Ex.5. Match the nouns in the left hand column with the verbs in the right hand column.
| redundancy | give |
| hand in | |
| resignation closure loss salary the sack | offer take suffer make face result in be threatened with get increase reduce |
Ex.6. Look at the words and phrases in the box. Match them with the correct definition from the list below.
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1. a situation in which a worker agrees to give up his/her job;
2. to give up a job or position;
3. to stop work, esp. because of age;
4. the act of bringing something to an end;
5. moving a person or an organization from one place to another;
6. to remove an employee from a job or position;
7. a payment made to an employee as a compensation for the loss of a job;
8. to get money by working;
9. to leave a job at an earlier age;
10. without a job; idle.
Ex.7. Write the appropriate word or phrase in the following spaces. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian.
1. She decided to take … rather than a cut in pay.
2. She has … from her post as marketing manager.
3. He was asked … when the fraud was discovered.
4. He … from the bank after 30 years service.
5. The usual age of … is 60.
6. The bank clerk was … for dishonesty.
7. Over 500 steel workers face … .
8. A slump in business has led to the … of many factories.
9. The merger will result in … .
10. If he is late again he will get … .
11. The employee protested against the reason for his … .
12. The company has … a section of its employees.
13. My friend was … from her job yesterday.
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Ex.8. Divide the words and word combinations in the box into two columns.
| If you've done something wrong, you are … | If you've done nothing wrong, you are … |
| ___________________ | ____________________ |
| ___________________ | ____________________ |
| ___________________ | ____________________ |
| ___________________ |
Ex.9. Fill in the missing prepositions.
Redundancy
Redundancy is the situation that results when an employee’s contract … employment is ended because that job no longer exists or is no longer needed. A factory might close …, which would make all the workforce redundant, or, … a factory, a new machine might make a particular job no longer necessary. Workers who are made redundant have a right to receive compensation … the form … a lump-sum payment which varies ... the length … service … the employee. Many companies … fact negotiate … trade unions to give more than the minimum legal requirement … compensation, especially if they are asking … workers to accept voluntary redundancy as opposed … compulsary redundancy.
(to, down, in (3), within, according to, of (4), with, for)
Exercises in Comprehenson
Ex.1. Answer the following questions:
1. How can a person leave a job?
2. When does a person resign?
3. When does a person retire?
4. What do we call “early retirement”?
5. What is redundancy?
6. What is a redundancy payment?
7. How is the compensation for the job loss calculated?
8. What do we call "outplacement"?
9. When is a person fired or sacked?
Ex.2. Are these words about starting or finishing a job?
apply, retire, employ, resign, dismiss, hire, make redundant, fire, recruit
Ex.3. Sum up what the text says about:
s various ways to leave a job;
s resignation and retirement;
s redundancies;
s dismissals.
Grammar Revision
GRAMMAR PROGRESS TEST I