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English File - Intermediate - Lesson 8A

Here you will find the vocabulary from Lesson 8A in the English File Intermediate coursebook, such as "unemployed", "sacked", "promote", etc.

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English File - Intermediate
to work
[Verb]

to do a job or task, usually for a company or organization, in order to receive money

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to set up
[Verb]

to establish a fresh entity, such as a company, system, or organization

Ex: After months of planning and coordination , the entrepreneurs set up their own software development company in the heart of the city .
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unemployed
[Adjective]

without a job and seeking employment

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to try to find something or someone

Ex: She would look for interesting events to attend in the city .
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job
[noun]

the work that we do regularly to earn money

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to sack
[Verb]

to dismiss someone from their job

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to apply
[Verb]

to formally request something, such as a place at a university, a job, etc.

Ex: As the deadline approached , more candidates began apply for the available positions .
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salary
[noun]

an amount of money we receive for doing our job, usually monthly

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boss
[noun]

a person who is in charge of a large organization or has an important position there

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to get
[Verb]

to receive or come to have something

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to do
[Verb]

(dummy verb) to perform an action that is specified by a noun

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overtime
[noun]

the extra hours a person works at their job

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to move to a higher position or rank

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to resign
[Verb]

to officially announce one's departure from a job, position, etc.

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to retire
[Verb]

to leave your job and stop working, usually on reaching a certain age

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to run
[Verb]

to own, manage, or organize something such as a business, campaign, a group of animals, etc.

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redundant
[Adjective]

surpassing what is needed or required, and so, no longer of use

Ex: The extra steps in the process redundant and removed .
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the time that a person is required to be working or present at work

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freelance
[noun]

an individual who works independently without having a long-term contract with companies

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part time
[Adjective]

working less hours than what is standard or customary

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self-employed
[Adjective]

working for oneself rather than for another

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temporary
[noun]

an individual who is employed for a limited time

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