VOCABULARY CONSOLIDATION

UNIT 5

The world of work

1

Complete the crossword.

Across
3

When you are offered a more important job at the place

where you work

More money for doing your job

Down
1

A legal document about your job

Extra money that you get, for example at Christmas

Money that you get after you retire

Things that your company pays, for example when you travel

Money that you get for doing a job

1

C
O

N
T
5

R
A
C
T

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Work verbs
2

Match the beginnings and ends of the expressions.

apply

a pension

for

a contract

fill in

a job

work

expenses

earn

an interview

claim

part-time

get

an application

sign

have

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

form
h

a salary

claimed

earned

got

had

has

is

lost

signed

My new job starts tomorrow. I signed the contract yesterday!

1

My sister ______________ an interview last week, but she didnt

get the job.

Jodie left school last year and now she ______________ a fulltime job in a hotel.

My aunt used to work in a bank, but now she ______________

unemployed.

I filled in the application form, and I ______________ the job

its great!

Tom ______________ his job when the shop closed down, but
hes looking for a new one.

My mum ______________ a really good salary when she worked

in London, but now she has started her own business.

Matt stayed in a nice hotel on his business trip, and

______________ the expenses.

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VOCABULARY EXTENSION

UNIT 5

The world of work

1

Read the definitions and write the words.

A legal document about your job
contract
1

Things that your company pays, for example when you travel
__________________________________________________________

When you are offered a more important job at the place

where you work
__________________________________________________________

Extra money that you get, for example at Christmas

__________________________________________________________

Money that you get after you retire

__________________________________________________________

Money that you get for doing a job

__________________________________________________________

When you get more money for doing your job

__________________________________________________________

A piece of paper on which you give information about

yourself and your work experience
__________________________________________________________

Work verbs
2

Complete the expressions.

claim expenses
1

earn a ______________

get a ______________

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fill in an ______________

sign a ______________

work ______________

apply for a ______________

have an ______________

Complete the sentences with the correct verbs.

Tom lost his job when the shop closed
down, but hes looking for a new one.
1 My aunt used to work in a bank, but now
she ______________ unemployed.
2 I filled in the application form, and I
______________ the job its great!
3 My new job starts tomorrow. I
______________ the contract yesterday!
4 Jodie left school last year and now she ______________a full-time job in a
hotel.
5 My mum ______________ a really good salary when she worked in London,
but now she has started her own business.
6 Matt stayed in a nice hotel on his business trip, and ______________ the
expenses.
7 My sister ______________ an interview last week, but she didnt get the job.

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