Ex.4. Match the nouns in the left hand column with the adjectives in the right hand column.

wages     payment     income     interest     remuneration   perks

regular annual high low net weekly monthly quarterly controlling absolute life taxable poor generous guaranteed fair basic incentive

 

Ex.5. The words in the box frequently occur after “pay”:

 

 

Find combinations that mean:

1. the day when an employee receives his/her wages or salary;

2. an envelope containing money earned by an employee;

3. a salary or wage given in a check;

4. a public telephone that you put money in to use;

5. a list of all the people employed by a company, and the amount of money paid to each of them;

6. a cashier;

7. a piece of paper you get from your employer when you are paid, showing how much money you have earned and how much tax has been taken away.

 

Ex.6. Match the synonymous expressions:

1. social security 2. wage packet 3. office job 4. health services 5. unemployed people

a. pay packet b. clerical work c. social welfare d. jobless people e. medical care

 

Ex.7. Look at the words and phrases in the box. Match them with the correct definition from the list below:

 

1. a percentage paid on amount of money;

2. money (in the form of wages or a salary or profit) received from work done;

3. payment for services given;

4. a payment made to someone for providing a service or goods. The amount is usually a percentage of the total value of the deal;

5. an amount paid for a professional service or advice;

6. money or goods received in addition to a salary;

7. a combination of salary and benefits that an employer offers to an employee;

8. a right offered to employees, to buy shares in the company where they work at a cheap price;

9. a compensation package for an executive leaving a company;

10. a sum of money paid to shareholders as their part of the company’s profit;

11. a person who provides advice for pay;