Starting with the words you are given, rewrite each of these sentences using vocabulary from the previous text. The basic meaning must stay the same

Example: I'm a banker.

I work….. .. in banking ……

1 What do you do?

What's ……………………

2 I earn $50,000 dollars.

My ……………………….

3 I get £20,000 from my teaching job and another £10,000 from writing.

My total …………………….

4 I am a shop-assisstant.

I work for …………………….

5 In my job I have to look after and maintain all the computers in the building.

My job involves ……………..

6 I'm responsible for one of the smaller departments.

I'm in ……………..

3. This is part of a conversation with a teacher about her job. Can you supply the missing questions?

A:.....................................................................?

B. I usually start at nine and finish at four.

A. ………………………………..?

B. Yes a bit. On certain courses I work until five o'clock, and then I get paid extra.

A.....................................................................?

B. Twelve weeks. That's one of the good things about being a teacher.

A.....................................................................?

B. No we don't, I'm afraid. That's one of the disadvantages of being a teacher. But I suppose money isn't everything.

4. Can you answer these general knowledge questions about work?

1 What are normal working hours for most office jobs in your country?

2 Can you name three jobs that get very high salaries in your country?

3 When you start paying income tax in your country, what is the minimum amount you have to pay?

4 What jobs often involve shiftwork? (Give at least two examples.)

5 Is flexi-time common in your company or your country?

5. Think and speak about your own job. How many of the things described in the text do you do? How is your work different? Can you explain your responsibilities and daily duties in English?