work Flashcards

1
Q

A) living

B) livehood

A

A) money that you earn

B) the way you earn money

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2
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A) your occupation

B) your vocation

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A) a job that you do

B) a job which is also your passion

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3
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A) trade

B) profession

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A) job that requires manual labour

B) job that involves long training and special qualifications

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4
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A) job

B) task

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A) for a long time

B) for a short time, one thing to do

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5
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A) work

B) job

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A) uncountable

B) countable

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6
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a challenging job

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It is very high pressure, requiers a lot of skill and you have to work long hours

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7
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a monotonous/repetitive job

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You have to do exactly the same thing every day

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8
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a rewarding job

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It makes you happy because you think it is useful and important

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9
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a motivating job

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it tests your abilities and keeps you motivated

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10
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a demanding job

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the kind of work you do and the people you work with make you want to work harder/ do better

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11
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a tedious job

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everything takes a long time and it is boring

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12
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A) post
B) profession
C) career

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A) stanowisko, posada
B) profesja (np. nursing)
C) kariera zawodowa

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13
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A) salary
B) wages
C) perks
D) bonus

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A) pensja (zazwyczaj miesięczna), wynagrodzenie
B) godzinówki; zarobki w określonym czasie (np. w tygodniu)
C) korzyści (=benefits), (np. samochód firmowy itp.)
D) podwyżka

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14
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A) staff
B) employee
C) employer

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A) personel, kadra
B) pracownik
C) pracodawca

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15
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A) training course
B) skills
C) qualifications

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A) szkolenie
B) umiejętności (typically related to a specific ability) np. using words effectively
C) kwalifikacje; np. possessing a degree in English

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16
Q

A) hours

B) timetable

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A) godziny pracy np. 8-13

B) plan pracy (zazwyczaj tygodniowy)

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17
Q

to be in charge of

A

to be responsible for sth

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18
Q

to deal with

A

radzić sobie z

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19
Q

to be off work

A

nie pracować, ale nie być zwolnionym

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20
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to be on maternity leave

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być na urlopie macierzyńskim (time that a mother takes off work when her child is born)

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21
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to have an opportunity

A

mieć możliwość

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22
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to have prospects

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mieć perspektywy

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23
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to get promoted to

A

awansować

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24
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to get a raise (pay rise)

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dostać podwyżkę (an increase of amount of money that you earn)

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25
Q

temporary job

A

tymczasowa praca

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26
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to be on a short-term contract

A

kontrakt na krótki okres czasu

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27
Q

job security

A

gwarancja stałego zatrudnienia

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28
Q

to be sacked/fired from

A

być zwolnionym

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29
Q

to be self-employed

A

samozatrudniony

30
Q

to run a business

A

prowadzić biznes

31
Q

to work part-time

A

pracować na część etatu

32
Q

to be made redundant

A

zostać zwolnionym podczas redukcji etatów

33
Q

to be out of work

A

to be without a job

34
Q

to do voluntary work

A

work for free

35
Q

unpaid

A

you don’t receive money

36
Q

get experience

A

zdobyć doświadczenie

37
Q

promotion

A

awans

38
Q

retirement

A

emerytura

39
Q

pension scheme

A

program emerytalny (pieniądze)

40
Q

interrogation

A

przesłuchanie (w sprawie przestępstwa)

41
Q

overtime

A

being paid extra for working after the usual time

42
Q

income tax

A

podatek dochodowy

43
Q

resignation

A

rezygnacja

44
Q

applicant

A

a person who apllies for a job

45
Q

application

A

thing that apllicant writes

46
Q

vacancy

A

wolna posada

47
Q

dismissed

A

wyrzucony

48
Q

attendance

A

obecność, frekwencja

49
Q

commuting

A

go by bus or car to school/work

50
Q

make a living

A

earn money that you need for living

51
Q

referee

A

sędzia główny/osoba udzielająca referencji

52
Q

referral

A

skierowanie

53
Q

carpenter

A

stolarz

54
Q

plumber

A

hydraulik

55
Q

to do shiftwork

A

pracować na zmiany

56
Q

to be on paternity leave

A

you are off work because you have to take care of your children

57
Q

to work nine-to-five

A

pracować 9-17

58
Q

to take early retirement

A

wcześnie przejść na emeryturę

59
Q

be in publishing

A

pracować w wydawnictwie

60
Q

go on strike

A

strikować

61
Q

take on extra responsibility

A

(wiadomo co to znaczy no)

62
Q

get the sack

A

be fired

63
Q

workaholic

A

a person who loves work too much

64
Q

sick leave

A

time off work because of illness

65
Q

civil servant

A

a person who works for a government department

66
Q

unskilled worker

A

a person who does job that requires no training or qualifications

67
Q

be laid off

A

be sacked

68
Q

be on flexi-time

A

you work different hours almost everyday

69
Q

public relations officer

A

a person who takes care of company’s image (dba o wizerunek firmy)

70
Q

look after

A

opiekować się