B2-CLOSE UP unit 9-And What Do You Do?
licence
an official piece of paper that shows you are allowed to have or do sth ● Do you have a driving ___________?
an eye for sth
When you have an eye for sth, you are good at noticing a particular type of thing. ● He has _______.
reference
a letter with information about you, written by sb who knows you, especially to a new employer ● My old boss said he would write me a _______________'➣ refer (v)
enquiry
a question you ask to get information about sth ● We're getting hundreds of __________ about this job.
contract
a written agreement ● He signed a __________ when he started as a new employee.
request
ask for sth politely ● She ____________our help, and we agreed to assist her. ➣ request (n)
get the sack
be fired ● Cheryl hasn't got a job. She _____________yesterday.
fill in
complete ● He ____________ an application form for a job in sales.
keep up
continue ● The boss told his staff to ____________ the good work.
take on
employ ● They are ____________people at the supermarket, so you might get a job there.
graduate
get a degree from a university ● He __________ with a degree in history and is looking for a teaching job. ➣ graduate, graduation (n)
hand out
give sth to each person in a group ● Could you __________these papers, please?
quit
give up your job ● Bob _______his job because he wanted to go back to university. ✎ Syn: resign
take (a day) off
have a period of time as a break from work ● You look tired. Why don't you_________ the day ____________?
overall
including or considering everything; general ● There are a few problems, but the ___________ situation is good. ➣ overall (adv)
move on
leave your present job and start doing another one ● She was bored with her job and decided to _____________
be just around the corner
likely to happen soon; coming soon ● Summer is __________________.
be made redundant
lose your job because your employer no longer needs you ● They were made __________ when the company closed and now they are all looking for employment.
hold down
manage to keep a job ● He can't __________a job and keeps getting fired.
independent
not influenced or controlled by other people ● Paul left home at the age of twenty because he had a good job and wanted to be __________________. ➣ independence (n)
place
put sth somewhere ● He __________ the bag on the table.
dismiss
remove sb from their job, usually because they have done sth wrong ● The boss ___________ her because she was always late for work. ➣ dismissal (n) ✎ Syn: fire
apprentice
sb who works for an employer in order to learn a skill or job ● The electrician taught his ____________how to install an alarm.
assistant
sb whose job it is to help sb else ● The manager asked his ______________ to print out the report. ➣ assist (v)
interpersonal skills
the ability to create good relationships with other people ● A personnel manager needs strong ____________.
initiative
the ability to take action without waiting for sb to tell you what to do ● He took the _______ and contacted some new clients.
finance department
the part of a company that manages the company's money ● The_________________ arranged for the employees' salaries to be paid.
sick leave
time you take off work because you are ill ● When Mary caught the flu, she had to take ____________
commute
travel to work on public transport ● It takes her an hour to _______________to work on the bus. ➣ commuter (n)
out of work
unemployed ● He has been ______________for a year now and still can't find a job.
profitable
which makes money ● This product is ___________ so we hope the company makes more money this year. ➣ profit (v, n) ✎ Opp: unprofitable
motivation
willingness to do sth without needing to be forced to do it ● They aren't a bad football team but they lack the ___________ to win. ➣ motivate (v)