Words in Context: Overworked & Underpaid

1. Look at these statements which summarize a short text.

• “We have a lot to get through, but a couple of things need our immediate attention.”
• “She’s fresh from her studies, but it’s clear she’s keen to make her mark and I’m convinced she’s a high flyer.”
• “It saddens me to say, but we don’t have the money to expand our staff, so if we’re taking someone on, someone else needs to go.”
• “He lives for the company, and he’s been with us for ages, but recently he’s been causing trouble.”
• “His complaining has gone viral, and now nearly the whole workforce is out there protesting.”
• ” ‘Can the technical FM please come to the boardroom.’ Right, now let’s work out how we’re going to sort out this mess.”
• “They’re asking for things we simply can’t deliver. Anyway, let’s go through their complaints one by one and see if we can resolve this as quickly as possible.”

2. Quickly scan the text and reorder it, so it follows the same order as the statements.

3. Complete the gaps in the text with words and phrases from the Wordlist.