Unit 5 Employment
■ Vocabulary
Exercise 1
In pairs, think of words and expressions related to employment.
Example:
You find out about a vacancy: advertisement, magazines, newspapers, TV, Internet, people you know
a) Apply for a job: ………………………………………………………………….................................................
b) Job interview: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
c) Getting a job: employ, employer, ………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
d) Contract/type of job: …………………………………………………………………….....................................
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
e) Termination of employment: retire, retirement, ………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences with appropriate words from the box.
resign
applicants
full-time basis
unemployment rate
employment contract
notice period
retire
dismiss
redundant
promotion
part-time
1. The ………………………… went up to 5.1% from 4.8%, it’s highest level since the aftermath of Hurricane
Katrina in September 2005. It rose after 80,000 jobs cut in April this year.
2. Logica is to make 1,300 people ………..………………… as part of £110m restructuring plan.
3. We had to ………………………..… three of our employees for serious misconduct.
4. My parents plan to move to the country after they ……..……………………..
5. If you want to get a ………………..………… , you’ll need to do the best you can in your current position, and
also to gain skills and qualifications far beyond what your current job requires.
6. Some ………………………….. include details about their hobbies and interests in their CVs.
7. A formal agreement between employer and employee, stating the terms of employment in an organization is
called ……………………..……..
8. He decided to …………………………… from his job, as he was not satisfied with the salary and working
conditions.
9. The length of …………………………… varies, but the usual duration is 4 weeks.
10. As I am still at university, I am not employed on a ……………………………., but I have a
…………………………… job.
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