Prime Time 5/6, Language in Use, Arbeitsheft

2 Moving up the career ladder a) Match the words on the left with the correct definitions on the right. 1. abroad D A work in a different kind of job 2. to apply for B person employed for wages or salary 3. career change C future possibilities in the job 4. to dismiss D / in another country 5. employee E more money every month 6. in-house training F write an official request 7. part-time job G tell somebody to leave 8. pay rise H a person who is learning the skills of a particular job 9. to promote I courses offered by a company for its employees 10. prospects J working only part of the day or week 11. to resign K stop working completely 12. to retire L without a job 13. trainee M give a higher position with more money and responsibility 14. unemployed N tell the company that you are leaving your job b) You are going to read a text about Sheera’s career. Some words are missing from the text. Choose from the list (A–L) the correct part for each gap (1–9) in the text. There are two extra words you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. When Sheera took her A-levels, she … (0) a job in various companies in her home town. One company gave her a job as a trainee. Though she didn’t earn much in that position, she was happy because the company offered her … (Q1) and she went on a number of training courses. Sheera worked hard and her prospects looked good. The manager was pleased with her progress and soon offered her a … (Q2) . After two years she was promoted and after four years she was in charge of a department with three … (Q3) under her. By the time Sheera turned 35, she decided she wanted a new challenge and a … (Q4) . She wanted to get some experience … (Q5) , preferably in the United States or in South Africa. So Sheera resigned and started looking for another job. After a few weeks she got a job with an international company which involved a lot of foreign travel. At the beginning, Sheera was very excited about travelling to so many different places, but after six months she started to dislike living in hotels. She didn’t do well in her job either. After a year the company … (Q6) her. Life got hard for Sheera. She was … (Q7) for a year until she got a … (Q8) in a pub for four evenings per week. Sheera loved her new job. She enjoyed taking care of the patrons and three years later she took over the pub. After one and a half years she opened a second pub, and after fifteen years she had a chain of eight pubs all over Britain. Last year, Sheera … (Q9) at the age of 62. A abroad F employees K unemployed 0 B ✔ Q5 B / applied for G in-house training L working hours Q1 Q6 C career change H part-time job Q2 Q7 D customer service I pay rise Q3 Q8 E dismissed J retired Q4 Q9 23 7 Jobs Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum d s Verlags öbv