Occupations

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
There is a lot of nowadays so it is getting more and more difficult to get the kind of you really want. Then you have to decide what is more important to you - how much you or job satisfaction? Do you want to work with your hands (called work) or do you prefer to work in an office (called clerical work)? Do you prefer to work indoors or ? Whatever you decide, when you are thinking about a carreer, or applying for a job, you will find the following vocabulary useful:

- apply for a job
- to make a lot of money
- to belong to a union
- to join a union
- dismiss someone from a job
- make an application
- to have a large income
- employ someone
- to earn a good wage
- to retire from work
- to hand in one's resignation
- give someone a job