[Outcomes C1] Lesson 49

1. In one year, there were nine million questionable requests for sick _____ from the doctor. (plural!)
7. Is David Bolchover’s experience a _____ occurrence? Well maybe, but only in the sense that he was allowed to stay at home to not work.
8. The photocopier is s a bit temperamental. It has a tendency to jam if you don’t treat it with _____. (three words without spaces)
9. There’s a conspiracy of silence over workplace slacking: workers have no _____ interest in saying they do nothing, while businesses want to maintain their image of being highly efficient.
10. Bolchover argues that much of the workforce in many big companies is badly under-employed at work and backs up his arguments with a _____ of statistics.

2. From a worker’s view, doing nothing might seem fun at first, but in the end it’s _____ and a waste of talent. (with a hyphen)
3. Instead of managing effectively and getting the most out of those under you, the way to _____ is by advertising yourself and networking with those above you. (phrasal verb in one word)
4. Just dump your stuff down here for the moment and I’ll show you the _____.
5. I’ve been hanging around in the coffee bar over the road for the last hour.I didn’t want to be late and, you know, first-day _____ and all that.
6. Two-thirds of young professionals have called in _____ because of a hangover, and on it goes.