English Language II Handout of Language Practice 2017

Unit 1: Work
KEY
Module one

V. Vocabulary Development, page 8

Ex 2.
a) qualifications / experience
b) part-time / full-time
c) application
d) freelance
e) references
f) skills
g) interview
h) salary
i) overtime

Ex 3.
a) Earn
b) Gaining
c) Earned
d) Gained
e) Won
f) Earning
g) Gain
h) won
i) gained / won

Page 9

Ex 4.
a) Earns
b) Pay
c) Charges / Fee
d) Gain
e) Collect
f) Work / jobs
g) Salary
h) Pension

Page 10

Ex 6.
a) Promotion
b) Night shift
 c) Manual work
d) Steady job
e) Seasonal job
f) Curriculum vitae
g) To take up a post
h) To apply for a job
i) To build a good name
j) Workaholic
k) Continuous training
l) To work overtime

Page 11

Ex 8.
a) Taking on
b) Carry out
c) Pull together
d) Get ahead
e) Steps down
f) Hand over

Ex 10.
a) Go over
b) Come up with
c) Fall through
d) Fill in
e) Get on/ along with
f) Turn down
g) Face up to
h) Draw up
i) Take over
j) Put off

Word Formation, Page 12

Ex 11.

a) advertising
b) qualified
c) employees
d) retirement
e) earnings
f) resignation
g) application
h) employed
 i) economic
j) profitable

Ex 12.
a) Dead-end job
b) In the pipeline
c) A short list
d) The top of the tree

Ex 13.

a) Make
b) Climb
c) Take on
d) Rock
e) Show
f) Stand
g) Hold
h) Breathe
i) Find
j) Go
k) Land
l) Stand in

Page 13

Ex 14.
a) Climb the career ladder
b) Find your feet
c) Take on staff
d) Breathing down my neck
e) Standing in for him
f) Go over his head
g) Hold a job down
h) Landed a great job

Module two

III. Reading Comprehension Practice, pages 22-25

1- B
2- D
3- A
4- C
5- B
6- D
7- A
8- C