Working life 1

Unit 3

Working life

Describe this workplace. 

Open Ended

Say what the pros and cons of working in such an environment are.

Tâche finale

• Vous êtes responsable d’une agence immobilière. Vous vous rendez-compte que votre équipe est démotivée et vous observez une baisse des résultats de vos agents. Après une enquête auprès de votre équipe, vous vous apercevez que l’environnement de travail est la raison principale de cette baisse de motivation. Vous envisagez donc des changements et les présentez à votre équipe. 

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Tâche 1 / Writing about working environment

Activity A = Types of jobs / work

Match each person to a type of job. (ex: A=3 B=1 ... )

1. self-employed / 2. casual worker / 3. full-time job / 4. part-time job / 5. Moonlighting / 6. jobless / 7. internship

Activity B - The difference between “job” and “work”

Multiple Select

1°) Job or Work? Fill in the gaps.

a • She’s stressed because she’s got problems at

• work

• job

Multiple Select

b • I’m looking for a ....... for the summer.

• work

• job

Multiple Select

c • I got a lot of .......... done today.

• work

• job

Multiple Select

d • This orchestra will be playing a ................. by Mozart.

• work

• job

Multiple Select

e • Writing this report is your ........ .

• work

• job

Multiple Select

f • I’ve got a big cleaning ...... to do today.

• work

• job

Multiple Choice

2°) Choose a preposition to complete these sentences with work.

a • I work ..... the BBC.

• out of

• for

• off

• in

Multiple Choice

b • I was ...... work for two weeks. I got fired yesterday.

• out of

• for

• off

• in

Multiple Choice

b • I got fired yesterday, so I’m now ........... work.

• out of

• for

• off

• in

Multiple Choice

c • Mrs Taylor is not available today. She’s sick, so she’s ........... work.

• out of

• for

• off

• in

Multiple Choice

Activity C - Ways of working

How are these people (a-e) most likely to work (1-5)?

• a. A shopkeeper in central London who lives in the suburbs.

• b. A nurse in a hospital.

• c. An accountant with two young children who has to be in the office.

• d. An employee who works several hours per week for a small company.

• e. A software developer who lives in the country

Multiple Choice

• a. A shopkeeper in central London who lives in the suburbs.

• b. A nurse in a hospital.

• c. An accountant with two young children who has to be in the office.

• d. An employee who works several hours per week for a small company.

• e. A software developer who lives in the country

Multiple Choice

• a. A shopkeeper in central London who lives in the suburbs.

• b. A nurse in a hospital.

• c. An accountant with two young children who has to be in the office.

• d. An employee who works several hours per week for a small company.

• e. A software developer who lives in the country

Multiple Choice

• a. A shopkeeper in central London who lives in the suburbs.

• b. A nurse in a hospital.

• c. An accountant with two young children who has to be in the office.

• d. An employee who works several hours per week for a small company.

• e. A software developer who lives in the country

Multiple Choice

• a. A shopkeeper in central London who lives in the suburbs.

• b. A nurse in a hospital.

• c. An accountant with two young children who has to be in the office.

• d. An employee who works several hours per week for a small company.

• e. A software developer who lives in the country

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Activity D - Workplaces : Apple Park

Read the text and find the facts about Apple Park.

Location

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Size

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Cost

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Number of employees

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Facilities

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Type of workspaces

Open Ended

Objectives of the design