80- Work Flashcards
Exhibit
ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/ ●●○ AWL verb
1 [intransitive, transitive] to show something in a public place so that people can go to see it SYN show
Her paintings have been exhibited all over the world.
2 [transitive] formal to clearly show a particular quality, emotion, or ability SYN display
exhibit signs/symptoms/behaviour etc
a patient who is exhibiting classic symptoms of mental illness
I got very valuable work experience. It was really rewarding. I’m glad I did it.
Shop assistant
someone whose job is to help customers in a shop SYN sales clerk American English
Bar tender
American English someone who makes, pours, and serves drinks in a bar or restaurant SYN barman, barmaid British English
Waiter /waitress
waitress == a woman who serves food and drink at the tables in a restaurant
a man who serves food and drink at the tables in a restaurant
Cinema staff
1 WORKERS [countable, uncountable] the people who work for an organization
staff of 10/50 etc
Our department has a staff of seven.
The entire staff has done an outstanding job this year.
They employ a total of 150 staff.
The staff were very helpful.
medical/academic/library etc staff
a strike by ambulance staff
one of our longest-serving staff members
member of staff British English
I’d like to welcome a new member of staff.
on the staff (of something)
We were both on the staff of the British Film Institute at the time.
on staff American English
Joan is the only lawyer we have on staff.
a staff meeting
staff room British English (=a room for teachers in a school)
GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?
• In British English, staff is usually followed by a plural verb:
The staff are against the idea
.
• In American English, staff is usually followed by a singular verb:
The museum’s staff is composed of volunteers.
• You say a staff member (or a member of staff in British English) or an employee, when talking about one person on the staff. ✗Don’t use a staff to refer to one person.
• When talking about different groups of people, the plural form staffs is sometimes used, but it is much less common than staff:
head teachers and their staffs
2 STICK [countable] (plural staves /steɪvz/)
a) old use a long thick stick to help you walk
b) a long thick stick that an official holds in some ceremonies
3 MUSIC [countable] especially American English the set of five lines that music is written on SYN stave
4 → the staff of life
→ general staff, ground staff
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + STAFF
full-time/part-time staff
The school has over 100 full-time staff.
permanent/temporary staff
Much of the work is done by temporary staff.
senior/junior staff
I have taken on board the comments of my senior staff.
medical/academic/technical etc staff
We would like to thank all the medical staff at Broadgreen Hospital.
hospital/library/office etc staff
He had responsibility for training library staff.
support staff (=office staff, technical staff etc)
A school needs good support staff.
trained/qualified staff
Recruitment of trained staff was a continuing problem.
STAFF + NOUN
a staff member (also a member of staff British English)
At least one staff member should always be present.
a staff meeting
On Wednesdays there’s our weekly staff meeting.
staff training
The company has made a massive investment in staff training.
the staff room British English (=a room for teachers in a school)
I usually have a coffee in the staff room before school starts.
staff morale (=how happy and confident the staff somewhere feel)
Staff morale has been badly affected by the reorganisation.
VERBS
have staff (also employ staff formal)
The hotel has 145 staff.
join the staff
Kelly Jones has joined the staff as a medical secretary.
PHRASES
be on the staff British English, be on staff American English:
He is no longer on the staff.
Making you try hard and put in a lot of effort
Challenging
Get jobs
Give jobs
COLLOCATIONS
VERBS
have a job
Mark doesn’t have a job right now.
apply for a job
I’ve applied for a job at the university.
offer somebody a job
Well, Miss Taylor, we’d like to offer you the job.
get/find a job
Eventually, Mary got a job as a waitress.
land a job (=get a job, especially unexpectedly)
My husband finally landed a job in marketing.
take a job (=accept a job you are offered)
I was so desperate that I took the first job that came along.
hold down a job (=keep a job)
He had never been able to hold down a job.
lose your job
At least there’s no danger of you losing your job.
leave/quit your job
Oh, Rick, you didn’t quit your job, did you?
be out of a job (=not have a job)
If the project fails, we’re all out of a job.
ADJECTIVES
temporary/permanent
The job is only temporary, but I’m hoping it will be made permanent.
part-time/full-time
He had a part-time job at the pet shop.
a steady job (=a job that is likely to continue)
I haven’t had a steady job since last March.
a dead-end job (=a job with low wages and no chance of progress)
He had a series of dead-end jobs.
