12.6. Is the idea positive or negative? My job is so boring. It’s the same thing day after day.
It’s so repetitive. I just sit there all day filling in forms.
Knowing that I might have saved somebody’s life is very rewarding.
I find it very challenging. It requires a lot of concentration and determination.
This job is so stressful. It’s making me ill.
I wish I could do something glamorous like acting or modeling.
It’s a very friendly place to work. All the staff were really helpful when I joined the firm a couple of months ago.
12.7. Here are some things you might look for in a job. Match the beginnings and endings. Which of the things are the most important for you?
1. I need to be doing
2. I like to know that I’m helping
3. It’s important to feel that I’m
4. I need to be given
5. I don’t want to find myself doing
6. I don’t want to be stuck
a) part of a team.
b) behind a desk all day.
c) the same thing day in day out.
d) something useful.
e) responsibility.
f) people
12.8. Read the sentences and then put the phrases into the correct list of job aspects below. They give us a bonus at Christmas.
I work very long hours.
It isn’t very well-paid.
I get a company car.
They’ve got a good pension scheme.
I get six weeks’ paid holiday.
I’m on a pretty good salary.
I’m hoping to get promoted next year.
I can do overtime if I like.
You can work your way up quite easily.
They run a system of flexi-time.
I get a regular pay rise.
I get private health insurance.
I’m taking a few days off next week.
I’m ambitious. I want to move up the career ladder.