1. A great many men were not able to choose what they would do but had to take the first_____that came their way.
2. A blacksmith who really knows his _ __is hard to find.
3. Many doctors, nurses and priests do their___________not because it is a means to earn a living but because they feel spiritual ______.
4. People in the law___________are trained to be discreet.
5. Men of different___________came to America willing to work hard - work with their hands as well as their heads.
8._______________________________ I'm afraid I have no idea about his present___________. All 1 know is that he gave up a brilliant___________in advertising and left London.
9. He is a real Jack of all___________.
Fill in the gaps choosing a suitable word from the box below.
Job, occupation, profession, post, position, vacancy, career, calling
1) Please, state your age, address, and _____ in the space below.
2) My brother made a brilliant ______ in journalism.
3) My aunt occupies a key ______in the Safety Department.
4) She was the first woman ever to hold the ______ of President.
5) You may leave your letter of application and CV, we have three _______ for typists.
6) He did not have permanent work and only did odd _______from time to time.
7) My first _______ was in a record shop and Ill remember those times forever!
8) There are now much more women in the medical _______.
9) He applied for the _________ of assistant manager in a big company.
10) You can read want ads to learn about ________ available and then you can apply for any of them.
11) She chose a political _________.
12) She was offered a _______ in the new government.
13) Laura has a well-paid _________ in the tax department.
14) It is in Sarahs nature to help others, so her work is inseparable from life. Being a doctor isnt just her job, its her _________.
Fill in the gaps choosing a suitable word or expression from the box.
Perks qualifications ambitious job security salary references promotion commission
1) His ______ is not very high right now but there is a good chance of ______ to a better job. It will mean more money and more responsibility.
2) Her ________ make Nora the most suitable candidate for the advertised post.
3) When a persons job is selling some product, it usually means getting a percentage of the value of what has been sold. It is called _________.
4) Most employers prefer the applicants who can submit good __________ from their teachers and previous employers.
5) Some jobs have extra benefits called _________: free meals, health insurance, use of the company car, longer vacations.
6) __________ means being sure of ones future in their working place.
7) A(n) ___________ person prefers having a challenging job to the one that demands little of them.
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9. What can one get for work? Match the words and word combinations in the left column with their definitions in the right one.
| 1)pay | a)a sum paid to the owner of a copyright or patent, e.g. to an author for each copy of his book sold |
| 2)sick pay | b)pay given to employees who are on holiday |
| 3)holiday pay | c)money paid for regular work |
| 4)overtime pay | d)fixed, regular pay given to professional people, such as teachers, lawyers, managers, etc.; it is usually paid monthly, often by cheque and is sometimes expressed as a yearly figure |
| 5)wages | e)an amount of money that a government or other organization gives to someone to help pay for his/ her education, research work, etc. |
| 6)salary | f)payment to a person for selling goods, which increases with the quantity of goods sold |
| 7)fee | g)money given every week to manual workers, clerks, typists and other office-workers below management level, shop assistants, etc.; the money is paid in cash; it may vary from week to week, because it may include overtime pay, sometimes a bonus |
| 8)royalty | h)money paid at a higher rate for any extra hours |
| 9)grant | i)a payment made to doctors, lawyers, teachers, architects and other professional people for their services, if these services are given on a private basis; it is not regular and is given for a certain piece of work |
| 10)bonus | j)an additional payment for a particular reason, e.g. higher productivity |
| 11)commission | k)pay given to an employee who is absent because of illness |
