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Vocabulary Focus. 1Here are some key words for the topic
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1 Here are some key words for the topic. Match the words in the
left column with their definitions on the right:
| 1) career 2) job 3) line 4) occupation 5) post/position 6) profession 7) trade 8) work 9) vocation | a) what you do to earn your living b) is similar in meaning to job; however, is far less common and is used mainly in formal and official styles c) a job that you do because you have a very strong feeling that doing this job is the purpose of your life d) a type of work in which you do or make things with your hands e) the type of thing that someone is interested in or good at f) a job you are paid to do or activity that you do regularly g) the particular job that you have in a company or organization h) a type of work such as medicine, teaching or law, which requires a high level of training or education i) your working life or the series of jobs that you have during your working life |
2 Complete the following sentences with the words from the
exercise above.
1) Please, give brief details of your employment history and
present ….....................................................................................
2) Writing books isn’t just a job – it’s a …............................….….
3) The scandal brought his ……..… in diplomacy to a sudden end.
4) She has applied for the ….......................…..… of staff manager.
5) Cosmonautics has always been a male-dominated …........…….
6) I was thinking of some job in the domestic …..................……..
7) Most of the men worked in skilled …..........................................
such as carpentry or printing.
8) You can’t hope to get a good ….............................……. without
any qualifications.
9) This is a small place and there isn’t much...........................… at
this time of the year.
3 Read the text below and pay attention to the words in bold.
a) What do you do?
To find out what someone’s job is you say ‘What do you do? ’ Here, Kerstin talks about her job:
‘I work for a large European car maker. I work on car design. In fact, I run the design department and I manage a team of designers: 20 people work under me. It’s very interesting. One of my main responsibilities is to make sure that new model designs are finished on time. I’m also in charge of design budgets.
I deal with a lot of different people in the company. I’m responsible for co-ordination between design and production: I work with managers at our manufacturing plants.’
b) Word combinations with ‘work’
If you work or have work, you have a job. But you don’t say that someone has a work. Work is also the place where you do your job. Here are some phrases with ‘work’:
- Hi, I’m Frank. I work in a bank in New York City. I leave for work at 7.30 every morning.
- I go to work by train and subway.
- I get to / arrive at work at about nine.
- I’m usually at work till six.
- Luckily, I don’t get ill very much so I’ m not often off work.
The economy is growing fast and more people are in work than ever before. The percentage of people out of work has fallen to its lowest level for 30 years.