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Work
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- A full-time job. - Work that occupies
five days a week usually from 9am-5pm.
- Part-time - Work that may take
just 2 or 3 days each week.
- A freelancer. - Someone who works
for different companies but is not employed by them.
- I am self-employed. - You are
the boss and own your own company.
- A dotcom start up. - To launch
a company which will operate online [on the internet].
- A job share. - A job's responsibilities
and salary are shared, usually by two people.
- To float the
company / to go
public. - To sell shares in a company
on the Stock Exchange to raise money or reduce personal responsibility.
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Music
Health
Sport
Relationships
Food
Going out
Moods
Work
Texting
Money
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Getting
work
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- Why don't you send in your CV with a covering letter?
- Why not send to a company your curriculum
vitae [a record of your employment, education and interests] with
an accompanying letter explaining why you want the job.
- Look carefully at the job spec. - Study
the job description carefully first.
- I've been shortlisted. - My application
has been put on a smaller list selected from bigger group of applicants.
- I'm down to the last three! -
It's you or two others!
- Calling a company cold. - Telephoning
a company without any form of introduction.
- I'm going on a go-see. - To literally
go and see a company [models commonly do this].
- I'm doing work experience. - I'm
working for no money to gain experience and, hopefully, a job.
- Work shadowing - To follow a specific
employee to learn about their job.
- I've just signed my contract! - I've
agreed on the pay and conditions of my job and now I am an employee!
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At work
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- Fancy a coffee break? - Shall
we go for a quick coffee?
- I'd love to but I'm totally snowed under at the moment!
- Thanks, but I am really busy just now.
- It's manic! I'm working like a dog! - There's
an awful lot to do!
- I'd better just press on. - I'll
stay here and carry on working.
- How long until pay day? - When
do we get paid?
- I've done a lot of overtime. - I've
worked for more hours than usual [so
I should be paid extra].
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Losing
work
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She claimed for unfair dismissal. - She
appealed against her dismissal.
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To get the sack / To be fired -
To be dismissed from your job.
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Molly was made redundant last year. - Molly
lost her job because the position disappeared.
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She's set up a production company with her golden handshake.
- She started another business with
her large redundancy payment.
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He was a trader for six years, now he's taking early retirement.
- He's going to stop working before
UK retirement age [60 for women and 65 for men].
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He was a millionaire by the time he was 20, now he's burnt
out! - He made his money by 20,
now he's exhausted!
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I'm taking a career-break. - I'm
going to do something else for a while (possibly travel) and return
to my job in the future.
- Today
I handed in my resignation. - I told
my employers that I wish to leave my job.
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Lingo
Challenge |
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Try using as many of these phrases
as you can in a one-minute conversation! How many will you manage
to use? Have fun!
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