TALKING ABOUT CAREERS AND PROFESSIONS

A) Talking about your career. For your current job use expressions such as: My job title is.... I'm responsible for... My job in ol es... It's my job to.... I spen! a lot of time... The part of my job that I enjoy most is...

"se the correct tenses

#) Match the phrases on the left $ith the !efinitions on the right.

%. career la!!er &. career mo e

a) something you !o in or!er to progress in your job b) perio! of time a$ay from your job to' for example' look after your chil!ren

(. career break ). career plan *. career opportunities

c) series of le els that lea! to better an! better jobs !) chances to impro e your career e) i!eas you ha e for your future career

+) ,ro i!e a meaningful example for each expression.

-) +omplete these sentences $ith the erbs from the box .one erb is not nee!e!)

climb

take

offer

make

ha e

!eci!e

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%. /mployees in multinational companies generally 0000000000000000 excellent career opportunities if they ha e the skills.

&. 1ome $omen 0000000000000000 a career break $hen they ha e chil!ren in or!er to take care of them $hen they are little.

(. A frien! of mine 0000000000000000 a career mo e $hen she !eci!e! to stop $orking as a risk analyst an! signe! a contract $ith a recor! label in or!er to release her first +- as a singer.

). I am trying to 00000000000000000 the career la!!er in this company' but it is ery !ifficult since there are a lot of obstacles.

*. The majority of people 00000000000000000 on a career plan $hen they are at high school but sometimes life lea!s them to some changes on their career plan.

/) +ross out the noun or noun phrase $hich !oesn't collocate $ith the rest.

%. make

a fortune progress a training course a li ing

). do

a mistake a job research your best

&. get

progress a promotion the sack a nine 2 to 2 fi e job

*. take

time off a pension early retirement a break

(. earn

a bonus a part2time job )4 thousan! money

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flexitime anti2social hours an office job o ertime

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