B1 Unit 1 Reading bank

Read the article quickly and choose the statement that sums up the main idea.

• More companies plan to increase the number of female managers aged between thirty

  and fifty-four over the next three years.

• Multinational companies in twenty-six countries start programmes to encourage workers to take career breaks in order to gain more skills.

• A telecoms company plans to help people return to work after they have had years away from their job.

Complete the definitions with the words/phrases in bold in the article.

1.  People considered for a job or training programme are __________.

Complete the definitions with the words/phrases in bold in the article.

2.  A period of ten years is a _______.

Complete the definitions with the words/phrases in bold in the article.

3  _______ is when you meet people involved in the same kind of work to share information and support.

Complete the definitions with the words/phrases in bold in the article.

4. Recruit and ________ are verbs that mean ‘employ’.

Complete the definitions with the words/phrases in bold in the article.

5.  A _________ is a period of time when people take time away from their job, for example to look after their children or family.

Complete the definitions with the words/phrases in bold in the article.

6. When a woman spends time away from work after she has a baby, it’s called _______

Complete the definitions with the words/phrases in bold in the article.

7. _______ are in charge of small groups of people, but do not take important decisions that affect the whole organization.

Complete the definitions with the words/phrases in bold in the article.

8. People working for a company for a short time without pay are on _________

Find the numbers in the article and match them with the information they refer to.

• number of people Vodafone wants to employ over three years

• 7,500

• number of management jobs at Vodafone

• 96 million

• countries where the scheme will operate

• 1,000

• approximate number of women around the world on a career break

• 16

• number of weeks that new mothers can have paid leave

• 26