Từ vựng theo chủ điểm work and jobs

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Work and Jobs
Vocabulary:
accountant /əˈkaʊn.tənt/: (n) someone who keeps or examines the records of money received,
paid, and owed by a company or person.

advertise /ˈæd.və.taɪz/: (v) to make something known generally or in public, especially in order to
sell it.

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application /ˌæp.lɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/: (n) an official request for something, usually in writing.

architect /ˈɑː.kɪ.tekt/: (n) a person whose job is to design new buildings and make certain that they
are built correctly.

appoint /əˈpɔɪnt/: (v) to choose someone officially for a job or responsibility.
candidate /ˈkæn.dɪ.dət/: (n) a person who is competing to get a job or elected position.
career /kəˈrɪər/: (n) the job or series of jobs that you do during your working life.
client /ˈklaɪ.ənt/: (n) a customer.
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commerce /ˈkɒm.ɜːs/: (n) the activities involved in buying and selling things.

consultant /kənˈsʌl.tənt/: (n) someone who advises people on a particular subject.

crew /kruː/: (n) a group of people who work together, especially all those who work on and operate
a ship, aircraft, etc…

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deadline /ˈded.laɪn/: (n) a time or day by which something must be done.
deal /diːl/: (n) an agreement or an arrangement, especially in business.
duty /ˈdʒuː.ti/: (n) something that you have to do because it is part of your job, or something that
you feel is the right thing to do.
director /daɪˈrek.tər/: (n) a manager of an organization, company, college, etc…
employer /ɪmˈplɔɪ.ər/: (n) a person or organization that hire people to work for them.
employee /ɪmˈplɔɪ.iː/: (n) someone who is paid to work for someone else.
establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/: (v) to start a company or organization.
engineer /ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪər/: (n) a person whose job is to design or build machines, engines, or electrical
equipment, or things such as roads, railways, or bridges, using scientific principles.

expert /ˈek.spɜːt/: (n) a person with a high level of knowledge or skill relating to a particular subject
or activity.
(adj) having or showing a lot of knowledge or skill.
income /ˈɪn.kʌm/: (n) the income of a person or an organization is the money that they earn or
receive.
lawyer /ˈlɔɪ.ər/: (n) someone whose job is to give advice to people about the law and speak for them

in court.
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overtime /ˈəʊ.və.taɪm/: (n) the time that you spend doing your job in addition to your normal
working hours.
organization /ˌɔː.ɡən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/: (n) an official group of people, for example a business, a charity…
profession /prəˈfeʃ.ən/: (n) any type of work that needs special training or a particular skill, often
one that is respected because it involves a high level of education.
promotion /prəˈməʊ.ʃən/: (n) the act of raising someone to a higher or more important position or
rank.
redundant /rɪˈdʌn.dənt/: (adj) having lost your job because your employer no longer needs you.
retire /rɪˈtaɪər/: (v) to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health.
shiftwork /ˈʃɪft.wɜːk/: (n) a system in which different groups of workers work somewhere at
different times of the day and night.

strike /straɪk/: (v) when many people refuse to continue working because of an argument with an
employer about working conditions, pay levels, or job losses.

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surgeon /ˈsɜː.dʒən/: (n) a doctor who is specially trained to perform medical operations.

technician /tekˈnɪʃ.ən/: (n) someone whose job involves skilled practical work with scientific
equipment, for example in a laboratory.

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Full list vocabulary
accountant /əˈkaʊn.tənt/: (n) Kế toán
advertise /ˈæd.və.taɪz/: (v) Quảng cáo
application /ˌæp.lɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/: (n) Đơn xin việc
appoint /əˈpɔɪnt/: (v) Bổ nhiệm
architect /ˈɑː.kɪ.tekt/: (n) Kiến trúc sư
candidate /ˈkæn.dɪ.dət/: (n) Ứng viên
career /kəˈrɪər/: (n) Sự nghiệp
client /ˈklaɪ.ənt/: (n) Khách hàng
commerce /ˈkɒm.ɜːs/: (n) Thương mại
consultant /kənˈsʌl.tənt/: (n) Tư vấn viên
crew /kruː/: (n) Thủy thủ đoàn / Phi hành đoàn
deadline /ˈded.laɪn/: (n) Hạn cuối
deal /diːl/: (n) Thỏa thuân
director /daɪˈrek.tər/: (n) giám đốc
duty /ˈdʒuː.ti/: (n) Nhiệm vụ
employer /ɪmˈplɔɪ.ər/: (n) Chủ lao động
employee /ɪmˈplɔɪ.iː/: (n) Người lao động
engineer /ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪər/: (n) Kỹ sư
establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/: (v) Thành lập

