Skills developed through practice
A useful ability can grow with practice. Explore how to describe skills for work, study and everyday life.
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Qualifications for a role
Degrees and certificates can show that a person meets the requirements of a job or professional role.
Read and practiseSolution: answering a problem
Use solution and solutions to describe proposed answers to problems and discuss whether they work.
Read and practiseSalary and regular job pay
An annual amount or monthly payment can describe the regular salary offered for a particular job.
Read and practiseWages and hourly pay
An hourly rate and weekly earnings are useful ways to discuss wages paid for work.
Read and practiseCareer 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.
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