Jobs — Workbook

Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box: line manager, deadline, promotion, apply for, work overtime, get offered.

1. I'm going to ___ that job in Porto — the description is exactly my profile.Show answer
2. My ___ is very direct, but she always defends the team.Show answer
3. He worked here for six years and never got a single ___ .Show answer
4. The ___ is Friday at noon and we're still missing the numbers.Show answer
5. I ___ twice last week and I still didn't finish the report.Show answer
6. She ___ the role on Monday and starts in September.Show answer

Correct, rewrite or complete each item. Focus on the target grammar of this lesson.

1. I have worked in that company from 2015 to 2019.Show answer
2. She has got her promotion last March.Show answer
3. Did you ever work abroad? (life experience, no time reference)Show answer
4. I never have had an interview in English.Show answer
5. Write ONE finished-past sentence about a job and ONE present-perfect sentence about your experience.Show answer

Look back at the class-book reading. Answer briefly in your own words.

1. What is 'the five-year lie' in the reading?Show answer
2. What does the writer suggest asking instead?Show answer
3. How would you answer the five-year question honestly?Show answer

Clara interviews Rui for a logistics role. Listen for the switch between past simple and present perfect.

1. How long did Rui work at his previous company?Show answer
2. What has he never done before?Show answer
3. What answer does Clara like most, and why?Show answer

Write 70–100 words about your work or study history. Use THREE past simple sentences with time expressions and TWO present perfect sentences about experience.

Look back at your notes from class. Answer briefly.

1. Which part of this lesson do you already use naturally in English?Show answer
2. Which language point still feels difficult? Write ONE sentence you will practise this week.Show answer