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Activity 1 Find words or expressions in the job ads which are defined below. Check your answers in the dictionary.
a a job that is available

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Kimson Publishing
Marketing Executive
35,000 plus benefits
Kimson Publishing is a multinational publisher of educational books and magazines. We have a vacancy for a marketing executive to develop sales and to raise the profile of our products in the Middle East. The successful applicant will have at least five years relevant experience and will have spent considerable time working in the Middle East. Benefits include a generous travel allowance, company pension, health insurance and company car. Please send your CV to Linda Holmes, Kimson Publishing, 10-14 Lime Walk, London WC1

vacancy ______________________

b a paper with questions for you to answer when you are applying for a job ______________________ c a large company that operates in many different countries ______________________ d a job in which your working day has fixed hours ______________________ e a system by which you and your company both invest money to provide you with an income when you stop working ______________________ f working more hours than the usual working day ______________________ b

g someone who applies for a job ______________________ h a car that your company pays for and provides for you to use ______________________ i j difficult, but also interesting and enjoyable ______________________ done for the number of hours that people normally work in a complete week ______________________

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If you answered yes to any of these questions, then call me for details of an exciting new project that will make you a millionaire within 5 years. Dont delay and call me today. Call Mike on 01864 223471 or email mikethemillionaire@getrichtoday.com.

k statements giving information about you that you ask someone who knows you or who has worked with you to provide when you apply for a new job ______________________ l extra things you get from your employer, in addition to your salary ______________________

Temporary cleaner re quired for London law firm. 3 hours/d ay. 6.50/hour with weekly overtime. Ca ll 020 715689942 for an application form. References required.

m done for only a limited period of time ______________________ n done for only part of the time that an activity is usually performed ______________________ o to be given a more important job, usually with a higher salary ______________________

Got a computer at home?

Then make it work for you. Work from home part-time or full-time and earn in excess of 1,000 per week. No experience necessary. Contact arthur.daly@compusell.co.uk.

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Activity 2 Think about your present job or any job you have ever had. Work with a partner and tell each other about your jobs. Use the questions below and ask further questions to find out more information. Try to use as much of the vocabulary on this worksheet as you can.

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What is/was the job? Which company do/did you work for? Is/Was the job full-time or part-time? How long have you done/did you do it for? Did you need any special qualifications, skills or experience to get the job? Why did you start the job? Do/Did you get any benefits? What do/did you enjoy most about the job? What do/did you dislike most about the job? How long will you continue to do the job in the future? Would you recommend the job to other people?

This page is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages. Copyright Macmillan Publishers Limited 2004.