Work and Jobs
Common Expressions
Relative pronouns
Passive voice
100

People who work the night (...) often have trouble adjusting their sleep schedule.

shift

100

Can you share some (...) with our students in internship? They will need them to do their job greatly.

tricks of the trade

100

Tell me about a time (...) you burst into tears.

when

100

Rephrase:

They are going to rebuid the Town Hall.

The Town Hall is going to be rebuilt. 
200

She has many (...). She studied English Philology, then a master's degree in teaching and a master's degree in teaching Spanish to foreigners.

qualifications

200

How do artists (...)? They paint drawings

make a living

200

Combine the two clauses using a relative pronoun:

Mary works in our office. Her husband is a plastic surgeon.

Mary, whose husband is plastic surgeon, works in our office.

200

Rephrase:

The police have arrested the thieves.

The thieves have been arrested.

300

Peter's salary isn't very high, but his job comes with great (...) like health insurance and a staff discount

perks

300
Which expression means "enter a new field or job"?

get your foot in the door

300

Combine the two clauses using a relative pronoun.

They've sold the house. I want to buy it

They've sold the house that/which I wanted to buy.

300

Rephrase:

People expect Real Madrid will get to the final.

Real Madrid is expected to get to the final.

It is expected that Real Madrid will get to the final.

400

There is (...) in this company. You can climb up the career ladder no matter if you are a woman or a man.

room for advancement

400

Which expression means "get a very big low salary"?

get paid peanuts

400

Bombine the two clauses using a relative pronoun.


They've sold the grocery. I used to go shopping there.

They've sold the grocery where I used to go shopping.

400

Rephrase:

Nobody could find the lost climber.

The climber couldn't be found.

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