Complete these sentences with pairs from the list

Complete these sentences with pairs from the list.

stressful + depressing varied + dull challenging + worthwhile routine + fun

rewarding + good demanding + glamorous


1 My main duties are fairly _______, but sometimes I go on a trip abroad and that’s a lot of _______.
2 Being in recruitment is _____ because you help people with their careers and that makes me feel _______.
3 A CEO probably has the most _______ job in the company, and of course it can also be quite _______ with all the executive events.
4 Most of the time I have lots of different tasks to do, so my job is really _________, but sometimes I have to spend hours doing paperwork and that is really _________.
5 Many people who work in finance find that their high-powered jobs are very _________. Eventually they also find them ________ and want to leave.
6 Working for an NGO in Africa must be really _________, but also very ________ because you help so many people.



Complete these sentences with words from the list.

budget track tasks deadline job update schedule objectives resources skills

1 We’ll never meet the ___________ at this rate. Can we go any faster?
2 You never know. At this speed we might even finish ahead of ___________!
3 If we have another good day we’ll be back on ___________.
4 It’s my job to allocate the necessary ___________ to departments and check they have what they need.
5 The finance department is on the phone asking why we don’t appear to be staying within the ___________. I said they should talk to you.
6 I find delegating ___________ one of the most difficult things to do on a project like this.
7 My boss likes to receive weekly ___________ from everyone in order to avoid any problems or delays.
8 Any successful project needs the manager to set clear ___________ right from the beginning.
9 Any project is an opportunity to learn new ___________.
10 Come on everyone. Let’s get on with the ___________, otherwise we’ll never get home.


Complete these adjectives with the missing letters.


1 There’s a really _xc_t_n_ film on TV. Come and watch!
2 I’ve just sat through one of the most b_r_ _ _ presentations in my life. Everyone was nearly asleep.
3 We had a r_l_x_ _ _ break at a health spa.
4 Standing at the top of a mountain after a long hike is one the most ex_ _ _ar_t_ _ _ feelings.
5 Everyone in my office has a different background, so we have really i_ter_ _t_ _ _ conversations.
6 We have a terrible boss who tries to motivate us by making sure we’re f_ _ _ht_n_ _ of losing our jobs.
7 One of the most _nj_y_ b_ _ holidays I have ever had was staying at home doing nothing. It was great!
8 The trip was really t_ _ _ _g, especially because delays at the airport added five hours to the flight.
Write an email based on the following brief. Write about 50-80 words.
You are the manager of a car salesroom. Sales have dropped slightly over recent months, and you feel that your salespeople could be working more effectively. You are concerned that some of your salespeople don’t say enough to the customers about the products and that others talk too much.
Write an email to the sales staff
* reminding them about talking to the customers
* reminding them about listening to the customers
* promising a pay rise if s
* sales increase.

To: All sales staff

Cc:

Subject: Recent sales