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5 At work: colleagues and routines

A Colleagues

Philip is my opposite number1 in 1 has the same position / does the same job as me
the company’s New York office. We 2 way of communicating and working together
have a good working relationship2 3 working together to achieve shared goals
and there’s a lot of day-to- 4 more formal equivalent of opposite number
day collaboration3. Having a 5 /ræˈpɔː/ communication/relationship
6 make decisions without being told what to do
counterpart4 like Philip in another branch is a great 7 /ˌhaɪəˈrɑːkɪkəl/ has a structure with important
support. Last month we got a new boss, who quickly
established a good rapport5 with everyone. She and less important people
likes us to take the initiative6. The company is very 8 a system where some people have the right to get
hierarchical7; there’s a pecking order8 for everything.
I do a job-share9 with a woman called Rose, which suits benefits/promotions before others
us as we each have childcare responsibilities. My office 9 an agreement where two people each share the
uses a hot-desking10 system, so I sit in a different place
every day. I socialise with my workmates11 outside of same job
work, but we try not to talk shop12 on those occasions. 10 a policy of sharing desks in an office, so people

sit at whichever desk is free on a particular day
11 colleagues you are friendly with (especially in

non-professional occupations); informal
B During the day (different work patterns) 12 talk about work; informal
Exercises
I do fairly mundane1 tasks. Occasionally I have to meet a deadline2 or they need
someone to volunteer3 for something. Then the job is more rewarding4 and 8.1 Read the comments and then answer the questions. Tom thinks his country is better
stimulating5. Sometimes I have a heavy workload6 but at other times it can be I wish Tatyana would calm than any other country and
quite light. down and not get so over- doesn’t listen to reason.
excited about things. Sophie is always so calm.
1 ordinary, not interesting 2 have something finished by a fixed day or time 3 offer to do something without Alice can always be relied
being asked or told to do it 4 making you feel satisfied that you have done something important or useful, or upon to make the right
done something well 5 encouraging new ideas or new thinking 6 amount of work I have to do decision.

I start work at my machine at seven o’clock when I’m on the day shift. The job’s Harry is such a practical Andrey has a tendency to say
mechanical1 and repetitive2. All I ever think about is knocking off3 at three o’clock. and sensible person. things that upset people.

The shift I hate most is the night shift. I start at ten and work till six in the morning.
It’s a bit monotonous4. It’s not a satisfying5 job – I feel I need something a bit more

challenging6.
1 you don’t have to think about what you are doing 2 the same thing is repeated every day
3 finishing work; informal 4 boring because it never changes 5 (does not) make me feel pleased
by providing what I need or want 6 that tests my ability or determination

I have a pretty glamorous1 job. I’m a pilot. But the hours are irregular and anti-social2. 1 Who is placid? 3 Who tends to get carried away? 5 Who is shrewd?
I’m not stuck behind a desk3, but long-haul flights can be a bit mind-numbing4; most 2 Who is down-to-earth? 4 Who is often tactless? 6 Who is chauvinistic?
of the time the plane just flies itself. We work to very tight schedules5. But I shouldn’t
complain. I feel sorry for people who are stuck in a rut6 or who are in dead-end7 jobs. 8.2 Which colleagues does the speaker have a positive opinion of and which a negative one?

1 very exciting, which everyone admires 2 do not enable one to have a normal social life 3 sitting at a ‘Ellie, my boss, is very astute and she can be very witty, but I find her assistant, David, a bit sullen and
desk all day; informal 4 extremely boring 5 very strict or severely limited timetables obstinate. Julia, who I sit next to, is a bit stingy and extremely work-obsessed. I do a lot of work with Marco,
Advanced 6 stuck/trapped in a job they can’t escape from 7 with no prospects of promotion who’s very obliging, supportive and tolerant.’

ebook I started off as a technician1. After retraining, I worked for a software company, and later I 8.3 Fill the gaps with words from the opposite page. You are given the first letter(s) and
went in with2 a friend and we formed our own software company as a start-up3 in 2009, clues to the meaning in brackets.
so now I’m self-employed. My husband is freelance4: he works for several different 8.4
8.5 1 He’s rather o . He always tries to use situations to his own advantage. (devious)
companies as and when they need work done – he’s a computer programmer5.

1 person whose job involves practical work with scientific or electrical equipment 2 formed a business 2 She has an i approach to life rather than a rational one. (instinctive)
partnership with 3 a small business that has just started 4 or works freelance 5 someone who writes 3 My father was a somewhat quick-tempered and m sort of person. (gloomy)
computer programs 4 He was a very altruistic person, almost to the point of being n . (too trusting)
5 Aisha has a m personality. Everyone is drawn to her. (attractive)
16 English Vocabulary in Use Advanced 6 Rob is a very conscientious and m worker. (careful, systematic)

7 I find Eva a bit b and rude. (speaks in a quick and rude way)
8 She’s fun-loving but she can be a bit s at times. (doesn’t care about serious things)
9 I think Max is i . (doesn’t have much confidence, not really sure of himself)
10 I’m always happy to go out for a meal with Kerstin. She’s such g c .
(pleasant and entertaining to spend time with)
11 She was very c in speaking out against corruption. (brave, unafraid to speak or act)
12 Owen’s a p . He’s never happy if he doesn’t get an A-grade in every test.

Find adjectives on the opposite page related to these abstract nouns.

1 altruism 4 placidity 7 distrust 10 unscrupulousness
2 parsimony 5 industriousness 8 terseness
3 diligence 6 rebellion 9 naivety

The adjectives you found in the exercise above are more common in formal contexts.
Give a synonym for each word that would be more likely to be used in informal
situations (e.g. a friendly, informal conversation). Use a dictionary if necessary.

8.6 Over to you

Which adjectives from this unit could you use to describe you, your friends and your family
members?

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