A. 1. A sound of violin is heard in the hall. 2. He is always praised by his father when he works hard. 3. My sister's friend is often taken by her to the theatre. 4. I am waken by my mother at 7 o'clock every morning. B. 1. The envelope was found by her behind the dining-room clock . 2. This book was bought by her a week ago. 3. This picture was painted by a great artist. 4. The window was broken by John the other day. C. 1. I shall post this letter tomorrow. 2. They will discuss the report next week. 3. The secretary will change our time-table in two days. 4. Tom will meet us at the station. D. 1. The secretary has just brought the files. 2. Jack has just broken a cup. 3. My little brother has spoilt his toy. 4. She has done the room carefully. E. 1. Breakfast is being cooked by them. 2. The carpet is being cleaned by her. 3. The text is being translated by me. 4. The ruled are being learnt by us. 5. An interesting story is being told by him. F. 1. She was shown the shortest way to the station by them. 2. I has been taught English by my mother. 3. Many questions are asked by us at the lectures. 4. An interesting story has just been told me by Tom. 5. This book will be lent me by her next Sunday. 6. Newspapers and magazines are delivered by the postman every day. 7. Her name was told us by her after it had been asked by us twice. 8. A letter has been sent her brother by me. 9. A song is being sung by us. 10. The words are beung written by the teacher on the blackboard.
1. A sound of violin is heard in the hall.
2. He is always praised by his father when he works hard.
3. My sister's friend is often taken by her to the theatre.
4. I am waken by my mother at 7 o'clock every morning.
B.
1. The envelope was found by her behind the dining-room clock .
2. This book was bought by her a week ago.
3. This picture was painted by a great artist.
4. The window was broken by John the other day.
C.
1. I shall post this letter tomorrow.
2. They will discuss the report next week. 3. The secretary will change our time-table in two days. 4. Tom will meet us at the station.
D.
1. The secretary has just brought the files. 2. Jack has just broken a cup. 3. My little brother has spoilt his toy. 4. She has done the room carefully.
E.
1. Breakfast is being cooked by them.
2. The carpet is being cleaned by her.
3. The text is being translated by me.
4. The ruled are being learnt by us.
5. An interesting story is being told by him.
F.
1. She was shown the shortest way to the station by them.
2. I has been taught English by my mother.
3. Many questions are asked by us at the lectures.
4. An interesting story has just been told me by Tom.
5. This book will be lent me by her next Sunday.
6. Newspapers and magazines are delivered by the postman every day.
7. Her name was told us by her after it had been asked by us twice.
8. A letter has been sent her brother by me.
9. A song is being sung by us.
10. The words are beung written by the teacher on the blackboard.
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
Created by the team of authors.
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