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Manual (and lowest grades
of non-manual)
Non-manual
Rate quoted
Known as
Paid every
Method
per hour / week
wages
week
usually in cash or into bank
per year
salary
month
by cheque or into bank
Perhaps the traditional lack of enthusiasm for work is the reason why the
working day, in comparison with most European countries, starts rather late (usu-
ally at eight o’clock for manual workers and around nine for non-manual workers).
However, measured by the number of hours worked in a week, the British reputa-
tion for not working hard enough appears to be false. The normal lunch break is an
hour or less, and most people (unless they work part-time) continue working until
five or later. Many people often work several hours overtime a week. In addition, a
comparatively large proportion of British people stay in the workforce for a com-
paratively large part of their lives. The normal retiring age for most people is sixty-
five (sixty for some, including a greater proportion of women).
3
3.1
Look at the tables below. They show the results of a survey amongst British
teenagers. Which of these words and expressions would you use to describe their atti-
tudes to work?
adventurous conservative family-oriented
home-loving materialistic ambitious
3.2
Work in a group. What do / would you look for in a job? Discuss your views. Are
your attitudes similar to or different from the views of the British teenagers in the sur-
vey? 
                                Manual (and lowest grades               Non-manual
                                       of non-manual)
 Rate quoted                    per hour / week                per year
 Known as                       wages                          salary
 Paid every                     week                           month
 Method                         usually in cash or into bank   by cheque or into bank


       Perhaps the traditional lack of enthusiasm for work is the reason why the
working day, in comparison with most European countries, starts rather late (usu-
ally at eight o’clock for manual workers and around nine for non-manual workers).
However, measured by the number of hours worked in a week, the British reputa-
tion for not working hard enough appears to be false. The normal lunch break is an
hour or less, and most people (unless they work part-time) continue working until
five or later. Many people often work several hours overtime a week. In addition, a
comparatively large proportion of British people stay in the workforce for a com-
paratively large part of their lives. The normal retiring age for most people is sixty-
five (sixty for some, including a greater proportion of women).


3      3.1   Look at the tables below. They show the results of a survey amongst British
teenagers. Which of these words and expressions would you use to describe their atti-
tudes to work?
                  adventurous          conservative       family-oriented
                    home-loving          materialistic         ambitious


3.2     Work in a group. What do / would you look for in a job? Discuss your views. Are
your attitudes similar to or different from the views of the British teenagers in the sur-
vey?




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