopeful contestants try to
win the ultimate prize.
9.30: Michael Parkinson
Interviews with guests: singer

Janet Jackson,

footballer David Beckham and children's

author JK Rowling.

11.00: Panorama
An investigation into why women are still
paid less than men in many areas of business.

11.45: The fack Dee show

More jokes and hilarious sketches with the
northern comedian.
'Which

types of programme do you particularll,

like watcbing?

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3 Talking about programmes

4 Talking about television

Use these words in the sentences below:

Complete the dialogues using these words:

series interview programme

serial guesrs repeats

adverts
channel viewers
contestants

episode

highlights

1. I7hat are you doing later?

> I'm staying in tonight. There's a . . . . . . .

live

1. I want to record the

.

on that I really want to watch.

2. Is there anything worth watching on the telly
tonight?
> No, it's all. . . . . . . . again. Why can'tthey
make some new programmes for a change?
3. So, why do you want to watch this
programme so much?
> They're going to do an. . . . . . . . with
Brad Pitt about his new film.

4.I

really don't like chat shows very much.

> No, nor do I. The
. . only come on
to sell their latest film or their new book.

5. Is the Chelsea match on live tonight?

> No, they're just showing the
later in the evening.

6.I

really miss 'Friends' now that it's not

on. I used to watch it every week.
> Well, you don't need to worry. There's a
new . .
starting next month.

7. Have you seen they've made Oliver Twist

intoaTV........

presenter

> Yes, it's on every Sunday for the next

twelve weeks - the first
. . is this

MTV awards tonight.

Could you set the video for me before we go
out?
> Yes, of course.

'!7hich

. . is it on?

2. Did you see that film on TV last night?

was so violent.
> Yes, apparently thousands of
phoned in to complain.

It

3. Do you think the match will be on TV later?

> Yes, of course. It's being shown

on BBC1.
4. How many more times are they going to
interrupt this film?
> You're right. That's the fourth lot of
. . already.
5. Did you see that new music show on TV last
night? It was good, wasn't it?
> Yes, it was OK but I didn't like the
. . very much. They should've got
someone younger.

6.Have you seen that new game show on

Friday night? It's really funny.
> Is that the one where they push the
. . . . . into a swimming pool if they
give the wrong answers?

a more formal uerb than sbou "The Olympics are broadcast liue by satellite all
ouer the world." lt can also be used as a noun:
Broadcast is

Sunday.

A series has the same characters, but a different

story in each episode. A serial is one long story
diuided into seueral episodes.

a news

/ liue / outside broadcast.

Telly is an informal word for teleuision, used in

spoken English.

Add your own words and expressions

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52
1

Newspopers
3

Kinds of newspaper

Match the beginnings of the sentences with the

Match the newspapers with the definitions:

1. national paper

2. local paper
3. dailv paper

endings below:

4. broadsheet
5. tabloid

a. a paper that you can buy every morning

b. a paper that's sold throughout the country
c. a paper produced in one town
d. a serious paper that reports world events
e. a paper containing sensational stories about
the private lives of rich and famous people

Tabloid and broadsheet refer to the size of the

newspaper

- tabloids are smaller

People working for newspapers

than

broadsheets. Howeuer, when we talk about

tabloids and broadsheets, we are really talking
about tbe content.
The Press means newspapers and iowrnalists:
"The Press seems to haue turned against the

1. A reporter
2. The editor
3. A correspondent

4. A colun-rnist
5. The proprietor

a. decides what goes in a newspaper or

magazine.

b. finds interesting news stories and writes

about them.
c. owns the newspaper.
d. writes a regular column in a newspaper or
magazine.

e. sends reports from a particular part of the

world or about a particular subject.

A journalist is anybody who writes or reports
news either for a newspaper or teleuision.

Gouernment recently."

Parts of the paper

lf you were reading a newspaper in English, which part of the paper would you look in if you wanted
to find out about the following?
1. the football results

2.

what has been happening in the Middle East

NEWSAND FEATURES

3.

a big fire in York

2-4
5-6

4.

what readers think

24-25
26-30

5.

the paper's opinion about something in the news

REGULAR FEATURES

6.

a new job

7.

what is on at the theatre tonight

8.

where to invest your money

9.

the life of a famous actor who has just died

1.

finding a new partner

1.2.what a newly published book is like

il0

Business and money news

Sports news

7-lO
ll-12
13

Health, Fashion, food

14-15
16-22

Obituaries
Classified

31

Personal
TV and entertainment guide
Weather forecast

23
32

10. the temperature in Tenerife

Home news
Foreign news

Reviews

Editorial and readers'letters

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Talking about newspapers

Use these words to complete the sentences below:

front page
headlines
circulations supplement

about India in the paper last Sunday?

