Working Conditions - Vocabulary / Discussion - activity sheet

Excellent Working Conditions

Imagine that you have just been offered your first job.
Some of the advertised working conditions are listed below.
Match each of the words in bold letters with one of the definitions in the grid below.

A subsidized staff restaurant
Compulsory union membership (you have to join)
Staff warm-up exercises before work every day
Frequent department social events
Ten days paid holiday per year
Guaranteed six days off per month (including weekends)
A high tunover of staff
Open-plan, air conditioned offices with individual cubicles
Possible transfer to a branch in another city
A company pension plan
A yearly medical check-up with the company doctor
Pay guaranteed to keep pace with inflation

Word /Phrase	Definition / Explanation
	many people often leave the job and many new people start
	when a doctor or nurse checks to see if you are healthy
	activities that you do with other people for enjoyment
	small separate areas of an office with one person working in each
	the company (or government) gives money to help pay for something
	days when the company pays you but you don't have to work
	(your pay rises) at the same speed as all the shop prices also rise
	a system of collecting money from workers to pay for a pension
	you must do it
	gentle, easy activity that you do before trying something more difficult
	regular days in the week or month when you don't have to work
	when you move to another office / factory in the same company

Now decide for yourself if each of the conditions above is good (write "G") or bad (write "B"). When you have decided, compare your ideas with other class members and discuss any that you disagree about.