Work, Jobs

Question 1

Shoptalk

Answer 1

talk about work, conversation about one’s job

I don’t understand electronics shoptalk.
special terminology used by members of a particular occupation;

Question 2

Grind

Answer 2

work
the daily grind
Oh , you know to be honest ,
I am getting sort of tired of daily grind
I wake up every day at 6 am do my home work, go to scholl for 6 hours , finish school go to home make dinner do more homework , .. and that’s what I do every day and I am sick of the daily grind.

Question 3

Occupation
Labor (Verb)
to Toil

Answer 3

Laboring to finish the class
Laboring to get the IELTS score I need
[Common to use as noun , not common to use as verb, direct synonym for work ]

Manual Labor : working with your hands , building . construction

Toil : like grind , working with something and sweating , hard thing

Question 4

Duty 
Role
Activity 
Task
Charge
run

Answer 4

To be in charge of something,
 to be charged with something
he was charged with taking care of premises
I am so in charge of ..
I am charged with (more formal)
Run the project

Question 5

Designated

Answer 5

you could use this as a passive verb like, “I am designated as the leader of this group”

Question 6

Service

Answer 6

service industry

[anytime you have people service you

Question 7

Employee

Answer 7

workforce

people who are working

Question 8

WORK ( noun ) : exertion , accomplishment , achievement , product

Answer 8

WORK ( verb ): operate , run , function , perform

Question 9

Duo

Duet

Answer 9

1 two people who perform together or are often seen or thought of together:
the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy
compare TRIO
2 = DUET

Question 10

first impression

Answer 10

to make a good “first impression” (the

way that another person thinks about oneself after meeting for the first time)

Question 11

“over the phone”

Answer 11

(while one is talking on the phone).

Question 12

cover letter”

Answer 12

one
page letter that you send along with, perhaps, your résumé or CV, the listing of
all your jobs, experience, and education. It’s something you send when you are
applying for a job. So, it’s a letter that gives a summary of your qualifications; it
gives the person a chance to get to know you a little better. That’s a cover letter

Question 13

“staff”

Answer 13

a group of employees; your

employees can be called your “staff.”

Question 14

initiative

Answer 14

“Initiative” is the willingness and ability to do something without someone
else asking you to do it first. So, you see something that needs to be done at
your job, you just go do it. You don’t wait until someone tells you or asks you to
do something; you do it on your own initiative. So, “showing initiative” is to
demonstrate that you are willing to go and do something without being asked
first.

Question 15

“vote of confidence

Answer 15

support, the belief that you can do something –
the belief that you are able to do something well. Someone says to you, “I’m
sure that you will do this job very well,” they are giving you a vote of confidence;
they are saying yes, I support you.

Question 16

“micro-manage,

Answer 16

giving too many detailed

instructions, the other person will not want to work on the project.

Question 17

“resentful”

Answer 17

When people don’t feel appreciated, they might become “resentful” (feeling
angry), thinking that they’re doing your work for you. It is also expected in
American companies that employers “give credit” to people for their work, making
sure that everyone knows who worked on the project.

Question 18

control freak

Answer 18

“Stop being a control freak and get other people to help you with
your work.” The expression “control freak” (freak) describes a person who likes
to be in control of everything, someone who doesn’t like other people helping
them. A control freak is usually considered a negative description of someone,
although some people say, “Well, I’m a control freak. I want everything to be
done just the way I like it,” which means you have to do it all yourself, usually

Question 19

ended up

Answer 19

“I’ve tried to delegate before, but I ended up having to redo the work
myself.” To “end up” is a phrasal verb that means to be in a certain situation
after or because of other things that have happened, usually things that you
didn’t expect to happen. So for example: “After studying to be a doctor for seven
years, he ended up running a website instead.”

Question 20

to redo the work

Answer 20

to “redo,” meaning to do something again, usually it’s

something that wasn’t done right in the first place.

Question 21

timesaver

Answer 21

, “It was no timesaver at all.” A “timesaver” (one word) is

something that allows you to do something in less time than usual

Question 22

compromises

Answer 22

that’s one of the things we give

up for something that saves us time.

Question 23

worth the trouble

Answer 23

“It definitely wasn’t worth the
trouble.”
means to have benefits or advantages that
are greater than the work you needed to do something. So for example, if it
takes you five hours to make an apple pie, you may say, “Well, it wasn’t worth
the trouble” – it wasn’t that good, it wasn’t worth my time. We might just say,
simply, it wasn’t “worthwhile.”

Question 24

“let someone down

Answer 24

is a phrasal verb
meaning to disappoint someone, not to meet someone’s expectations. “My
students let me down when they handed in their homework” – it was not as good
as I was hoping it would be.

Question 25

“report back”

Answer 25

“I bet you didn’t ask her to report back to you periodically, did
you?”
To “report back” to someone means to give someone information about
how you are doing – how you are progressing, how much work you are getting
done. To report back means to give someone an “update,” recent, current
information about how they are doing.

Question 26

“be on the right track”

Answer 26

“That way,” Estevan says, if you get progress reports,
“you can make sure she’s on the right track.” To “be on the right track” (track)
means to do something the correct way – the right way – to make progress on
something and to be doing it correctly. You’re not finished yet, but you are
“making good progress,” we would say. You are getting things done when you
should be getting them done, and moving closer to your goal – your objective.

Question 27

niche

Answer 27

specialty; something that is well adapted for one person who can do it
better than other people can
* Rishad found his niche in the food preparation business by selling meals to
elementary schools.

Question 28

“Conventional wisdom,”

Answer 28

The term “conventional wisdom” means something very similar
to common sense, or what most people think and believe. Conventional wisdom
says that people in business need to diversify.
To “diversify” (or “diversify”)
means to have a lot of variety, to have many different kinds of things. They say
that when you are investing your money for the future you should consider
diversifying: putting a little money in stocks, a little money in savings accounts,
and so forth. The noun for “diversify” is “diversity.

Question 29

“balancing act”

“In business, it’s a balancing act between having the general skills
that any company will want, and also possessing specialized skills that will make
you the go-to person in your organization.”

Answer 29

A “balancing act” is when you try to do two things at the
same time, often two opposite things or two very different things. Or, you’re
trying to make two different people happy that have two very different ideas or
interests. This is a balancing act. The word “balance” has several meanings in
English; take a look at our Learning Guide for some additional explanations.

Question 30

memo

Answer 30

memorandum; a short, one-page written document used in offices to
inform someone about a situation or decision without providing very much detail
* If you have a suggestion for how our company can sell more, please write a
short memo to the vice-president to describe your idea.

Question 31

safety inspection

Answer 31

a period of time, usually one day or a few days, when
people come to a business to look around and ask people questions, trying to
determine whether the workers and customers are safe there
* After the safety inspection, the company made all of its employees begin to
wear special glasses to protect their eyes from the machines.

Question 32

to screen

Answer 32

to review or look at things and decide whether they meet one’s
needs, are acceptable, or are good enough for something
* The Human Resources Department screens all the job applications and
decides which ones are good enough to request interviews.

Question 33

age range

Answer 33

he minimum and maximum age of a group of people

* At most high schools, the students’ age range is from 14 to 18.

Question 34

radius

Answer 34

the distance from the middle of a circle to the edge; half of the diameter;
within a specific area
* How many coffee shops do you think there are within a five-mile radius?