II. Reading

A. Using a dictionary study the following word combinations and complete the sentences below with the correct phrase:

· full-time work (to work full-time)

· part-time jobs (to work part-time)

· to make the wrong choices

· to be qualified

· a lower-paid (a lower-skilled) job

· to pick up the demographic slack (demographic trends)

· taxpayers

1. Most children in the UK remain in _____ education until they are at least 16 years old.

2. She went back to work ______ when her youngest child went to school. 3. My father is retiring in May but will continue doing some self-employed _______ work. 4. Very often women are making the _____ choices early in their careers. 5. His brother has more than ten years of experience in photography behind him, so he is well ______ to offer advice. 6. Globalization has brought millions of unskilled, _____ workers into the international workforce. 7. ________ people have no particular work skills, and unskilled work does not need any particular skills. 8. Current ________ trends suggest that there will be fewer school leavers coming into the workforce in ten years' time. 9. By 2030 each program is expected to cost ______ about 6% of GDP.

B. Read the text and match the highlighted words and word combinations with the definitions:

1. the (gender ) pay gap; 2. to earn (earnings); 3. to be due to; 4. (weekly / monthly) pay; 5. lucrative; 6. to take a degree; 7. to make a move to; 8. to give up; 9. flexible (working hours); 10. to make (a lot of) sense; 11. to rely on; 12. to marginalize (marginalization); 13. to pick up ; 14. consequence; 15. error.

___ A. to be dependent (on)

___ B. to gain or be paid in turn for work or service

___ C. to be reasonable or understandable

___ D. to specialize in

___ E. a divergence or difference

___ F. adaptable or variable

___ G. attributable or caused by

___ H. to move to a position of less authority, importance; out of the main mainstream

___ I. a salary or wage

___ J. to commit oneself to a position or course of action

___ K. producing a profit, profitable

___ L. to abandon, to surrender

___ M. to increase or improve

___ N. something done or written by accident that is not correct, not accurate, or does not give the right result

___ O. a result of a particular action or situation, often one which is bad or not convenient

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