Week 13.1 Vocabulary Focus

Week 13.1 Vocabulary Focus

Unit 8 : Work

A: Find the parts of opposites.

Multiple Choice

The opposite word of 'at work'

• fixed hours

• off work

• skilled

• out of work

Multiple Choice

The opposite word of 'day shift'

• fixed hours

• off work

• night shift

• out of work

Multiple Choice

The opposite word of 'fixed hours'

• flextime

• off work

• night shift

• out of work

Multiple Choice

The opposite word of 'full time'

• flextime

• off work

• night shift

• part-time

Multiple Choice

The opposite word of 'get fired'

• flextime

• off work

• quit

• part-time

Multiple Choice

The opposite word of 'in work'

• out of work

• off work

• quit

• part-time

Multiple Choice

The opposite word of 'permanent'

• out of work

• off work

• temporary

• part-time

Multiple Choice

The opposite word of 'skilled'

• out of work

• unskilled

• temporary

• tax

B: Find words to match the definitions.

Multiple Choice

1. Money from your wage or salary you have to pay to the government

• out of work

• tax

• temporary

• quit

• in work

Multiple Choice

2. leave your job

• out of work

• tax

• temporary

• quit

• in work

Multiple Choice

3. unemployed

• out of work

• tax

• temporary

• quit

• in work

Multiple Choice

4. employed

• out of work

• tax

• temporary

• quit

• in work

Multiple Choice

5. hours worked at night

• out of work

• night shift

• temporary

• quit

• in work

Multiple Choice

6. lasting for a limited time

• out of work

• night shift

• temporary

• quit

• in work

Multiple Choice

7. lose a job

• out of work

• get fired

• temporary

• quit

• in work

C: What kind of work would be best for each of these people?

Multiple Choice

Jina wants to work during her college vacation.

• a nine-to five job

• a job with paid overtime

• temporary job

• a job with flextime

• shift work

Multiple Choice

Bom wants to earn some extra money in addition to his wage.

• a nine-to five job

• a job with paid overtime

• temporary job

• a job with flextime

• shift work

Multiple Choice

Nur needs to be flexible because of her family.

• a nine-to five job

• a job with paid overtime

• temporary job

• a job with flextime

• shift work

Multiple Choice

Shun wants a job with fixed hours.

• a nine-to five job

• a job with paid overtime

• temporary job

• a job with flextime

• shift work

Multiple Choice

Ting only wans to work in the mornings.

• a nine-to five job

• a part-time job

• temporary job

• a job with flextime

• shift work

Multiple Choice

Joe wants to work in a factory where work goes on 24/7

• a nine-to five job

• a part-time job

• temporary job

• a job with flextime

• shift work

D: Match the sentence which have the similar meaning.

Multiple Choice

1. What do you do for a living?

• Are you self-employed?

• What's your job?

• Is it hard work?

• What's your salary?

• Do you work with your hands?

Multiple Choice

2. Is it a very demanding job?

• Are you self-employed?

• Were you on vacation or sick leave?

• Is it hard work?

• What's your salary?

• Do you work with your hands?

Multiple Choice

3. Is it a manual job?

• Are you self-employed?

• Were you on vacation or sick leave?

• Is it hard work?

• What's your salary?

• Do you work with your hands?

Multiple Choice

4. Do you work for yourself?

• Are you self-employed?

• Were you on vacation or sick leave?

• Is it hard work?

• What's your salary?

• Is it a skilled job?

Multiple Choice

5. How much do you make?

• Are you self-employed?

• Were you on vacation or sick leave?

• Is it hard work?

• What's your salary?

• Is it a skilled job?

Multiple Choice

6. What does the job involve?

• Are you self-employed?

• Were you on vacation or sick leave?

• Is it hard work?

• What do you have to do?

• Is it a skilled job?

Multiple Choice

7. Did you need specail training?

• Are you self-employed?

• Were you on vacation or sick leave?

• Is it hard work?

• What do you have to do?

• Is it a skilled job?

Multiple Choice

8. Why were you off work?

• Are you self-employed?

• Were you on vacation or sick leave?

• Is it hard work?

• What do you have to do?

• Is it a skilled job?

E: Which is the odd word out?

Multiple Choice

1. earn

• salary

• wage

• tax

Multiple Choice

2. team

• player

• job

• work

Multiple Choice

3. take

• success

• work home

• annual leave

Multiple Choice

4. vocational

• employment

• trainning

• skill

Multiple Choice

5. work

• shifts

• a job

• overtime

Multiple Choice

6. deal with

• problems

• customers

• experience

Multiple Choice

7. day

• hours

• job

• shift

Multiple Choice

8. lose

• status

• your job

• flextime

F: Idioms are often used in work and business. Choose the correct meaning of these idioms.

Multiple Choice

1. snowed under

• working in bad conditions

• very busy

Multiple Choice

2. dead-end

• time when a task must be finished

• without future prospects

Multiple Choice

3. up-and-coming

• becoming more and more successful

• getting famous

Multiple Choice

4. on paper

• in newspapers and magazines

• in theory

Multiple Choice

5. get out of rut

• escape from a boring situation

• get promoted

Multiple Choice

6. off the record

• unemployed

• unofficial

Multiple Choice

7. talk shop

• talk about work

• discuss shopping

Multiple Choice

8. behind the scenes

• unseen

• top secret

G: Use the idioms to complete the sentences.

Multiple Choice

1. The plan looks good ___ , but will it work?

• get out of a rut

• showed under

• on paper

• talk shop

• up-and-coming

Multiple Choice

2. I'm completely ___ I have so much to do.

• get out of a rut

• showed under

• on paper

• talk shop

• up-and-coming

Multiple Choice

3. Please don't ___ talk shop while we're having lunch.

• get out of a rut

• showed under

• on paper

• talk shop

• up-and-coming

Multiple Choice

4. I changed my job because I wanted to ___.

• get out of a rut

• showed under

• on paper

• talk shop

• up-and-coming

Multiple Choice

5. A lot of preparation went on ___ before the trade show.

• get out of a rut

• showed under

• behind the scenes

• talk shop

• up-and-coming

Multiple Choice

6. He's a very ___ young man and will probably be a CEO one day.

• get out of a rut

• showed under

• behind the scenes

• talk shop

• up-and-coming

H: Choose the best word to complete the sentences.

Multiple Choice

1. Selling fired chicken is a/an ___ job.

• skilled

• unskilled

• status

• overtime

• flextime

Multiple Select

2. Shun couldn't find a job in his ___ , so he ___ and became a plumber.

• skilled

• unskilled

• field

• overtime

• retrained

Multiple Choice

3. We have ___, so we don't work fixed hours.

• skilled

• unskilled

• flextime

• overtime

• retrained

Multiple Choice

4. I won't be in the office next week. I'll be ____

• on leave

• unskilled

• flextime

• overtime

• retrained

Multiple Choice

5. How high is your ___ in the organization?

• on leave

• unskilled

• status

• overtime

• retrained

Multiple Choice

6. A lot of young people prefer ___ ___ to college.

• on leave

• vocational trainning

• status

• overtime

• retrained

Multiple Choice

7. The ability to work as part of a team is a useful ___ to college.

• on leave

• vocational trainning

• skill

• overtime

• retrained

Multiple Choice

8. Sam did a lot of ___ and wasn't paid for it.

• on leave

• vocational trainning

• skill

• overtime

• retrained

Reading P. 69

Quiz 5

Submission of Cover Letter

Booking for Job Interview

Preparation for Week 13.2