In Company Elementary - Second Edition Answer Key: Unit15
Work and Health
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Phoning in Sick
Ex 1
a He doesn’t feel well/has flu.
b Students’ own answers.
Ex 2
a ’m going to stay b ’m going to phone c ’m going to take
Ex 3
a future b decisions
Ex 4
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a Where are you going to have dinner tonight?
b What time are you going to leave work?
c Who is going to make the dinner tonight?
d What are you going to buy?
e When are you going to have a holiday?
f When are you going to retire?
g What is your company going to do next year?
Sick Leave and Business
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Ex 1
b 5 c 1 d 7 e 2 f 6 g 4 h 8
Ex 2
a It depends on the type of work and company policy on absence.
b Women under 40 take more time off than men under 40. Public-sector workers take more time off than those in private companies. Workers who belong to unions take more time off than those who don’t belong to unions.
c The most common reason is colds and flu.
d People who are off work for long periods are a bigger problem.
Ex 4
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a 6 b 5 c 3 d 1 e 2 f 4
Ex 5
a trade union b average cost c Public-service d absence rate e short-term f company policy
Who Are You Going to Call?
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Ex 1
Suggested answers
to feel ill, to feel sick, to feel well, to be ill, to be sick, to be well, to be at home, to write a sick note, to phone in sick, to stay at home, to stay well, to take time off
Other possibilities, but with meanings not related to the topic, are to feel at home and to write well.
Ex 2
a She decided whether you should go to school or not if you felt ill. She phoned the school and wrote sick notes.
b It’s hard to decide how ill you are and what the effects of staying at home will be.
c They think that they are pretending to be sick so that they can have a day off.
Ex 3
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a Your mother b the school
Ex 4
a A b B c B d A
Who decided you were too sick to go that day?
Who decided you were well enough to go again?
Who phoned the school or wrote the sick note?
Who takes these difficult decisions?
Ex 6
c Who pays your travel expenses?
d Who does your company make car parts for?
e Who are your most important clients?
f Who did you see yesterday?
g Who phoned you this morning?
h Who tells you all the office gossip?
i Who do you phone when you’re sick?
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Language links
Vocabulary
Health
1have: the flu, a headache, an appointment, a temperature, backache, a cold
feel: ill, okay, better, sick, well
take: a pill, something for it, vitamins, it easy, an aspirin
stay: in bed, inside, at home
2a had; aspirin b feeling; stay c (don’t) feel d an appointment e has backache
f feeling well g temperature h feeling sick/ill; stay i have; vitamins
Grammar
Going to + verb
Practice 1
b Are you going to look for a new job?
c When are you going to get some?
d Who is going to come?
e What are you going to talk about?
f Which airline are you going to fly with?
g Is someone going to take you to the airport?
Practice 2
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b She isn’t going to go to Zurich on business next month.
c I’m not going to take the bus this/next time.
d He isn’t / He’s not going to wear jeans to this / the next training course.
e I’m not going to make the coffee for everyone today.
f We aren’t / We’re not going to see Jean this/next weekend.
g The company isn’t going to give you a pay rise this/next year.
h We aren’t / We’re not going to be here all this/next week.
i I’m not going to work a 14-hour day in this / my next job.
Practice 3
b Are c does d do e is f are g Did h Am i is
Practice 4
b Yes, I/we have. / No, I/we haven’t.
c Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
d Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
e Yes I am. / No, I’m not.
f Yes he/she is. / No, he/she isn’t.
g Yes, he/she does. / No, he/she doesn’t.
h Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
Subject questions
Practice
b What did Joaquin write?
c Who wrote the report?
d Who did Mr Evans phone?
e Who phoned Mr Miller?
f What did Mr Evans phone Mr Miller about?
g Where is Dario going (to visit)?
h Who is going to visit the factory in Poland?
i What is Dario going to visit in Poland?
j Who is going to play against Juventus / Manchester United?
k Who is Manchester United /Juventus going to play?
l When is Manchester United / Juventus going to play against Juventus / Manchester United?
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