II. ACTIVITIES

BUSINESS ENGLISH PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
Market Leader (new edition) Unit 1 CAREER

TARGET VOCABULARY
Compiled By B. Jolamanova, A. Sholakhova

I. GLOSSARY

#	Item	Definition	Usage
	Application(n)	a formal, usually written, request for work	consider/file/ fill in/submit an ~; an ~form; applicant (n. ); apply (v): ~ for a job/program/position
	Career(n)	profession or job that you train for	~ladder/move/break/opportunities/ plan/girl/guidance; make/choose/move ahead in one’s ~; careerist(n); syn: occupation, profession
	Charge (v)	have responsibility for the care or control of sb/sth, entrust sb with a task as a duty or responsibility	~sb with a task/assignment; charge (n): be in ~ of sb/sth; discharge (n)
	Colleague (n)	a person with whom one works in a profession or business	senior/junior/former ~s; help/support/cooperate with/share with one’s ~s; syn. fellow worker, co-worker workmate
	Curriculum vitae(n)	a brief summary of a person's education, qualifications, and previous occupations, typically sent with a job application	submit/send/compile/review/update one’s ~; Cf. resume, cover letter
	Dismiss(v)	officially remove sb from their job;	~ from; dismissal (n): un/fair/ wrongful ~; syn. sack, discharge, fire ant. recruit, employ
	Downsize(v)	make (a company or organization) smaller by cutting staff	be/get ~ed from some job; ~ the labour (work) force/department/ plant/company; downsizing (n) syn. reduce, cut Cf. redundancy
	Employ(v)	give sb a job to do for payment	~ sb/staff/full-time/under a contract/a method; (un)employment (n): full-time/part-time/permanent ~; seek ~; ~ rate/opportunities; ~er (n); ~ee (n); syn. hire; engage; occupy ant. dismiss, fire, sack, discharge Cf. job placement
	Flexitime(n) (flextime AE)	a system in which the staff do a fixed number of hours each week, but can choose the time to start or finish work within certain limits	work/offer ~; flexible (adj): ~ working hours; flexibility (n); Cf. flextime (AE), overtime
	Labour(n)	work, especially physical work	~union/force/movement/contract; manual/casual ~; labourer (n); labouring (n); syn. work
	Headhunting(n)	finding and recruiting senior level staff by persuading them to leave their present position	headhunter (n); headhunt (v): be ~ed
	Intern(n)	a student or trainee who works in an organization, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy graduation/ qualification requirements	a student ~; work as/hire an ~; internship (n): do/apply for/serve/complete an ~; Cf. trainee
	Job(n)	a paid position of regular employment	~ insecurity; permanent/temporary/odd/part-time/full-time ~; do sth on the ~; ~ description/responsibilities; create/seek for/apply for/quit a ~; a nine-to-five/lucrative/menial ~; a ~-seeker; ~ placement; jobless (adj), joblessness (n)
	Manage (v)	direct, run, control an organization or business	~sth/sb efficiently/properly; management (n): personnel/risk/office ~; manager (n); managerial (adj): ~ duties/functions; syn: control, direct, administer ant: mismanage, misdirect
	Position(n)	sb’s rank or social standing, job	vacant ~; vacate/fill/give up/quit/ offer/ apply for/take up/look for the ~ of; syn: status, post
	Probation (n)	a time of training and testing when sb starts a new job to see if sb is suitable for the work	be on ~; a period of ~, probationary (adj): a ~ period
	Promote(v)	help sth develop and grow; give sb a higher position, a more important job or rank in an organization	~ an employee/the development of sth; promotion (n): get/deserve a ~; promotional (adj): ~ materials syn. raise; encourage ant. Demote
	Qualification(n)	a skill, personal quality, or type of experience that is confirmed by some recognized institution and makes sb suitable for a particular job	obtain/gain/receive/seek some ~; professional ~s; qualify (v); qualified (adj): be ~ for sth/doing sth; overqualified (adj); qualificatory (adj)
	Recruit (v)	hire or involve sb as a member or worker in an organization or a company	~ staff/personnel/members; recruiter (n); recruitment (n): ~ agency/practices/methods
	Redundant(adj)	no longer needed or useful	be made/make sb ~; redundancy (n): face/announce ~; staff ~
	Resign(v)	voluntarily leave a job or office	~ from a job/position/office; resigned (adj); resignation (n)
	Retire(v)	leave one's job and stop working, typically on reaching a particular age	~ from work; retirement (n): take ~; retiring (adj): ~ age; retiree (n)
	Sack(v)	cause sb to leave their job, dismiss sb from employment	sack (n): give sb the ~; get the ~; ~ed (adj): be ~ for smth syn. dismiss, fire ant. hire, employ
	Salary(n)	a fixed regular payment for white-collar work	pay/get/earn a ~; a high/low/competitive ~ Cf. wages
	Telecommute(v)	work from home using a computer	~ from some place; ` full/part-time; telecommuting (n): allow for ~; do sth by ~
	Vacancy(n)	a job that is available	vacant (adj): ~ post; advertise a ~; syn. opening
	Wage(s)(n)	a fixed regular payment for blue-collar work	get/pay/receive/earn ~s; weekly/monthly/fixed/average/after-tax/minimum ~s Cf. salary
	Work(n)	do smth that involves physical or mental activity	~load/force; heavy ~; ~ force (n), ~ overtime; workaholic (n); work-and-life balance: maintain/keep the ~; syn. labour; employment; occupation Cf. overwork

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