Task 4

LONG LUNCH

Spanish civil servant skips work for years without anyone noticing

Only when Joaquin Garcia, a Spanish civil servant, was due to collect an award for two decades of loyal service did anyone realise that he had not shown up to work for at least SIX years.

Garcia, a 69-year-old engineer, began working for the local authority in the city of Cadiz in 1990, and in 1996 was posted to the municipal water board, where his job was (17)______ .

In 2010, when Garcia — now retired — was due to collect his long-service medal, the man who had hired him, deputy mayor Mr. Fernandez, wondered where he was.

After the former manager of the water board, who (18)_____ , told Fernandez he had not seen his employee for several years, the deputy mayor called the engineer in. A court fined Garcia €27,000, the equivalent (19)_____ , having earlier found that the engineer did not appear to have occupied his office for “at least six years” and had done “absolutely no work” between 2007 and 2010, the year before he retired.

Garcia told the court that he had turned up to the office, although he admitted (20)_____ . He said he was the victim of workplace bullying because of his family’s socialist politics and (21)_____ .

His friends told El Mundo that the engineer had been unwilling to report his accusations of bullying because he “had a family to support” and was worried that (22)_____ .

LONG LUNCH

Spanish civil servant skips work for years without anyone noticing

Only when Joaquin Garcia, a Spanish civil servant, was due to collect an award for two decades of loyal service did anyone realise that he had not shown up to work for at least SIX years.

Garcia, a 69-year-old engineer, began working for the local authority in the city of Cadiz in 1990, and in 1996 was posted to the municipal water board, where his job was (17)______ .

In 2010, when Garcia — now retired — was due to collect his long-service medal, the man who had hired him, deputy mayor Mr. Fernandez, wondered where he was.

After the former manager of the water board, who (18)_____ , told Fernandez he had not seen his employee for several years, the deputy mayor called the engineer in. A court fined Garcia €27,000, the equivalent (19)_____ , having earlier found that the engineer did not appear to have occupied his office for “at least six years” and had done “absolutely no work” between 2007 and 2010, the year before he retired.

Garcia told the court that he had turned up to the office, although he admitted (20)_____ . He said he was the victim of workplace bullying because of his family’s socialist politics and (21)_____ .

His friends told El Mundo that the engineer had been unwilling to report his accusations of bullying because he “had a family to support” and was worried that (22)_____ .

LONG LUNCH

Spanish civil servant skips work for years without anyone noticing

Only when Joaquin Garcia, a Spanish civil servant, was due to collect an award for two decades of loyal service did anyone realise that he had not shown up to work for at least SIX years.

Garcia, a 69-year-old engineer, began working for the local authority in the city of Cadiz in 1990, and in 1996 was posted to the municipal water board, where his job was (17)______ .

In 2010, when Garcia — now retired — was due to collect his long-service medal, the man who had hired him, deputy mayor Mr. Fernandez, wondered where he was.

After the former manager of the water board, who (18)_____ , told Fernandez he had not seen his employee for several years, the deputy mayor called the engineer in. A court fined Garcia €27,000, the equivalent (19)_____ , having earlier found that the engineer did not appear to have occupied his office for “at least six years” and had done “absolutely no work” between 2007 and 2010, the year before he retired.

Garcia told the court that he had turned up to the office, although he admitted (20)_____ . He said he was the victim of workplace bullying because of his family’s socialist politics and (21)_____ .

His friends told El Mundo that the engineer had been unwilling to report his accusations of bullying because he “had a family to support” and was worried that (22)_____ .

LONG LUNCH

Spanish civil servant skips work for years without anyone noticing

Only when Joaquin Garcia, a Spanish civil servant, was due to collect an award for two decades of loyal service did anyone realise that he had not shown up to work for at least SIX years.

Garcia, a 69-year-old engineer, began working for the local authority in the city of Cadiz in 1990, and in 1996 was posted to the municipal water board, where his job was (17)______ .

In 2010, when Garcia — now retired — was due to collect his long-service medal, the man who had hired him, deputy mayor Mr. Fernandez, wondered where he was.

After the former manager of the water board, who (18)_____ , told Fernandez he had not seen his employee for several years, the deputy mayor called the engineer in. A court fined Garcia €27,000, the equivalent (19)_____ , having earlier found that the engineer did not appear to have occupied his office for “at least six years” and had done “absolutely no work” between 2007 and 2010, the year before he retired.

Garcia told the court that he had turned up to the office, although he admitted (20)_____ . He said he was the victim of workplace bullying because of his family’s socialist politics and (21)_____ .

