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© 2011 wheresjenny.com
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Working Conditions – Part II
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VOCABULARY
Underpaid: pay too little to (someone) or for (something).
Stressful: Stress is the body's reaction to a change that requires a physical, mental
or emotional adjustment or response.
Overtime: Time in addition to what is normal, esp. time worked beyond one's
scheduled working hours.
Allowances: A sum of money paid regularly to a person, typically to meet specified
needs or expenses.
Unemployment Benefits: Insurance benefits paid by the state or federal
government to individuals who are involuntarily out of work in order to provide them
with necessities, such as food, clothing, and shelter.
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Vocabulary English French
Underpaid Sous-payés
Stressful Stressant
Overtime Heures supplémentaires
Allowances Des indemnités
Unemployment Benefits
Des allocations de chômage
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How much your paid
What you can talk about!
Working conditions likes breaks
How much supervisors, managers and owners earn.
Do you need to bring a doctor’s note?
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What you mustn't do!
You can’t share confidential information with other workers
Never talk about working conditions in front of customers.
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Communicate after working hoursWorking overtime
Management sets tight project deadlines.
Employees chose salary increment over a vacation
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LateLate (en retard) a un comparatif et deux superlatifs reguliers :
Later plus tard, the latest le tout dernier en date, the last le dernier
Quand on compare deux elements, le comparatif est irregulier.
the latter dernier
LATE LATEST LAST LATER
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Fill in the blanks with the right word: late, last, later, latter, latest.
1. The employee did his best to finish in time. Unfortunately, he finished ________.
2. It's a bit ________ to change your mind! Come on, go on with your work!
3. The ________ news from the department is very alarming.
4. My colleague has two urgent tasks: the former is done, the ________ has to be
done.
5. Do you know that Paul is in his ________ forties? Yes I do. He'll be 48 next
week.
6. She say's it's the ________ time she will accept such a situation.
7. Goodbye! See you ________!
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Les pronoms relatifs
Anime Non-animeSujet who which / thatObjet (whom / that) (which / that)Complement prepositionnel at whom at whichComplement de nom whose of which / whose
Le choix d'un pronom relatif depend de ce qui le precede.
Who: anime, sujetThe manager who is new will help you. (Le directeur qui est nouveau va vous aider.)
Which / that: non anime, sujetIt is a firm which / that is famous. (C'est une enterprise qui est celebre.)
That ou complementIt is a job (that) I don't like. (C'est un travail que je n' aime pas.)
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Where: lieuThe place where he works is pleasant. (L'endroit ou il travaille est agreable.)
When: epoque, moment ou jourI remember the day when I got my first job. (Je me souviens du jour ou j'ai eu mon pre-mier emploi.)
Why: causeHe does not know the reason why he failed. (Il ne sait pas pourquoi il a echoue.)Traduction de "don't"
Whose: une possesssion, The clerk, whose results are good has been promoted.(Cet employe, dont les resultats sont bons, a recu une promotion.)
Preposition: si le verbe est suivi d'une preposition.It is a subject I cannot talk about. (C'est un sujet dont je ne peux parler.)
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Fill in the blanks with the appropriate relative pronouns:
where, who, whom, whose, which.
1. Apple received an unexpected welcome, ________ included the burning of
pictures of iPhones.
2. The company employs 800, 000 people, half of ________ live in Shenshen.
3. The firm operates in a huge industrial park, ________ is called Foxconn city.
4. This is the place ________ suicides took place.
5. A constant stream of young workers replace those ________ leave.
6. He is a psychologist ________ wrote a book about working conditions.
7. He says he spoke with hundreds of clerks ________ lives had been ruined by
unfair reviews.
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