7 Jobs 23 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 sb. 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 sb. a higher position with more money and responsibility 14. unemployed N tell the company that you are leaving your job b) Read the text about Sheera’s career. Some words are missing. Choose the correct word (A–L) for each gap (1–9). There are two extra words that 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 … 1 and so she went on a number of courses. Sheera worked hard and her prospects looked good. The manager was pleased with her progress and soon offered her a … 2 . After two years she was promoted and after four years she was in charge of a department with three … 3 under her. By the time Sheera turned 35, she decided she wanted a new challenge and a … 4 . She wanted to get some experience … 5 , 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 … 6 her. Life got hard for Sheera. She was … 7 for a year until she got a … 8 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 … 9 at the age of 62. A abroad G in-house training 0 B 6 B applied for H part-time job 1 7 C career change I pay rise 2 8 D customer service J retired 3 9 E dismissed K unemployed 4 F employees L working hours 5 2 ✔ ✔ Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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