Transcripts Boss


I’m not interested in being fair. And I’m not interested in people being happy or enjoying the job. I’m interested in making a lot of money. And if my staff work hard and obey the rules, they will make a lot of money here. The average salary is $100,000! And there are a lot of interesting parts to the job. Employees often have to travel to different countries.


Interviewer Really? That sounds good. Can they bring their partners or children with them?


Boss Boss 2 Farouk


No, they can’t! They are there to work, not for a holiday!


Interviewer Of course. But can your employees take time off work if they’re ill?


Yes, they can. But they can’t have more than a week off work.


I don’t believe in having a lot of rules in the office. I believe happy workers are productive workers. Therefore, I treat my staff like adults and I let them spend time with their families. Staff don’t have to work at the weekends or in the evenings, and on Fridays they don’t have to come into the office at all! Instead, they can work from home and be with their families. They can also leave their young children at the office nursery. Consequently, they can spend time with their kids in their breaks and at lunchtime. There is also a gym on the top floor of the building and employees can use it between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. I believe that a healthy body means a healthy mind. And there aren’t any rules about the clothes people wear. So men don’t have to wear a shirt and tie. They can wear shorts and a T-shirt if they want to!


6.3 a A Can I work in this room? B I’m afraid not. It’s booked for a meeting.


b A Do we have to finish our reports tonight? B No, you don’t have to hand them in till Monday.


c A What are your working hours? B We have to start work by 10.00. The core hours are 10.00 to 4.00.


d A Can we buy our tickets on the bus? B Yes, you can. Just ask the driver.


e A I’m sorry, but you can’t park here. B Oh! Where’s the nearest car park?


f A Do you have to work tonight? B No, I don’t. Do you want to go out?


g A My sister has a great job. She doesn’t have to work on Mondays.


B She’s lucky. Does she only work four days a week?


h A Can I pay in euros? B Yes. It’s five euros fifty.


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6.4 a Can I work in here? b Yes, you can./No, you can’t. c Where can I work? d You can work in the library.


6.5


My name is Hitoshi. I live and work in Tokyo. I live in a nice apartment, but I have to commute about 90 minutes every day. I eat healthy food and exercise in the local park.


Japan is a safe country.


It’s very hot in the summer – about 40 degrees, and the city can get quite polluted.


Everyone pays health insurance and we have a good health service. The government makes sure that medical fees are cheap, and in Japan, we go for more check-ups than in many other countries. That’s why life expectancy is about 84.


Unit 7


7.1 a You shouldn’t drink more than three cups of coffee a day. b You should eat five types of fruit and vegetables a day. c You should wear a helmet when you cycle. d You shouldn’t sleep ten hours a night. e You shouldn’t watch TV for more than two hours a night. f You should have a break every 30 minutes when you use a computer.


g You shouldn’t drink fizzy drinks. h You should drink a litre of water a day.


7.2 a You should eat five types of fruit and vegetables a day. b You should wear a helmet when you cycle. c You should have a break every 30 minutes when you use a computer.


d You should drink a litre of water a day.


7.3 Let’s start with some facts about time off work for illness in the United Kingdom. These facts and figures are from 2020. So, in 2020, there were 118 million days lost to sickness. That might sound like a lot, but it’s much less than 25 years ago, when records began.


Now, what do we know about who is taking this time off work? Well, we know that government organizations report the most sick days among staff. Much more than private companies. Perhaps unsurprisingly, people working in healthcare take the most sick days.


We know that women have more time off work than men. And we know that as people get older, there is an increase in the number of sick days they take. We also know that the lowest rates of sickness are among managers.


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