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Caiet 5+6
Caiet 5+6
company,
I'm not surprisedyou forgot.lts not
veD/interesting.
. A: I'm thinkingof leavingmy job andre-trainingin
. (rseolnnpe
mgraane)
. (ecritusydgaru)
Abbreviations
Lots of abbreyiations are commonly used in the
workplace. Match the abbreviations l-6 to the
full forms,
t. tT
a. administration
2. PA
3. rep
4. admin
b. laboratory
c, curriculumvitae
d. personal assistant
f.
representative
t0.
you?
A : O h I' m a ..........
e. informadon technology
6. lab
te c h n i c i a n
i n the S choolof
Sciences.
I can do
i.
i.
clients,
k.
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Conversation 3
a. Do you enioyyour job?
b. What are the other peopleyou work with likel
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1............youdo|
2. What doesthat . . . . . . . . . . . I
3. . . . . . . . . . . . the money. . . . . . . . . . . ?
Conversations
about jobt
Put the conversations into the coffect ordr.
Conversation
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Conversation 2
a. Reallygood.That! the main reason I'm still
.doing it. Hopefully,l'll be able to retire soon!
b. Do you enjoy itl
c. Oh, right. So,what! the money like?
d. lt's OK, I suppose,but the hours are really bad
and it's quite stressful,
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4. . . . . . . . . . . . the hours. . . . . . . . . . .?
5. ...........the otherpeople........... ?
6. Do you everthink about. . . . . . . . . . . ?
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5 Work
Lookingfor somethingelse
teaching.
I haveto do the same thing day in, day out. I could
do with something a little
s om et hin gw h i c h i s ......................
uust be,mustget
I work with.
El Workcollocations
Match the sets of words l-4 to the nouns they
collocate with a-d.
l. applyfor / get / look aroundfor
2. leave/ be sickof / get sackedfiom
3. write / sendout / update
4. a design/ an electronics/ an insurance
Now complete the short dialogues below with
the expressionsin the box. You will need to use
some more than once.
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a.
b.
c.
d.
my CV
my iob
comPany
a job
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Writing: a coveringletter
Read the letter below written by a Spanish
woman who is looking for part-time work in a
shop, She is sending the letter, along with her CV,
to a number of different places.
to the
D.
c.
d.
e.
f,
t.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am wriling to enquireabout any possible( 1) . . . . . . . . .
You may have at your store. I am currently siudyiog
Englishhere in Londonand I would like to work (2). . . .
. . . . . . to allow me to continue my studies.
(3) . . . . . . . . . . you can see from my CV I have several
years'experienceworking in (4) . . . . . . . . . . shopsin my
home country I have worked in both ladies' fashion and
perfume depadments(5) . . . . . . . . . . cashierwork. For
six monihs, I was in (6)
. . . of the record
department of a large store. I have a diploma in retail
managementand I also have (7)
. of several
computer p.ogmmmes.I am a good, (8) .
workr, and I have a friendly, open manner with
custome.s and other staff.
I would ideally like to work afternoons or evenings to
(9) . . . . . . . . . . my studies,but I may be able to change
classesif necessary.
Yo u can( . 10) . . . . . . . . . . m e o n m y mo b i l e :
Q8769 57A234, or at home on 020 889 7765.
Thank you ilr your time, and I hope to hear ftom you
shortly
Yours faithfully,
Lucia Hernandez
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Shoppingcollocations
Put these nouns in the correct group below.
Thebestthingis ...
a good-, an innoyative
-, a quality-, dairy-s,
a very hith-tech-, beauty-s
Now complete these sentenceswith words from
above.
lf l'm buyingthings like beansor soup, I alwaysgo
f or t he s u p e rma rk e t'...,......
s
b ra n d .l t' s much
cheaoer!
o n e th at now makes
a lot of money.
r0.
m a rk e tn e a rt he stati on.
a n d ,.....,...
market
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LJ
L-.1
LJ
,--l-l
shopping.
t3.
I needto p o p i n to th e ..........
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i.
s h o pon my w ay
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so do t I tteitherdo r
+*i.'*
Church Street
lf you agree with a negative statement you say:
Neither + do I om I con I hdve + f. For example:
A: I cant drive.
B: Neidrercon l. I've failed my driving test five times!
A: I didnt pay to get in.
B: Nertherdid L l know the guy on the door as well!
B : ...............
the answers.
8. A: I've got an appointment at the dentist nen week.
B : Y eahl...............
.I' m dreadi ngi t.
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6 Shopping
l.
Tmeis money
! H e must be m ad!
. . . . . . . . . . expensive
2. . . . . . . . . . .
a w a s teo f m o n e y
3. . . . . . . . . . .a
widechoice
4. . . . . . . . . ..u n re l i a b l e
5. . . . . . . . . . . friendly staff
6. . . . . . . . . ..c h e a p
7. . . , . . . . . . .a
n i c ep l a c eto s h o p
8. . . . . . . . . . .
d i rry
9. . . . . . . . . . .
ti S h t
10. . . . , . . . . . . g o o d v a l u efo r m o n e y
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the adjectiye.
12. lt ! a nic eb a g b
, u t i t! s o ..........
money.
6 Shoppjng
The business
wasslow to start with, but this yearit
hasreallytakenoff andwe'rehopingto
a largeprofit
8a. ....,.....time for a cupof coffee,or
do youneed
to rushbackhome?
..........any moneyI couldborrowlI'veleftmy
wallet in the office.
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supposed
to
5.
6.
7.
8.
Problemsin shops
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come / back/ it
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