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 CAREERS Funky Phrasals brings you some useful ways of talking about careers. To make things easier, we have broken the phrasal verbs down into two parts.
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Part 1B - Reading Read the conversation VICKI:Do you have a glittering career? Is it all you even dreamed it would be? Well-paid, nice office, company car? MATT:How are you getting on at work? VICKI:How well are things going for you at work? VICKI:Maybe you’ve been lucky enough to land a dream job in your ideal company. MATT:You’ve got your dream job. Mind you, it was difficult to get in. VICKI:It was difficult to get employed by that company.
MATT:But you got through the interviews and tests. VICKI:Yes you managed to pass the tests and were successful in the interviews, and... MATT:you got in! VICKI:So...Matt, how are you getting on at work? MATT:How am I getting on? Oh, fine. In fact, I’ve just been promoted. VICKI:Oh, so you’ve got a more important job now - that’s great. You really are heading for the top! VICKI:A word of warning though! Once you’ve been promoted you may find you have to work harder and harder, and work longer and longer hours.... before you know it the job can take over your life! MATT:Actually, you could be right, I think this job is taking over my life! Part 1C - More examples Here are some more examples of these phrasal verbs in use: Listen to the examples
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Listen to the conversation
Download the text and examples (15k pdf)
Part 2B - Reading Read the conversation VICKI:Now stop worrying about your job Matt MATT:But I really do think this job is taking over my life. I’ve got to slow down VICKI:Yes you need to stop working so hard otherwise you’ll be too tired to do anything.
MATT:That’s right - if I don’t slow down, I’m going to burn out …. VICKI:Exactly - and if you burn out through working too hard, you won’t be able to do your job properly anyway! VICKI:So, pace yourself - work more slowly. Don’t run out of steam before you get to the top! MATT:You’re right, I don’t want to run out of steam - I don’t want to use all my energy before I can get promoted again. Part 2C - More examples Here are some more examples of these phrasal verbs in use: Listen to the examples
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