expert /ˈek.spɜːt/: (n/adj) Chuyên gia
income /ˈɪn.kʌm/: (n) Thu nhập
lawyer /ˈlɔɪ.ər/: (n) Luật sư
overtime /ˈəʊ.və.taɪm/: (n) Làm thêm giờ
organization /ˌɔː.ɡən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/: (n) Tổ chức
profession /prəˈfeʃ.ən/: (n) Chuyên nghiệp
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promotion /prəˈməʊ.ʃən/: (n) Thăng chức
redundant /rɪˈdʌn.dənt/: (adj) Thừa lao động
retire /rɪˈtaɪər/: (v) Nghỉ hưu
shiftwork /ˈʃɪft.wɜːk/: (n) Làm theo ca
strike /straɪk/: (v) Đình công
surgeon /ˈsɜː.dʒən/: (n) Bác sĩ phẫu thuật
technician /tekˈnɪʃ.ən/: (n) Nhân viên kỹ thuật

Exercises
Choose the correct words
1. She enjoyed a long and successful promotion / career in the theatre.
2. I regret to inform you that your application / advertise for this post has not been successful
3. She joined the medical job / profession at the age of 25.
4. She is an organization / expert in history.
5. He is a director / technician of several big companies.
6. These workers are on very low spendings / incomes.
7. I think he would be a very good candidate / client for the job.
8. We are planning to apply / appoint a new sales manager.
9. We are hoping to develop all areas of industry and companies / commerce in our nation.

10. We appointed an architect / a lawyer to design the new office.
11. If I miss this deadline / promotion, my boss will be very angry.
12. I plan to spend more time painting after I retire / establish from this job.

Put the correct word in each gap
Accountant

Team

Promotion

Employer

Engineering

Career

1. I use a good ………………… who helps me with all my tax forms.
2. I hope to follow a …………… in medicine.
3. He works for a large ………………….. company.
4. If I get the ………………………, I will be able to buy a new car.
5. Training is done by a ………….. of 6 people.
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6. I’ve contacted every …………….. in town to try to find work.
Fill in the blank spaces in the texts

advertised

duties

provide

consultant

overtime

unemployed

strike

retiring

applications

incomes

Text 1:
Rod had been ……………………. for three months when he saw a technician’s job
…………………. in the local paper. The pay was lower than in his previous job, but the work
looked interesting. Rod sent in his CV, and waited.
Over a month went by before he received a letter explaining that the delay was because the company
had received over 500 ……………………… However, Rod was one of the eight people they had
decided to interview.
At the interview, they explained that their technician was ………………… after 20 years with the
company, but that he would work with the new person for a month to hand over all his………...
Text 2:

I currently work in a large hotel, but I don’t know how much longer I can stand my job. 6 months
ago the managers brought in a …………………. to advise them on making cost savings. Since then,
my duties have increased so much that I can barely manage my work – in fact, I usually end up doing
several hours of unpaid ……………… every week. The hotel doesn’t even …………….. our
uniforms anymore. We have to buy them ourselves, even though most of us are on pretty low
……………. Things have got so bad that we’re seriously considering going on …………. for better
pay and conditions.
Choose the correct option (A, B , C, or D)
1. “Look at this……, Mary, it says there’s 50% off everything at May Boutique. Shall we go?”
A. commerce
B. notice
C. advertisement D. promote
2. We decided to interview only ten ……… for the job.
A. applicants
B. applicable
C. appliances

D. applications

3. A new Minister of Agriculture has been ……..
A. determined
B. appointed
C. admitted

D. assumed

4. It is necessary to be careful ……your career.
A. when choosing
B. when you will choose
C. when you have chosen

D. when you chose
5. ……. fishing has been carried out since the middle ages.
A. Commerce
B. Commercialize C. Commercially

D. Commercial
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6. Hotel …….. are reminded to be friendly and courteous, especially to first-time guests.
A. employ
B. employees
C. employment
D. employer

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