JOB + NOUN
job satisfaction (=the enjoyment you get from your job)
Levels of job satisfaction vary between departments.
job security (=how permanent your job is likely to be)
As an actor, he has very little job security.
job losses/cuts
The factory is closing, with 600 job losses.
Companies often give jobs to students who did work experience with them
Many people study to increase their salary after university
Salary=
money that you receive as payment from the organization you work for, usually paid to you every month → wage, pay
The average salary for a teacher is $39,000 a year.
COLLOCATIONS
VERBS
earn/get/receive a salary
She’s now earning a good salary as an interpreter.
be on a salary British English (=be earning a salary)
He won’t tell me what salary he’s on.
command a salary formal (=be able to get a particular salary)
Which graduates command the highest salaries?
pay somebody a salary
Large companies often pay better salaries.
offer somebody a salary
We offer competitive salaries to graduates.
increase somebody’s salary
His salary was increased to £80,000 a year.
cut somebody’s salary (=reduce someone’s salary)
They will cut salaries before they cut jobs.
ADJECTIVES
high/good
She moved to a job with a higher salary.
low
It sounds an interesting job, but the salary is too low.
a six-figure salary (=one over £100,000 or $100,000)
He’s now a top executive with a six-figure salary.
annual salary
His annual salary is $200,000.
monthly salary
What’s your monthly salary?
current salary
His current salary is just over £30,000 a year.
basic/base salary (=the basic amount that someone is paid)
You get a basic salary, and then other benefits on top.
starting salary (=the salary someone gets when they start a job)
The starting salary for a hotel manager is $26,400.
final salary
Your pension is based on a proportion of your final salary.
SALARY + NOUN
a salary increase
He was given a huge salary increase.
a salary cut (=a decrease in someone’s salary)
The workforce agreed to take salary cuts.
the salary scale/structure (=the list of increasing salaries that someone in a job can earn)
He is almost at the top of his salary scale.
PHRASES
a drop/cut in salary (=a reduction in salary)
He couldn’t afford to take a drop in salary.
an increase/rise in salary
They were offered a 10% increase in salary.
Cookery books
cook‧e‧ry /ˈkʊkəri/ noun [uncountable]
British English the art or skill of cooking
a one-year cookery course
French cookery
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + COOKERY
French/Italian/Indian etc cookery
Chillies are used a lot in Mexican cookery.
vegetarian cookery
More and more people are taking an interest in vegetarian cookery.
microwave cookery (=cooking using a microwave oven)
There are many books on microwave cookery.
cordon bleu cookery (=in the style of traditional French cooking of a high standard)
She did a course in cordon bleu cookery.
NOUNS
a cookery book (=telling you how to cook food)
She opened her cookery book and chose a recipe.
a cookery demonstration (=when someone shows you how to cook something)
After the cookery demonstration there is a free buffet.
a cookery course
I decided to take a three-week cookery course.
a cookery class/lesson
I had basic cookery lessons at school.
a cookery programme (=showing people how to cook on television)
There are a huge number of cookery programmes on TV nowadays.
a cookery writer (=someone who writes books or articles about cooking)
He’s a cookery writer for a newspaper.
Chewing gum
ادامس
a type of sweet that you chew for a long time but do not swallow
Threw chewing gum in the garbage
Set off my own business
set off phrasal verb
1 to start to go somewhere
I’ll set off early to avoid the traffic.
for
Jerry and I set off on foot for the beach.
2 set something ↔ off to make something start happening, especially when you do not intend to do so
News that the claims might be true set off widespread panic.
Hong Kong’s stock market fell, setting off a global financial crisis.
Register
In written English, people often say that something triggers a particular reaction or event, rather than sets it off, because it sounds more formal:
This could trigger a global financial crisis.
3 set something ↔ off to make an alarm start ringing
Smoke from a cigarette will not normally set off a smoke alarm.
4 set something ↔ off to make a bomb explode, or cause an explosion
Any movement could have set off the bomb.
5 set something ↔ off if a piece of clothing, colour, decoration etc sets something off, it makes it look attractive
The blue sundress set off her long blonde hair.
6 set somebody off to make someone start laughing, crying, or talking about something
Don’t mention what happened – you’ll only set her off again.
7 set something off against tax to officially record the money you have spent on something connected with your job, in order to reduce the amount of tax you have to pay
Some expenses can be set off against tax.
Rewarding experience
An experience or action that is rewarding gives you satisfaction or brings you benefits.
I took a job to help with my living costs
