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To set up a company

a flight attendant

to sign/ build up contracts

to negotiate/ offer discounts

to employ staff

free service

to develop a business

to be on a maternity leave

a buy-out

to receive a share/a bonus

to socialize with smb.

to support the movement

to have shares (in the company)

to be on first-name terms

to run a travel agency/ a social campaign

perks and benefits

headquarters (HQ)

a subsidiary

a parent company

an assembly line

a takeover

an output

client loyalty

a freelance consultant

to evaluate a prototype

to be responsible for

to be visible

to balance work with relaxation

to make an appointment/ smb. redundant

a salary, an income

to do overtime

overheads

to give a speech

to hold a meeting

WORK : DUTIES, CONDITIONS AND PAY

Main responsibilities

I’m in charge of all deliveries out of the factory.

I have to deal with any complaints.

I run the coffee bar and restaurant in the museum

Daily duties/routines

I have to go/attend a lot of meetings.

I visit/see/meet clients.

I advise clients.

It involves doing quite a lot of paperwork.

Working hours:

a nine- to-five job, flexi-time, shift work, to work overtime

EXERCISES

Match the verbs with the nouns or phrases.

earn overtime

work meetings

pay a shop

go to clients

deal with $500

run income tax

2. Rewrite the sentences using vocabulary from the list.

1. What do you do? What’s ……………………………………….

2. I earn $50,000 dollars. My ……………………………………..

3. I get $20,000 from my teaching job and another $10,000 from writing. My total………………….

4. I’m a chemist. I work for ………………………………………..

5. In my job I have to look after and maintain all the computers in the building.

My job involves …………………………………………………………………………………………….

6. I’m responsible for one of the smaller departments. I’m in………………………………………………….

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