[Unit 5B] Listening Employment vocabulary Flashcards
so at the moment what’s happening is I’m volunteering at weekends and I’m working in a café during the week, in order to ma_ _ _ and pay the bills.
= to earn just enough money to be able to buy the things you need
= сводить концы с концами
so at the moment what’s happening is I’m volunteering at weekends and I’m working in a café during the week, in order to make ends meet and pay the bills.
And I’ve been trying to get work on nature reserves, in order to _ (= get) practical experience.
And I’ve been trying to get work on nature reserves, in order to gain practical experience.
And the trouble is I can’t find a job with a paid salary – there’s too many people these days who are w_ (= prepared) to work on a voluntary basis.
And the trouble is I can’t find a job with a paid salary – there’s too many people these days who are willing to work on a voluntary basis.
so at the moment what’s happening is I’m volunteering at weekends and I’m working in a café during the week, in order to make ends meet and _ _ _ (= оплачивать счета).
so at the moment what’s happening is I’m volunteering at weekends and I’m working in a café during the week, in order to make ends meet and pay the bills.
I left school at 16, and I w_ _ _ (= the first thing I did after that, without a break) do an apprenticeship in retail.
I left school um at 16, and I went straight to do an apprenticeship in retail.
I get paid _ _ _ (= у меня почасовая оплата) so I try to get as many shifts as possible
I get paid by the hour so I try to get as many shifts as possibleю
If I’m lucky I can get a double shift and work … around 40 hours a week, maybe. But more often it’s only around 10–15 hours a week … and that’s h_ enough to l_ _. (= на это невозможно прожить)
.. and that’s hardly enough to live on.
Unfortunately, by the time I finished my apprenticeship a lot of people _ _ _ (= были сокращены) and they couldn’t keep me on.
Unfortunately, by the time I finished my apprenticeship a lot of people were made redundant and they couldn’t keep me on.
/rɪˈdʌndənt/
And the trouble is I can’t find a job with a paid salary – there’s too many people th_ _ (= at the moment) who are willing to work on a voluntary basis.
And the trouble is I can’t find a job with a paid salary – there’s too many people these days who are willing to work on a voluntary basis.
Unfortunately, in this c_ economic c_ (= in today’s economic situation), it’s very difficult to get a job.
Unfortunately, in this current economic climate, it’s very difficult to get a job.
I managed to n_ (= get them to agree to offer me) a higher salary than they were offering.
I managed to neGOtiate a higher salary than they were offering.
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I managed to negotiate a higher salary than they were offering and since then I’ve been working very hard indeed, in order to p_ _ (= show that I’m worth my job and this salary).
..and since then I’ve been working very hard indeed, in order to prove myself.
There have been a lot of _ (= сокращений) in the financial sector recently.
There have been a lot of redundancies in the financial sector recently.