Unit 8. The world of work. Lesson 2. Language

Unit 8
LANGUAGE
VOCABULARY
1. Match the words with the definitions.
1. d
2. a
3. b
4. e
5. c
2. Complete the text.
1. apply
2. relevant
3. qualifications
4. recruited
5. probation
PRONUNCIATION: Stressed words: exceptions
Listen and repeat.
GRAMMAR: Reported speech: reporting orders, requests, offers, advice, instructions, …
1. Rewrite the sentences.
1. our teacher told us to study hard for the final exams.
2. The job applicant asked if the company provided computers for all employees.
3. The career adviser advised us to develop our communication and planning skills.
4. My mother offered to find information about short courses on organizational skills for me.
2. Complete the sentences.
1. The monitor invited me to see him play in a football match.
2. The applicant asked the head of the human resources department to tell him what skills he needed in order to get that job.
3. My friend offered to find more information about the company that I was applying to.
4. His father encouraged him to apply for the job.
5. He complained to his friends about the terrible working conditions at that factory.
6. She refused to tell me what the director’s salary was because that information was confidential.