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Unit 5 - Vocabulary

1. The document provides exercises to complete sentences about different types of jobs and businesses using words and phrases provided in boxes. 2. It asks the reader to identify jobs like personal assistant, carpenter, architect, graphic designer, head teacher, builder, and firefighter. 3. It also asks the reader to complete definitions about sectors like manufacturing, energy, agriculture, financial, public, and private and to identify business structures like sole trader, company, partnership, limited liability, and public limited company.

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Unit 5 - Vocabulary

1. The document provides exercises to complete sentences about different types of jobs and businesses using words and phrases provided in boxes. 2. It asks the reader to identify jobs like personal assistant, carpenter, architect, graphic designer, head teacher, builder, and firefighter. 3. It also asks the reader to complete definitions about sectors like manufacturing, energy, agriculture, financial, public, and private and to identify business structures like sole trader, company, partnership, limited liability, and public limited company.

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Unit 5: Exercise 1

Complete the sentences. Use the words and phrases in the box.
Architect builder carpenter firefighter graphic designer hea
d
teacher personal assistant receptionist

1. I work in an office as a/an ____ personal assistant __________ . I help the sales manager
organise his meetings.

2. I think you need to be quite skilled to be a/an carpenter . You have to love working
with wood too, of course.
3. I like designing new buildings and I enjoy my job as a/an ____ Architect
_____________ .

4. I’ve always been creative and made things. I also like working with computers, so
being a/an _ graphic designer _____________ is a good fit for me.

5. I didn’t think I would be a/an __head teacher______________ when I first qualified


as a teacher. But I do enjoy managing a group of people.

6. I don’t mind the manual tasks and it’s often good to work outdoors, so I’m happy that
I’m a/an _builder_____________ .

7. It can be difficult and dangerous being a/an ____firefighter____________


sometimes, but a lot of people think it’s exciting.

8. As a/an ___receptionist_______________ , I have to welcome people when they


arrive at our office.

Unit 5: Exercise 2
Complete the definitions. Use the phrases in the box.
The agriculture The energy The financial Th
sector sector sector e
public The private The manufacturing
sector sector sector

1. The includes all companies that make things. Almost all companies
manufacturing with factories are in this sector.
sector
2. The energy sector includes businesses that produce fuels (e.g. oil, gas) or use
them to generate electricity.
3. the agriculture includes farming, fishing and the forestry industry
sector
4. The financial concentrates on money. It includes banks, accountants and
sector insurance companies.
is the part of an economy that is owned, controlled and paid for
5. the public sector
by the government.
is the part of an economy that is not owned, controlled or paid
6. The private sector
for by the government.

Unit 5: Exercise 3
Complete the descriptions. Use the words in the box.

Lt busines compan firm liability partnershi pl


d s y sharess p c
sole resposible

1. The name for an organisation that does things in order to make money is a
___business__________ .

2. The simplest type of business is a sole trader(cá thể kinh doanh). It means a
one-person business.

3. In contrast, a _company_ usually has more than one person or many people
who work together. The business is separate from the owners, so they can buy or sell it
if they like.

4. In the UK, many small companies have the letters ‘ _Ltd___ ’ after their names.
This means that the owners have limited liability.

5. Limited _liability_ means that if the company gets into trouble, the company itself
is liable, or ____responsible_________ , for solving the problem, not the owners.

6. Bigger companies often have the letters ‘ _____plc_________ ’ after their


names. This stands for public limited company.

7. A public limited company is one whose _____shares____________ are listed on


a stock market. In other words, ordinary people can buy and sell shares in the
company.
8. A _partnership ____ has two or more owners, called partners, who are each
liable for their business. So they’re like a group of sole traders, rather than a company.

9. In many countries, most law or accountancy __firms___ are partnerships, even


those with thousands of employees.

Unit 5: Exercise 4
Complete the sentences. Use the words and phrases in the box.
Employe full- overtim part- self- shift
d time e time employed s
unemploye voluntar
d y
1. I’m an accountant and I’m ___________ by a local accountancy firm.
2. I work __________________ . It’s only two days a week. During the rest of the
week I look after my children.
3. I do a lot of ______________ work. It isn’t paid work, but I really enjoy it.
4. I work _______________ . I do the night shift. I start at 11 p.m. and finish at 7 a.m.
It was hard at first, but I’m used to it now.
5. I do a lot of _________________ . But it’s OK – I get paid extra for working late
and at the weekends.
6. I’ve got a __________________ job. I work five days a week, usually from 9 a.m.
until 5 p.m.
7. I’m ______________________ . I’ve been looking for a job for a while, but I
haven’t found one yet.
8. I’m ______________________ . I’ve got my own sole-trader business. I love being
my own boss.

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