BE. Target Vocabulary. Unit 1. Career

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Item

Definition

Derivatives/collocations Synonyms/antonyms

1

career (n)

profession or job that you train for

~ist (n); ~ ladder/move/break/opportunities/plan;

get/move ahead in one’s ~; improve/make a ~; current ~;

syn.: occupation; business; profession

2

employ (v)

pay someone to work in a particular job

~ment (n): full ~ment; (n); ~er (n); ~ee (n):

~ee loyalty (n);

syn.: hire; engage; occupy

ant.: dismiss; discharge

3

flexitime (n) BE flextime (n) AE

a system in which people who work in a company do a fixed number of hours each week, but can choose what time they start or finish work within certain limits

work ~;

4

labour (n) BE, labor (n) AE

work performed by the people in a company, country etc.

~ing (n); ~ union (AE)/ force (BE);

syn.: work; employment

5

job (n)

a task or piece of work, especially one that is paid

part-time ~; get on with the ~;

6

manage (v)

direct or control an organization

~ment (n); ~r (n); ~ess (n); ~able (adj); ~ rial (adj)

syn.: control, direct, rule

ant.: mismanage, misdirect

7

overtime (n, adv)

time that you spend working in your job in addition to your normal working hours

work ~

8

overwork (n)

when someone works too much or too hard

9

position (n)

a job

vacant ~; apply for the ~ of; look for ~; ~ description;

syn.: post

10

promote (v)

1) help something develop and grow; 2) give someone a more important job or rank in an organization

~r (n); promotion (n): get ~; deserve ~; promotional (adj)

syn.: raise; encourage

11

qualification (n)

a skill, personal quality, or type of experience that makes you suitable for a particular job

qualify (v); qualified (adj)

12

recruit (v)

the process or the business of recruiting new people

~er (n); ~ing (adj); ~ment (n): ~ agency (n);

13

redundancy (n)

the state of being no longer in employment because there is no more work available

face ~; redundant (adj): make smb ~

14

resign (v)

leave a job, position etc officially, usually through your own choice, rather than being told to leave

~ed (adj); ~ation (n)

15

retire (v)

stop doing one’s regular work, because one has reached a particular age

~d (adj); ~ment (n): take ~;

retiring (adj): ~ age

16

sack (v)

tell someone to leave their job, or to be told to leave your job

give sb the ~; get the ~;

~ed (adj): be ~ for smth

syn.: dismiss; fire

ant.: hire

17

salary (n)

a fixed regular payment for work

a competitive ~

18

sales representative (n)

someone whose job is to sell their company’s products or services, for example by visiting customers

19

trade union (n) BE

an organization representing people working in a particular industry or profession, especially in meetings with their employers

syn.: labor union (AE)

20

unemployment (n)

when you do not have a job

unemployed (adj); ~ rate

ant.: employment

21

vacancy (n)

a job that is available

vacant (adj): ~ post; advertise

22

work (n)

do smth that involves physical or mental activity

~aholic (n); ~load: heavy ~; ~ force (n)

syn.: labour; employment; occupation