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ENGLISH 4 / VANTAGE 1 VOCABULARY AND FUNCTIONS WORK
Work EVU 15
Read out the odd sentences and fill in the missing words.
A Jobs in a workplace 1 a di_____ (= member of the board of a company), an ex_____ (= important person who makes big decisions) 2 an administrator (= person who runs the office day-‐to-‐day), a skilled worker (= trained to do specific tasks,
e.g. building a computer) 3 an u_____worker (= doing a job that needs no training), a r_____ (= visitors must check in with them) 4 a public relations officer (= important person who makes big decisions), a union representative (= looks after
the staff’s interests) 5 a r_____ (= investigates and develops new products), a s__________ (= makes sure workers are doing their
job properly)
B Trades and professions B1 Professions 1 a c_____ s_____ (= person who works for a government department putting policies into action), a sc_____
(= an expert who studies or works in one of the sciences), a ph_____ (= person who treats muscle injury by rubbing and moving injured areas)
2 a designer (= person who imagines how something could be made and draws plans for it), a judge (= person who takes decisions in legal cases), a l__________ (= university teacher)
3 an a__________ (= chief diplomat or person representing his/her government abroad), a b__________ (= someone with an important position in a bank), an e_________ (= expert in financial matters),
B2 Trades 1 a fi__________ (= person who extinguishes a fire), an e__________ (= person who deals with electricity) 2 a carpenter (= person skilled at making things with wood), a plumber (= person who works with the supply
and connection of water pipes), a childminder (= person looking after others’children in her own home while their parents are at work)
C Collocations of words connected with work C1 General 1 John : What d’you ………………. a l_________ ? (= What’s your job ?) 2 Kate : I ‘m in banking. 3 John : I’ve been offered a temp _________ and I accepted. However, the interview I had today is a permanent
position. What should I do? I would find it difficult to _____ a l_________ doing temp _____. 4 Kate : Call the temp service (or temp agency) and tell them "A family thing has come up, I'll get back ASAP”.
Why don’t you find/get a job in Barcelona. This may be easier than in other parts of Spain. 5 John : How do I get a work visa if I’ve been offered _________ in Spain? Moreover, I’m not prepared to
t_____ o_____ (= accept) _____ abroad. C2 Hours of work 1 I do sh_____/I do sh_____ (= nights one week, days the next week). 2 I’m on flexitime (= flexible working hours). 3 I work n_____-‐to-‐f_____ (= regular day work).
ENGLISH 4 / VANTAGE 1 VOCABULARY AND FUNCTIONS WORK
Work EVU 15
C3 Not working 1 Mark : I’m on str_____ and my sister is g_____ on str_____ too (= there is an industrial dispute). 2 John : I got the sack (= more informal)/I was fired (= more formal)/I was made redundant/I was laid off (=
more informal) last week. 3 Kate : I’m on m_____ l_____. Chris : My brother is has t_____ p_____ l_____. (= before/after the birth of a
baby) 4 My colleage is on sick leave (= illness). 5 It’s been two years since I t_____ e_____ r_____. Here’s what I’ve learned, usually the hard way … Don’t
work on projects together etc. (= retire at 55). C4 Other useful expressions 1 The Financial Times reports today that W_____ Anonymous groups are taking off. Over the summer Bank of
America faced intense criticism after an intern died. 2 I've just been promoted and I'm supervising people I've worked with. 3 Tim : Why are you _____ for this job?
Jonathan : I don't feel that my full abilities are being utilized in my current position