WORK. JOBS AND PROFESSIONS

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1–12) choose the correct answer.

Jack thought it would be quite easy to find a job when he left school, but it was really difficult. He looked through the job (1) ______ in the local paper every week, but everybody seemed to want people with lots of (2) ______ and Jack didn’t do very well at school. He sent his (3) ______ to dozens of companies in the local area but nobody got back to him. He must have filled in at least thirty (4) ______ forms and he only had one reply. He went for (a) an (5) ______ last week but it didn’t go very well — they said they wanted someone more (6) ______.

His father, Martin, also lost his job. He was (7) ______ when he was discovered using the Internet to (8) ______ his holiday during work time. Martin was amazed by his employer’s (9) _____. He said, “Everybody uses the internet at work – the company can’t sack us all!”

Around 250 workers (10) ______ unemployment after the company announced that it plans to close the factory next year. 65 men will be made (11) ______ at the end of November and a further 130 in June. The closure will have a devastating effect in an area where 10% of the adult population is already (12) ______.

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1–12) choose the correct answer.

Jack thought it would be quite easy to find a job when he left school, but it was really difficult. He looked through the job (1) ______ in the local paper every week, but everybody seemed to want people with lots of (2) ______ and Jack didn’t do very well at school. He sent his (3) ______ to dozens of companies in the local area but nobody got back to him. He must have filled in at least thirty (4) ______ forms and he only had one reply. He went for (a) an (5) ______ last week but it didn’t go very well — they said they wanted someone more (6) ______.

His father, Martin, also lost his job. He was (7) ______ when he was discovered using the Internet to (8) ______ his holiday during work time. Martin was amazed by his employer’s (9) _____. He said, “Everybody uses the internet at work – the company can’t sack us all!”

Around 250 workers (10) ______ unemployment after the company announced that it plans to close the factory next year. 65 men will be made (11) ______ at the end of November and a further 130 in June. The closure will have a devastating effect in an area where 10% of the adult population is already (12) ______.

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1–12) choose the correct answer.

Jack thought it would be quite easy to find a job when he left school, but it was really difficult. He looked through the job (1) ______ in the local paper every week, but everybody seemed to want people with lots of (2) ______ and Jack didn’t do very well at school. He sent his (3) ______ to dozens of companies in the local area but nobody got back to him. He must have filled in at least thirty (4) ______ forms and he only had one reply. He went for (a) an (5) ______ last week but it didn’t go very well — they said they wanted someone more (6) ______.

His father, Martin, also lost his job. He was (7) ______ when he was discovered using the Internet to (8) ______ his holiday during work time. Martin was amazed by his employer’s (9) _____. He said, “Everybody uses the internet at work – the company can’t sack us all!”

Around 250 workers (10) ______ unemployment after the company announced that it plans to close the factory next year. 65 men will be made (11) ______ at the end of November and a further 130 in June. The closure will have a devastating effect in an area where 10% of the adult population is already (12) ______.

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1–12) choose the correct answer.

Jack thought it would be quite easy to find a job when he left school, but it was really difficult. He looked through the job (1) ______ in the local paper every week, but everybody seemed to want people with lots of (2) ______ and Jack didn’t do very well at school. He sent his (3) ______ to dozens of companies in the local area but nobody got back to him. He must have filled in at least thirty (4) ______ forms and he only had one reply. He went for (a) an (5) ______ last week but it didn’t go very well — they said they wanted someone more (6) ______.

His father, Martin, also lost his job. He was (7) ______ when he was discovered using the Internet to (8) ______ his holiday during work time. Martin was amazed by his employer’s (9) _____. He said, “Everybody uses the internet at work – the company can’t sack us all!”

Around 250 workers (10) ______ unemployment after the company announced that it plans to close the factory next year. 65 men will be made (11) ______ at the end of November and a further 130 in June. The closure will have a devastating effect in an area where 10% of the adult population is already (12) ______.

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1–12) choose the correct answer.

Jack thought it would be quite easy to find a job when he left school, but it was really difficult. He looked through the job (1) ______ in the local paper every week, but everybody seemed to want people with lots of (2) ______ and Jack didn’t do very well at school. He sent his (3) ______ to dozens of companies in the local area but nobody got back to him. He must have filled in at least thirty (4) ______ forms and he only had one reply. He went for (a) an (5) ______ last week but it didn’t go very well — they said they wanted someone more (6) ______.

His father, Martin, also lost his job. He was (7) ______ when he was discovered using the Internet to (8) ______ his holiday during work time. Martin was amazed by his employer’s (9) _____. He said, “Everybody uses the internet at work – the company can’t sack us all!”

Around 250 workers (10) ______ unemployment after the company announced that it plans to close the factory next year. 65 men will be made (11) ______ at the end of November and a further 130 in June. The closure will have a devastating effect in an area where 10% of the adult population is already (12) ______.

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1–12) choose the correct answer.

Jack thought it would be quite easy to find a job when he left school, but it was really difficult. He looked through the job (1) ______ in the local paper every week, but everybody seemed to want people with lots of (2) ______ and Jack didn’t do very well at school. He sent his (3) ______ to dozens of companies in the local area but nobody got back to him. He must have filled in at least thirty (4) ______ forms and he only had one reply. He went for (a) an (5) ______ last week but it didn’t go very well — they said they wanted someone more (6) ______.

His father, Martin, also lost his job. He was (7) ______ when he was discovered using the Internet to (8) ______ his holiday during work time. Martin was amazed by his employer’s (9) _____. He said, “Everybody uses the internet at work – the company can’t sack us all!”

Around 250 workers (10) ______ unemployment after the company announced that it plans to close the factory next year. 65 men will be made (11) ______ at the end of November and a further 130 in June. The closure will have a devastating effect in an area where 10% of the adult population is already (12) ______.

