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John Millen

Milo, Carrie, Alex and Maggie don't have jobs at the moment. All four of them are out of work for various reasons. Listen to what they say about their present job  situations and then answer the questions.
 Milo
 Finish off these statements correctly.
 1 Milo has been out of a job for ...
 a. three months.
 b. less than a month.
 c. six weeks.
 2 He is not worried because ....
 a. his wife will support him.
 b. he believes he will find another job before long.
 c. he doesn't mind waiting a long time for the right job.
 3 He didn't accept the last three jobs he was offered because ...
 a. the conditions were not what he wanted.
 b. the salary was low.
 c. the working hours were too short.
 4 Milo enjoys his job because ...
 a. he likes the money.
 b. he likes the interaction with customers.
 c. he appreciates the opportunities.
 Carrie
 Underline the correct word to complete these sentences.
 5 Carrie was on a (temporary / seven-month) contract  in her last job.
 6 She works in the (medical / service) sector.
 7 She would like to study to improve her (salary / qualifications).
 8 She would like to work in a hotel (kitchen / restaurant).
 Alex
 Fill in the gaps in these sentences.  
 9 Alex began working full-time when he was a ...
 10 He has ... people in his family to support, not including himself.
 11 He is a ... worker in an export company.
 12 The company he worked for was experiencing ... problems.
Maggie 
 Complete these sentences with the correct word or phrase.
 13 Maggie is employed in the ... profession.
 a. clerical
 b. service
 c. medical
 14 She left her last job for ...
 a. more money.
 b. personal reasons.
 c. family matters.
 15 She thought her new boss ...
 a. abused her professional position.
 b. was an excellent leader.
 c. treated her with a great deal of respect.
Answers: 
1. b, 2. b, 3. a, 4. b, 5. temporary, 6. service, 7. qualifications, 8. kitchen, 9. teenager, 10. four, 11. office/ clerical, 12. financial/money, 13. c, 14. b, 15. a 




Out of a job ... temporarily