2. Have you watched the news today?
Somebody broke into the Queen's bedroom.
> No, but I'm sure it'll be on the
of all tomorrow's papers. I can see the

. . already!
3. The tabloids are full of absolute rubbish.
> I know. I'm amazed they have such big
4. I feel sorry for these film stars. Reporters
seem to follow them everywhere.
> No, they don't get much .
, do they?
5. I love the Sunday papers. There are so many
sections and usually a colour
. . too.

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Verbs in newspaper reports

Use these common newspaper verbs below:

described announced

privacy
article

1. Did you see that really interesting

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claimed

demanded

appealed

1. Pensioner Sam Macdonald . .

how his
attackers laughed as they stole his money.
2. Police in Brighton have . . . . . . . . for
witnesses after a man was attacked in the
town centre late last night.

3. Angry friends and relatives have . .

an inquiry after a man died in police custody
yesterday.

4. 500 new jobs will be created in the Health

Service, the Government . . . . . . . . yesterday.
5. Nobody has . . . . . . . . responsibility for the

bomb which exploded in central London

yesterday.

Headline words

Ceftain words are used frequently in headlines. Match the six words in green with their definitions. Then
use them to complete the headlines.

1. hits

2. quits
3. backs

a. supports
b. has a bad effect
c. leaves a job

4.
5.
6.

tragedy d. a situation full of fear

scare e. an argument or disagreement

row
f. a very sad situation

DIRBCTOR

PLANE

Philip Bosman has resigned

from his f150,000 job at
Presco Ltd after the company

A pilot and his two passengers

announced a loss of
in its annual report.

f2 million

PRIME MINISTBR
.... PLAN

FESTIVAL

plane they were flying in

crashed as it was landing.

There were angry scenes at a

meeting last night between
organisers of a music festival
and local residents who do not
want it to take place.

STRIKE
TRAVELLERS
Thousands of travellers

BOMB

were killed yesterday when the

spent

The Prime Minister has given

his support to a plan which
aims to reduce the number of

the night at Heathrow Airport

young smokers.

working conditions.

after cabin crew and ground

staff went on strike

over

Police were called to

department store

in

Oxford

Street after a caller claimed to

have planted a bomb.

Add your own words and expressions

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53 Advertising
1

3 Advertising verbs

Basic vocabulary

Choose the correct ending for each

Match the words with their meanings:

of

the

following:

a commercial a leaflet
a poster
classified ads

1. Oasis are doing a tour to promote

1. a large sheet of paper advertising something,

for example, a play, a film or a concert.
2. a small piece of paper used for door-to-door

2. I think it's a brilliant advert. It really grabs

3. Advertisers know that shoppers will always

advertising.
3. small adverts placed by private individuals in

4. Advertisers are experts at persuading people

a newspaper.

6. The tobacco industry has been trying very

hard to improve

Talking about advertising

7. At the moment British Airways are advertising

Use these words to complete the sentences:

influence

publicity

agency

brand

sponsor

slogan

hyp.

competitors

logo

8.'We're trying to reach

1. Do people really buy things just because

they've seen them advertised on TV?

> Of course they do! Advertising has a huge
. . on all the choices we make.
2. Advertisers like to think of a clever
to make people remember their product. For
example, Coca Cola's is 'It's the real thing.'
3. Nike

g. one product with another.

h. its image.

The adjectives below are often used to describe

what

. . or cigarette do you smoke?

5. Most companies spend a lot of money on
advertising. It's the only way they can stay
ahead of their . .
6. My sister's just got a job working for an

advertising

....inLondon.

