Tự ôn luyện bài nói EILTS - Chủ đề: Job

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1. JOB 1. e.g. a nurse / an accountant / a builder 15. It's difficult to make a living as a / an 2. I work in (+ place or general area). e.g. freelance writer e.g. a hospital / an office marketing / social 16. I've been offered a job 3. I work for (+ name / place of the e.g. in that company / in London company). 17. I've applied for a job e.g. Union Bank / IBM / Fiat / an e.g. in a local company / in the accounts international bank department What your job involves Working hours 4. I'm in charge of 18. I have a nine-to-five job / I work nine- e.g. a big company to-five 5. I'm responsible for (regular working hours in Britain) e.g. some workers in that department 19. I do / work shift work. 6. I have to deal with (nights one week, days next) e.g. any complaints / overseas clients, 20. I am on flexi-time. mainly (flexible working hours) 7. I run 21. I have to do / work overtime. e.g. the company / a restaurant (work extra hours) 8. I manage 22. I only work part-time / take a part- e.g. a shop in downtown time job. Daily duties / routines (part of a day or a few days a week) 9. I have to go / attend (formal) 23. I am a workaholic. I work full-time. e.g. (to) a lot of meetings / conferences (work too much) 10. I visit / see / meet 24. I took early retirement. e.g. patients / clients (retire at 55 in Britain) 11. I advise 25. I am on / take sick leave. e.g. people / clients and give them help (a period spent away from work, etc. 12. It involves because of illness) e.g. writing letters / filling in forms / doing a 26. I am on / take maternity leave. lot of paperwork / using computers a lot of (expecting a baby) the time 27. I gave up work Getting a job e.g. in order to study 13. It's not easy to get / find work 28. I was laid off (informal) e.g. in big cities / round these parts e.g. when the factory went bust 14. I'd love to do e.g. marketing / this kind of work 1
2. 29. I was made redundant. 44. A lot of people do voluntary work. (no longer needed and therefore out of (you want to do it and you're not paid) work) 45. I was promoted. 30. I was dismissed (formal) (get a higher position) e.g. for refusing to obey orders 46. It is a demanding job. 31. I was fired (informal) (needing a lot of effort, care, skill) e.g. for always being late 47. I fill in for / stand in for / cover for 32. I am on / off duty. e.g. her while she is off sick (to be working / not working) 48. I am acting Other useful phrases e.g. as a manager for the next couple of 33. We usually take a break months e.g. for lunch / for ten minutes 49. I will take the place of 34. We normally knock off work (informal) e.g. our manager when he leaves e.g. about 5:30 p.m. and go off to a 50. The morning shift takes over from restaurant nearby e.g. the night shift t 9 a.m. 35. I get some rest. 51. It is great teamwork (a period of time when you relax after e.g. that helps get the job done on time working) 52. We teamed up 36. I was rather inexperienced e.g. with another group to finish our project e.g. for that kind of work 53. We cooperate 37. I have a lot of experience e.g. with a German firm on this project e.g. in this area / of this kind of problem 54. I was employed 38. I am sufficiently qualified e.g. as a secretary for a couple of months e.g. for this position 55. I do casual work. 39. This is a job requiring (not regular, usually paid hourly) (a period of time when you relax after 56. I've got a temporary job working) e.g. working in a newspaper office 40. I try to be hardworking. 57. This factory has 200 employees. (work hard) (a person who is employed) 41. I'm quite competent 58. The staff e.g. at my job e.g. are so polite and friendly 42. I try to work efficiently. 59. They promoted (work quickly without making mistakes and e.g. me to office manager wasting time) 60. I'm on leave 43. Efficiency is very important e.g. at the moment because e.g. in my job 61. The post has been vacant e.g. for some time 2
3. 62. I turned it down. 68. My average income (to refuse one's offer) e.g. has risen 2% this year Payment 69. I'm poorly paid / badly paid / don't 63. I am paid earn much. e.g. every months and this pay goes directly (I'm paid very little money) into my bank account monthly 70. I have a high income / earn a lot / am 64. My salary well-paid. e.g. is 20.000$ a year (I'm paid a lot of money) 65. I earn 71. My take-home pay / net income is e.g. 200$ a week as a hairdresser 150$. 66. With many jobs you get holiday pay (money left after deductions) and sick pay. 72. My gross income is more than that. (when you're off duty or ill) (before deductions) 67. I'm going to a pay rise. (my pay goes up) Job Questions 1. What do you do? 2. What's your job? 3. What do you do for a living? 4. What are your main responsibilities? 5. What do you do every day? 6. What are your duties? 7. What is your daily routine? 8. What does your job involve? 9. How many people does your firm employ at present? 10. Can you have some time off whenever you want? 12. Why don't you apply for another job? 13. Have you filled in the application form? 14. If they offer you a well-paid job. will you take it? 15. How much holiday do you get / How many weeks holiday do you get? 16. What are normal working hours for most office jobs in your country? 17. What kind of jobs get very high salaries in your country? 18. What is the minimum amount of income tax you have to pay? 19. What jobs often involve shift work? Would you like to do one? 20. Is flexi-time common in your company? 3
4. 21. What are your working hours? 22. Do you do / work any overtime? 23. Teachers don't earn very much, do they? Why (not)? 24. When were you last promoted? 25. Why / When did you apply for this job? 26. Why did you take an early retirement? 27. Why did you resign? 28. Did they give you a lot of training before getting the job from the company? 29. Did you do / go on any training courses for this job? 30. Have you been promoted since you started in the company? 31. Do you normally get a good pay rise at the end of each year? 32. How do you feel about your future prospects in the company? 33. Are you happy in the job or do you feel is time for a fresh challenge in another company? 34. What exactly are your duties as a nurse? 35. Who do you work for? 36. Are you usually busy at work? 37. What do you find difficult about working there? 38. Can you describe your place of work? 39. What do you like about your job? 40. Do you usually cover for a colleague when he is on leave? 41. How do you find visiting a lot of people / clients? 42. Who will take your place when you leave? How do you feel about this? 43. What kind of jobs are you good at? 44. Can you tell me about your boss? What kind of a person is he / she? 45. Have you ever had any serious problems at work? 46. Do you work at the moment? Tell me about the work you do. 47. Have you ever had any other jobs? 48. Would you like to do the same job as your mother / father? 4