Look at the words and expressions in B and C opposite. Five people describe their jobs. Match
the jobs (1- 5) with the descriptions (a-e) and put the words in brackets into the correct
grammatical forms.
1 accountant 2 postwoman 3 flight attendant 4 software developer 5 teacher
a 'Obviously, my work involves (travel) a lot. It can be quite physically
(demand), but I enjoy (deal) with customers, except when
they become violent. This doesn't happen often, but it can be very dangerous for us and the
other passengers.'
b 'I love my job. It's very (stimulate) and not at all (repeat): no
two days are the same. The children are fine: you see them learn and develop. The parents can
be more of a problem.'
c 'I was good at maths at school and I like (work) with figures. But my job
is much less (bore) and routine than people think. The work ..
(involve) a lot of human contact and teamwork, working with other managers.'
d 'You've got to think in a very logical way. There's a lot of teamwork between the developers.
The work can be mentally (tire), but it's very satisfying to write a program
that works.'
e 'Of course, it involves getting up quite early in the morning. But I like .. . (be) out
in the open air. And you get a lot of exercise. I walk two or three miles every day.'