His friends told El Mundo that the engineer had been unwilling to report his accusations of bullying because he “had a family to support” and was worried that (22)_____ .

LONG LUNCH

Spanish civil servant skips work for years without anyone noticing

Only when Joaquin Garcia, a Spanish civil servant, was due to collect an award for two decades of loyal service did anyone realise that he had not shown up to work for at least SIX years.

Garcia, a 69-year-old engineer, began working for the local authority in the city of Cadiz in 1990, and in 1996 was posted to the municipal water board, where his job was (17)______ .

In 2010, when Garcia — now retired — was due to collect his long-service medal, the man who had hired him, deputy mayor Mr. Fernandez, wondered where he was.

After the former manager of the water board, who (18)_____ , told Fernandez he had not seen his employee for several years, the deputy mayor called the engineer in. A court fined Garcia €27,000, the equivalent (19)_____ , having earlier found that the engineer did not appear to have occupied his office for “at least six years” and had done “absolutely no work” between 2007 and 2010, the year before he retired.

Garcia told the court that he had turned up to the office, although he admitted (20)_____ . He said he was the victim of workplace bullying because of his family’s socialist politics and (21)_____ .

His friends told El Mundo that the engineer had been unwilling to report his accusations of bullying because he “had a family to support” and was worried that (22)_____ .

LONG LUNCH

Spanish civil servant skips work for years without anyone noticing

Only when Joaquin Garcia, a Spanish civil servant, was due to collect an award for two decades of loyal service did anyone realise that he had not shown up to work for at least SIX years.

Garcia, a 69-year-old engineer, began working for the local authority in the city of Cadiz in 1990, and in 1996 was posted to the municipal water board, where his job was (17)______ .

In 2010, when Garcia — now retired — was due to collect his long-service medal, the man who had hired him, deputy mayor Mr. Fernandez, wondered where he was.

After the former manager of the water board, who (18)_____ , told Fernandez he had not seen his employee for several years, the deputy mayor called the engineer in. A court fined Garcia €27,000, the equivalent (19)_____ , having earlier found that the engineer did not appear to have occupied his office for “at least six years” and had done “absolutely no work” between 2007 and 2010, the year before he retired.

Garcia told the court that he had turned up to the office, although he admitted (20)_____ . He said he was the victim of workplace bullying because of his family’s socialist politics and (21)_____ .

His friends told El Mundo that the engineer had been unwilling to report his accusations of bullying because he “had a family to support” and was worried that (22)_____ .

Use of English

Task 5

A Globetrotting Cat

A globetrotting cat managed to make its (23)_____ from Australia to Northern Ireland after a stop-off in London - almost 11,000 miles away.

The 25-year-old ginger cat, named Ozzie by his rescuers, was found wandering the streets of Laurelvale, near County Armagh, last week and (24)_____ to the local Cats Protection centre. The staff at the clinic scanned his microchip and were stunned to find the poor feline was registered in Sydney in 2000 as “Tigger”.

Volunteers launched an international campaign on social media to uncover how the tomcat ended up on the other side of the world — and the post has been (25)_____ more than 18,000 times. The Cats Protection Centre says it is likely that Ozzie was brought to London by its owner, before he (26)_____ then crossed the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland some 450 miles away.

Cats Protection co-ordinator, Gilian McMullen, said: “I responded to a call from a member of the public who was (27)_____ about a poorly stray cat that had been hanging around her garden for several days. The poor cat was in a starving (28)_____ but obviously had been cared for in the past because it was (29)_____ a collar. In Willow Veterinary Clinic we discovered it was microchipped and this is where the mystery begins. The cat had (30)_____ been microchipped in Australia. In 2004 he (31)_____ as a stray in a vet clinic in London, but no owners could be traced.”

Ozzie was also found to have been born in 1989, making him 25 — 10 years older than the age of the average cat. Ms McMullen added: “If only he could (32)_____ us about his life and how he got here.”

A Globetrotting Cat

A globetrotting cat managed to make its (23)_____ from Australia to Northern Ireland after a stop-off in London - almost 11,000 miles away.

The 25-year-old ginger cat, named Ozzie by his rescuers, was found wandering the streets of Laurelvale, near County Armagh, last week and (24)_____ to the local Cats Protection centre. The staff at the clinic scanned his microchip and were stunned to find the poor feline was registered in Sydney in 2000 as “Tigger”.

Volunteers launched an international campaign on social media to uncover how the tomcat ended up on the other side of the world — and the post has been (25)_____ more than 18,000 times. The Cats Protection Centre says it is likely that Ozzie was brought to London by its owner, before he (26)_____ then crossed the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland some 450 miles away.

