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Work VOCABULARY BANK

1 VERB PHRASES

a C o m p le te th e v e rb p h r a s e s w ith a w o rd o r p h r a s e fr o m th e list.

applied for o'plaid for/ was downsized w o/ 'd au n saizd was fired w o / faiord/
got promoted /gut pro'm oot id resign ri'/a in retire T i'laior/ set up /set Ap/
take /te ik / work (x2) /w ork/

1 D a n h a s to work a lo t o f o v e rtim e . H e h a s to w o rk e x tra h o u rs.
2 M a t t ________ la s t w eek. H e w as given a m o re im p o rta n t jo b .
3 M o st n u rse s have t o ________sh ifts. S o m e tim e s th ey w o rk d u rin g th e d ay an d so m e tim e s at n ig h t.
4 A m a n in o u r d e p a r tm e n t________y esterd ay. H e lo st h is jo b b e c a u s e o f p o o r p e rfo rm a n ce .
5 C o li n ________ la s t m o n th . H e lo st h is jo b becau se the com p any didn’t need h im anym ore.
6 T h e p o litic ia n is g o in g t o ________ . H e h a s d ecid ed to leave h is jo b . (also q uit)
7 L ilia n is g o in g t o ________ n e x t m o n th . S h e ’s 6 5 , an d sh e ’s g o in g to sto p w o rk in g .
8 A n g e la h a s ________ a b u sin e ss to se ll c lo th e s o n lin e . S h e h ad th e id ea an d h a s sta rte d d o in g it.
9 E v ery o n e in th e o ffic e h a s t o ________ a tr a in in g c o u rse . T h e y n eed to le a rn h o w to u se th e n ew so ftw a re .
10 S h e ________a jo b . S h e rep lied to a n a d v e rtise m e n t an d se n t in h er resu m e.

b 4 42))) L is te n a n d c h e c k . C o v e r th e f ir s t s e n te n c e a n d lo o k a t th e s e c o n d . C a n y o u r e m e m b e r th e v erb ?

2 SAYING WHAT YOU DO 3 WORD BUILDING

a M a tc h th e a d je c tiv e s an d d e fin itio n s . a M a k e n o u n s fr o m th e fo llo w in g v e rb s b y a d d in g
-merit, -ion, o r -ation, a n d m a k in g a n y o th e r n e c e s s a r y
part-time/'p art 'ta im / self-emploved /s e lf im 'p b id /
c h a n g e s .
temporary /'te m p o rm / unemployed /A m m 'pbid/
well qualified /wel 'k w a b fa id / 1 promote promotion 4 employ

2 apply 5 qualify
3 retire 6 resign

b M a k e n o u n s f o r th e p e o p le w h o d o th e jo b s b y a d d in g
-er, -or, -ian, o r -ist, a n d m a k in g a n y o th e r n e c e s s a r y
c h a n g e s .
for people
1 science 4 pharmacy
1 I ’m w ith o u t a jo b
2 law 5 farm
2 H e ’s w o rk in g fo r h im s e lf
3 S h e ’s w ith , e.g ., a co lleg e d eg ree 3 music 6 translate
o r w ith a lo t o f e x p e rie n ce
for a job or work c 4 44))) L is te n an d c h e c k a a n d b. U n d e r lin e th e
s tr e s s e d sy lla b le in th e n e w w o rd s .
4 I t’s a jo b . (o p p o site permanent) w ith o n ly a
sh o rt c o n tra c t, e.g., fo r six m o n th s
d C o v e r th e n o u n s a n d lo o k a t 1 -6 in a a n d b. S a y th e
5 It’s a jo b . (o p p o sitefull-time) o n ly w o rk in g n o u n s . T h in k o f tw o m o re jo b s f o r e a c h e n d in g .
a few h o u rs a day
^ 3 job or work?
b C o m p le te th e s e n te n c e s w ith th e c o r r e c t p r e p o s itio n s .
I'm looking for work. I'm looking for a job.
1 I work fo r a m u ltin a tio n a l co m p an y . Work is an uncountable noun and has no plural.
NOT I'm looking for a work.
2 I ’m ________charge_________th e m a rk e tin g d ep a rtm en t.
Job is a countable noun.
3 I ’m responsible________ c u s to m e r lo a n s.
There are several jobs available in this company.
4 I ’m ________sc h o o l (co lleg e).
5 I ’m ________m y th ird year.
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c 4 43))) L is te n an d c h e c k a a n d b.