Worksheets
Work
NAME
F.
10 Matching questions 1.
working out
2.
workaholic
3.
fun workplace
4.
work online
5.
worksheet
6.
construction worker
7.
no work experience
8.
tidy work station
9.
out of work
A.
G. B.
10.
H. C.
didn't work out I. D.
E.
J.
construction worker
didn't work out
fun workplace
no work experience
out of work
tidy work station
workaholic
working out
work online
worksheet
well-paid badly paid
low-paid
lucrative
steady job
temporary
full-time
permanent
part-time
indoor unskilled
outdoor
skilled
voluntary work
routine
manual
everyday
daily day-today
to get / find work to be offered work / a job to make a living as a … What do you do for a living? to get a higher position /to be promoted /to achieve something to apply for a job to be a workaholic (to love work too much) to be someone’s opposite number (to be a rival) to be dog-tired from work /to be bushed from work a heavy workload to be underpaid opposite:to be overpaid to hammer out a deal/to work out a deal/to sign a contract/to close a contract opposite: to back out of a deal
to to to to to
do shift work (nights one week, days the next week) be on flexi-time (to have flexible working hours) work nine-to-five (regular day work) work full-time work part-time
to go/be on strike to get the sack (to be thrown out of a job) to be fired (more formal) to be made redundant (thrown out, no longer needed) to be laid off (more informal than made redundant) to give up work to be on/take sick leave to take early retirement (to retire at 55)
paperwork /desk work /office work /secretarial work handwork /manual work teamwork (to work together in a team)
good, hard, productive, motivated fast, slow, professional, average, unemployed, voluntary, migrant, seasonal … worker worker /employee colleague /coworker /teammate /workmate
Example: I lost my job. I was no longer needed. redundant a. You never have time! I think you are obsessed with work. b. I have no fixed working time. c. I have a job interview tomorrow. d. I was late so often, I lost my job. e. I’m not working since I have a baby. f. My boss told me, I’m going to get a higher position! g. He’s only 57, but he’s enjoying life on a pension. h. One week I work at night and the next week at day. i. I work outside cutting grass. j. My current job finishes in August. k. We work together a lot at my workplace. l. I have a lot of work to do each day. 1. promotion. 2. heavy workload 3. apply 4. teamwork 5. early retirement 6. workaholic 7. maternity leave 8. shift-work 9. manual labor 10. contract job 11. fired 12. flexi-time
Answers: a. You’re a workaholic. b. I’m on flexi-time. c. I apply for a new job. d. I have been fired/ I got the sack. e. I am on maternity/paternity. f. I’m promoted. g. He has taken early retirement. h. I do shift-work. i. manual labor j. contract job k. teamwork l. heavy workload
NAME
F.
10 Matching questions 1.
working out
2.
workaholic
3.
fun workplace
4.
work online
5.
worksheet
6.
construction worker
7.
no work experience
8.
tidy work station
9.
out of work
A.
G. B.
10.
H. C.
didn't work out I. D.
E.
J.
construction worker
didn't work out
fun workplace
no work experience
out of work
tidy work station
workaholic
working out
work online
worksheet
well-paid badly paid
low-paid
lucrative
steady job
temporary
full-time
permanent
part-time
indoor unskilled
outdoor
skilled
voluntary work
routine
manual
everyday
daily day-today
to get / find work to be offered work / a job to make a living as a … What do you do for a living? to get a higher position /to be promoted /to achieve something to apply for a job to be a workaholic (to love work too much) to be someone’s opposite number (to be a rival) to be dog-tired from work /to be bushed from work a heavy workload to be underpaid opposite:to be overpaid to hammer out a deal/to work out a deal/to sign a contract/to close a contract opposite: to back out of a deal
to to to to to
do shift work (nights one week, days the next week) be on flexi-time (to have flexible working hours) work nine-to-five (regular day work) work full-time work part-time
to go/be on strike to get the sack (to be thrown out of a job) to be fired (more formal) to be made redundant (thrown out, no longer needed) to be laid off (more informal than made redundant) to give up work to be on/take sick leave to take early retirement (to retire at 55)
paperwork /desk work /office work /secretarial work handwork /manual work teamwork (to work together in a team)
good, hard, productive, motivated fast, slow, professional, average, unemployed, voluntary, migrant, seasonal … worker worker /employee colleague /coworker /teammate /workmate
Example: I lost my job. I was no longer needed. redundant a. You never have time! I think you are obsessed with work. b. I have no fixed working time. c. I have a job interview tomorrow. d. I was late so often, I lost my job. e. I’m not working since I have a baby. f. My boss told me, I’m going to get a higher position! g. He’s only 57, but he’s enjoying life on a pension. h. One week I work at night and the next week at day. i. I work outside cutting grass. j. My current job finishes in August. k. We work together a lot at my workplace. l. I have a lot of work to do each day. 1. promotion. 2. heavy workload 3. apply 4. teamwork 5. early retirement 6. workaholic 7. maternity leave 8. shift-work 9. manual labor 10. contract job 11. fired 12. flexi-time
Answers: a. You’re a workaholic. b. I’m on flexi-time. c. I apply for a new job. d. I have been fired/ I got the sack. e. I am on maternity/paternity. f. I’m promoted. g. He has taken early retirement. h. I do shift-work. i. manual labor j. contract job k. teamwork l. heavy workload
