Work VOCABULARY BANK
1 ADJECTIVES DESCRIBING A JOB
M a tc h s e n te n c e s 1 - 6 w i t h A - F .
1 M y jo b is v e ry challenging. A E v e ry th in g ta k e s a lo n g tim e a n d i t's b o r in g .
2 I’m a c a s h ie r in a s u p e r m a rk e t. I rea lly e n jo y m y jo b ,
B I h av e to d o ex actly th e s a m e th in g ev ery day.
b u t it c a n b e a little monotonous / repetitive.
3 I’m a n e le m e n ta r y s c h o o l te a c h e r. I t h i n k w o r k in g w ith C It m a k e s m e h a p p y b e c a u s e I t h i n k it's u s e fu l a n d im p o rta n t.
y o u n g c h ild r e n is v e ry rewarding. D It te s ts m y a b ilitie s in a w a y t h a t k e e p s m e in te re s te d .
4 1 w o rk in a s m a ll g ra p h ic d e s ig n c o m p a n y , a n d I th in k
m y jo b is re a lly motivating. E I t’s v e ry h ig h p r e s s u r e , r e q u ir e s a lo t o f s k ill, a n d
y o u h a v e t o w o rk lo n g h o u rs .
5 B e in g a s u rg e o n is v e ry demanding.
6 I w o rk a t a n a c c o u n tin g f ir m . M y jo b is in c re d ib ly F T h e k in d o f w o rk I d o a n d th e p e o p le I w o rk w ith
tedious. m ak e m e w a n t to w o rk h a rd e r / d o b etter.
2 NOUNS THAT ARE OFTEN CONFUSED
C o m p l e t e th e n o u n c o l u m n w i t h t h e b e s t w o r d f r o m e a c h g r o u p . S o m e t i m e s y o u n e e d t o u s e a w o r d tw ic e ,
career / position / profession Noun
1 M y s is te r h a s a p p lie d fo r th e o f h e a d o f h u m a n re s o u r c e s a t a m u ltin a tio n a l c o m p a n y b a s e d in S e o u l.
2 N u r s in g is a r e w a r d i n g , b u t o n e t h a t is n o t u s u a lly v e ry h ig h ly p a id .
3 I t's d iffic u lt fo r a w o m a n to h a v e a s u c c e s s fu l a n d b r in g u p y o u n g c h ild re n a t th e s a m e tim e ,
wage / salary / bonus / perks
4 The (informal The money) is n ’t f a n ta s tic — a b o u t 2 0 ,0 0 0 d o lla r s a y e a r — b u t th e w o r k is re w a rd in g .
5 I’m a w a ite r a n d I g e t p aid every F rid ay . T h e h o u rly isn ’t v e ry h ig h b u t I c a n e a r n a lo t f r o m tip s i f I d o m y jo b well.
6 T h e c o m p a n y m a d e a h u g e p r o fit th is y e a r a n d s o all th e e m p lo y e e s w e re g iv e n a
7 O n e o f th e (form al benefits) o f th is jo b is t h a t I g e t fre e h e a lth in s u ra n c e ,
staff / employer / employees
8 T h e com pany has a o f n e a rly 6 0 0
9 I w o u ld n 't d e s c r ib e t h e fa c to ry o w n e r a s a v e ry g e n e ro u s
10 I t's a g r e a t h o te l a n d t h e is v e ry frie n d ly ,
skills / training / qualifications
11 A ll th e m a n a g e rs w e re s e n t o n a th re e - w e e k c o u rs e .
12 H e le f t s c h o o l w ith o u t a n y a t all. H e fa ile d all h is te s ts .
13 T h e r e a re c e r ta in y o u n e e d t o b e a w e b d e s ig n e r. F o r e x a m p le, y o u n e e d to b e a b le t o u s e w o rd s effectively.
3 COLLOCATIONS
C o m p l e t e t h e p h r a s e s w i t h t h e m i s s in g w o r d s .
1 I'm a manager. I'm in ch_________ of the sales 3 I'm hoping to get a r__________ I think my 5 I was laid o_________ .
department. I have to d_________ with some very salary is very low. It's a temp_________ job There were too many workers and
difficult clients. I'm also res_________ for publicity. — I'm only on a short-t_________ contract, the company was losing money.
I'm o__________ work at the moment. I'm on sol have no job sec__________ I've been o_________ of work
maternity leave. for three months now, and my job
4 I was f__________ from my last job. My p________ aren't great. I've been
2 I'm part of a t__________ I always work with other boss didn't like the way I worked. Now I'm doing some vol_________ work
people. I have the opp__________to travel, which is self-employed. I r_________ my own at the local community center It's
something I appreciate. I have good opportunities for business and I'm much happier. I only work un__________ , but at least I'm
ad __________in this job. I think I can go far. I'm hoping p_________ -t__________, from l 0:00 getting some more work
to get pr__________ to senior manager next year to 2:00, and in the afternoon I'm taking exp_________
a continuing education course.
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