The Career Ladder - Exercises PDF

65 134 The career ladder Getting a job When Paul left school he applied for (= wrote an official request for) a job in the accounts department of a local engineering company. They gave him a job as a trainee (= a very junior person in a company). He didn’t earn very much but they gave him a lot of training (= organised help and advice with learning the job), and sent him on training courses. Note: Training is an uncountable noun, so you cannot say ‘a training’. You can only talk about training (in general), or a training course (if you want to refer to just one). Here you can use the verbs do or go on: I did / went on several training courses last year, Moving up Paul worked hard at the company and his prospects (= future possibilities in the job) looked good. After his first year he got a good pay rise (= more money), and after two years he was promoted (= given a higher position with more money and responsibility). After six yeatshe was in charge of (= responsible for / the boss of) the accounts department with five other employees (= workers in the company) under him (= under his responsibility/authority) Leaving the company By the time Paul was 30, however, he decided he wanted a fresh challenge (= a new exciting situation). He was keen to work abroad, so he resigned from his company (= officially told the company he was leaving his jobs you can also say ‘he quit the company’) and started looking for a new job with a bigger company. After a couple of months he managed to find a job with an international company which involved (= included) a lot of foreign travel. He was very excited about the new job and at first he really enjoyed the travelling, but ... Hard times After about six months, Paul started to dislike the constant moving around, and after a year he hated it; he hated living in hotels, and he never really made any friends in the new company. Unfortunately his work was not satisfactory either and finally he was sacked (= told to leave the company / dismissed / given the sack) a year later. After that, Paul found things much more difficult. He was unemployed (= out of work / without a job) for over a year. He had to sell his car and move out of his new house. Things were looking bad and in the end Paul had to accept a part-time job (= working only some of the day or some of the week) on a fruit and vegetable stall in a market. Happier times To his surprise, Paul loved the market. He made lots of friends and enjoyed working out in the open air. After two years, he took over (= took control of) the stall. Two years later he opened a second stall, and after ten years he had fifteen stalls, Last year Paul retired (= stopped working completely) at the age of 55, a very rich man. English Vocabulary in Use (presintermediate & intermediate)65.1 65.2 65.3 65.4 65.5 Exercises Write a single word synonym for each of these words/phrases. 1 given the sack = 2 our of work = 3 left the company = 4. was given a better position in the company = 5. future possibilities in a job = 6 stopped working for ever 7 workers in a compan Find the logical answer on the right for each of the questions on the left. 1 Why did they sack him? a Because he was nearly 65. 2. Why did they promote him? b Because he was late for work every day. 3. Why did he apply for the job? ¢ Because he needed more training, 4 Why did he retire? d Because he was out of work. S Why did he resign? € Because he was the best person in the department. 6 Why did he go on the course? f Because he didn’t like his boss. Complete these sentences with a suitable word or phrase. I don’t want a full-time job. I'd prefer to work She'd like to go on another training I'm bored in my job. I need a fresh He works on a stall in the At the end of this year we should get a good pay She’s got more than a hundred workers under : I didn’t know he was the new manager. When did he take ? It’s a boring job and the pay is awful. Why did he > eA Ree Complete this word-building table. Use a dictionary to help you. Verb General noun Personal noun(s) promote : employ resign : retire - train Have you got a job in a company? If so, answer these questions as quickly as you can, What does your job involve? Are you responsible for anything or anyone? Have you had much training from the company? Have the company sent you on any training courses? Have you been promoted since you started in the company? Do you normally get a good pay rise at the end of each year? How do you feel about your future prospects in the company? Are you happy in the job or do you feel itis time for a fresh challenge in another company? eA Ree If possible, ask another person the same questions. English Vocabulary in Use (presintermediate & intermediate) 135

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