7. Did you see Jodie Foster on that chat show

last night? She was really good.
> She's been on all the shows this week. It's
all just
. . for her new film.
8. You went to see Spielberg's new film at the
'What
weekend, didn't you?
was it like?
> Well, considering all the. . . . . . . ., I
thought it was a bit disappointing.
We use hype wben we

exaggerated.
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a. to spend their money.

b. a huge advertising campaign.
c. the under-1S market.
d. two flights for the price of one.
e. their new album.
f. your attention.

aregoingto........ thenextWorld 4 lmage adjeCtiveS

Cup. All the players will have to wear the

Nike .
. on their shirts.
4.

5. They really want to sell this product. They've

just launched

4. aTY or radio advert.

compare

think the aduertising

is

ll:.'fli:;fftfj::[liil,'"J:,t?""ffit;',t;ln3

most likely product on the right in the two groups

below:
1. macho

a. breakfast cereal

2. family

b. holiday

3. feminine
4. healthy

c. after shave
d. perfume

Now do the same with these:

5. trendy
6. exotic
7. hi-tech
8. reliable

e. tropical fruit juice

f. music system
g. car
h. clothes shop

ls there an aduert on TV at the moment that you

really like? What's it for?
What's the funniest aduert you'ue euer seen?

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Make five more two-word phrases using these

Advertisers can promote products in different

ways. Use these words to make compound nouns:

tolrr offer gifts deal

WOTdS:

shot names points prices

magazlnes

a. special
b. sponsorship

f. competitive
g. glossy
h. brand

c. free
d. brand
e. promotional

i. selling
j. mail

Now use the expressions in the following:

Now use the expressions in the following:

6. Silk Cut and Johnnie \Walker are common

loyalty

.....:

1. You don't normally buy this coffee.

>No,buttheyhada....
. . . at the supermarket - two jars
for the price of one.
2. Did you see that Pulp are playing at the
Odeon next month?
> Yes, they're on a
3. David Beckham has just signed a new
. . . with Adidas. It's
worth more than a million pounds a year.
4. The kids always want me to buy this cereal
so they can get the . . .
inside!

5. Tobacco companies like to catch people

young. Theyknowthemeaningof . . ..

.........!

.thateverybody

recognlses.

.. . .

7. I see that Audi have just

> Yes, they've starred a huge advertising

campaign. There are ads in all the papers

and..

rL,

...-andTV

commercials every five minutes!

8.

'We

like to think that we offer quality

productsat....
9.

The fact that this car is so economical is one

of its major

10.If you get a reply rate of 1.0%" for a. . . . . .

. .., rhat's good. 15% isthought
to be excellent.20yo is brilliant.

n,t\t,
-\
\a.\
-il'
-\t
/4

launched a new

model.

l-)---\\

WoolD You
uKt To b0?

-I[6

GUN?

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/)
Add your own words and expressions

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70 Jobs
1 Asking about someone's job

2 Areas of work

Two common questions to ask about someone's

job are:
What do you do?
or \Xlhat do you do for a liuing!
You start your answer by explaining the general
area in wbich you work. For example:
I work in the tourist industry.
Match the beginnings of the sentences with the

Match the description with the area of work:

groups of endings below:

a firm of accountants.
IBM.

2. I work for
3. I work in

b. advertising.
the (financial) sector.
the (fashion) industry.

c. a consultant with

strategy.

5. You work with computers and telecommunications.

6. You deal with your company's clients.
a.

a. an (oil) company.

1. I',m

1. You work for a big department store.

2. You deal with insurance, pensions, loans, etc.
3. You work for an advertising agency.
4. You're responsible for a company's sales

(software company).
in the (catering) industry.
self-employed.

If you are talking about

someone else and you

don't know exactly what they do, you can say:
Sbe's some kind of financial aduiser.
Sbe's something to do Luitb newspapers.

Here are some more words you can use utith

compctny or industrl,:

l'm in IT.

b. I'm in marketing.

c. I'm
d. I'm
e. I'm
f. I'm

in financial services.
in customer services.
in retail.
in advertising.

Office jobs

Match the job description with the position:

1. The person who welcomes visitors and deals
with their enquiries.
2. The person who deals with any problems

with the staff.

3. The person who does general jobs in an
office.
4. The person who assists the managing
director.
a. admin

assistant c. recepti()nist

b. personnel manager d. PA (personal assistant)

publisbing

teleuision
insurance

I utork for a(n) pbarmaceutical

cornpany.

Factory jobs

Match the job description with the position:

1. (S)he is responsible for selling the goods.

