English Listening B1 Episode 08 - Track 07
Fill in the Blanks Exercise
Exercise (Track 7):
How do you get a good job when you
? Well, here's an idea. Start thinking about it
! Change the way that you
university. Think of university as a
your first real job. So university
a job.
But what is a job? What do
want? I'm going to tell you
things. I'm talking about work, but all of these things are
at university too.
Number one: You must
every day. Of course, if you are sick, you
. Phone and tell your
, and stay at home. But you
.
Secondly, you must be
- that means, you must always be
. You must be on time for work, for meetings, and when you
your desk after lunch. If you are not punctual, people are
you, and they get angry. Why? Because you
their time. In addition, the company
money.
Number three: You must
your manager, the person who gives you your tasks, your
. You must also respect your
, that is, the people who you work with. Finally, you must also respect the
, in other words, the people who buy things from the company.
Fourthly, you must
on time, but fifthly, you must not
in order to finish on time. You are responsible for the
your work, whether it is good or bad.
Sixthly. Now, this one is a
nowadays. You must only use the company's
, that is, the phones and computers - for work, and not for
. Many companies have software to
your computer usage. If you misuse your computer, your manager will
find out.
Seven. You must keep your
tidy, that means your desk, and any shelves or cupboards that you use. And, finally, you must also
sensibly in alphabetical order, or
, that means by date.
We have heard about a
at work. In the next part of my
, I will give reasons for these rules.