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1–12) choose the correct answer.

Jack thought it would be quite easy to find a job when he left school, but it was really difficult. He looked through the job (1) ______ in the local paper every week, but everybody seemed to want people with lots of (2) ______ and Jack didn’t do very well at school. He sent his (3) ______ to dozens of companies in the local area but nobody got back to him. He must have filled in at least thirty (4) ______ forms and he only had one reply. He went for (a) an (5) ______ last week but it didn’t go very well — they said they wanted someone more (6) ______.

His father, Martin, also lost his job. He was (7) ______ when he was discovered using the Internet to (8) ______ his holiday during work time. Martin was amazed by his employer’s (9) _____. He said, “Everybody uses the internet at work – the company can’t sack us all!”

Around 250 workers (10) ______ unemployment after the company announced that it plans to close the factory next year. 65 men will be made (11) ______ at the end of November and a further 130 in June. The closure will have a devastating effect in an area where 10% of the adult population is already (12) ______.

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1–12) choose the correct answer.

Jack thought it would be quite easy to find a job when he left school, but it was really difficult. He looked through the job (1) ______ in the local paper every week, but everybody seemed to want people with lots of (2) ______ and Jack didn’t do very well at school. He sent his (3) ______ to dozens of companies in the local area but nobody got back to him. He must have filled in at least thirty (4) ______ forms and he only had one reply. He went for (a) an (5) ______ last week but it didn’t go very well — they said they wanted someone more (6) ______.

His father, Martin, also lost his job. He was (7) ______ when he was discovered using the Internet to (8) ______ his holiday during work time. Martin was amazed by his employer’s (9) _____. He said, “Everybody uses the internet at work – the company can’t sack us all!”

Around 250 workers (10) ______ unemployment after the company announced that it plans to close the factory next year. 65 men will be made (11) ______ at the end of November and a further 130 in June. The closure will have a devastating effect in an area where 10% of the adult population is already (12) ______.

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1–12) choose the correct answer.

Jack thought it would be quite easy to find a job when he left school, but it was really difficult. He looked through the job (1) ______ in the local paper every week, but everybody seemed to want people with lots of (2) ______ and Jack didn’t do very well at school. He sent his (3) ______ to dozens of companies in the local area but nobody got back to him. He must have filled in at least thirty (4) ______ forms and he only had one reply. He went for (a) an (5) ______ last week but it didn’t go very well — they said they wanted someone more (6) ______.

His father, Martin, also lost his job. He was (7) ______ when he was discovered using the Internet to (8) ______ his holiday during work time. Martin was amazed by his employer’s (9) _____. He said, “Everybody uses the internet at work – the company can’t sack us all!”

Around 250 workers (10) ______ unemployment after the company announced that it plans to close the factory next year. 65 men will be made (11) ______ at the end of November and a further 130 in June. The closure will have a devastating effect in an area where 10% of the adult population is already (12) ______.

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1–12) choose the correct answer.

Jack thought it would be quite easy to find a job when he left school, but it was really difficult. He looked through the job (1) ______ in the local paper every week, but everybody seemed to want people with lots of (2) ______ and Jack didn’t do very well at school. He sent his (3) ______ to dozens of companies in the local area but nobody got back to him. He must have filled in at least thirty (4) ______ forms and he only had one reply. He went for (a) an (5) ______ last week but it didn’t go very well — they said they wanted someone more (6) ______.

His father, Martin, also lost his job. He was (7) ______ when he was discovered using the Internet to (8) ______ his holiday during work time. Martin was amazed by his employer’s (9) _____. He said, “Everybody uses the internet at work – the company can’t sack us all!”

Around 250 workers (10) ______ unemployment after the company announced that it plans to close the factory next year. 65 men will be made (11) ______ at the end of November and a further 130 in June. The closure will have a devastating effect in an area where 10% of the adult population is already (12) ______.

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1–12) choose the correct answer.

Jack thought it would be quite easy to find a job when he left school, but it was really difficult. He looked through the job (1) ______ in the local paper every week, but everybody seemed to want people with lots of (2) ______ and Jack didn’t do very well at school. He sent his (3) ______ to dozens of companies in the local area but nobody got back to him. He must have filled in at least thirty (4) ______ forms and he only had one reply. He went for (a) an (5) ______ last week but it didn’t go very well — they said they wanted someone more (6) ______.

His father, Martin, also lost his job. He was (7) ______ when he was discovered using the Internet to (8) ______ his holiday during work time. Martin was amazed by his employer’s (9) _____. He said, “Everybody uses the internet at work – the company can’t sack us all!”

Around 250 workers (10) ______ unemployment after the company announced that it plans to close the factory next year. 65 men will be made (11) ______ at the end of November and a further 130 in June. The closure will have a devastating effect in an area where 10% of the adult population is already (12) ______.

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1–12) choose the correct answer.

Jack thought it would be quite easy to find a job when he left school, but it was really difficult. He looked through the job (1) ______ in the local paper every week, but everybody seemed to want people with lots of (2) ______ and Jack didn’t do very well at school. He sent his (3) ______ to dozens of companies in the local area but nobody got back to him. He must have filled in at least thirty (4) ______ forms and he only had one reply. He went for (a) an (5) ______ last week but it didn’t go very well — they said they wanted someone more (6) ______.

His father, Martin, also lost his job. He was (7) ______ when he was discovered using the Internet to (8) ______ his holiday during work time. Martin was amazed by his employer’s (9) _____. He said, “Everybody uses the internet at work – the company can’t sack us all!”

Around 250 workers (10) ______ unemployment after the company announced that it plans to close the factory next year. 65 men will be made (11) ______ at the end of November and a further 130 in June. The closure will have a devastating effect in an area where 10% of the adult population is already (12) ______.