Seasonal Job Qualifications and Work Environment

V-1

1 My job is seasonal because I only work during the summer. 2 You need to have the proper qualification for this job. 3 Jackie announced her resignation. We will miss her. 4 I can't trust Amy because she's not reliable. 5 Over a hundred people died of starvation due to lack of food.

2

1 The deadline is tomorrow, not a day later. 2 The perks include a company car. 3 He first started working here as a clerk. 4 That's nonsense. It's just not true. 5 She's been promoted to a new position. 6 I'm not a slave. I don't work for free. 7 This week I'm working the early shift. 8 I need help. This task requires teamwork.

3

1 A dead-end job offers you a no opportunities. 2 A worker who is burnt out may quit. 3 If you're out of work, you don't have a job. 4 Lisa hates the rat race and is leaving her job. 5 He shared some tricks of the trade about his profession. 6 We watched the actors rehearse before the show. 7 It's a part-time job, so the hours are shorter than many other jobs.

4

1 It's difficult to make a living when you don't have a steady job. True 2 Someone who gets paid peanuts earns a lot of money. False. 3 If you make up your mind, you decide what to do. True. 4 If you pull your weight, you don't like to work hard. True. 5 An employee who comes late every day may get fired. True.

5

1 Jack is paid extra if he works sick leave. Overtime. 2 Linda gave in her qualification and left the job. Resignation. 3 He broke his leg and has taken resignation. Sick leave. 4 You need a college starvation for this job. Qualification. 5 People were dying of overtime after the earthquake. Starvation.

G-1

1 The person to whom you are talking is my boss. 2 The hotel room in which we are staying is expensive. 3 We like to play football after school, when we have free time. 4 The children, whose parents are abroad, are staying with their grandparents. 5 The town where I was born is in the south of England.

2

1 Kate, who used to be a teacher, is new in the office. 2 I work in a start-up company which has many employees. 3 The manager, whose staff didn't like him, was fired. 4 I don't want to think about the time when I was unhappy in my job. 5 That is the park where we like to meet.

3

1 This is the office where I work. 2 Our boss always stays at the office in the evenings, when everyone has gone home. 3 The woman whose child won the competition was proud. 4 I like the people with whom I did the project. 5 Do you know anyone who is qualified to work here?

4

If you are a young adult who is still at school and you don't ... which... whose... where... which... whom... when.

5

1 My parents, whose wedding anniversary is tomorrow, are having a party. 2 The theatre, where we saw a musical, was quite easy to get to. 3 Kate is looking for the bag in which she put her keys. 4 This is my cousin Simone with whom I often go cycling.