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Cartes-fiches
sb who sells things ● She asked the sales
assistant to show her the range of make-up
available.
sales assistant (n)
sb who is being considered for a job ● There
are three candidates for this job, but only one
will get it.
candidate (n)
to fail suddenly or drop in value ● When the
property market crashed, their home was
worth only half what they paid for it.
crash (v, n)
trade or investment business ● There is a
growing market for goods made under fair
working conditions.
market (n)
owe money ● Stop using your credit card
because you are already in debt and owe
money to the bank.
be in debt (expr)
We say this to sb to say we are happy about
a happy event or when they did sth well.
● Congratulations! You got the first prize.
Congratulations! (excl) , congratulate (v)
unemployed ● The supermarket closed and
now we are all out of work.
out of work (expr)
selling goods to the public, not from business
to business ● He works in the retail industry as
a shop manager.
retail (n)
the activity of helping to run or control a
company or organisation ● The restaurant is
under new management, so we have a new
menu.
management (n)
refuse to accept or agree with sth ● Mary
rejected the offer because she was happy with
the job she had.
reject (v), rejection (n
all the people who work in a place ● The hotel
staff were very friendly.
staff (n)
employ ● The company hasn’t taken on any
new employees this year.
take on (phr v)
to tell sb that they can no longer work for you
● He was always late for work, so he got the
sack.
get the sack (expr)
get angry ● Sharon lost her temper and
shouted angrily at Jack when he broke her
new phone.
lose my temper (expr)
to ask sb if they would like to do or have sth
● The shop made him an offer of work, but he
didn’t accept it as the salary was too low.
make an offer (expr)
give sb a more responsible job in a company
● Rebecca has been promoted from assistant
editor to chief editor.
promote (v), promotion (n)
to say firmly when others disagree
● It was embarrassing when Dad insisted
on driving me to university.
insist (v), insistence (n), insistent (adj)
to say sth isn’t true ● Jack denied that he had
stolen the money, but the police didn’t believe
him.
deny (v), denial (n)
say you are sorry for doing sth wrong
● I apologise for shouting at you yesterday.
apologise (v), apology (n), apologetic (adj)
extra time that sb works in addition to their
normal hours ● I’ll ask the boss if I can do
some overtime this week to get some extra
pay.
overtime (n)
money added to sb’s salary ● There has been
a news report on the ridiculously high bonuses
that were given to bank bosses during difficult
times.
bonus (n)
money you earn ● Our family income is just
enough to pay our monthly bills.
income (n)
to become part of or match with sth in an easy
natural way ● Despite his lack of experience,
his enthusiasm helped him fit in with the rest of
the team.
fit in (phr v)
a piece of paper that shows how much money
you must pay for sth ● I always pay the phone
bill οn time.
bill (n)
to prove (to be) ● Their new business plan
turned out to be a success.
turn out (to be)
to gain an advantage from sth ● She gets
hours of pleasure from painting landscapes.
get (sth) out of (sth)
to change sth so that it becomes sth different
● He turned his spare room into an office.
turn (sth) into (sth) (phr v)
sb who buys sth from a shop or business
● The shop’s online customers complained
about waiting so long for their deliveries.
customer (n)
to get sth (usually money) for sth that you have
done or made ● Photography is fun, but it’s a
hard way to earn a living.
earn (v), earnings (n pl)
for all the usual working or studying hours of a
week ● Vanessa found a full-time job, working
nine to five, at a travel agency.
full-time (adj, adv)
a plan showing the aims of a business and
how these can be achieved ● If we follow our
business plan, we should start to make a profit
after our first year.
business plan (n)
a line of machines or workers in a factory that
each deals with a different stage of producing
sth until it is completed ● In most stages of car
production lines, humans have been replaced
by robots.
production line (n)
money that you receive from your employer
every month ● His salary is paid into his bank
account once a month.
salary (n)
a job ● The position of chef at the local
restaurant is being advertised in this
magazine.
Position
position (n),
money you get from selling sth for more than
it cost you ● The company produces laptops
which cost about £300 and then sells them at
£1,000, making a profit of about £700 on each
one.
profit (n), profit (v), profitable (adj)
the amount you have in your bank account
● This app allows me to check my bank
balance via my smartphone so I won’t spend
too much.
bank balance (n)
to buy sth that you hope will give you a profit
● He’s looking for a partner to invest in his
business and provide him with the money he
needs to start it up.
invest (v), investment (n)
If workers work shifts, they work for a period
of time during the day or night and are then
replaced by other workers. ● She’s a nurse
and is doing the night shift this week.
shift (n),
sb who has bees, looks after them and usually
collects the honey they produce ● Beekeepers
have to wear protective clothing so they don’t
get stung while working.
beekeeper (n), beekeeping (n)
sb who gives instructions to aircraft pilots to
help them land or take off ● Our plane made
an emergency landing at another airport
when the air-traffic controller warned the
pilot of dangerous weather conditions at our
destination.
air-traffic controller (n), air-traffic control (n)