Cats Protection co-ordinator, Gilian McMullen, said: “I responded to a call from a member of the public who was (27)_____ about a poorly stray cat that had been hanging around her garden for several days. The poor cat was in a starving (28)_____ but obviously had been cared for in the past because it was (29)_____ a collar. In Willow Veterinary Clinic we discovered it was microchipped and this is where the mystery begins. The cat had (30)_____ been microchipped in Australia. In 2004 he (31)_____ as a stray in a vet clinic in London, but no owners could be traced.”

Ozzie was also found to have been born in 1989, making him 25 — 10 years older than the age of the average cat. Ms McMullen added: “If only he could (32)_____ us about his life and how he got here.”

A Globetrotting Cat

A globetrotting cat managed to make its (23)_____ from Australia to Northern Ireland after a stop-off in London - almost 11,000 miles away.

The 25-year-old ginger cat, named Ozzie by his rescuers, was found wandering the streets of Laurelvale, near County Armagh, last week and (24)_____ to the local Cats Protection centre. The staff at the clinic scanned his microchip and were stunned to find the poor feline was registered in Sydney in 2000 as “Tigger”.

Volunteers launched an international campaign on social media to uncover how the tomcat ended up on the other side of the world — and the post has been (25)_____ more than 18,000 times. The Cats Protection Centre says it is likely that Ozzie was brought to London by its owner, before he (26)_____ then crossed the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland some 450 miles away.

Cats Protection co-ordinator, Gilian McMullen, said: “I responded to a call from a member of the public who was (27)_____ about a poorly stray cat that had been hanging around her garden for several days. The poor cat was in a starving (28)_____ but obviously had been cared for in the past because it was (29)_____ a collar. In Willow Veterinary Clinic we discovered it was microchipped and this is where the mystery begins. The cat had (30)_____ been microchipped in Australia. In 2004 he (31)_____ as a stray in a vet clinic in London, but no owners could be traced.”

Ozzie was also found to have been born in 1989, making him 25 — 10 years older than the age of the average cat. Ms McMullen added: “If only he could (32)_____ us about his life and how he got here.”

A Globetrotting Cat

A globetrotting cat managed to make its (23)_____ from Australia to Northern Ireland after a stop-off in London - almost 11,000 miles away.

The 25-year-old ginger cat, named Ozzie by his rescuers, was found wandering the streets of Laurelvale, near County Armagh, last week and (24)_____ to the local Cats Protection centre. The staff at the clinic scanned his microchip and were stunned to find the poor feline was registered in Sydney in 2000 as “Tigger”.

Volunteers launched an international campaign on social media to uncover how the tomcat ended up on the other side of the world — and the post has been (25)_____ more than 18,000 times. The Cats Protection Centre says it is likely that Ozzie was brought to London by its owner, before he (26)_____ then crossed the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland some 450 miles away.

Cats Protection co-ordinator, Gilian McMullen, said: “I responded to a call from a member of the public who was (27)_____ about a poorly stray cat that had been hanging around her garden for several days. The poor cat was in a starving (28)_____ but obviously had been cared for in the past because it was (29)_____ a collar. In Willow Veterinary Clinic we discovered it was microchipped and this is where the mystery begins. The cat had (30)_____ been microchipped in Australia. In 2004 he (31)_____ as a stray in a vet clinic in London, but no owners could be traced.”

Ozzie was also found to have been born in 1989, making him 25 — 10 years older than the age of the average cat. Ms McMullen added: “If only he could (32)_____ us about his life and how he got here.”

A Globetrotting Cat

A globetrotting cat managed to make its (23)_____ from Australia to Northern Ireland after a stop-off in London - almost 11,000 miles away.

The 25-year-old ginger cat, named Ozzie by his rescuers, was found wandering the streets of Laurelvale, near County Armagh, last week and (24)_____ to the local Cats Protection centre. The staff at the clinic scanned his microchip and were stunned to find the poor feline was registered in Sydney in 2000 as “Tigger”.

Volunteers launched an international campaign on social media to uncover how the tomcat ended up on the other side of the world — and the post has been (25)_____ more than 18,000 times. The Cats Protection Centre says it is likely that Ozzie was brought to London by its owner, before he (26)_____ then crossed the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland some 450 miles away.

Cats Protection co-ordinator, Gilian McMullen, said: “I responded to a call from a member of the public who was (27)_____ about a poorly stray cat that had been hanging around her garden for several days. The poor cat was in a starving (28)_____ but obviously had been cared for in the past because it was (29)_____ a collar. In Willow Veterinary Clinic we discovered it was microchipped and this is where the mystery begins. The cat had (30)_____ been microchipped in Australia. In 2004 he (31)_____ as a stray in a vet clinic in London, but no owners could be traced.”

