The company’s plants are not thriving. Management has rejected a watering rota in favour of recruiting a Chief Office Plant Whisperer. This advert is fictional, but its word-building patterns are useful.
Change the words in brackets to complete the advert naturally. One gap needs a plural form.
Do you have the (1) ______ (patient) to listen when colleagues insist their ferns are “feeling ignored”?
We’re seeking a (2) ______ (rely) person who can care for ten plants and one extremely convincing plastic cactus.
You must communicate (3) ______ (clear) with colleagues and occasionally with the plants.
Formal (4) ______ (qualify) are not required.
A (5) ______ (create) approach to problem-solving is encouraged.
Your duties include the (6) ______ (organise) of a weekly watering rota.
You will take full (7) ______ (responsible) for plant wellbeing.
Applicants must be able to work (8) ______ (independent) when the manager is away.
Extra challenge: Invent an absurdly specific job and write a two-sentence advert using at least two different word families.