2. (S)he is responsible for making the goods.
3. (S)he is responsible for testing samples as

computer
engineering
electronics

the goods are produced.

4. (S)he is in charge of a team of workers.

trauel
banking

5. The boss!

motor

I worh in the

construction
oil
film
tourist

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industry.

a. quality controller
b. managing director

c. supervisor
d. sales manager
e. production manager

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Skilled manual jobs

Match the following definitions with the jobs:

d. plurnbers

e. bricklayers

1. lorry

4. bank
5. driving
Do the same with these:

6 The professions
Certain traditional iobs are professiotts: the
medical profession, the legal profession, the
nursing profession and the teaching profession.
Match these jobs with the definitions:
1. Teachers

a. cleaner
b. instructor
c. assistant
d. clerk
e. driver

3. window

c. carpenters or joiners

a. treat sick animals.

2. Doctors b.
3. Dentists c.
4. Barristers d.
5. Solicitors e.

Two-word jobs

2. shop

4. They repair cars.

5. They install wiring and sockets.
b. electricirrns

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Match a word on the left with a word on the right to

make the name of a job:

1. They build the walls of houses.

2.They install and repair pipes.
3. They work with wood.

a. mechanics

work

perform operations in hospital.

help look after patients.

deal with routine legal work.

look after your teeth.
6. Nurses f. present criminal cases in court.
7. Vets
g. treat patients at their surgery.
8. Surgeons h. give children an education.

6. taxi

f. worker

7. traffic

g. guard

8. security
9. social
10. estate

h. warden

Use your dictionary

i. agent
j. driver
if necessary then

translate

each of the jobs into your own language.

Other jobs

Match the words with the pictures:

chei
hairdresser

p()stnrrln
u,rritcr

photographcr
archirecr

Lclw)ter is a general word

for both solicitors and

only a barristcr is allowed
ttddress the court in the most important

barristers.

to

ln Britain

courts.

7 The emergency and armed services

Use these words in the sentences below:

firefighter police officcr

pilot
paramcdic
soldier
sir ilor
1. John's a . . . .. . in the Royal Navy.
2. He's a . . . .. . in the fire brigade.
3. He's a . . . .. . in the ambulance service.
4. I'm joiningthe armyto become a . . . . . .
5. My father was a . . . .. . in the air force.
6. He's a senior

Add your own words and expressions

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Employment

71
1

3 Job adveftisements

Looking for a job

Use the words below to complete the text:

cl u e

lif icrr tion

pplicatron

c\peilence secil()r1
(.\'
intcrvicu

I thought it would be quite easy to find a job

when I left school, but it's been really difficult.
I look through the job (1)
. . in the local
paper every week, but everybody seems to want
people with lots of (2) .
. and I didn't
do very well at school. I've sent my (3)
to dozens of companies in the local area but
nobody has got back to me. I must have filled
in at least thirty (4)
. . forms and I've
only had one reply. I went for an (5) . . . . . . . .
last week but it didn't go very well - they said
they wanted someone with more (6) . . .
but I've never had a job! Sometimes I wonder if

I'll ever find anything.

ln the United States a (.\' is called a risrnrtt;.

2 Applying for a job -

verbs

Use the correct form of these verbs

the sentences:

offcr
go ir.tto
1.

scncl ir

iill rn

off

I left university six months

to complete

sa

rt

c\pcnencc

rr'

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-Friday, 9am- lpm. Good. . . . . . . .

ofpay. Tel: 01345 876545
Accounts

Full-time
. . in busy car hire
company. To start immediately.
Computer skills essential

according

to

age and experience.

Phone Busby's on01267 435 985.

Sales Assistant

. . . . . . must be
hard-working, responsible and honest.
Previous
. . an advantage but
full. . .. . . . . willbe given.
to: Mr P Dale, Tel. 01274 768231.

The successful . .