Ozzie was also found to have been born in 1989, making him 25 — 10 years older than the age of the average cat. Ms McMullen added: “If only he could (32)_____ us about his life and how he got here.”

A Globetrotting Cat

A globetrotting cat managed to make its (23)_____ from Australia to Northern Ireland after a stop-off in London - almost 11,000 miles away.

The 25-year-old ginger cat, named Ozzie by his rescuers, was found wandering the streets of Laurelvale, near County Armagh, last week and (24)_____ to the local Cats Protection centre. The staff at the clinic scanned his microchip and were stunned to find the poor feline was registered in Sydney in 2000 as “Tigger”.

Volunteers launched an international campaign on social media to uncover how the tomcat ended up on the other side of the world — and the post has been (25)_____ more than 18,000 times. The Cats Protection Centre says it is likely that Ozzie was brought to London by its owner, before he (26)_____ then crossed the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland some 450 miles away.

Cats Protection co-ordinator, Gilian McMullen, said: “I responded to a call from a member of the public who was (27)_____ about a poorly stray cat that had been hanging around her garden for several days. The poor cat was in a starving (28)_____ but obviously had been cared for in the past because it was (29)_____ a collar. In Willow Veterinary Clinic we discovered it was microchipped and this is where the mystery begins. The cat had (30)_____ been microchipped in Australia. In 2004 he (31)_____ as a stray in a vet clinic in London, but no owners could be traced.”

Ozzie was also found to have been born in 1989, making him 25 — 10 years older than the age of the average cat. Ms McMullen added: “If only he could (32)_____ us about his life and how he got here.”

A Globetrotting Cat

A globetrotting cat managed to make its (23)_____ from Australia to Northern Ireland after a stop-off in London - almost 11,000 miles away.

The 25-year-old ginger cat, named Ozzie by his rescuers, was found wandering the streets of Laurelvale, near County Armagh, last week and (24)_____ to the local Cats Protection centre. The staff at the clinic scanned his microchip and were stunned to find the poor feline was registered in Sydney in 2000 as “Tigger”.

Volunteers launched an international campaign on social media to uncover how the tomcat ended up on the other side of the world — and the post has been (25)_____ more than 18,000 times. The Cats Protection Centre says it is likely that Ozzie was brought to London by its owner, before he (26)_____ then crossed the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland some 450 miles away.

Cats Protection co-ordinator, Gilian McMullen, said: “I responded to a call from a member of the public who was (27)_____ about a poorly stray cat that had been hanging around her garden for several days. The poor cat was in a starving (28)_____ but obviously had been cared for in the past because it was (29)_____ a collar. In Willow Veterinary Clinic we discovered it was microchipped and this is where the mystery begins. The cat had (30)_____ been microchipped in Australia. In 2004 he (31)_____ as a stray in a vet clinic in London, but no owners could be traced.”

Ozzie was also found to have been born in 1989, making him 25 — 10 years older than the age of the average cat. Ms McMullen added: “If only he could (32)_____ us about his life and how he got here.”

A Globetrotting Cat

A globetrotting cat managed to make its (23)_____ from Australia to Northern Ireland after a stop-off in London - almost 11,000 miles away.

The 25-year-old ginger cat, named Ozzie by his rescuers, was found wandering the streets of Laurelvale, near County Armagh, last week and (24)_____ to the local Cats Protection centre. The staff at the clinic scanned his microchip and were stunned to find the poor feline was registered in Sydney in 2000 as “Tigger”.

Volunteers launched an international campaign on social media to uncover how the tomcat ended up on the other side of the world — and the post has been (25)_____ more than 18,000 times. The Cats Protection Centre says it is likely that Ozzie was brought to London by its owner, before he (26)_____ then crossed the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland some 450 miles away.

Cats Protection co-ordinator, Gilian McMullen, said: “I responded to a call from a member of the public who was (27)_____ about a poorly stray cat that had been hanging around her garden for several days. The poor cat was in a starving (28)_____ but obviously had been cared for in the past because it was (29)_____ a collar. In Willow Veterinary Clinic we discovered it was microchipped and this is where the mystery begins. The cat had (30)_____ been microchipped in Australia. In 2004 he (31)_____ as a stray in a vet clinic in London, but no owners could be traced.”

Ozzie was also found to have been born in 1989, making him 25 — 10 years older than the age of the average cat. Ms McMullen added: “If only he could (32)_____ us about his life and how he got here.”