I. Vocabulary

Working life

deal with • experience • get a promotion • responsible • stressful • training

You will be (a) ........................... for the day-to-day operation of the restaurant and for the level of service our establishment provides. You will have to (b) ......................... management, kitchen staff and customer services personnel, sometimes in (c) ............................... conditions. It will be possible to (d)................................... when you have gained further (e) ................................. of supervising staff in our organisation. Relevant (f) .................................. will be provided through Langbern College.

Complete the job advertisemen with the following words:

a. ‘I need to do some research and then start writing.’

b. ‘I’m not going home until I’ve finished this assignment.’

c. ‘I’m going to work really hard to get a promotion.’

d. ‘When Lucie leaves, I’m going to apply for her job.’

e. ‘To apply, I need to write my details on this page.’

f. ‘I want to print T-shirts and sell them online.’

g. ‘I haven’t finished my project yet. It’s late again!’

h. ‘I don’t think this one is right for me so I’m not going to accept it.’

1. David wants to get ahead.

2. Karl wants to keep at a task.

3. Fran is working on a project.

4. Eva needs to fill in a form.

5. Jack wants to turn down a job offer.

6. Teresa wants to take over from someone.

7. Ben wants to set up a business.

8. Liz needs to keep up with her work.

Phrasal verbs connected with work

Who said what? Match the comments (a–h) with the people (1–8).

• activity in progress at a moment in the past

  I was reading a book at 5 o'clock yesterday.

• activity in progress in the past that was interrupted by another action

  While he was doing his assignment, he heard an advert.

• to describe scenes in a story or description

  They were wearing coats because it was bitterly cold.

Past Continuous

• finished actions or situations in the past

  He passes his driving test yesterday.

• one thing happened after another

  Sebastian finished his degree course, graduated and then walked into his new job.

Past Simple

Past tenses

• actions that happened before another action/actions in the past

• it gives importance to the duration of an activity

  I was tired because I had been studying all night.

​Past Perfect Continuous

• actions that happened before another action/actions in the past

• it gives importance to the completion of an activity

  When the interview had finished, I had left.

​Past Perfect

• only past actions!

  He would come and visit us on Sundays.

would

• past actions

  My grandfather used to work as a postman.

• past states

  He didn't use to have much free time.

used to

Past habits

things we did regularly in the past but don't do now

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