4. Mark and Mike are talking about Mark's new job as a photocopier salesperson. Complete the conversations with the words in italic from texts a, b, c.
1. Mark: I get paid every month.
Mike: I see. You get a salary, not wages.
2. Mark: I usually have to work late: I don't get paid for it, but I get a percentage for every photocopier I sell.
Mike: So you don't get _____, but you do get _____. That's good.
3. Mark: The people in production get a _____ if they reach their targets.
Mike: Oh, right. They get an extra payment for producing a certain amount.
4. Mark: The company pays for medical treatment too, and the company restaurant is fantastic.
Mike: Wow! The company _____sound very nice.
5. Mark: And they've given me a _____ _____to go and visit clients.
Mike: So you don't have to buy a car, then.
6. Mark: What's more, the company pays in money for us to get when we don't work any more.
Mike: Yes, it's important to get a good _____.
7. Mark: The total _____ _____is brilliant.
Mike: Yes, all that extra stuff is really worth having.
What kind of person should be your boss? What does a good/bad boss do? Put the phrases in the box into the correct column in the table.
have a lot of new ideas easily find solutions to difficult problems have energy and enthusiasm be very understanding be aggressive shout at his/her employees be annoying give extra work change things throw things around the office
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14. Complete the text. Choose adjectives from the box.
obstinate reliable ambitious considerate
mean imaginative narrow-minded
In my first job, my boss was hopeless. The business never moved forward because he was too (1)_____, without any interest in new ideas. Even if there were very good reasons to make a change, he refused to accept them – he was so (2)_____ that there was no point in trying to argue with him. My new boss is just the opposite. She’s very (3)_____ – she’s determined to make her business succeed and to get to the top. She’s also an (4)_____ designer with lots of unusual and creative ideas. The only problem is that she isn’t a very (5)_____ person. As long as our work is fine, she doesn’t think about us, and she sometimes says things that really hurt our feelings.
5. Read and answer the questions. Describe your dream job. How to determine your dream job
Determining what your dream job is can help you to reach your career goals. Do you have a dream job in mind? One you’d do for free if you could? Many of us would love to know what that job is, so we can begin to build a path to get there.
Figuring out your dream job
Here are some questions to figure out what your dream job really is:
1. When in your life do you feel truly happy?
2. What are your natural skills?
3. Who do you like to work with?
4. Do you prefer to work alone or in a team?
5. Where do you like to work?
6. What are you passionate about?
7. How much would you like to earn?
8. How many hours would you like to work?
9. Would you like to have a permanent/temporary/part-time/full-time job?
10. What adjectives are appropriate to describe your job?
11. What aspects are the most important in your work?
12. What kind of person should be your boss?
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