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National Energy’s shareholders yesterday attacked the directors of the company for paying themselves too much. Profits fell by 30 per cent last year, but directors are being paid 30 per cent more. ‘They should be paid 30 per cent less, ’ said one shareholder. ‘These people are just...’ (1 possible expression)
21 Supply as many job-titles as you can to describe the following
professional areas:
1) Film-making, e.g. producer / director / scriptwriter / actor /
actress (film / movie star) / director of photography / hair stylist / editor / light master / stuntman (woman), etc.
2) Airport 3) Firm/Company 4) Hospital 5) Hotel
6) A Court of Law 7) Factory/Plant 8) Railway (station)
Discussion Focus
1 Work in small groups and discuss these questions with your
partners:
1)What do you do/plan to do for a living? 2) What do the other members of your family do for a living? 3) Out of all the people you know, who has the job you’d most like to have? Why? 4) If you could choose any job in the world to do, what would it be? Why?
2 What do you like and dislike most about doing a job? When
speaking, try to use the following conversational formulas:
| Ienjoy............................. I like................................ I don’t mind................... Ihate / I can’t stand...... | getting up early working indoors working outdoors having a routine working long hours working overtime working with your hands working on my own sitting all day at the desk, etc. |
3 What are the most important things for you in your work?
Arrange these aspects in order of importance and add some more things which you think are important:
job satisfaction earning plenty of money
working for yourself earning enough money
meeting people security
having pleasant colleagues being part of a large company
promotion success
a How important are the following to you in giving you job
satisfaction? Sort out the phrases below under the four
headings.
Very important important not important not relevant
being popular with colleagues / being praised by your superiors /
being part of a team / being promoted / being successful /
exercising power / giving advice / security / helping others /
increased responsibility / influencing people / making money /
learning new things / personal freedom / respect of colleagues /
seeing the results of setting up a new system / working conditions /
starting a project / being asked for advice / status / solving problems / completing a project
Which of the features exist in your present job (or the job you’re
planning to do one day)?
b How important are the following characteristics in helping
someone to be successful in their career?