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Exercise 4. Phrases and collocations. Match to make sentences.
1) I put a lot of effort
2) They’ve made their decision
3) It’s not in your interest to
4) The secretary’s kept me
5) I don’t know why you didn’t apply
6) I think we’re all in agreement
7) Dean’s been out
8) The shop hasn’t been in
9) I’m glad you’re finally taking an interest
10) Jason lives fairly near his place of
A on hold for ages.
B about who is going to get promoted.
C of work for over two months now
D into writing this report
E business long
F in your work
G for that position
H accept a pay cut.
I work, doesn’t he?
J on this, aren’t we?
Exercise 5. Phrases and collocations. Write one word in each gap.
1) Maybe you should write a letter complaint to the manager.
2) When was the last time you had a .off?
3) Hardly had the police officer come duty when he had to respond to an emergency.
4) My dad's work at the moment, I'm afraid. Can you call back later?
5) I am available to an interview at your convenience.
6) He's been this job for over thirty years.
7) Our company a lot of business with Altech Industries.
8) Sol's made an arrangement the wholesalers to deliver more frequently in future.
9) June's got several years’ experience dealing with young children.
Exercise 6. Word patterns. Choose the correct answer.
1) Who is responsible dealing with complaints?
A with В for
С in D at
2) We began looking round for advertising agencies which had experience of our market.
A to В with
С by D at
3) The covering letter wasn't attached the CV.
A to В with
С from D by
4) Don't you think you should apply for the job writing?
A with В for
С at D in
5) I was only absent the office for a few minutes!
A for В rom
С in D about
6) Success in this industry depends a lot luck!
A with В from
С at D on
Exercise 7. Phrases and collocations. Find the incorrect word in each sentence and write the correct word on the line.
1) Sadie's quite good in typing
2) Jimmy qualified at a doctor a couple of years ago………………………..
3) You need to be good at languages to work in an interpreter……………...
4) It'll be good that Rudy to get some work experience this summer……….
5) You've got to be experienced from dealing with difficult authors if you want to be an editor…………………………………………………………………..
6) We specialise for manufacturing tiles for the building industry………….
7) After qualifying as veterinary medicine, she decided to move to Yorkshire……………………………………………………………………………….
8) I'd love to work as advertising…………………………………………
9) Joanne is training for become a trapeze artist at the moment!
Exercise 8. Word formation. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is necessary.
1) All the heavy (MACHINE) in the factory has been manufactured on site.
2) Al is a manager at the local water (WORK).
3) An (INDUSTRY) dispute is threatening to delay production of the new car.
4) We work under close (SUPERVISE), so there's not much opportunity for initiative.
5) Farm (WORK) in Belgium have accepted a 5% pay increase.
6) There'll be an (ADD) charge of €30 for delivery.
7) Supersonic planes have never been a (COMMERCE) success.
8) We couldn't have built this new train without the (DEDICATE) and expertise of the entire workforce.
9) The plan is completely (WORK). Let's just forget it!
Exercise 9. Word formation. Complete the text by changing the form of the word in brackets.
Although a certain percentage of graduates will still be 1) (employ) six months after leaving university, the majority will have found 2) (employ) by then. Many of these will even have been offered a job while at university, as a result of visiting a job fair. Job fairs are held at many universities each year. Companies come along to advertise jobs, which are usually in 3) (manage), and the career structures and benefit packages that go with them. Job fairs are an 4) (effect) way for undergraduates to find out what kind of job they might be interested in.
If you go to a job fair, dress 5) (profession). Don't wear jeans and a T-shirt. Wear a suit! You don't want to look 6) (responsible) when you have your first 7) (meet) with your potential 8) (employ). If you're interested in a job on offer, you may have to fill out an 9) (apply) form, so it's 10) (help) to take along relevant information with you. You'll also need proof of all your 11) (qualify), so don't forget to take photocopies of all your certificates with you.