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The World of Work

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Physical type of jobs:

(a)  

2.

Jobs that are traditionally, historically done mainly by women:

(a)  

3.

Jobs that need mental work and usually require a university degree or higher education:

(a)  

4.

Jobs related to sustainable living and environment protection:

(a)  

5.

Organize these jobs into the right categories

Categorize the following

plumber

body ironer

car mechanic

CNC operator

baker

gardener

organic farmer

environmental scientist
wildlife biologist
accountant
software engineer
nurse
social worker
secretary

solar panel installer

HR manager

architect

lawyer

beautician

kindergarten teacher

Blue collar
Green collar
White collar
Pink collar
6.

Match the following

a)

Blue collar jobs

1.

Physical and manual types

b)

Green collar jobs

2.

Related to environmental sector

c)

White collar jobs

3.

Professional, managerial & office jobs

d)

Pink collar jobs

4.

Historically done by women

7.

What is the name of our school?

a)

Sándor Lukács

b)

Vocational

c)

Technical School of

d)

Automotive Industry

e)

and Mechanics

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
8.

Match the synonyms

a)

co-worker

1.

colleague

b)

to be hired

2.

to be employed

c)

quit

3.

resign

d)

boss

4.

supervisor

e)

pensioner

5.

retired person

9.

If a person is often late for work, he will likely be .....

a)

resigned

b)

fired

c)

laid off

d)

employed

10.

If a person loses his job because of the financial crises of the company, he will be

(a)  

11.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

pay raise

bonus

wages

salary

commission
overtime
flexible hours
part-time
full-time
shift work
interview
resume
degree
certification

final examinations

training

CV (curriculum vitae)

Job advertisements

cover letter

foreign language exams

Money matters
Working hours
Applying for a job
Qualifications
12.

There are several ways of ​ (a)   a job: you can ​ (b)   job ads on the net, read job ads in the ​ (c)   , you can go to an employment agency or to a ​ (d)   . If you find a good job ​ (e)   , write a cover letter and an efficient CV.

Choose from the below words
looking for
browse
newspapers
job centre
opportunity
chance
possibility
13.

Choose the synonym of: 'What's your job?'

a)

What are you doing?

b)

What do you do?

c)

What do you do for a living?

d)

What is your occupation?

14.

If you have an own business, you are a

(a)  

15.

If you don't have a job, you are an:

(a)  

16.

If you work for a company, you are an (a)  

17.

The company that you work for is your (a)