Nurse

fincl

appli for
ago and

Use these words to complete the adverts:

. position for three months to

replace nurse on maternity

I still

haven't

. . a job. It's more difficult

than I thought it would be.
2.I've
.. a part-time job. I hope Igetit
it's
four
afternoons
a week.
3. I'm not really sure what I want to do when I
leave school. I might
. . banking like
my Dad.
4.1've
. . the application form and
, so now I've just got to wait
until I hear from them.
5. I can't believe it. They've
. . me that
job in New York. They want me to start next

Your atttttral -s,r/,rn' is tbe total amount you are

paid ouer a year..S.rLrri t'-< are paid monthly; if you
are paid daily or weekly you gct r,7s('-s.

month.
Wben you apply for a 'job, the employer might
ask for rcf'crcrrct's from people who know you,

particularly a preuious employer. The person

wbo writes yowr reference is called a rcf-crcc.
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Personal qualities

Mark the sentences P (positive) or N (negative):

1. She's verv ar.nbitious. I'm sure she'll be very
successful one day.
2. He isn'r verv relirrble. He takes a day off sick
every two weeks.
3. She's a bit lazv. She doesn't do anything if she
doesn't have to.
4. He's cxtrenrelv conscienti<;lrs. He's often
here long after everyone else has gone home.

5. She's verv flexible. She can adapt to most

situations.
6. He hirsn't got much self-confidence. He
worries about what people think of him.
7. He's verv punctLlill. He's never late for
meetings.
8. She's alwavs on top
is always tidy.

oi her work. Her

desk

5 Verbal expressions
Match the first part

of the

sentences with the

endings below:
1. I wish he was more independent. He tends to

rely

or-r

2.Ihave to keep telling him what to do. He

doesn't really ever think
3. Whatever you ask him to do, he does

it

wrong. He doesn't seem to have

4. He's just so flexible. He'll adapt
5. You have to tell him what to do and when to
do it. He never seems to use
6. You can always depend on him for an honest
opinion. He's not afraid to speak

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Unemployment

Use these expressions to complete the newspaper

stories:

unemplovcd

wrrs

sacked

be made re'dundant

Office worker, Luke Bradshaw, lost his job

yesterday.He (1)
.....when
he was discovered using the internet to book his
holiday during work time. Mr. Bradshaw was
amazed by his employer's decision. He said,
"Everybody uses the internet at work - the
company can't sack us all!"
Around 250 workers at the BM\W car plant in
Birmingham face unemployment after the
company announced that it plans to close the
factory next year. 100 men will (2)
. . . . at the end of January and a further
150 in June. The closure will have a devastating
effect in an area where 1,5'/. of the adult
population is already (3) . . .
Go back and use the following three expressions in

the same gaps:

wrrs

fired

out oi

work

lose their i<lbs

You are dismissed, sacked or fired if you do

something wrong at work or if you do not work

to tbe required standard. You are mrtde

rcdundant when the company closes or does not

haue enough work.
Haue you got a CV?
Haue you applied for any iobs recently?

a. his initiative.
b. much common sense.
c. his mind.
d. for himself.
e. to anv situirtion.

f.

other people too much.

Notice tbe complete expressions in this exercise.

Add your own words and expressions

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72 Working life
1 Working conditions

Read the sentences and then put the phrases in

green into the correct list below:

These sentences describe what you like or dislike

about your job. Match the beginnings and endings:

1. I work very long hours.

2. It isn't very well-paid.
3. I get a company car.
4.lget six weeks'paid holiday.
5. They've got a good pension scheme.
5. I'm on a pretty good salary.
7. I'm hoping to get promoted next year.
8. I can do overtime if I like.
9. You can work your way up quite quickly.
10. They run a system of flexi-time.
11. I get a regular pay rise.
1.2.1 get private health insurance.
13. They've said I can go part-time after I've
had my baby.
14. I'm taking a few days off next week. The

1. I hate having to attend

2. I love meeting
3. I wish I didn't have to do
4. I run my own business. I really enjoy being
5. I hate having to deal with
6.I get on really well with

kids are off school.

15. I'm ambitious. I want to move up the career
ladder.
16. They give us a bonus at Christmas.

Money

Hours

Talking about your iob

a. so much boring paperwork.

b. my own boss.
c. new people.

d. difficult customers.
e. so many meetings.

f. all of my colleagues

except one.

If you own your own

you are self"l'm my otun boss."

bwsiness,

employed. You can also say,

Describing your iob

Decide whether the words

in green express a

positive (P)or negative (N) idea:

1. My job's so boring. It's the same thing day

after day.
2. It's so repetitive. I just sit there all day filling
in forms.
3. It's very satisfying to know that you've helped
somebody through their exams.

