Ronan I work in a fairly traditional office environment doing a typical nine-to-five job. I like my job, but it's annoying that my commute to work takes an hour and a half each way and most of my work could really be done online from home. But my boss doesn't seem to trust that we will get any work done if left to our own devices, and everyone in the company has to clock in and out every day. It's frustrating that they feel the need to monitor what we do so closely instead of judging us based on our task performance, like most companies do these days.
Jo
I used to do a typical five-day week, but after I came out of my maternity leave, I decided that I wanted to spend more time with my children before they start school. After negotiating with my boss, we decided to cut my working week down to a three-day work week. This of course meant a significant cut in my pay too, as I'm paid on a pro-rata basis. I've since noticed, though, that my workload hasn't decreased in the slightest! I'm now doing five days' worth of work in three days, but getting paid much less for it! I find myself having to take work home just so that I can meet the deadlines. It's wearing me out trying to juggle work with looking after my children and my family, but I don’t dare to bring this up with my boss because I think he feels as if he's made a huge concession letting me come in only three days a week.
Marcus
I work for a global IT company, but because their headquarters is in the States, I do all my work online from home. That means that I don't waste time commuting or making idle chit-chat with colleagues. I work on a project basis, and this flexibility is very valuable to me because it means that I can easily take some time off when my children need me to go to their school performances or if I need to schedule an appointment with the dentist. The downside is that without clear office hours, I tend to work well into the evening, sometimes skipping dinner to finish a task. It can also get quite lonely working on my own, and I sometimes miss sharing ideas with colleagues.
1. Ronan`s boss thinks his employees will not be as productive if they work from home. True/ False
2. Ronan thinks that the performance of employees should be judged according to how much time they spend in the office. True/ False
3. Jo is paid the same for a five- day work week as she is on a three- day work week. True/ False
4. Jo feels exhausted trying to manage both a five- day workload and childcare. True/ False
5. Although Marcus sees the benefit in not having idle chit- chat, he misses interacting with his colleagues.True/ False
5 points
Task 2
USE OF ENGLISH
1. I don’t remember ... that I’m sure you’re mistaken.
a) to say; b) say; c) saying; d) to have said.
2. He ... here from 1955 to 1960.
a) worked; b) works; c) has been working; d) has worked.
3. I haven’t had a reply to the invitation I sent you last week. ... to my party?
a) Shall you come; b) Are you coming; c) Do you come; d) Should you come,
4. Before she started university, Jane ... in the States for six months working as a nanny.
a) lives; b) has been living; c) has lived; d) had lived.
5. He’s as polite as his brother is ...polite. (подобратьпрефикс)
a) im; b) non; c) dis; d) un.

5 points

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