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40 The world of work
Which formal words from the box can replace the words in italics in the sentences?

acquire compensation dictate dismiss disturbs employer enquiries

1 enquiries
We always get a lot of questions from customers who have misplaced their bills.
2
Employment laws lay down the warnings we have to give an employee before we sack them
3
What bothers me is the significant increase in the number of unemployed graduates.
4
During the week you will pick up many of the IT skills needed in the modern workplace.
5
If you hurt yourself at work, your boss may have to give you some money.
1.6 Choose the correct word in these sentences.
1
I'll be leaving job work in about ten minutes' time.
2
I came to London to improve my English and now lam planning
Job is a countable noun which refers to a
to find a job I work here.
particular employment:
3 When she left college, she got a job as a
He must get to job/ work by 8 o'clock, otherwise he'll lose his
job / work. magazine editor
4 Work is an uncountable noun which
I just need the money. I'm prepared to do job I work of any kind.
describes the general activity in which we
If you do this, you'll have more
5 job / work and I'll have an easier
use effort:
job! work.
I've got so much work to do.
Work is also a verb.
al COLLOCATION Complete the compound nouns in these
sentences with words from the table.
JOB description market offer opportunities satisfaction security seekers
WORK clothes colleagues environment experience load permit space
The job description
1

says you need to have at least some relevant work
2 when my work
I get absolutely no job
is so high.
3 Job
cannot be guaranteed during an economic downturn.
4 lighting, space and noise levels must be taken into
To create a healthy work
consideration.
5 to arrive and then she can accept that job
She's waiting for her work
The job
6 fresh from school or college.
is particularly tough for job
Many of my work
7 are looking for new job
outside the company.
8
When you join us next week, you'll need to bring suitable work
and please remember to
keep your work
free from clutter.
1.8 Write a sentence about the country you come from for each of the issues in the box.
child labour equal opportunities executive pay indestr-41,ic-tion migrant labour
minimum wage redundancy unemployment retirement age work-life balance
Industrial. action by airline staff disruptect flight schedules in the lAiC last year.
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