Vocabulary

1. CAUTION, WORK IN PROGRESS
B2, EOI CARTAGENA
Isabel Bastida

2. WORK
• 1. What’s the difference?
a) liaise with colleagues / the investor group / the Marketing Department
b) unfair dismissal / hand in one’s notice / get your foot in the door
d) a dead-end / steady / menial / blue-collar / white-collar job
e) severance payment / unemployment benefit / dole
f) follow the career ladder / choose a career path
g) a turnover of staff / staff training/ apprenticeship for staff
h) pay slip / fringe benefits / gross salary / net wage

3. JOB ADS
Executive Assistant to
CEO
Start-up environment and growth potential
7yrs. min. exp. in admin.
Proven track record
5K/m U.S cit.
Management and communication skills.
South San Francisco, CA 94080
www.corporatevalley.com
PA to R&D
Manager
FT pos. w/bens
Bachelor’s Degree
Excellent organizational skills
Type 250 wpm
Refs. req’d
Pay DOE 15$-20$/hour
Brooklyn, NY 11025
www.acumenclinic.org
IT Consultant for HR
Department
Excel. Opp.
Fast-paced, challenging work
OTE, minimum 30K/yr
No experience required, pd.trng
Salford, M3L 6PF
abelwomack@workrocket.com
PT Sales Rep in Central
London
Flex.hrs.
Clean DMV
HNC or GED
Apply ASAP
Mulberry Field, L3 6MR
www. aurasupplies.com

4.
Cristina is numerate
and computer literate
Ivan is able to multi-
task and has a proven
track record
Ben has a can-do
attitude and is able to
meet deadlines
Richard is a self-starter who can
work on her own initiative
Liam is an effective team player
with a customer-focused approach
Which candidate...
•is good with figures?
•co-operates with colleagues?
•is good at working on his/her own?
•can finish a job on time?
•has a good rapport with clients?
•has a history of success?
•has a positive approach?
•has IT skills?
•can cope with several jobs at the same time?

5. WORK4. Complete the sentences with the pairs of words in the box. You may need to change the order of the
words.
a) If I want to …………………., I basically just have to give my boss a week’s ………………….
b) We all get …………………. travel, which is a nice ………………….of the job.
c) When my father died, I was granted a week’s …………………., which I’m eternally …………………. for.
d) We have a …………………. at work where I can leave my daughter, which makes …………………. much easier.
e) My dad was planning to take…………………., but he basically can’t afford to live on the state ………………….
f) We’re losing so much money because of …………………. that we’ve decided to launch a bit of a …………………. and start
demanding sick notes.
g) He was sacked last year, but he took his employers to a …………………. and was awarded compensation on the grounds of
unfair ………………….
h) The government promised to …………………. the legal minimum wage, but they’re facing a lot of …………………. from business
leaders
i) We were facing swingeing …………………. across the department and in the end I just decided to take …………………. instead.
j) I’m a …………………. member, so any pay rises or whatever are always negotiated through ………………….
crèche - childcare
opposition - raise
perk - subsidised
tribunal - dismissal
quit - notice
compassionate leave – grateful
voluntary redundancy – cuts
early retirement – pension
collective bargaining – union
crackdown – absenteeism

6. WORK4. Complete the sentences with the pairs of words in the box. You may need to change the order of the
words.
a) If I want to …………………., I basically just have to give my boss a week’s ………………….
b) We all get …………………. travel, which is a nice ………………….of the job.
c) When my father died, I was granted a week’s …………………., which I’m eternally …………………. for.
d) We have a …………………. at work where I can leave my daughter, which makes …………………. much easier.
e) My dad was planning to take…………………., but he basically can’t afford to live on the state ………………….
f) We’re losing so much money because of …………………. that we’ve decided to launch a bit of a …………………. and start
demanding sick notes.
g) He was sacked last year, but he took his employers to a …………………. and was awarded compensation on the grounds of
unfair ………………….
h) The government promised to …………………. the legal minimum wage, but they’re facing a lot of …………………. from business
leaders
i) We were facing swingeing …………………. across the department and in the end I just decided to take …………………. instead.
j) I’m a …………………. member, so any pay rises or whatever are always negotiated through ………………….
crèche - childcare
opposition - raise
perk - subsidised
tribunal - dismissal
quit - notice
compassionate leave – grateful
voluntary redundancy – cuts
early retirement – pension
collective bargaining – union
crackdown – absenteeism