Topic: Work | Speaking for IELTS PDF Download

Definitions 

• To be called for an interview: to be invited to attend an interview
• To be your own boss: to have your own business
• A dead-end job: a job with no promotional opportunities
• To do a job-share: to share the weekly hours of work with another person
• A good team player: somebody who can work well with other people
• Full-time: the number of hours that people usually work in a complete week
• A heavy workload: to have a lot of work to do
• A high-powered job: an important or powerful job
• Holiday entitlement: the number of days holiday allowed
• Job satisfaction: the feeling of enjoying a job
• Manual work: work that requires physical activity
• Maternity leave: time off work given to a woman about to have a baby
• To meet a deadline: to finish a job by an agreed time
• A nine-to-five job: a normal job that consists of an 8 hour day (approximately)
• One of the perks of the job: an extra benefit you get from a job
• Part-time: working less than full-time
• To run your own business: see ‘to be your own boss’
• To be self-employed: see ‘to be your own boss’
• Sick leave: time allowed off work when sick
• To be stuck behind a desk: to be unhappy in an office job
• To be/get stuck in a rut: to be in a boring job that is hard to leave
• To take early retirement: to retire early (retire: to reach an age when you are allowed to
• stop working for a living)
• Temporary work: work done for a limited time only
• Voluntary work: to work without pay
• To be well paid: to earn a good salary
• Working conditions: the hours, salary and other entitlements that comes with the job
• To work with your hands: to do manual work