Glossary Unit 6 for students

Lead-in

recognition of achievement

remuneration (reward, repayment)

identity

Listening (lead-in)

to aspire to

to leave the job in droves

reluctance

outlandish

Reading (pp 120-121)

jet lag

shift lag

night shift

clock off / on (syn. clock out /in)

on duty

round-the-clock-shifting

natural circadian rhythm

from dusk till dawn

boredom

attendant

frantic (syn. furious, hectic, violent)

to bolt

nasty incidents

to stomach

to be derived from

vicious circle

fatigue

insufficient fluid

mild body dehydration

to delude

mounting evidence

Language focus (pp 122-125)

refuse collector

business executive

computer programmer

graphic designer

assembly-line worker

talent scout

plastic surgeon

firefighter

dental hygienist

civil servant

general practitioner

sound technician

manual

blue-collar

white-collar

arduous

fulfilling

mind-numbing

demanding

gruelling

rewarding

hazardous

glamorous

mundane

secure

stimulating

strenuous

Have you ever toyed with idea of…?

to foresee

to work to rule

picket line

go on strike

to meet the demands

to expel

to lay off

perks (or perquisite)

benefits

bonuses

salary

wage

trainee

apprentice

recruit

cubicle

credential

reference

application

trade

vocation

to labour

to toil

award

grant

Collocations

workmate

workload

workplace

workshop

workbench

workstation

workhorse

job satisfaction

job title

job description

job market

job hunter

job center

job prospects

the whizz

the perfectionist

the paper-shuffler

the gossip

the stirrer

the workaholic

the slave driver

the yes-man

the techno-freak

Idioms

to beaver away at something

to keep one’s mind on the job

to mean business

to make ends meet (syn. to live hand-to-mouth existence)

to get sth off the ground

to be someone’s right-hand man

to call the shots

to have time on one’s hands

to keep (hold/put) one’s nose to the grindstone

to be an inside job

Phrasal verbs

to get across

to get ahead

to get around

to get sb down

to work into

to work off

to work out

to work up

Fixed phrases

on the verge of

on offer

on the basis of

on the dole

on the level

on hold

on a roll

on and on

on and off

on demand

The Right Job (p.124)

division

leading

decision-maker

pressure group

for and on behalf

to utilise

to assume complete responsibility

day-to-day operations

to consider applications

Listening (p. 126)

IIP (Investors In People)

regular briefing

frequent feedback

review meeting

credibility

badge

letterhead

induction

appraisal

to renounce

surveillance cameras

vigorous

long-lost

to fascinate

dumpster

carbon footprint

carbon offsetting

greenhouse gases

carbon dioxide

vital role

emission

to exhale

to undergo

youngster

aptitude

to get on with people

to get a kick out of sth

to keep a tally

health provision

Reading (“Getting a life” pp.128-129)

public sector

long hours

overtime

9 to 5

early starts

working-from-home

inflexible/rigid working times

flexi-time

a four-day week

irregular hours

part-time work

time off

staff turnover

inquiry officer

housing benefit department

to take salary cut

to take the post

to take its toll

line manager

to brave

rush hour traffic

authority’s assistant chief executive

readily

high level of sickness

low staff morale

to do sth pro-active

to prompt

to pilot

“work-life balance”

to devise

focus groups

to raise concerns

core hours

backlog

hold by

to be abolished

to meet commitments

to make it up

ploy (trick, fetch)

to be adamant

backhanded

self-rostering (графік)

team morale

incentive

to stifle

nine-day fortnight