słowotwórstwo 11

Form a word that fits in the gap.

Factory work

Factory work is often dull and (0)….repetitive…. although it (1)………………………….. (general) isn’t difficult. Most people work on a (2) ………………….. (product) line, where individuals are responsible for the (3) ……………………(complete) of one stage of a process. Much of the work doesn’t require training and is (4) ………………………. (skill), although it often helps if you have some knowledge.

An (5) ………….. (please) aspect of the job is that it often involves shift work, including nights. Overtime is also common, but, (6) ………………… (normal) workers get paid extra for it. Strike (7) …………… (act) – when people stop work for a period of time – is not (8) …………………….. (common) in factories, and is the workers’ way of asking for a pay increase.

Some factory workers enjoy their job because it provides a (9) ………………………..(rely) income. Others, because they fell they are unpaid, (10) …………………………. (frequent) scan the jobs column of local newspapers hoping to find something better.

klucz:

1. generally

2. production

3. completion

4. unskilled

5. unpleasant

6. normally

7. action

8. uncommon

9. reliable

10. frequently


źródło: fce, use of English 1, Virginia Evans