WORK

WORK

1. ADJECTIVES DESCRIBING A JOB

   • CHALLENGING
     • My job is very CHALLENGING. IT TESTS MY ABILITIES AND KEEPS ME MOTIVATED. (DESAFIANTE, RETADOR, ESTIMULANTE)
   • MONOTONOUS (repetitive)
     • I'm a cashier in a supermarket. I quite enjoy my job, but it can be a bit MONOTONOUS. REPETITIVE. I HAVE TO DO EXACTLY THE SAME THING EVERY DAY.
   • REWARDING
     • I'm a primary school teacher. I think working with young  children is very REWARDING. IT MAKES ME HAPPY BECAUSE I THINK IT'S USEFUL AND IMPORTANT. GIVING YOU SATISFACTION, PLEASURE OR PROFIT.
   • MOTIVATING
     • I work in a small graphic design company, and I find my job really MOTIVATING. THE KIND OF WORK I DO AND THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH MAKE ME WANT TO WORK HARD/DO BETTER.
   • DEMANDING
     • Being a surgeon is very DEMANDING.  IT'S VERY HIGH PRESSURE, REQUIRES A LOT OF SKILL AND YOU HAVE TO WORK LONG HOURS. (EXIGENTE, DIFÍCIL)
   • TEDIOUS
     • I work in the Passport Office. My job is incredibly TEDIOUS. EVERYTHING TAKES A LONG TIME AND IT'S BORING. Boring and continuing for too long (aburrido, pesado)

2. NOUNS that are often CONFUSED

   • career/post/profession
     • CAREER:/kəˈrɪə(r)/ a job or series of related jobs that you do, especially a profession that you spend a lot of your working life in
       • (=occupation) PROFESIÓN (=working life) CARRER PROFESIONAL
     • POST:/pəʊst/ BRITISH a job, especially one with a lot of responsibility
       • take up a post (=start to work in a job): She took up her post as thenew director last April.fill a post (=to employ someone): The company has now decided tofill this post on a permanent basis. PUESTO, CARGO
     • PROFESSION: /prəˈfeʃ(ə)n/ a job that you need special skills and qualifications to do, especially one with high social status
       • in a profession: People in my profession have a duty to the public. PROFESIÓN, OFICIO
   • wages/salary/bonus/perks
     • WAGES /weɪdʒ/ an amount of money that you earn for working, usually according to how many hours or days you work each week or month
     • SALARY /ˈsæləri/ a fixed amount of money that you earn each month or year from your job
     • BONUS /ˈbəʊnəs/ something good that you get in addition to what you expect
     • PERKS /pɜː(r)k/ an extra payment or benefit that you get in your job
   • staff/employer/employee
     • STAFF /stɑːf/ the people who work for a particular company, organization, or institution: can be followed by a singular or plural verb
     • EMPLOYER /ɪmˈplɔɪə(r)/ a person, company, or organization that pays someone to work for them as a member of their staff
     • EMPLOYEE /ˌemplɔɪˈiː/ someone who is paid regularly to work for a person or an organization
   • skills/training/qualifications
     • SKILLS /skɪl/ the ability to do something well, usually as a result of experience and training
     • TRAINING /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/ the process of training people or of being trained for a profession or activity
     • QUALIFICATIONS /ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ something such as a degree or a diploma that you get when you successfully finish a course of study
   • hours/timetable
     • HOURS /ˈaʊə(r)s/ the time during which you do something such as work or study
     • TIMETABLE /ˈtaɪmˌteɪb(ə)l/ a list of the times when buses, trains etc arrive and leave

3. COLLOCATIONS

   • TO BE IN CHARGE
   • TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH
   • TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
   • MATERNITY LEAVE
   • TO HAVE PROSPECTS
   • TO GET PROMOTED
   • TEMPORARY JOB
   • SHORT-TERM CONTRACT
   • TO BE SACKED/FIRED FROM
   • TO BE SELF-EMPLOYED
   • TO WORK PART-TIME
   • TO BE MADE REDUNDANT