Having More Than One Job - Test 3

C1 Advanced · Listening Matching · Cambridge English Advanced 1, Cambridge University Press

You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about having more than one job at a time. While you listen you must complete both tasks.

to avoid potential monotony

to widen useful contacts

to pay for accommodation

to enhance promotion prospects

to leave a dull workplace

to find a sense of satisfaction

to seek a different direction

to achieve a long-held ambition

For questions 1–5, choose from the list (A–H) why each speaker took on more than one job.

becoming well-known locally

working with a famous name

receiving a special assignment

starting a personal relationship

creating a new fashion

getting professional recognition

achieving true celebrity status

running a successful business

For questions 1–5, choose from the list (A–H) the unexpected result of having more than one job that each speaker refers to.

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