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your brother? If those are the few, then he (had better/would rather/should) (to
stop) (to watch) TV all day long and (to talk) on the phone with his unemployed
friends! Moreover, he (should/had better/would rather) send CVs 5-8 times a
day. The good news is that Linda has told me recently that Richard (to work)
on his cover letter tomorrow. On the second thought I (to help) him! In fact, I
(to text) right now so we (can/could) (to discuss) his current situation. ***
Exercise 56. Answer the questions.
1. What energizes you at work?
2. What drains you at work?
3. What is your ideal company?
4. Why should employers hire you?
5. How does your typical working day begin?
Exercise 57. Read the text and discuss.
https://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-howard-schultz-success-story-
2017-12
Howard Schultz is back at Starbucks as interim CEO. Here's how he went from
living in Brooklyn public housing to growing the coffee giant into an $95
billion business.
Schultz was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1953. The child of two high-
school dropouts, Schultz grew up in a public housing project.
It was here that Schultz says he experienced one of the biggest defining
moments in his life.
At age seven, Schultz came home one day to find his father "laying on the
couch with a cast from his hip to his ankle" after being injured on the job. His
father was an army vet and a truck driver with no workman's compensation, no
severance, and no health insurance, Schultz told graduates at Arizona State
University in 2017.
"When I was seven years old, I had a defining moment in my life," Schultz
said. "I saw the fracturing of the American Dream and I saw my parents go
through hopelessness and despair ... And those scars, that shame, that is with
me even today."
Schultz's mother, however, encouraged him to pursue an education to open
more doors for himself. He earned an athletic scholarshipto attend Northern
Michigan University, but, upon arriving in college, he decided he wasn't going
to play sports at all.
Schultz took on a wide range of odd jobs in school and following graduation.
To pay for college, he worked as a bartender and even sold blood. After
graduating, Schultz worked at a ski lodge in Michigan, in sales at Xerox, and
at a housewares business called Hammarplast.
Then, he discovered Starbucks.

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