Warm-up
Pairwork crossword - definitions
labor
worker
apprentice
part-time
full-time
temporary
permanent
overtime
shift
trainee
probation period
sick leave
maternity leave
headhunt
recruit
Pairwork - explain the difference between the following terms:
● wages - income - salary
● bonus - perks
● staff - crew - employee - employer
● training - skills - qualifications
● apprentice - trainee - intern
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READING (EXAM PRACTICE - multiple choice questions)
Read the text and for questions 1 -7 choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
Employment law has undergone quite a considerable increase in both volume and importance over the past two
centuries. This stemmed from the industrial revolution the beginning of which (taking into account different times
in different countries) may generally be dated back to the turn of the 19th century. Employment rights before then
were virtually non-existent and depended on the benevolence of paternalistic or ruthless employers, called
masters in those times, while those depending on them as employees were referred to as servants, which
suggests a considerable degree of control by the former over the latter.
With the advent of the industrial revolution things began to change. At first, the conditions of employees (factory
workers) considerably decreased sometimes being dreadful beyond description. However, the first actions of
workers trying to better their living conditions were doomed to failure and only started to be taken seriously by
1.С)
2. С)
3. B)
4. A)
5. C)
6. C)