4. Listening
• Arra and Sharmila meet at the office water
cooler.
• Listen to two classmates roleplaying the
dialogue. What are they talking about?
5. Read and Listen
Sharmilla Good morning, Arra. How are you this morning?
Arra Fantabulous! I saw WICKED last night – what a great show! How are
you?
Sharmilla I’m fine, thank you. Did you know that Brenda worked overnight last
night to finish the project?
Arra I’m not surprised. She's a hard worker and always goes the extra mile
to do her job.
Sharmilla That cannot be said about Ralf. I am pretty sure he’ll be given his
marching orders after the staff meeting today. The whole department
has enough of his laziness.
Arra Right. If he wants to stay, he will need to butter up his boss big time.
Hey, what if he is confused and doesn’t know what he is expected to
do? He’s been here for 2 months, eh? Why don’t you take him under
your wing and show him the ropes in the job?
Sharmilla This might be a good idea, Arra. I will talk to the boss and offer my help
before they give him the pink slip.
6. Listening
• Repeat one more time?
• This time, listen and write down one new
expression you can hear in the chatbox.
7. Matching
1 To go the extra mile A Learning the daily tasks associated with a
new job
2 To be given the marching
orders
B To treat someone especially nice in hopes
of getting that person to like him/her
3 To take/have someone under
one’s wing
C To act as someone’s guardian or mentor
4 The ropes D Used to say when someone has been asked
to leave (a job)
5 To give the pink slip E To dismiss someone from a job
6 To butter someone up F To do more than what is required to reach a
goal
8. Matching
1 To go the extra mile F A Learning the daily tasks associated with a
new job
2 To be given the marching
orders
B To treat someone especially nice in hopes
of getting that person to like him/her
3 To take/have someone under
one’s wing
C To act as someone’s guardian or mentor
4 The ropes D Used to say when someone has been asked
to leave (a job)
5 To give the pink slip E To dismiss someone from a job
6 To butter someone up F To do more than what is required to reach a
goal
9. Matching
1 To go the extra mile F A Learning the daily tasks associated with a
new job
2 To be given the marching
orders E
B To treat someone especially nice in hopes
of getting that person to like him/her
3 To take/have someone under
one’s wing
C To act as someone’s guardian or mentor
4 The ropes D Used to say when someone has been asked
to leave (a job)
5 To give the pink slip E To dismiss someone from a job
6 To butter someone up F To do more than what is required to reach a
goal
10. Matching
1 To go the extra mile F A Learning the daily tasks associated with a
new job
2 To be given the marching
orders E
B To treat someone especially nice in hopes
of getting that person to like him/her
3 To take/have someone under
one’s wing C
C To act as someone’s guardian or mentor
4 The ropes D Used to say when someone has been asked
to leave (a job)
5 To give the pink slip E To dismiss someone from a job
6 To butter someone up F To do more than what is required to reach a
goal
11. Matching
1 To go the extra mile F A Learning the daily tasks associated with a
new job
2 To be given the marching
orders E
B To treat someone especially nice in hopes
of getting that person to like him/her
3 To take/have someone under
one’s wing C
C To act as someone’s guardian or mentor
4 The ropes A D Used to say when someone has been asked
to leave (a job)
5 To give the pink slip E To dismiss someone from a job
6 To butter someone up F To do more than what is required to reach a
goal
12. Matching
1 To go the extra mile F A Learning the daily tasks associated with a
new job
2 To be given the marching
orders E
B To treat someone especially nice in hopes
of getting that person to like him/her
3 To take/have someone under
one’s wing C
C To act as someone’s guardian or mentor
4 The ropes A D Used to say when someone has been asked
to leave (a job)
5 To give the pink slip D E To dismiss someone from a job
6 To butter someone up F To do more than what is required to reach a
goal
13. Matching
1 To go the extra mile F A Learning the daily tasks associated with a
new job
2 To be given the marching
orders E
B To treat someone especially nice in hopes
of getting that person to like him/her
3 To take/have someone under
one’s wing C
C To act as someone’s guardian or mentor
4 The ropes A D Used to say when someone has been asked
to leave (a job)
5 To give the pink slip D E To dismiss someone from a job
6 To butter someone up B F To do more than what is required to reach a
goal
14. Filling the blanks
1. It will take a month for new employees to learn ________________ .
2. Chris is busy ______________ potential clients.
3. Jemima got ______________ for always being late.
4. Tom was ____________________ after he failed to comply with his job
requirements.
5. Canadians are known for _____________________ to help newcomers.
6. He ______ the rookie teacher__________ and showed him how things are done.
15. Filling the blanks
1. It will take a month for new employees to learn the ropes .
2. Chris is busy ______________ potential clients.
3. Jemima got ______________ for always being late.
4. Tom was ____________________ after he failed to comply with his job
requirements.
5. Canadians are known for _____________________ to help newcomers.
6. He ______ the rookie teacher__________ and showed him how things are done.
16. Filling the blanks
1. It will take a month for new employees to learn the ropes .
2. Chris is busy buttering up potential clients.
3. Jemima got ______________ for always being late.
4. Tom was ____________________ after he failed to comply with his job
requirements.
5. Canadians are known for _____________________ to help newcomers.
6. He ______ the rookie teacher__________ and showed him how things are done.
17. Filling the blanks
1. It will take a month for new employees to learn the ropes .
2. Chris is busy buttering up potential clients.
3. Jemima got the pink slip for always being late.
4. Tom was ____________________ after he failed to comply with his job
requirements.
5. Canadians are known for _____________________ to help newcomers.
6. He ______ the rookie teacher__________ and showed him how things are done.
18. Filling the blanks
1. It will take a month for new employees to learn the ropes .
2. Chris is busy buttering up potential clients.
3. Jemima got the pink slip for always being late.
4. Tom was given the marching orders after he failed to comply with his job
requirements.
5. Canadians are known for _____________________ to help newcomers.
6. He ______ the rookie teacher__________ and showed him how things are done.
19. Filling the blanks
1. It will take a month for new employees to learn the ropes .
2. Chris is busy buttering up potential clients.
3. Jemima got the pink slip for always being late.
4. Tom was given the marching orders after he failed to comply with his job
requirements.
5. Canadians are known for going the extra mile to help newcomers.
6. He ______ the rookie teacher__________ and showed him how things are done.
20. Filling the blanks
1. It will take a month for new employees to learn the ropes .
2. Chris is busy buttering up potential clients.
3. Jemima got the pink slip for always being late.
4. Tom was given his marching orders after he failed to comply with his job
requirements.
5. Canadians are known for going the extra mile to help newcomers.
6. He took the rookie teacher under his wings and showed him how things are
done.
21. Speaking 1
• Have you ever gone the extra mile to do
your job? What did you do? Why?
22. Speaking 2
• Have you ever been given the marching
orders? What happened? Why?
23. Speaking 3
• Have you ever given someone the pink
slip? Describe what happened.
• Have you heard of anyone who was given
the pink slip at their job?
24. Speaking 4
• Have you ever been in a situation where
you had to butter someone up to achieve
your goal?
25. Speaking 5
• Have you ever taken someone under your
wing? Describe what happened.
26. Speaking 6
• Have you ever been taken under
someone’s wing? Describe what
happened.
