NEF Vocabulary. Work /slide 162, ex-es 1a, 2a, c, 3
1a. Match sentences 1-6 with A-F.
1. My job as a divorce lawyer is very challenging — C. It tests my abilities in a way that keeps me interested.
2. I’m checkout assistant in a supermarket. I really enjoy my job, but it can be a bit monotonus and repetitive. — A. I have to do exactly the same thing every day.
3. I’m a primary school teacher. I find workiing with young children very rewarding. — B. It makes me happy because it’s useful and important.
4. I work in a small graphic deign company and my job’s really motivating. — F. The kind of work I do and the people I work with make me want to work harder.
5. Being a surgeon is very demanding. — D. It’s very high pressure and you have to work long hours.
6. I work at an accounting firm. My job is incredibly tedios. — E. It’s really boring and makes me feel impatient all the time.
2a. Complete the text with the words in the list.
1. unpaid
2. academic qualifications
3. work experience
4. career ladder
5. events management
6. permanent contract
7. job-hunting
8. full-time-occupation
9. clocking off
10. positions
11. applied for
c. Complete the two words which collocate with the groups below. What do the phrases mean.
leave, job
3a. Look at the pairs of words or phrases.Write S if they have the same or a very similar meaning and D if they are different.
1. colleagues,, co-workers, S
2. quit (a job), resign, S
3. staff, workforce, S
4. be laid off, be made redundant, D
5. be out of work, be off work, D
6. ba sacked, be fired, S
7. get promoted, get a rise, D
8. skills, qualifications, S
9. hire sb, employ sb, S
10. perks, benefits, S






