Jobs and work


The ‚Jobs‘ quiz


What’s the difference between … ?


1  job/ work

2  a part-time job/ a full-time job

3  a temporary job/ a permanent job

4  an employer/ an employee

5  a cook/ a cooker

6  earn money/ win money

7  resign/ retire

8  work overtime/ go on strike

9  be sacked/ get promoted

10 qualifications/ experience



What do they do?


A Match the words and definitions.


company, employee, employer, (go on) strike, manager, resign, retire, trade union



1  _____________ someone who pays other people to do work

2  _____________ someone who is paid to work

3  _____________ an organization or group of people who work together in business

4  _____________ leave your job (because you want to go)

5  _____________ leave your job (because you are old, e.g. 65)

6  _____________ stop work because you want better working conditions

7  _____________ group of people who represent workers

8  _____________ someone who controls an organization



I’m a civil servant. I work for the government. I used to work as a lawyer. I’ve got a degree in
law.





B Complete the text with these words:


conditions, experience, hours, job, part time, qualifications, temporary, work


Nowadays in many countries, there is not enough 1 ____________ for everybody, and many people

are looking for a 2 ____________ . If they are lucky enough to find one, it is often 3 ____________
,

(only e few hours a day), not full-time, or it is a 4 ____________ job (only for a few months),

not a permanent one. Many jobs involve working long 5 ____________ , and often the working

6 ____________ (e.g. salary, holidays) are not good. To get a good job, it’s important to have

7 ____________ (e.g. a university degree) and some 8 ____________ .