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LOGOModule6LOGOReadingVocabularyListeningGrammar6.1RecruitmentEmploymentnewsHiringandfiringEmploymentcasestudiesPassivesLOGOReading:EmploymentnewsReadthethreenewsstoriesandmatcheachextractA,BorCtoapersondescribedbelow.In1and5therearetwocorrectanswers.Underlinethewordsinthetextwhichgiveyoutheanswer.Whichperson…1.hasstoppedworking?________2.hasstartedworking?________3.doesn’tneedtowork?________4.haslostajob?________5.didn’tspeaktotheiremployerfacetoface?___________LOGOWorkerreceivesunwelcometextmessageKatyTanner’scellphonebeepedwithastartlingmessage–you’vefired.Tanner,21,hadamigraineheadacheandtookasickdaylastweekfromherjobatBlueBanana,abody-piercingstudio,shesaidonMonday.Sheturnedonhercellphonethenextdaytodiscovershe’dbeenfiredfromhersalesposition.‘We’vereviewedyoursalesfiguresandthey’renotreallyuptothelevelweneed,’shpmanagerAleBarlettwroteinthemessage.‘Asaresult,wewillnotrequireyourservicesanymore.Thankyouforyourtimewithus.’TextALOGODon’tcallus;we’llcallyou!Whenmostpeopleapplyforajobtheyexpecttogoinforaninterview.ButnotJennyJamieson.Whenacompanyranghertoarrangeaninterviewtheyheardhervoicemailandshewashired.Jennycamefromasingingfamilyandwastrainedinspeechandmusic.Sheisnowthevoiceofthecompanyonallitsautomatedmessagesandcallcentresystems.‘IsupposeI’malwayscheerfulandsmilealotandIthinkpeoplehearthatonthephone,’saysJenny.TextBLOGOCarPlantworkersWinLotteryHarryLanewasoneofsixemployeesataUKcarplantwhoreceivedtheir£9.5millionwinningsfromlastSaturdaynight’slotteryandannouncedtheywouldn’tbegoingbacktowork.61-year-oldHarrysaid,‘I’vebeenretiredfortwodaysnow.IthoughtI’dhavetoworkforanotherfouryearsbutthislikeadream!’Harry’sonlyplanssofararetopayofftherestofhismortgageandtakehisgrandchildrenonholiday.Nooneathisoldfactorywasavailabletocommentonhowtheywouldbereplacingthesixworkers.TextCLOGOVocabulary:HiringandfiringPuttheseverbsfortalkingabouthiringandfiringinthetable.hirerecruitgivenoticedismisswalkoutsackfirelayoffresigntakevoluntaryredundancyemploytakesomeoneonmakeredundantgiveajobtakesomeone’sjobawayleaveajobtakesomeoneonhirerecruitemploydismisssackfirelayoffmakeredundantgivenoticewalkoutresigntakevoluntaryredundancyLOGOListening:EmploymentcasestudiesListentofivespeakersdescribingwhathappenedtothematwork.MatchthespeakerstoactionsA-G.Speaker1_______Speaker2_______Speaker3_______Speaker4_______Speaker5_______A.walkedoutofthejobB.wasmaderedundantC.tooksomeoneonD.wasfiredE.gavenoticeF.washiredpart-timeG.tookvoluntaryredundancyEGCABLOGOListeningscriptS=SpeakerS1:I’dreallyhadenough.ThepeoplethereweregreatandIreallylikedmysupervisorbutitwasjusttooboring.IonlystartedinordertomakeabitofextramoneywhenIwasastudent.Ididn’tintendtostaythislongandespeciallynotafterIfinishmydegree.Sotheysaidtheyweresadtoseemegobuttheyunderstood.Anyway,ItoldthemwhenIwantedtoleave,buttheysaidIdidn’tneedtoworryaboutwhatitsaidinmycontract,soIdidn’tactuallyhavetoworkthefullfourweeks…S2:Someonehadtogo.Wehaven’tbeengettingtheordersforawhilesoitwasclearthatthey’dbelayingpeopleoffsoonerorlater.Anyway,IthoughtratherthanwaitI’dgonowandtakethemoney.Itwasagooddealanditgivesmeafewmonthstofindanotherjob.S3:Well,it’sagoodpositionandsuitsanyonewhodoesn’twanttoworkeverydayoftheweek.Wehadthreeapplicantsbutitwasobviouswhowasright.IthinkSamanthawillbeperfect.She’skeenandflexiblewhichworkswellforbothsides.AndIthinkshecanworkatweekends,too,sothat’llcomeinuseful.EspeciallyaroundChristmastime.LOGOS4:Icouldn’tbelieveit.OK,soI’vebeenlateacoupleoftimesbutmybosssaiditwasn’taproblemaslongasImadeuptheextrahoursintheevening.Andthensomeone,andIcanguesswho,reportedme.Youknow,thatonewhoworksinaccountswho’salwaysgossipingaboutotherpeople.ShesaidI’dbeentakingstationeryfromthecupboardandusingitforpersonalcorrespondence.ThemanageraskedmetocomeintotheofficesoIcouldseewhatwascoming.Iwasn’tgoingtowaitaroundandgetalecture.Iwasthroughthatdoorbeforeanyonecouldstopme.S5:ThefirstthingI’mgoingtodoistakethefamilyonanicelongholidaywhilewecanstillaffordit.ThenI’llstartthinkingaboutwhatI’lldonextwhenIgethome.There’splentyoftime,thoughforsomeoneofmyageI’mnotsurewhatI’llget.MaybeI’lljustworkpart-timeuntilmypensionbegins.It’sonlysevenyears.Pityreally.Iwouldhavelikedtohavestayontillretirement.Mindyou,it’sworseforsomeoftheothers.They’vegotanothertwentyyearstogo.Imean,wherewilltheygetanotherjobroundhere…LOGOGrammar:Passives1.Completesentences1–8withthepassiveformusingtheverbinbrackets.1.Ifwecatchanemployeestealing,they_________(give)averbalwarning.2.Atpresent,thepolicyondismissal_________________(review).3.I______________(offer)aredundancypackage–isimplycan’trefuseit!4.Thecompany__________(setup)bythefamily’sgreat-grandfather.5.Thenewperformance-relatedbonusmeansthatwe__________(give)afurther10%extraeverymonth.6.I’mnotsurewhathappenedexactly.Theincidentneeds__________(look)atquitecarefully.7.It_______________(hope)bythewholeboardthatyouwillacceptourgenerousoffer.8.Itisn’tlikehertobelate.Shemust___________________(delay)attheairport.aregivenisbeingreviewed‘vebeenofferedwassetupwillbegiventobelookedishopedhav