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9. На самом деле, моя сердитая невестка, бывало, обсуждала это со своим
требовательным начальником.
10. Мне кажется, никто никогда не привыкнет быть уволенным без
выходного пособия.
Exercise 390. Put the verbs into the correct tenses.
1. Unfortunately, Ashley’s persistent employee (used to/be used to/ get used to)
(to miss) some good openings, as he (used to/be used to/get used to) (to be)
rather absent-minded last year.
2. Off the top of my head, Blake’s jealous spouse (used to/to be not used/to get
used to) (to have) a job, as he (used to/to be used to/to get used to) (to be) fully
dependent on his wife last December.
3. I (to guess), his savvy manager never (to get used to) (to have) a low paying
job in the future.
4. It (to be) a no-brainer, that Matthew’s industrious relative (to get used to) (to
get) prepared for a job interview this week, as he (to need) (to research) all
common interview questions and (to get) the job.
5. Obviously, Bobby’s well-behaved godson (to be used to) (to have) a menial
job, as he (used to/to get used to/to be used to) rather poor in 2015.
Exercise 391. Fill in the correct translation.
It’s a win-win situation!
to be on/off the table
to follow someone’s lead
to be back to square one
to miss a deadline
to do my/his/her due diligence
to be good at/skilled at
to voice ideas/thoughts
to stay on top of deadlines
to take a calculated risk
to burn the midnight oil
 to be put on a team with people from different backgrounds
and experience levels
 to assign projects
Exercise 392. Watch the video 3.15 and answer the questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vFTMjYJTnY
- And we offer (предлагаем) full benefits (льготы/пособия), three weeks
of paid vacation.
- Oh, three weeks, wow.

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