[Unit 5B] Listening Employment vocabulary

Question 1

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

Answer 1

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.

Question 2

And I’ve been trying to get work on nature reserves, in order to _ (= get) practical experience.

Answer 2

And I’ve been trying to get work on nature reserves, in order to gain practical experience.

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

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.

Question 4

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).

Answer 4

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.

Question 5

I left school at 16, and I w_ _ _ (= the first thing I did after that, without a break) do an apprenticeship in retail.

Answer 5

I left school um at 16, and I went straight to do an apprenticeship in retail.

Question 6

I get paid _ _ _ (= у меня почасовая оплата) so I try to get as many shifts as possible.

Answer 6

I get paid by the hour so I try to get as many shifts as possible.

Question 7

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)

Answer 7

.. and that’s hardly enough to live on.

Question 8

Unfortunately, by the time I finished my apprenticeship a lot of people _ _ _ (= были сокращены) and they couldn’t keep me on.

Answer 8

Unfortunately, by the time I finished my apprenticeship a lot of people were made redundant and they couldn’t keep me on.

/rɪˈdʌndənt/

Question 9

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.

Answer 9

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.

Question 10

Unfortunately, in this c_ economic c_ (= in today’s economic situation), it’s very difficult to get a job.

Answer 10

Unfortunately, in this current economic climate, it’s very difficult to get a job.

Question 11

I managed to n_ (= get them to agree to offer me) a higher salary than they were offering.

Answer 11

I managed to neGOtiate a higher salary than they were offering.

/nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪt/

Question 12

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).

Answer 12

..and since then I’ve been working very hard indeed, in order to prove myself.

Question 13

There have been a lot of _ (= сокращений) in the financial sector recently.

Answer 13

There have been a lot of redundancies in the financial sector recently.