Using the expressions in C on the vocabulary section, say what you think has happened / is happening.
- I’m not working now; the baby’s due in three weeks.
- He’s enjoying life on a pension, although he’s only 58.
- One week it’s six-to-two, the next it’s nights.
- They’ve made her General Manager as from next month!
- I was late so often, I lost my job.
- I get in at nine o’clock and go home at five.
- Your trouble is you are obsessed with work!
Possible Answer
- He’s taken early retirement.
- This is a person who works shifts / does shiftwork. (You can also say ... is a shiftworker.)
- She’s been promoted.
- I got the sack (or I was fired or I was dismissed - more formal).
- He/She works nine-to-five / He/She has a nine-to-five job.
- You’re a workaholic.
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