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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.