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Spotlight On First - Unit 2 Vocabulary

The document provides information about various phrasal verbs, nouns, adjectives, and phrases related to jobs and work. It defines phrasal verbs like "apply for something", "deal with something/someone", and "fill in/out something". It also gives example sentences and discusses words like "manager", "application", "employment", and "redundant". Additionally, it covers topics such as working part-time or full-time, responsibilities, pay, careers, occupations, finding a job, employers and employees, and qualifications.

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Spotlight On First - Unit 2 Vocabulary

The document provides information about various phrasal verbs, nouns, adjectives, and phrases related to jobs and work. It defines phrasal verbs like "apply for something", "deal with something/someone", and "fill in/out something". It also gives example sentences and discusses words like "manager", "application", "employment", and "redundant". Additionally, it covers topics such as working part-time or full-time, responsibilities, pay, careers, occupations, finding a job, employers and employees, and qualifications.

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JOBS & WORK

Phrasal verbs

Write a definition or an example sentence using these PHRASALS from Unit 2.

apply for sth (a job, etc.)


deal with sth / sb
fill in / out sth (a form)
find out (about sth)
hand in your notice
lay off sb (staff, workers)

Word formation
VERB

act

Unit 2

How did you f.o. about the job?


= resign

= employ

Write the missing word classes whenever possible.


CONCRETE NOUN

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assess
assist
manager
qualify

look for sth / sb


send off / out sth (your CV)
take on sb
turn down sth (a job, etc.)
write back
write up (a report, article, etc.)

ABSTRACT NOUN

ADVERB

application

employment
music

recruiter

refer

ADJECTIVE

redundant
resignation

suitable

Phrases and collocations


work (v)

part time / full time; long hours; overtime (Less formal: do overtime); flexitime; shifts (= do shift work, be
a shift worker; work nights; be on the day shift); indoors (in an office / factory; from home) go out to w.;
job
highly/well/poorly/badly paid / unpaid, repetitive, satisfying, rewarding, challenging, stressful, glamorous
attend (v, fml)
school; a meeting / interview etc.
responsible
be r. for (doing) sth Im r. for recruiting and training new staff.
earn / make (v)
money / a living
be your own boss = be self employed; a dead end job (=with no prospects of promotion like a job on a supermarket checkout)

Confusables

Can you tell the difference between these words? Use a dictionary to help you.

sack / dismiss / fire sb (from their job for (doing) sth)


dismiss an employee if their work is not good enough / they have done sth
wrong. Less formal: sack sb, give sb the sack, get the sack, fire sb
make sb redundant / lay sb off (past / participle: laid)
when a company closes or does not have enough work

wage / salary / pay (noun)

job / career / profession / trade / occupation

resign / hand in your notice / retire

Semantic fields: Finding a job

employer / employee
benefits (=infml perks) / promotion
qualifications / marks

Can you add any other related expressions?

apply for the post / position of (technical assistant); fill in / out, complete an application form
use personal contacts: e.g. be friends with sb; register with a job agency; search through newspaper adverts; send your CD to
many companies
IDIOMS: have friends in high places (=know important people who can help you); pull strings (=secretly use your influence with
important people to get what you want or help sb)

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