1. ENGLISH
4
/
VANTAGE
1
VOCABULARY
AND
FUNCTIONS
WORK
Work
EVU
15
Read
out
the
even
sentences
and
fill
in
the
missing
words.
A
Jobs
in
a
workplace
1
2
a
director
(=
member
of
the
board
of
a
company),
an
executive
(=
important
person
who
makes
big
decisions)
an
ad_____
(=
person
who
runs
the
office
day-­‐to-­‐day),
a
sk_____
worker
(=
trained
to
do
specific
tasks,
e.g.
building
a
computer)
an
unskilled
worker
(=
doing
a
job
that
needs
no
training),
a
receptionist
(=
visitors
must
check
in
with
them)
a
p_____
r_____
o_____
(=
important
person
who
makes
big
decisions),
a
u_____
r_____
(=
looks
after
the
staff’s
interests)
a
researcher
(=
investigates
and
develops
new
products),
a
supervisor
(=
makes
sure
workers
are
doing
their
job
properly)
3
4
5
B
B1
1
2
3
B2
1
2
Trades
and
professions
Professions
a
civil
servant
(=
person
who
works
for
a
government
department
putting
policies
into
action),
a
scientist
(=
an
expert
who
studies
or
works
in
one
of
the
sciences),
a
physiotherapist
(=
person
who
treats
muscle
injury
by
rubbing
and
moving
injured
areas)
a
d_____
(=
person
who
imagines
how
something
could
be
made
and
draws
plans
for
it),
a
j_____
(=
person
who
takes
decisions
in
legal
cases),
a
l__________
(=
university
teacher)
an
ambassador
(=
chief
diplomat
or
person
representing
his/her
government
abroad),
a
banker
(=
someone
with
an
important
position
in
a
bank),
an
economist
(=
expert
in
financial
matters)
Trades
a
firefighter
(=
person
who
extinguishes
a
fire),
an
electrician
(=
person
who
deals
with
electricity)
a
c__________
(=
person
skilled
at
making
things
with
wood),
a
p_________
(=
person
who
works
with
the
supply
and
connection
of
water
pipes),
a
ch_________
(=
person
looking
after
others’children
in
her
own
home
while
their
parents
are
at
work)
C
Collocations
of
words
connected
with
work
C1
General
1
2
3
4
5
C2
1
2
3
John
:
What
d’you
do
for
a
living?
(=
What’s
your
job
?)
Kate
:
I
………………..
banking.
John
:
I’ve
been
offered
a
temp
job
and
I
accepted.
However,
the
interview
I
had
today
is
a
permanent
position.
What
should
I
do?
I
would
find
it
difficult
to
make
a
living
doing
temp
work/jobs.
Kate
:
Call
the
temp
service
(or
temp
agency)
and
tell
them
"A
family
thing
has
come
up,
I'll
get
back
ASAP”.
Why
don’t
you
f_________/g_________
a
_____
in
Barcelona.
This
may
be
easier
than
in
other
parts
of
Spain.
John
:
How
do
I
get
a
work
visa
if
I’ve
been
offered
work
in
Spain?
Moreover,
I’m
not
prepared
to
take
on
work
abroad
(=
accept).
Hours
of
work
I
do
shiftwork/I
do
shifts
(=
nights
one
week,
days
the
next
week).
I’m
on
f_____
(=
flexible
working
hours).
I
work
nine-­‐to-­‐five
(=
regular
day
work).

2. ENGLISH
4
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VANTAGE
1
VOCABULARY
AND
FUNCTIONS
WORK
Work
EVU
15
C3
1
2
3
4
5
C4
1
2
3
Not
working
Mark
:
I’m
on
strike
and
my
sister
is
going
on
strike
too
(=
there
is
an
industrial
dispute).
John
:
I
g_____
the
s_____
(=
more
informal)/I
was
f_____
(=
more
formal)/I
was
made
r_____/I
was
l_____
o_____
(=
more
informal)
last
week.
Kate
:
I’m
on
maternity
leave.
Chris
:
My
brother
has
taken
paternity
leave
(=
before/after
the
birth
of
a
baby).
My
colleage
is
on
s_____
l_____
(=
illness).
It’s
been
two
years
since
I
took
early
retirement.
Here’s
what
I’ve
learned,
usually
the
hard
way
…
Don’t
work
on
projects
together
etc.
(=
retire
at
55).
Other
useful
expressions
The
Financial
Times
reports
today
that
Workaholics
Anonymous
groups
are
taking
off.
Over
the
summer
Bank
of
America
faced
intense
criticism
after
an
intern
died.
I've
just
been
p_____
and
I'm
supervising
people
I've
worked
with.
Tim
:
Why
are
you
applying
for
this
job?
Jonathan
:
I
don't
feel
that
my
full
abilities
are
being
utilized
in
my
current
position.