Wages and hourly pay
An hourly rate and weekly earnings are useful ways to discuss wages paid for work.
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English: Nouns in context
English: Name people, objects and ideas with accurate noun forms, useful combinations and translated examples.
Adventure journal
English: Nouns in context
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Career choices and working life
A working life can take many directions. Talk about career plans, changes and goals in English.
Read and practiseRoute: a way between places
Use route and routes to describe a path between places, compare options and locate it on a map.
Read and practiseColleagues and people at work
A person you work with can be a colleague. Practise the singular, plural and spelling in workplace situations.
Read and practiseEmployer: the provider of work
An employer can be a person or organisation; explore this workplace role, its plural and common contexts.
Read and practiseEmployee: a person who works for an employer
An employee works for an organisation or person; practise the singular, plural and workplace contexts.
Read and practiseSuggestion: an idea to consider
Use suggestion to offer an idea, ask for alternatives and discuss whether a proposal is accepted.
Read and practiseInterview: preparing for job questions
A job interview brings questions about experience and skills. Prepare for the meeting and describe what happened during it.
Read and practiseApplication: requesting a job or place
A formal request for a job or a course can include a letter. Describe sending and completing an application in English.
Read and practiseChoice: selecting between options
Use choice to discuss selecting an option, the alternatives available and decisions made.
Read and practiseDeadline: the latest time for work
Friday may be the final day to submit a report. Discuss deadlines, meeting them and what happens when they change.
Read and practiseTask: a piece of work to complete
A task might take ten minutes or require a team. Describe a piece of work, sharing it and completing it.
Read and practiseEffort: energy and attempts
Use effort for work invested in a goal and an effort for a particular attempt to do something.
Read and practiseSchedules and planned times
A train timetable or a project plan sets out expected times. Discuss schedules, changes and finishing early, with pronunciation variants.
Read and practiseWork shifts and working patterns
A factory or hospital may operate around the clock. Describe a period of work, different shifts and exchanging them with a colleague.
Read and practiseExperience: knowledge or an event
Distinguish experience gained through activity from a particular experience and its plural.
Read and practiseMeetings and taking part
A team can gather to discuss a decision in person or online. Talk about arranging, attending and postponing a meeting.
Read and practiseReports of findings
A team can share what it found in writing or aloud. Describe reports, their contents and the people who receive them.
Read and practiseProgress: moving forward
Use progress to discuss improvement, movement toward a goal and work that is continuing.
Read and practiseFeedback: comments that help improvement
Comments on a draft or performance can guide improvement; explore how to ask for and give feedback.
Read and practiseTraining: developing practical skills
Training can prepare people for work or activities; see how to talk about instruction, participants and sessions.
Read and practiseGoal: something to achieve
Use goal and goals to describe an intended result and actions such as setting or reaching it.
Read and practiseEquipment: tools for a purpose
A workshop, clinic or campsite may need equipment; see how to talk about the items together and count individual pieces.
Read and practiseResearch: investigating a question
Research can mean a careful investigation or the work involved, and the noun normally has no plural.
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