Lexis in context

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Vocabulary Bank Work

Adjectives describing a job

challenging adj /ˈ tʃ æ lɪ ndʒ ɪ ŋ / ___________________________

demanding adj /dɪ ˈ mɑ ː ndɪ ŋ / ___________________________

monotonous adj /mə ˈ nɒ tə nə s/ ___________________________

motivating adj ˈ /mə ʊ tɪ veɪ tɪ ŋ / ___________________________

repetitive adj /rɪ ˈ petə tɪ v/ ___________________________

rewarding adj /rɪ ˈ wɔ ː dɪ ŋ / ___________________________

tedious adj /ˈ tiː diə s/ ___________________________

Nouns that are often confused

benefits n /ˈ benɪ fɪ ts/ ___________________________

career n /kə ˈ rɪ ə (r)/ ___________________________

post n /pə ʊ st/ ___________________________

profession n /prə ˈ feʃ n/ ___________________________

bonus n /ˈ bə ʊ nə s/ ___________________________

perks n /pɜ ː ks/ ___________________________

salary n /ˈ sæ lə ri/ ___________________________

The money n /ð ə ˈ mʌ ni/ ___________________________

wages n /ˈ weɪ dʒ ɪ z/ ___________________________

employee n /ɪ mˈ plɔ ɪ iː / ___________________________

employer n /ɪ mˈ plɔ ɪ ə (r)/ ___________________________

staff n /stɑ ː f/ ___________________________

qualifications n /ˌ kwɒ lɪ fɪ ˈ keɪ ʃ nz/ ___________________________

skills n /skɪ lz/ ___________________________

training n ˈ treɪ nɪ ŋ ___________________________

hours n /ˈ aʊ ə z/ ___________________________

timetable n /ˈ taɪ mteɪ bl/ ___________________________

Collocations

deal with phr v /diː l wɪ ð / ___________________________

do voluntary work vp /də ʊ ˈ vɒ lə ntri wɜ ː k/ ___________________________

get a rise vp /ɡ et ə raɪ z/ ___________________________

get fired vp /ɡ et ˈ faɪ ə d/ ___________________________

get promoted to vp /ɡ et prə ˈ mə ʊ tɪ d tuː / ___________________________

get sacked vp /ɡ et sæ kt/ ___________________________

get work experience vp /ɡ et wɜ ː k ɪ kˈ spɪ ə riə ns/ ___________________________

good prospects np /ɡ ʊ d ˈ prɒ spekts/ ___________________________

in charge of prep phr /ɪ n tʃ ɑ ː dʒ ɒ v/ ___________________________

job security np /ˈ dʒ ɒ b sɪ ˌ kjʊ ə rə ti/ ___________________________

make (sb) redundant vp /meɪ k rɪ ˈ dʌ ndə nt/ ___________________________

off work prep phr /ɒ f wɜ ː k/ ___________________________

on a short-term contract prep phr /ɒ n ə ʃ ɔ ː t tɜ ː m ˈ kɒ ntræ kt/ ___________________________

on maternity leave prep phr /ɒ n mə ˈ tɜ ː nə ti liː v/ ___________________________

