Unit 3.1
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 488.
Adjectives describing jobs:
1. challenging - difficult in an interesting way that tests your ability
2. exciting
3. flexible - able to change to suit new conditions or situations
4. glamorous - if you describe someone or sth as glamorous, you mean that they are more attractive, exciting, or interesting than ordinary people or things
5. monotonous /məˈnɒtənəs/ - never changing and therefore boring
6. motivating /ˈməʊtɪveɪtɪŋ/ - making you want to do sth, especially sth that involves hard work and effort
7. repetitive /rɪˈpetətɪv/ - repetitive actions are repeated many times and are therefore boring
8. rewarding /rɪˈwɔːdɪŋ/ - worth doing; that makes you happy because you think it is useful or important
9. satisfying /ˈsætɪsfaɪɪŋ/- giving pleasure because it provides sth you need or want
10. stimulating /ˈstɪmjuleɪtɪŋ/ - making you feel enthusiastic
11. stressful
to work:
12. anti-social hours – to work evenings and weekends
13. flexible hours
14. from home
15. nine to five - normal office hours ⇒ “he works nine to five”, “a nine-to-five job”
16. overtime – time that you spend working at your job after you have worked your normal hours
do/work overtime
17. shifts
18. under pressure
19. advertising campaign /ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn/
20. annual bonus /ˈænjuəl ˈbəʊnəs/
21. approximately /əˈprɒksɪmətli/ - ïðèáëèçèòåëüíî
22. assist sb - to help sb to do sth
be assistant to sb
23. attend meetings
24. benefit
25. branch – a local office/shop belonging to a large company ⇒ overseas branch
26. chain – a group of shops owned by the same company
27. chief executive officer (CEO) - the person in a company who has the most power and authority and is in charge of total management of the company
28. competitive salary – means that the company pays as well or better than other companies in the same field
29. court /kɔːt/ - ñóä
30. case – a question to be decided in court
31. deal with customers on the phone and face to face
32. deadline (for sth) - a point in time by which sth must be done
meet deadlines
miss the deadline
tight / tough deadlines
33. desirable, but not essential
34. disadvantaged /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd/- having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society
35. experience of/in sth (doing sth)
36. be in charge of - having responsibility for
37. be responsible for
38. depend on
39. fluency in - the quality of being able to speak/write a language easily and well
be fluent in ⇒ She's fluent in French
40. job security – the probability that you will work in your job as long as you want to and will not become unemployed ⇒ a job with a high level of job security
41. prospects for (promotion / career progress)
42. preferably /ˈprefrəbli/ - is used to show that sth is more desirable or suitable
*Take exercise, preferably in the fresh air.
43. report to sb - if you report to a particular manager in an organisation that you work for, they are officially responsible for your work and tell you what to do
44. respected company
45. supply - to make available or provide
supply sth to sb/sth ⇒ Foreign governments supplied arms to the rebels.
supply sb/sth with sth ⇒ Foreign governments supplied the rebels with arms.
supplier - a person or company that supplies goods ⇒ a leading supplier of computers in the UK
46. support /səˈpɔːt/ - help, assistance ⇒ provide support to CEO
47. pension – ïåíñèÿ; ïîñîáèå ⇒ to receive a pension
48. perks - special benefits that are given to people who have a particular job
49. share option - a right given to employees to buy shares in their company at a fixed price (îïöèîí íà àêöèè)
*In addition to his salary, the new Chief Executive will receive a ?10 million share option package.
50. status /ˈsteɪtəs/ - the social or professional position of sb/sth in relation to others ⇒ low status jobs
51. variety /vəˈraɪəti/ - the quality of not being the same or not doing the same thing all the time
52. refund /ˈriːfʌnd/ - a sum of money that is paid back to you, especially because you returned goods to a shop ⇒ to claim/demand/receive a refund
53. routine /ruːˈtiːn/ - the normal order and way in which you regularly do things
*Make exercise a part of your daily routine.
54. worry /ˈwʌri/- sth that worries you ⇒ family/financial worries, worries about the future
55. workaholic /ˌwɜːkəˈhɒlɪk/
56. be used to sth/to doing sth – is used to talk about sth that you are familiar with so that it no longer seems new or strange to you:
◇ We're used tothe noise from the traffic now.
◇ I'm used togetting up early.
You can also use get used to sth:
◇ Don't worry — you'll soon get used to his sense of humour.
◇ I didn't think I could ever get used to living in a big city after living in the country.
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