Ex.1.15. Study the following table. Get ready to explain what the difference between the words mentioned in it is. Give their Russian equivalents.
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| salary // wage // wages // pay // fee |
| Professional people such as teachers, doctors, etc. and people who work in offices, receive a salary every year. It is paid once a month, usually directly into a bank account: ‘I'll pay you back at the end of the month when I get my salary.' |
| Wagesare paid weekly (sometimes daily) and usually in cash: ‘He opened the envelope and counted his wages.' When you are thinking about rates or levels of payment (rather than actual coins and bank notes), use wage: ‘She earns a pretty good wage.' ‘They've raised the minimum wage from $4.25 an hour to $5.50.' |
| Payis a general word for the (amount of) money people get for the work they do: ‘He's lost a month's pay.' ‘They've been given a pay rise of $20 a week.' The day of the week or month when this money is received is your pay-day. |
| You pay a fee to somebody who provides a professional service: ‘I thought the lawyer's fees were rather high.' |
Ex.1.16. Fill the gaps choosing between salary/wages/wage/pay/fee(s).
1)The __________ is 800 yen an hour.
2) She is on a ____________ of $23,000 a year.
3) They're demanding a 20 per cent ____________ increase.
4) The basic ____________ is $60 per week.
5) He doesn't like the job, but the ______________ is good.
6) Has your ____________ been paid to your bank account yet?
7) Tax and insurance are decucted from your ____________.
8) Should doctors' _____________ be higher?
9) He finds it difficult to manage on his _____________.
10) They are offering a starting _____________ of $14,000 a year/per annum.
11) I can't afford to pay this private doctor's ___________ - my ___________ is not sufficient.
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FOLLOW UP:
Look up the words ‘minimum wage', ‘living wage',
give the Russian for them and examples of their usage.
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