Unit 1 Business Vocabulary in Use -Intermediate PDF

1 Work and jobs A What do you do? To find out what someone’s job is, you ask ‘What do you do?’ Kerstin talks about her job: ‘I work for a large European car maker. I work on car design. In fact, I run the design department and I manage a team of desi...

1 Work and jobs A What do you do? To find out what someone’s job is, you ask ‘What do you do?’ Kerstin talks about her job: ‘I work for a large European car maker. I work on car design. In fact, I run the design department and I manage a team of designers: 20 people work under me. It’s very interesting. One of my main responsibilities is to make sure that new model designs are finished on time. I’m also in charge of design budgets. ‘I deal with a lot of different people in the company. I’m responsible for coordination between design and production: I work with managers at our manufacturing plants.’ Note in charge of + noun responsible for + verb + -ing responsibility + infinitive / -ing One of my responsibilities is to make sure that … One of my responsibilities is making sure that … You don’t say: ‘I’m a responsible.’ B Word combinations with ‘work’ If you work or have work, you have a job. But you don’t say that someone has ‘a work’. Work is also the place where you do your job. You don’t say for example, ‘at the work’ or ‘to the work’. Here are some phrases with ‘work’. The economy is growing fast and more people are in work – have a job – than ever before. The percentage of people out of work – without a job – has fallen to its lowest level for 30 years. Frank talks about his job: ‘I work in a bank in New York City. I leave for work at 7.30 every morning. I go to work by train and subway. I get to / arrive at work at about 9. I’m usually at work till 6. Luckily, I don’t get ill very much so I don’t often take time off work – away from work due to illness.’ C Types of job and types of work A full-time job is one for the whole of the normal working week; a part-time job is for less time than that. You say that someone works full-time or part-time. A permanent job does not finish after a fixed period; a temporary job finishes after a fixed period. You talk about temporary work and permanent work. 10 Business Vocabulary in Use Intermediate  Exercises 1.1 Look at A opposite. Margaux is talking about her work. Correct the expressions in italics. ‘I work for a large French supermarket company. It is an international company and (1) I work about the development of new supermarkets abroad. (2) In fact, I running the development department and (3) I am manage for a team looking at the possibilities in different countries. It’s very interesting. (4) One of my main is to make sure that new supermarkets open on time. (5) I’m also charged with financial reporting. (6) I deal at a lot of different organizations in my work. (7) I’m responsible of planning projects from start to finish. (8) I work closely near our foreign partners, and so I travel a lot.’ 1.2 Complete each gap in the text with one of the prepositions from B opposite. Rebecca lives in London and works in public relations. She leaves home for work at 7.30 am. She drives (1) work. The traffic is often bad and she worries about getting (2) work late, but she usually arrives (3) work at around 9. She finishes work quite late, at about 8. ‘Luckily, I’m never ill,’ she says. ‘I could never take time (4) work.’ She loves what she does and is glad to be (5) work. Some of her friends are not so lucky: they are (6) of work. 1.3 What is being advertised in each of these job advertisements (1–6)? Use an expression from C opposite, including the words in brackets. The first one has been done for you. 1 Librarian required for public library, Apply now a part-time job afternoons 2 till 6. (job) 2 4 Personal assistant needed Teacher needed for summer course, for busy office, 9 am to 1 to 31 August. (job) Apply now 5.30 pm. (work) Apply now 5 Salesman required for showroom – 3 good prospects for right Experienced barman wanted, 8 pm Apply now person. (work) until midnight. (work) Apply now 6 Lawyer wanted for law firm – long hours, 4 weeks holiday per year. (job) Apply now Over to you If you work, answer these questions. If you don’t work, answer these What do you do? What are you in charge of? questions. What are your responsibilities? What sort of job would you like What time do you leave for work? How long does to do? it take you to get to work? What time do you What sort of routine would you arrive at work? Do you take a lot of time off work? like to have? Why do some people prefer to work part-time or to have temporary jobs? Business Vocabulary in Use Intermediate 11