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English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate (Unit 16: Work)


Using the expressions in C on the vocabulary section, say what you think has happened / is happening.

  1. I’m not working now; the baby’s due in three weeks.
  2. He’s enjoying life on a pension, although he’s only 58.
  3. One week it’s six-to-two, the next it’s nights.
  4. They’ve made her General Manager as from next month!
  5. I was late so often, I lost my job.
  6. I get in at nine o’clock and go home at five.
  7. Your trouble is you are obsessed with work!
Possible Answer

  1. He’s taken early retirement.
  2. This is a person who works shifts / does shiftwork. (You can also say ... is a shiftworker.)
  3. She’s been promoted.
  4. I got the sack (or I was fired or I was dismissed - more formal).
  5. He/She works nine-to-five / He/She has a nine-to-five job.
  6. You’re a workaholic.



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