Vocabulary from Lesson 1B - English File Advanced

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Vocabulary from Lesson 1B - English File Advanced

Repetitive: Involving the same actions or elements repeatedly, often leading to boredom or dissatisfaction.
Workforce: All the individuals who work in a particular company, industry, or country.
Qualification: A skill or personal quality that makes someone suitable for a particular job or activity.
Employment: Something that requires significant effort, skill, or determination, done regularly to earn money.
Satisfactory: Making one feel satisfied by giving a desirable outcome.
Dedicated: Willing to give one's energy and time to something because one believes in it.
Supportive: Offering assistance or support, making tasks easier or problems more manageable for others.
Skilled: Possessing enough skill or knowledge in a certain field or job.
Adaptable: Able to change and adjust to different conditions and circumstances.
Enthusiastic: Showing or having enthusiasm or strong emotions about something one cares deeply about.
Monotonous: Boring because of being the same thing all the time.
Motivational: Having the power to inspire or encourage action towards a goal or objective.
Rewarding: Bringing a deep sense of satisfaction or happiness.
Tiresome: Boring and repetitive, often causing frustration or weariness due to a lack of variety or interest.
Stagnant: Providing no opportunities to improve, advance, or progress.
Career: A profession or a series of professions that one can do for a long period of one's life.
National: Related to the citizens of a country.
Significant: Something special, important, and known that takes place at a particular time or place such as a festival or Valentine's Day.
Fast-paced: Having a high speed when doing something, especially moving.
Job: The work that we do regularly to earn money.
Search: The act of searching for a thing or person.
Climbing Frame: A piece of equipment with a set of steps connected to two long bars, used for climbing up and down a height.
Manager: Someone who is in charge of running a business or managing part or all of a company or organization.
Housekeeper: A person who does the housework as a job.
Footpath: A road or path that is rough and usually made by animals or people repeatedly walking there.
Maternity/Paternity: The quality or fact of being a mother/father to a child or children.
Ill: Not in a good and healthy physical or mental state.
Compassionate: Showing kindness, empathy, and understanding toward others, especially during times of difficulty or suffering.
Unpaid: Not yet given the money that was promised in exchange for something.
Freelancer: An individual who works independently without having a long-term contract with companies.
Constant: Continuing to exist all the time, without significant changes.
Duration: The quantity that is measured in seconds, minutes, hours, etc, using a device like a clock.
Part-time: Done only for a part of the working hours.
Commencement Time: The specific moment when an event or action is scheduled to begin or take place.
Identical: Like another thing or person in every way.
Distinct: Not like another thing or person in form, quality, nature, etc.
Colleague: Someone who works with someone else, having the same job.
Resign: To give up your job, school, etc..
Notify: To officially announce one's departure from a job, position, etc.
Staff: A group of people who work for a particular company or organization.
Dismiss: To dismiss employees due to financial difficulties or reduced workload.
Redundant: Surpassing what is needed or required, and so, no longer of use.
Remote: Away from a location or position in time or space.
Receive: To receive or come to have something.
Promote: To move to a higher position or rank.
Salary: The money that is paid to someone for doing their job.
Growth: An increase in something's number, amount, size, power, or value.
Competence: An ability to do something well, especially after training.
Employ: To pay someone to do a job.
Contract: To give work to someone and pay them.
Benefit: An advantage or a helpful effect that is the result of a situation.
Perk: An extra benefit, advantage, or privilege that one receives in addition to one's salary due to one's job.

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This quiz focuses on vocabulary from Lesson 1B of the English File Advanced course. Test your understanding of words related to employment and personal qualities that are important in the workforce. Enhance your language skills by mastering these essential terms.