Vocabulary revision (Work) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

When you are sick or you are having a baby, at work you ask for a...

leave

A student who has recently obtained a degree, who works in a job in order to get experience, often for low or no pay is...

an intern / a trainee

When you have a company and you need an employee, you have to _______ a person.

hire

When you "apply for a job", you...

send your CV to a company to request that job

A job that has no opportunities for progress or promotions is a...

dead-end job

A job which produces a great deal of profit is a...

lucrative job

A job that requires a lot of effort to do is a...

demanding job

Would you like to work abroad? What are some advantages of this?

(your personal opinion)

Would you like to work with a friend or someone from your family? Why/Why not?

(your personal opinion)

The smallest amount of money that an employer is legally allowed to pay a worker is called...

minimum wage

The amount of money given to a person by a government or organization to pay for their education is called

a scholarship / a grant

A synonym of "permanent job" is...

a steady job

What are some of the qualities that a good workmate should have?

(your personal opinion)

What are some of the qualities that a good boss should have?

(your personal opinion)

When you voluntarily leave a job, you...

quit the job / resign from the job

The money given by the government to people who need financial help, for example because they do not have a job, is called

the benefit

What's the difference between "be out of work" and "be off work"?

Be out work means you don’t have a job or have lost the one you had. Be off work means you are on a temporary absence.

What's the difference between "self-employed" and "freelance worker"?

A self-employed person works for themselves instead of for an employer. Freelance workers offer their services to many different companies.

If you were a boss, what kind of boss do you think you would be?

(your personal opinion)

What is the meaning of "co-worker"?

It's a person who works with you

Would you prefer to work in a small local business or in a big company? Why?

(your personal opinion)

What are some of the verbs we can use to say that someone has to leave their job?

to be fired, to be made redundant, to be laid off, to be sacked

What's the verb we can use when a person needs to travel to their place of work?

Commute

What's the difference between skills and qualifications?

A skill is the ability to do something well. Qualifications are degrees, certificates or diplomas that you get when you successfully finish a course of study

Can you explain the difference between a full-time job and a part-time job?

A full-time job is done for the number of hours that people normally work in a complete week. Part-time work or study is done during just some of these hours.