Exercise 7. Here are some expressions connected with work. Make a few sentences with them

to work shift-work [nights one week, days next]

to be on flexi-time [flexible working hours]

to work nine-to-five [regular day work]

to go/be on strike [industrial dispute]

to get the sack [thrown out of your job]

to be fired [more formal than 'get the sack'; often

used as a direct address: 'You're fired!']

to be dismissed [more formal than 'be fired']

to be made redundant [thrown out, no longer needed]

to be laid off [more informal than 'made redundant']

to give up work [e.g. in order to study]

to be on / take maternity leave [expecting a baby]

to be on / take sick leave [illness].

to take early retirement [retire at 55]

to be a workaholic [love work too much]

to be promoted [get a higher position]

to apply for a job [fill in forms, etc.]

Exercise 8. Using the expressions in exercise 7, say what you think has happened / is happening.

Example: - I'm not working now; the baby's due in 3 weeks. - She's on maternity leave.

1. I’ve lost my job. They had to make cutbacks.

2. He's enjoying life on a pension, although he's only 58.

3. One week it's six-to-two, the next it's nights.

4. They've made her General Manager as from next month!

5. I was late so often, I lost my job.

6. I get in at nine o'clock and go home at five.

7. Your trouble is you are obsessed with work.

8. Now make a sentence for each of the verbs you have not used.