PA. Underline the correct time phrase. a) Akyl started dancing classes now when he was eight.
b) I visited my grandparents at Issyk-Kul four months ago every summer
c) My family lived in Osh now/when I was six.
d) I go to the cinema every weekend/two weeks ago.
e) People started travelling by train in the 19th century/in the 21st
-century.​

Warm-up

Pairwork crossword - definitions

labor

worker

apprentice

part-time

full-time

temporary

permanent

overtime

shift

trainee

probation period

sick leave

maternity leave

headhunt

recruit

Pairwork - explain the difference between the following terms:

● wages - income - salary

● bonus - perks

● staff - crew - employee - employer

● training - skills - qualifications

● apprentice - trainee - intern

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READING (EXAM PRACTICE - multiple choice questions)

Read the text and for questions 1 -7 choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Employment law has undergone quite a considerable increase in both volume and importance over the past two

centuries. This stemmed from the industrial revolution the beginning of which (taking into account different times

in different countries) may generally be dated back to the turn of the 19th century. Employment rights before then

were virtually non-existent and depended on the benevolence of paternalistic or ruthless employers, called

masters in those times, while those depending on them as employees were referred to as servants, which

suggests a considerable degree of control by the former over the latter.

With the advent of the industrial revolution things began to change. At first, the conditions of employees (factory

workers) considerably decreased sometimes being dreadful beyond description. However, the first actions of

workers trying to better their living conditions were doomed to failure and only started to be taken seriously by

1. Our clothes are washed by my mother on Saturdays .

2. The blackboard will be cleaned by the pupil on duty during the break .

3. Nice pictures were painted by Vasnetsov.

4. The radio is listened by Mr.Bell in the evenings.

5. Tests in English are taken by us regularly.

6. My relatives will be visited by me next week.

7. Helen’s classmates photos were collected by her for her new album.

8. The theatre was built in 1970.

9. The car will be fixed tomorrow.

10. A nice present was given to my friend on his birthday.

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