Benefits

Perks

Promotion

4. Knowing that I might have saved somebody's

life is very rewarding.
5. I find it very challenging. It requires a lot of
concentration and determination.
6. This job's so stressful. It's making me ill.
7. I wish I could do something glamorous like
acting or modelling.

Holiday

8. It's a very friendly place to work.

All the staff

were really helpful when I joined the firm a
couple of months ago.

All of tbe people who work for a company

Benefits are extras yow get from your employer
in addition to your salary. Perks is an informal
word for benefits - " A company car is one of the
perks of tbe job."
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are

uork with you are your

colleagues. You can refer to people in another
department as "Our marketing / finance /
the staff; the people who

security people".

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6 Job or work?

Job satisfaction

Here are some things you might look for in a job.

Match the beginnings and endings:
1. I need to be doing

Complete the sentences with work or job:

1.

I'm a bit nervous. I'm starting a new . . . . . .

next week.

2. I like to know that I'm helping

3. It's important to feel that I'm

2.lhear you're a lorry driver. I bet that's hard

, isn't it?
3. I'm looking for part-time . . . . . . . A fulltime . . . . . . would be too much for me at
the moment.
4. I didn't really want to go back to . . . . . .
after I had the baby.
5. I'm sorry, I can't stop now. I've got a lot of

4. I need to be given
5. I don't want to be stuck
6. I don't want to find myself doing
a. part of a team.
b. behind a desk all day.
c. the same thing day in day out.

......todo.

d. something useful.
e. responsibility.

f. people.
lf you work, tick (tZ)the statements

tbat are true

for you in exercises 2, 3 and 4.

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Problems at work

6. Judging by the car he drives, I'd say he's got

a pretty good .
7. I'm hoping to find some casual . . . . . . while
I'm at college - working in a bar or a shop.
8. I want to do something a bit different. I
wouldn't like a regular nine-to-five . . . . . .

-What

Use these words to complete the news item below:

union low pay rejected

resigned increase demanded crisis

strike

is the easy grammatical way to do this

exercise? Did you notice it?

7 Job or career?

NURSING IN CRISIS

Complete the sentences with job or career:

The Government and nurses are no

1. Jack started as the office junior.

MD. He's had a very successful

nearer
pay
new
deal.
Tina
reaching agreement over a
nurses'(l)
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.,
has
Jenkins, leaderof the
may
call
a
warned the Government that the union
(2)
unless
the
Government
24-hour
....
. . currently on
improves the ZVo pay (3)
(4)
. . . . . . . . the
offer. Earlier this week nurses
(5)
increase
. . . . . . . . an
of atleast 5Vo.
offer and
Mrs Jenkins said this afternoon that long hours
. . were forcing nurses out of the
and (6)
profession. Last year alone, thousands of nurses

(7) . .

from their jobs, leaving many

hospitals in a state of (8)

Strike can be used as a uerb or with 'go':

Teacbers baue uoted to strike.
Miners haue uoted to go on strike.

Now he's

2. I work in advertising. The pay's pretty good

security.
but there isn't much
3. I'd go mad if I had to do a dead-end . . . . . .
like working on a supermarket checkout.
4. Ronaldo was the best footballer in the world
until a bad knee injury ended his . . . . . .
5. Don't you think you should stop travelling
and get yourself a steady . . . . . . ?
6. Janet's planning a . . . . . . in politics when
she leaves university.
7.['d go back to teaching if I could find
someone to . . . . . .-share with.
Wbat's more important to you

money or iob

satisfaction?

Add your own words and expressions

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Business

1 Starting a new business

Different kinds of business

Match the different types of business with

Complete the text below with these words:

capital

competition
facility

plan
lnvestment

flow

products

expenses

overheads

stock

sales

market

a. subsidiary
b. limited company

A few years ago I decided to start my own

business. I live by the sea and I love surfing, so
Iknewthatthere would be a (1) . . . . . . . . for
surfboards, wetsuits and all the other
equipment surfers need. There were already
other shops in the area selling similar
(2) . . .
so I knew there would be quite
a lot of (3) . . .
but I still thought I
could make a success of it.

I had already built up a certain amount of

(4) . . . . . . . . in my bank account but I knew I
would need an overdraft (5) . . . . . . . ., so I
asked the bank what I needed to do. They told
me I neededto prepare a business (6) . . . . . . . .

withadetailedcash(7)

.. .Iwas

different countries.
2. A business that is owned by another larger
company.
3. A company which controls a smaller
company.
4. A company which sells its shares to the

public.
5. A business which has a licence to use the
name and sell the products or services of
larger company which provides support.

