Work Flashcards
make money through work\so we go to work to earn money
earn
you work more hours than are stated in your contract
do overtime
you show interest in a position by sending a potential employer your CV
apply for a job
you leave a job\either because you’ve found another job or for other reasons
resign from or quit a job
you stop working altogether\usually because of old age
retire
you are given a position with more responsibility in the place or company where you are already working
are or get promoted
you are dismissed from a job
are sacked or fired from a job
you have authority or control over somebody or something
in charge of or responsible for somebody or something
a job in which a person works for a set number of hours during the working week
full-time job
a more flexible working arrangement where a person doesn’t work every day and often works for shorter periods of time
part-time job
work during various scheduled periods of the day or night rather than the typical nine to five
shifts
another person may do their job for them temporarily until they return to work
temporary job
they work for themselves rather than for a company or institution
self-employed
without a job
Unemployed
a place where you go to do your job
workplace
things such as certificates\diplomas\and university degrees
Qualifications
Job
_ profession or occupation _ a particular task or something that you have to do _ a COUNTABLE noun\This means that we can say ‘jobs’ (in the plural)\and we can say ‘a job‘
I need to do a few ___ at home
I need to do a few jobs at home
Why didn’t you make the copies I needed?Because that is not my ___ (A)
Why didn’t you make the copies I needed?Because that is not my job
He’s had many different ___
He’s had many different jobs
This is a difficult ___
This is a difficult job
Work
_ The word work is often a verb _ can also be an UNCOUNTABLE noun\So we cannot say ‘a work‘ or use the plural form ‘works‘ _ We use the noun work to talk about the effort or activities that we do when we are doing a/our job _ may also mean the place where people do their job
Where do you ___?
Where do you work?
She ___in a hospital
She works in a hospital.
I have a lot of ___ to do
I have a lot of work to do
What time do you start and finish ___?
What time do you start and finish work?
This is very hard ___ [A]
This is very hard work
How do you go to ___?
How do you go to work?
I have lunch at ___
I have lunch at work
work collocations
_in a place _for a company _as a job _from\to time\time _x hours\days\etc a days\week\etc
I work ___restaurant
I work in a restaurant
She works ___ bank
she works in a bank
I work ___ big company
I work for a big company
She works ___ google
she works for google
I work ___ teacher
I work as a teacher
My husband works ___ nurse
My husband works as a nurse
We work ___ 15:00 ___ 21:00
we work from 15:00 to 21:00
I work ___ Monday ___ Friday
I work from Monday to Friday
I work 8 hours ___
I work 8 hours a day
I work 4 days ___
I work 4 days a week
