с. № b Vocabulary: skills, self-employed, part-time, –, overtime
Fill in: skills, self-employed, part-time, 9–5, overtime.
1 Did you know that Jim is ........... now? He decided he didn't like working for other people.
2 Mary can only work ........... as she has two children to take care of.
3 William wants to find a ........... job after working night shifts for 10 years.
4 You must have good communication ........... to become a nurse.
5 "It's 7 o'clock, where's Nick?" "He is working ........... today, he'll be back later."
Решение
Jim не любил работать на других людей — значит, он теперь self-employed (работает на себя, индивидуальный предприниматель).
У Мэри двое детей, поэтому она может работать только неполный день: part-time.
После ночных смен William хочет обычную работу с девяти до пяти: a – job («nine-to-five job»).
Communication skills — коммуникативные навыки; skills стоит во множественном числе.
В часов вечера Ника ещё нет, потому что он работает сверхурочно: overtime.
Ответ
Did you know that Jim is self-employed now?
Mary can only work part-time as she has two children to take care of.
William wants to find a – job after working night shifts for years.
You must have good communication skills to become a nurse.
He is working overtime today, he'll be back later.
