FCE. work

You write your personal information on a paper to get a job.

fill in a form

Your work is one week mornings, the next afternoons.

you work shifts

% that you get on each sold item.

you get a commission on what you sell

Who works in a government ministry?

civil servant

Who controls parking/traffic?

traffic warden

Who buys and sells houses?

an estate agent

You get a higher position.

you are promoted

Who tests people's eyes.

an optician

Who makes clothes?

a tailor/ dressmaker

person who controls there's no danger from machinery.

safety officer

who decides at court?

a judge

Who represents his country in an embassy?

diplomat

who treats people's feet?

chiropodist

Person who keeps an eye on workers

supervisor

person who does hard physical work.

labourer

person who represents workers in disputes with the management.

union official

A woman stops working as she is going to have a baby.

she takes maternity leave

travel from your hometown to work and back.

commute

Who loads/unloads ships at the port?

docker

You lost your job. You...

You are fired/get the boot/ get the sack

You stop working due to old age.

you retire

You work eight hours a day

you work from 9 to 5

available place in a company.

vacancy

difference between occupation and pofession.

higher or university education- You are paid for what you know... A professional can be autonomous. An occupation means you are always supervised.

You are a candidate for a job You...

apply for a job

person who handles applications for vacant posts.

personnel officer

You can't go to work because you are ill.

take sick leave

You are obsessed with work and never stop.

you are a workaholic

who sells fish?

fishmonger

letter you send to get a job

application letter

additional benefits.

fringe benefits/ perks

you can change the time you start/finish work.

you are/ work on flexi-time

You work longer than the established by law.

you work overtime

You leave your job

you resign

person who watches and catches thieves

security officer

Kind of work which doesn't require any specific training.

unskilled job

the feeling of pleasure and achievement that you experience in your job when you know that your work is worth doing, or the degree to which your work gives you this feeling

job satisfaction

If you have ........ your job is likely to be permanent.

job security

company which can find a job for unemployed people

employment agency

ph. verb: deal with/ find a solution

WORK AROUND A PROBLEM/ TOPIC.

ph. verb: angry/ upset

you are WORKED UP

ph. verb: decide/ plan

WORK OUT

ph. verb: calculate

WORK OUT HOW MUCH/ COSTS

ph. verb: have a good or bad result

WORK OUT WELL/ BADLY

ph. verb: do physical exercise

WORK OUT AT THE GYM.

future possibility of a promotion or good jobs

Job or promotion prospects (prospects= future possibilities)