Reading
1. GW. Read the text and find the quantifiers. (See Grammar Booster page 163)
Dressing up for Work

Most professionals around the world wear formal business attire to work in company offices. In many countries there is an unwritten dress code making mandatory* for a man and a woman to wear a dark suit and a tie. But in several countries more companies are experimenting with casual business dress during working hours. In Australia during the hotter summer months, a number of companies are allowing employees to leave their suits at home. And in the United States, half of all office workers are allowed to dress down on Fridays. One third of U.S. companies makes the standard business suit optional- allowing casual clothing every day. There is a great deal of interest in a casual dress code because of its attraction to new employees. However,

some critics complain that casual dress in the office causes a lot of problems, such as less productivity. Each manager needs to decide if “business casual” is right for his or her company. A few experts in the fashion industry claim that the trend toward a casual office dress is on the way out. But a recent survey has found that a majority of employees say their company’s dress code is at least as casual or more casual than it was two years ago.

2. GW. Discuss and answer the following questions
■ What jobs do you think the people in the pictures have?
■ What do you think a person’s clothes can tell us?
■ How do professionals dress for work in our country?
■ Do people ever wear “business casual”?
■ Do you think the way a person dresses has an effect on how he or she works? In what way?
*mandatory - compulsory