TOPIC WIDEN YOUR HORIZONS 1

After working long hours for months, I decided to take a short holiday to __________ before starting a new project.

• go on sick leave

• recharge my batteries

• brush up on my skills

• work flexi-time

She was really upset when she __________ due to budget cuts in the company.

• got the sack

• was made redundant

• got promoted

• was put on maternity leave

My boss is always watching everything I do. I feel like he’s constantly __________.

• showing me the ropes

• breathing down my neck

• calling the shots

• winding down

I want to improve my French before my business trip, so I need to __________ my language skills.

• catch on with

• brush up on

• call it a day

• go on sick leave

Since she had a baby, she has been __________ for the past three months.

• on maternity leave

• on-the-job training

• snowed under

• an apprentice

The job of a paramedic is extremely __________ because they deal with emergencies every day.

• mind-numbing

• gruelling

• rewarding

• stimulating

He’s been working so hard that he’s completely __________ with tasks.

• snowed under

• winding down

• on sick leave

• an apprentice

I love my job because it’s intellectually __________ and never boring.

• mind-numbing

• stimulating

• gruelling

• demanding

The intern didn’t know how to use the system, so I had to __________ and explain everything to him.

• call it a day

• show him the ropes

• call the shots

• brush up on it

After a long and stressful day at work, I like to listen to music to help me __________.

• wind down

• get the sack

• work flexi-time

• get promoted