VII. Translate into English.

Job:

- the particular activity that someone does regularly in order to earn money.

Profession:

- a type of work such as teaching, medicine, or law, for which you need special training and have to pass special examinations.

Occupation:

- someone's full-time job.

Business:

- the general area of work that you are involved in such as buying and selling a particular type of things.

Trad:

- a type of job in which you use hands to do skillful work such as building houses, making furniture, or repairing cars.

Applying for a job:

to find a job;

to apply for a job;

an applicant;

to fill in an application (form);

to submit an application (form);

to go for/to have an interview;

to have good qualifications and experience;

curriculum vitae (CV).

Having a job:

to have a job/to be in work;

to have a career in publishing/teaching/journalism, etc.;

to be without a job/to be out of work/to be

unemployed/to be jobless;

to leave/to quit a job;

to lose a job;

to change a job.

Hours of work:

a 9 to 5 job;

to do overtime;

to work flexitime;

a part- (full-)time job.

Payment:

salary

- money paid every month, especially directly into a bank, especially

to people who work in offices or in professional jobs;

wage

- money paid each week, especially by handing it directly to the worker, to people who work in factories, shops, restaurants, etc.;

a monthly/weekly/yearly payment;

high/low pay;

high/low wages;

to be underpaid/to be overpaid.

Work benefits:

(to get) a bonus;

(to receive) a commission;

fringe benefits:

free food or transport/free use of a car/holiday pay/ free health insurance;

to be promoted;

to get promotion;

increments (in salary);

career prospects;

a ... % pay rise.

Adjectives describing jobs:

“good”

“bad”

challenging

creative

demanding

exciting

inspiring

interesting

rewarding

well-paid/highly-paid

worthwhile

lucrative

permanent/temporary

steady

voluntary

boring

mundane

badly-paid/poorly paid