Read the text. Read the questions and choose the suitab​

Warm-up

Pairwork crossword - definitions

labor

worker

apprentice

part-time

full-time

temporary

permanent

overtime

shift

trainee

probation period

sick leave

maternity leave

headhunt

recruit

Pairwork - explain the difference between the following terms:

● wages - income - salary

● bonus - perks

● staff - crew - employee - employer

● training - skills - qualifications

● apprentice - trainee - intern

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READING (EXAM PRACTICE - multiple choice questions)

Read the text and for questions 1 -7 choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Employment law has undergone quite a considerable increase in both volume and importance over the past two

centuries. This stemmed from the industrial revolution the beginning of which (taking into account different times

in different countries) may generally be dated back to the turn of the 19th century. Employment rights before then

were virtually non-existent and depended on the benevolence of paternalistic or ruthless employers, called

masters in those times, while those depending on them as employees were referred to as servants, which

suggests a considerable degree of control by the former over the latter.

With the advent of the industrial revolution things began to change. At first, the conditions of employees (factory

workers) considerably decreased sometimes being dreadful beyond description. However, the first actions of

workers trying to better their living conditions were doomed to failure and only started to be taken seriously by