Now use these words to complete the sentences:

family
branches

run

in every major city.

8.

The

. . are the people who oversee

the running of a company.
9. She works for a .
. of solicitors.
10. This Government believes in. . . . . . . ., so
they do a lot to help people starting new
businesses.

11. As a limited company we have a

responsibility to our

Choose the correct ending for each sentence:

3. \7e export

4. \fle've just opened

5. \[e've just launched
6.'We're negotiating
7. We do
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directors

.
. business. My brother
and I started it three years ago.
7.It's a huge company. They have . .

Verbs to describe a business

1. !7e produce
2.'We import

6. It's a small

knew (8)
. . would be good, but when
you start a business, the (9)
. . are very
high as well. In addition to (10)
rent, regular bills and so on - you also have to
make quite a big (11)
. . in computers,
equipment and of course, (12) . .
It's too early to say, but things seem to be going
OK. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

retire!

1. A very large company with offices in many

shareholders

I deliberately opened my shop in May so I

it, expand it, sell it and then

c. multinational
d. parent company
e. franchise

private enterprise

pleasantly surprised that they immediately

agreed to provide the overdraft.

After you'ue started your bwsiness, you then

the

definitions below:

a. most of our products to the States.

b. a new range of skin-care products for men.
c. a new branch in Singapore.
d. all our parts from Germany.
e. luxury goods, which are sold all over the world.
f. the final details of the agreement tomorrow.
g. a lot of business in the Far East.

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Departments in a large company

6 Figures
Match the departments with their area of Only one of the

expressions

in green in

each

responsibility:

example is correct. Delete the wrong one.

1. Accounts / Finance
2. Personnel
3. Sales and Marketing
4. Research and Development (R6cD)
5. Customer Services
5. Public Relations (PR)

1. Companies shouldn't expect to make much

profit / do much profit in their first year of
business. In fact they are probably doing
quite well if they ger even / break even.

a. selling the company's products or services

b. developing new products
c. staff problems and recruirmenr
d. the company's image
e. invoices, salaries, expenses and budgets
f. dealing with customers' enquiries and
complaints

How's business?

Decide whether the following mean that a business

is going well (W) or badly (B):
1. \7e've just had our end-of-year figures.
Profits are up on last year.

2. January and February were quiet but bi.rsiness

has picked r-rp in the last three weeks.
'We're
3.
going through a bad patch but I'm sure
things will start to pick up soon.
4. Business is pretty slack at the moment.
5. Business is boomir-rg. Ifle sold more in the last
three months than in the whole of last year.
6. If business continues like this, a lot of small
companies will go to the rvall.
7. We are now the marke t leader in our field.
8. rWe've just taken over one of our competitors.
\7e're expanding all the time.
9. ApparentlS they've just gone bankrupt.
If you go bankrupt, you are unable to pa1, 1,our
debts and yowr creditors can force yow out of
business. lt is tben uery difficwlt to start another
business.

2. We made a hr.rge loss / got a huge loss in the

first year. \7e seriously considered giving up.
3. The company's annual turnover / annual
turnaround is over {2,000,000.
4. The budget / expenditure for this project is
'We

{12,000.
really musrn't go over that.
5. This month's sales figures / sales numbers are
a lot better but the year to date still doesn't
look very good.
6. We have set ourselves more realistic sales
targets / s:rles goals this year and we're on
course to reach the target for the year by the
end of November.
'We've
7.
had a 7Y, increase / addition in sales
so far this year.
8. Sales are up but costs are up too, so the
bottom figure / bortom line is disappointing.
The bottom line (in a set of company accounts) is
the final profit or loss. "What's the bottom line?"
is an idiom meaning, "Tell me what the ouerall
result will be withowt going into the details."

Trends

When numbers change, we usually talk about a rise

or fall with an adjective to describe the change. For

example, "We anticipate a slight rise in costs."

Match the adjectives with the definitions:

fall
rise
drop
4. a dramatic fall
1. a slight
2. a steadv
3. a sharp

5. a marginal

increase

a. very quick
b. large and sudden
c. changing slowly
d. small
e. extremely small

Add your own words and expressions

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