Vocabulary for Ielts: Chủ đề 'Work' - Công việc
Những từ vựng hữu ích về chủ đề Công việc cho các sĩ tử Ielts lấy điểm cao nhé
- Employee - Người làm công
=>Someone who is paid to work for someone else.
Ex: The company has several hundred employees.
Ex: The company has several hundred employees.
- Employer - Người sử dụng lao động
=> A person or organization that employs people.
Ex: Employers monitor their employees very carefully these days.
Ex: Employers monitor their employees very carefully these days.
- Employment - Việc làm
=> When someone is paid to work for a company or organization.
Ex: Due to the recession, there are thousands of people looking for employment.
I was employed in the company for several years.
Ex: Due to the recession, there are thousands of people looking for employment.
I was employed in the company for several years.
- Unemployment - Thất nghiệp
=> Not working.
Ex: Levels of unemployment in the economy have been rapidly increasing.
He has been unemployed for 6 months now.
Ex: Levels of unemployment in the economy have been rapidly increasing.
He has been unemployed for 6 months now.
- Commute - Di chuyển
=> To make the same journey regularly between work and home
Ex: It is taking longer for people to commute to work because of traffic problems.
Commuting to work everyday by bus is tiring.
Ex: It is taking longer for people to commute to work because of traffic problems.
Commuting to work everyday by bus is tiring.
- Occupation - Nghề nghiệp
=> Formal way to say 'job'.
Ex: What is your occupation?
Ex: What is your occupation?
- Career - Nghề nghiệp
=> Working life or a particular job during one's working life that gets better in terms of salary and position.
Ex: He is retired now but he had an amazing career ( = succesful working life).
He hopes to have a career in the army
Ex: He is retired now but he had an amazing career ( = succesful working life).
He hopes to have a career in the army
- Profession - Chuyên nghiệp
=> Any type of work which needs special training or a particular skill, often one which is respected because it involves a high level of education.
Ex: The teaching profession is not as good as it used to be because salaries have decreased.
Ex: The teaching profession is not as good as it used to be because salaries have decreased.
- Salary / Wages - Mức lương, tiền lương
=> Money paid each month to an employee for their work.
Ex: Public sector salaries are not keeping up with inflation.
He receives a good wage because he works for a prestigious company.
Ex: Public sector salaries are not keeping up with inflation.
He receives a good wage because he works for a prestigious company.
- Public Sector - Khu vực công
=> Businesses and industries that are owned or controlled by the government.
Ex: You get a good pension if you work for the public sector, but the salary is not always so good.
Ex: You get a good pension if you work for the public sector, but the salary is not always so good.
- Private Sector - Khu vực tư nhân
=> Businesses and industries that are privately owned.
Ex: Most graduates hope to work in the private sector when they finish university as there are more opportunities and the pay is better than the public sector.
Ex: Most graduates hope to work in the private sector when they finish university as there are more opportunities and the pay is better than the public sector.
- Retire - Nghỉ hưu
=> To stop working because of old age or ill health.
Ex: The retirement age in most countries is 65.
He had to retire early due to ill health
Ex: The retirement age in most countries is 65.
He had to retire early due to ill health
- Flexitime - Thời gian linh hoạt
=> Working a fixed number of hours but having flexibility with start and finish times.
Ex: They have introduced flexitime at my work place so I usually start at 10am now and finish at 6pm.
Ex: They have introduced flexitime at my work place so I usually start at 10am now and finish at 6pm.
- Resign / Quit - Từ chức, bỏ việc
=> To leave a job.
Ex: He resigned from his job yesterday.
Don't quit your job unless you have another one to start.
Ex: He resigned from his job yesterday.
Don't quit your job unless you have another one to start.
- Fire / Sack / Dismiss - Đuổi việc
=> To remove someone from their job, especially because they have done something wrong
Ex: He was fired / sacked / dismissed because he was late for work every day.
Ex: He was fired / sacked / dismissed because he was late for work every day.
- Vacancy - Vị trí
=> A job postion that is not filled and so is available.
Ex: I spoke to the company and they said they had several vacancies.
Ex: I spoke to the company and they said they had several vacancies.
- Overtime - Thêm giờ
=> Working more than your contracted hours.
Ex: The employees often work overtime but they are not given extra money so it is not fair
Ex: The employees often work overtime but they are not given extra money so it is not fair
- Shift - Làm theo ca
=> The time worked in a job that is not normal hours.
Ex: She is a nurse so she has to work in shifts. One week she does the morning shift, and then the next week she will do the night shift.
Shift work can be very tiring.
Ex: She is a nurse so she has to work in shifts. One week she does the morning shift, and then the next week she will do the night shift.
Shift work can be very tiring.
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