Ex. 18. Fill in the right word in the gap

1. She works at a ……… of 100 dollars a month.

a) wages b) pay c) salary d) earnings

2. Mr White is a junior ………, he works under Mr Young.

a) colleague b) executive c) subordinate d) foreman

3. In what ……… do you work?

a) position b) post c) job d) capacity

4. Ann was unemployed doing only odd ……….

a) work b) jobs c) occupation d) position

5. He ………. from Oxford with honors.

a) graduated b) left c) quitted d)finished

6. Your campus career counselor is professionally ……… to advise your on job search technique.

a) experienced b) qualified c) well-known d) skilled

Ex. 19. Let’s discuss

1. There are some individuals that "know" what they want to be from the time they are children. Have you ever known anybody like this?

2. Do you think that choosing an occupation is more difficult today than it used to be for young people 30 or 40 years ago? Give your views.

3. By what age (18? younger? older?) should a person "know" what he or she wants to do? Discuss your idea.

4. Do you enjoy working with people, data, or things?

5. How important is it to be your own boss?

6. How important are salary, benefits, job stability, working environment, colleagues, job stimulation?

7. Would you rather work for a large or small company? Why?

8. How would you describe the perfect job, boss, and coworkers?

9. What is more important: high salary or satisfaction from job?

10. Would you hire your friend?

11. Would you like to work at the company where the boss is your friend?

12. What do you think about the distinction between brain work and manual work?

13. What can a person do to ensure his or her employment? Do educated people have less chances of becoming unemployed?