Topic vocabulary |
| ambition (n) |
something that you very much want to
achieve |
His ambition was to become a successful
writer. |
| application (n) |
a formal request to do something or have
something, for example a job |
His application for membership was rejected. |
| bank account (n phr) |
an arrangement with a bank that allows you
to keep your money there |
We’ll pay the money into your bank account. |
| boss (n) |
the person who is in charge of you at work |
I’ll ask my boss for a day off next week. |
| career (n) |
a job or profession that you work at for
some time |
Rosen had decided on an academic career. |
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| colleague (n) |
someone who works in the same organisation
or department as you |
Friends and colleagues will remember him
as a kind man. |
| company (n) |
an organisation that sells services or goods |
Max works for a large oil company. |
| contract (n) |
a written legal agreement between two
people or organisations |
After six months she was offered a contract
of employment. |
| department (n) |
a section in a government, organisation, or
business that deals with a particular type of
work |
You need to speak to our sales department. |
| deserve (v) |
if you deserve something, it is right that you
get it, because of the way that you are or
the way that you have behaved |
After five hours on your feet you deserve
a break. |
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| earn (v) |
to receive money for work that you do |
Most people here earn about €30,000 a year. |
| fame (n) |
the state of being famous |
Albert Finney rose to fame in the British
cinema of the early Sixties. |
| goal (n) |
the action of putting a ball into a goal in
a game such as football |
Nielsen scored two goals in the last ten
minutes. |
| impress (v) |
if someone or something impresses you,
you admire them |
Her ability to deal with problems impresses
me. |
| income (n) |
money that someone gets from working or
from investing money |
What is your approximate annual income? |
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| industry (n) |
all the businesses involved in producing a
particular type of goods or services |
How long have you worked in the oil industry? |
| interview (v) |
to ask someone, especially someone
famous, questions about themselves, their
work, or their ideas |
He was interviewed on the radio this morning. |
| interview (n) |
a meeting in which someone asks another
person, especially a famous person,
questions about themselves, their work, or
their ideas |
This is her first interview since becoming
Olympic champion. |
| leader (n) |
someone who is in charge of a group,
organisation, or country |
Victoria became a manager because she’s a
good leader. |
| manager (n) |
someone whose job is to organise and
control the work of a business, a department,
or the people who work there |
I'd like to speak to the manager. |
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| pension (n) |
an amount of money that someone receives
regularly when they no longer work because
of their age or because they are ill |
My grandma stopped working three years
ago and now she gets a pension. |
| poverty (n) |
a situation in which someone does not have
enough money to pay for their basic needs |
Half the world’s population is living in poverty. |
| pressure (n) |
attempts to persuade or force someone to
do something |
My parents put me under a lot of pressure at
school. |
| previous (adj) |
a previous event, period, or thing happened
or existed before the one that you are
talking about |
All the other guests had arrived the previous
day. |
| profession (n) |
a job that you need special skills and qualifications to do |
Her father discouraged her from going into the legal profession. |
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| retire (v) |
to stop working permanently, especially
when you are old |
He retired from the army last month. |
| salary (n) |
a fixed amount of money that you earn each
month or year from your job |
Lisa gets an annual salary of €30,000. |
| staff (n) |
the people who work for a particular
company, organisation, or institution |
She joined the staff in 1996. |
| strike (n) |
a period of time during which people refuse
to work, as a protest |
There’s a train strike in the city. |
| tax (v) |
to make someone pay money to the
government |
Everyone in my country pays 20 per cent tax
on any money they earn. |
| tax (n) |
an amount of money that you have to pay to the government |
The government has promised to lower taxes after the election. |
| wealthy (adj) |
rich |
Ian became a very wealthy businessman. |
