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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

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

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to set up

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

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unemployed

without a job and seeking employment

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to look for

to try to find something or someone

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job

the work that we do regularly to earn money

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to sack

to dismiss someone from their job

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to apply

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

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salary

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

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boss

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

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to get

to receive or come to have something

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to do

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

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overtime

the extra hours a person works at their job

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to promote

to move to a higher position or rank

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to resign

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

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to retire

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

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to run

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

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redundant

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

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work shift

the time that a person is required to be working or present at work

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freelance

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

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part time

working less hours than what is standard or customary

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self-employed

working for oneself rather than for another

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temporary

an individual who is employed for a limited time

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