World of Work – KEY
1) Match the verbs on the left with the nouns or phrases on the right. Use each word once only.
1 earn
2 overtime
2 work
4 meetings
3 pay
6 a shop
4 go to
5 clients
5 deal with
1 £500
6 run
3 income tax
2) Starting with the words you are given, rewrite each of these sentences. The basic meaning must
stay the same.
Example: I'm a banker. => I work in banking.
1 What do you do?
What's your job?
2 I earn $50,000 dollars.
My salary is …..
3 I get £20,000 from my teaching job and another £10,000 from writing.
My total income is £30,000.
4 I am a chemist.
I work for a pharmaceutical company.
5 In my job I have to look after and maintain all the computers in the building.
My job involves looking after and maintaining all computers in the buildings.
6 I'm responsible for one of the smaller departments.
I'm in charge of the smaller departments.
3) Write a single word synonym for each of these words/phrases.
1
given the sack = be fired / be made redundant / be dismissed
2
out of work = unemployed
3
left the company = to resign / quit a job, to hand in my notice
4
was given a better position in the company = be promoted
5
future possibilities in a job = future prospects
6
stopped working for ever = retire
7
workers in a company = employees
4) Complete these sentences with a suitable word or phrase.
1 I don't want a full-time job. I'd prefer to work part-time.
2 She'd like to go on another training course.
3 I'm bored in my job. I need a fresh challenge.
4 He works on a stall in the market.
5 At the end of this year we should get a good pay rise.
6 She's got more than a hundred workers under her.
7 I didn't know he was the new manager. When did he take this job over?
8 It's a boring job and the pay is awful. Why did he apply?
5) Put the words in these questions in the correct order.
1 living do do what for you a?  What do you do for a living?
2 you do much how earn?  How much do you earn?
3 tax you pay do have income to?  Do you have to pay tax income?
4 much do get holiday you how?  How much holiday do you get?
5 overtime in you do work job have to your?  Do you have to work overtime in your job?
6 paid you do holiday get?  Do you get paid holiday?
7 pay get sick you do?  Do you get sick pay?
8 your what involve does job?  What does the job involve?
6) Replace the underlined words or phrases with another word or phrase with a similar meaning
1 I must leave - I have to go to a very important meeting. - attend
2 My wife is responsible for about 20 workers in her department. – in charge of
3 How long have you been managing this shop? - running
4 I quite often have to work overtime, but I don't mind, because I'm paid for it. – do
5 My job involves meeting clients and advising them on their financial problems. – seeing / visiting
6 Could you tell me what your duties are? –responsibilities
7) Match the words and phrases on the left with the meanings on the right.
1
do flexi-time f
a
work at different times: days one week,
2
run a business d
nights the next
3
have a nine-to-five job b
b
work regular daytime hours
4
handle complaints e
c
money you earn every month/year
5
do shift work a
d
manage or be responsible for a company
6
a salary c
e
take action when customers are unhappy
f
to be able to start and finish work at
different times of day
8) Correct the ten mistakes in these sentences. (Sentence 1 has two mistakes.)
1 I'm a secretary and I work for / in a big company in the city of London.
2 Unfortunately, I haven't got a work / a job at the moment, but I hope to find one soon.
3 I work in a hospital in the X-ray department.
4 What does your job involve, exactly?
5 I have to deal with / handle the delivery problems in my company.
6 My job involves filling in a lot of forms.
7 She's paid a very good salary. (PASSIVE!)
8 I have to advise clients a lot in my job. (see CONFUSIBLES)
9 He used to work in a bank, but now he's self-employed.
9) Complete the sentences with a suitable verb. The first letter has been given to you.
1 Doctors treat patients.
2 Lawyers represent people with legal problems.
3 Nurses look after patients in hospital.
4 Surgeons operate on people.
5 Mechanics repair cars.
6 Bricklayers build walls.
7 Architects design buildings.
8 Brokers buy and sell stocks and shares.
10) Rewrite these sentences, using the words on the right in the correct form. The meaning must stay
the same.
1 I did a training course last week.
Last week I went on a training course.
GO
2 The boss told him to leave the company after the scandal.
The boss sacked him after the scandal / gave him the sack after the scandal.
SACK
3 She quit her job because of the long hours.
She resigned from her job because of the long hours.
RESIGN
4 If you provide jobs for people, you need to know the law.
If you're an employer you need to know the law.
EMPLOY
5 In his job he has to travel a lot.
His job involves a lot of traveling.
INVOLVE
6 I had a high salary in my last job.
I earned a lot of money
EARN
11) Fill the gaps with a suitable word.
1 I didn't earn much money in my last job but I'm well paid now.
2 He works very hard for the company and his future prospects look good.
3 I've decided to retire at the age of 55.
4 I'd love to work abroad for a few years, especially in South America or
South-East Asia.
5 I've been unemployed for two months and I'm looking / applying for a job.
6 I'm very unhappy with my job. I'd like to make a career change and train as a teacher.