out of work prep phr /aʊ t ɒ v wɜ ː k/ ___________________________

responsible for ap /rɪ ˈ spɒ nsə bl fɔ ː (r)/ ___________________________

run a business vp /rʌ n ə ˈ bɪ znə s/ ___________________________

self-employed adj /ˌ self ɪ mˈ plɔ ɪ d/ ___________________________

temporary job np /ˈ temprə ri dʒ ɒ b/ ___________________________

the opportunity to np /ð ə ˌ ɒ pə ˈ tjuː nə ti tə / ___________________________

unpaid work np /ˌ ʌ nˈ peɪ d wɜ ː k/ ___________________________

work part-time vp /wɜ ː k pɑ ː t taɪ m/ ___________________________

Lexis in context

catch up with phr v /kæ tʃ ʌ p wɪ ð / ___________________________

comfort zone np /ˈ kʌ mfə t zə ʊ n/ ___________________________

fill (sb) in phr v /fɪ l ɪ n/ ___________________________

grit your teeth idm /ɡ rɪ t jɔ ː (r) tiː θ / ___________________________

in a sense idm /ɪ n ə sens/ ___________________________

know your own mind idm /nə ʊ jɔ ː (r) ə ʊ n maɪ nd/ ___________________________

stick to your guns idm /stɪ k tə jɔ ː (r) ɡ ʌ nz/ ___________________________

B

Vocabulary Bank Family

St century families in the UK

extended family np /ɪ kˌ stendɪ d ˈ fæ mə li/ ___________________________

father figure np /ˈ fɑ ː ð ə fɪ ɡ ə (r) / ___________________________

great-grandparents n /ɡ reɪ t ˈ ɡ ræ npeə rə nts/ ___________________________

great-great-grandparents n /ɡ reɪ t ɡ reɪ t ˈ ɡ ræ npeə rə nts/ ___________________________

grow up phr v /ɡ rə ʊ ʌ p/ ___________________________

half-brother n /ˈ hɑ ː f brʌ ð ə (r)/ ___________________________

half-sister n /ˈ hɑ ː f sɪ stə (r)/ ___________________________

members n /ˈ membə z/ ___________________________

nuclear family np /ˌ njuː kliə ˈ fæ mə li/ ___________________________

relative n /ˈ relə tɪ v/ ___________________________

single-parent family np /ˈ sɪ ŋ ɡ l ˈ peə rə nt ˈ fæ mə li/ ___________________________

spread out phr v /spred aʊ t/ ___________________________

stepbrother n /ˈ stepbrʌ ð ə (r)/ ___________________________

step-parents n /ˈ step peə rə nts/ ___________________________

stepsister n /ˈ stepsɪ stə (r)/ ___________________________

Describing families

alike adj /ə ˈ laɪ k/ ___________________________

bring up phr v /brɪ ŋ ʌ p/ ___________________________

close family np /klə ʊ s ˈ fæ mə li/ ___________________________

distant relative np /ˈ dɪ stə nt ˈ relə tɪ v/ ___________________________

grow v /ɡ rə ʊ / ___________________________

grow up phr v /ɡ rə ʊ ʌ p/ ___________________________

only child np /ˌ ə ʊ nli ˈ tʃ ɑ ɪ ld/ ___________________________

relation n /rɪ ˈ leɪ ʃ n/ ___________________________

relationship n /rɪ ˈ leɪ ʃ nʃ ɪ p/ ___________________________

take after phr v /teɪ k ˈ ɑ ː ftə (r)/ ___________________________

Family idioms

family get-together idm /ˈ fæ mə li ɡ et tə ˈ ɡ eð ə (r)/ ___________________________

have a skeleton in the cupboard idm /hæ v ə ˈ skelɪ tn ɪ n

ð ə ˈ kʌ bə d/ ___________________________

on speaking terms idm /ɒ n spiː kɪ ŋ tɜ ː mz/ ___________________________

run in the family idm /rʌ n ɪ n ð ə ˈ fæ mə li/ ___________________________

see eye to eye idm /siː aɪ tə aɪ / ___________________________

the black sheep of the family idm /ð ə blæ k ʃ iː p ɒ v ð ə

ˈ fæ mə li/ ___________________________

wear the trousers idm /weə (r) ð ə ˈ traʊ zə z/ ___________________________

your own flesh and blood idm /jɔ ː (r) ə ʊ n fleʃ æ nd blʌ d/ ___________________________

Lexis in context

catch (sb’s) eye idm /kæ tʃ aɪ / ____________________________

face problems head on idm /feɪ s ˈ prɒ blə mz hed ɒ n/ ___________________________

get stuck on vp /ɡ et stʌ k ɒ n/ ___________________________

go with your gut feeling vp /ɡ ə ʊ wɪ ð jɔ ː (r) ɡ ʌ t ˈ fiː lɪ ŋ / ___________________________

hurt (sb’s) feelings vp /hɜ ː t ˈ fiː lɪ ŋ z/ ___________________________

keep (sth) short vp /kiː p ʃ ɔ ː t/ ___________________________

make sure vp /meɪ k ʃ ɔ ː (r)/ ___________________________

plan in advance vp /plæ n ɪ n ə dˈ vɑ ː ns/ ___________________________

tell a white lie vp /tel ə waɪ t laɪ / ___________________________

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