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officer
1. The person who represents the workers interests in disputes with the management in a factory

Safety officer Security officer Union official Economist Personnel officer Sales assistant Adviser Education officer Research worker Supervisor

BossDirector Manager Executive Administrator Secretary Clerk Skilled worker unskilled worker Laborer Receptionist Public relation officer Safety officer Security officer Union official Economist Personnel officer Sales assistant Adviser Education officer Research worker Supervisor
2. A person who has a high position in a company and whose job is to make important decisions.

BossDirector Manager Executive Administrator Secretary Clerk Skilled worker unskilled worker Laborer Receptionist Public relation officer Safety officer Security officer Union official Economist Personnel officer Sales assistant Adviser Education officer Research worker Supervisor 3. An important person in a company who sits on the Board.

BossDirector Manager Executive Administrator Secretary Clerk Skilled worker unskilled worker Laborer Receptionist Public relation officer Safety officer Security officer Union official Economist Personnel officer Sales assistant Adviser Education officer Research worker Supervisor 4. A worker whose job requires no special training.

BossDirector Manager Executive Administrator Secretary Clerk Skilled worker unskilled worker Laborer Receptionist Public relation officer Safety officer Security officer Union official Economist Personnel officer Sales assistant Adviser Education officer Research worker Supervisor 5. A person generally in charge of the day to day administration in a company.

BossDirector Manager Executive Administrator Secretary Clerk Skilled worker unskilled worker Laborer Receptionist Public relation officer Safety officer Security officer Union official Economist Personnel officer Sales assistant Adviser Education officer Research worker Supervisor 6. A person whose job it is to make sure there are no risks of accidents from machinery,etc.

BossDirector Manager Executive Administrator Secretary Clerk Skilled worker unskilled worker Laborer Receptionist Public relation officer Safety officer Security officer Union official Economist Personnel officer Sales assistant Adviser Education officer Research worker Supervisor 7. A person whose job it is to keep an eye on the day to day work of other workers.

BossDirector Manager Executive Administrator Secretary Clerk Skilled worker unskilled worker Laborer Receptionist Public relation officer Safety officer Security officer Union official Economist Personnel officer Sales assistant Adviser Education officer Research worker Supervisor 8. A person who does hard physical work.

BossDirector Manager Executive Administrator Secretary Clerk Skilled worker unskilled worker Laborer Receptionist Public relation officer Safety officer Security officer Union official Economist Personnel officer Sales assistant Adviser Education officer Research worker Supervisor 9. A person who handle application of vacant posts.

BossDirector Manager Executive Administrator Secretary Clerk Skilled worker unskilled worker Laborer Receptionist Public relation officer Safety officer Security officer Union official Economist Personnel officer Sales assistant Adviser Education officer Research worker Supervisor 10. The person who gives out information to the press for the company.

Lawyer Dentist Hairdresser Mechanic Architect Priest Farmer Vet Librarian Physiotherapist Child-minder Police officer Accountant Engineer Scientist Chef Firefighter Civil servant Tailor Designer Builder Carpenter Plumber
2. Think of five people you know who work for a living. Can you name their job in English?

Work: get, find, do, look for A living: make, earn, do for A job: take on, offer, have, look for, get, do, find

Hours of work: shift-work, flexi-time, nineto-five, Reasons for not working: on strike, get the sack, be fired, be dismissed, made redundant, laid off, give up work, take maternity leave, take sick leave, take early retirement Other: workaholic, promoted, apply for a job

1. I lost my job. They had to make cutback.

Hours of work: shift-work, flexi-time, nineto-five, Reasons for not working: on strike, get the sack, be fired, be dismissed, made redundant, laid off, give up work, take maternity leave, take sick leave, take early retirement Other: workaholic, promoted, apply for a job

2. Hes enjoying life on a pension, although he is only 58.

Hours of work: shift-work, flexi-time, nineto-five, Reasons for not working: on strike, get the sack, be fired, be dismissed, made redundant, laid off, give up work, take maternity leave, take sick leave, take early retirement Other: workaholic, promoted, apply for a job

3. One week its six to two, the next its night.

Hours of work: shift-work, flexi-time, nineto-five, Reasons for not working: on strike, get the sack, be fired, be dismissed, made redundant, laid off, give up work, take maternity leave, take sick leave, take early retirement Other: workaholic, promoted, apply for a job

4. They have made her general manger as from next month

Hours of work: shift-work, flexi-time, nineto-five, Reasons for not working: on strike, get the sack, be fired, be dismissed, made redundant, laid off, give up work, take maternity leave, take sick leave, take early retirement Other: workaholic, promoted, apply for a job

5. I was late so often, I lost my job.

Hours of work: shift-work, flexi-time, nineto-five, Reasons for not working: on strike, get the sack, be fired, be dismissed, made redundant, laid off, give up work, take maternity leave, take sick leave, take early retirement Other: workaholic, promoted, apply for a job

6. I get in at nine oclock and go home at five.

Hours of work: shift-work, flexi-time, nineto-five, Reasons for not working: on strike, get the sack, be fired, be dismissed, made redundant, laid off, give up work, take maternity leave, take sick leave, take early retirement Other: workaholic, promoted, apply for a job

7. Your trouble is you are obsessed with work

Would you call the following a trade, a profession or an unskilled job? 1. vet 2. plumber 4. Cleaner 6. architect 8. dressmaker 10. lawyer 3. electrician 5. chef 7. tailor 9. tailor

Cork city is the major metropolis of the south; indeed with a population of about 135,000 it is the second largest city in the Republic. The main business and shopping centre of the town lies on the island created by two channels of the River Lee, with most places within walking distance of the centre.
1. Where is Cork? 2. Where is the shopping and business centre of Cork?

The buses tend to be overcrowded and the one way traffic system is fiendishly completed. In the hilly area of the city is the famous Shandon Steeple, the bell-tower of the St Annes Church, built on the site of a church destroyed when the city was besieged by the Duke of Marlborough.
3. What is Corks traffic system like? 4.What is special about the site of St Annes Church?

Back across the river Lee lies the citys cathedral, an imposing 19th century building I the French Gothic style. Cork has two markets. Neither caters specifically for tourists but those who enjoy the atmosphere of a real working market will appreciate their charm. 5. In what style the architecture of Cork Cathedral?

The Crawford Art Gallery is well worth a visit. It regularly mounts adventurous exhibitions by contemporary artists. The fashionable residential districts of Cork city overlook the harbor. There are other residential areas in the outskirts 6. Is the Crawford Gallery worth visiting and why? 7. Where do Corks people live?

Sports: Swimming pool Sports centre tennis courts football pitch

Golf course skating rink

Cultural: theatre opera house concert hall radio station art gallery Educational: school college university library evening classes museum Catering & night life: restaurant caf nightclub take-away hotel B and B youth hostel dance-hall disco Transport: bus service taxi rank car hire agency car park parking meters Other: health centre law courts registry office citizens advice bureau job centre departmental store bottle bank chemists estate agent garden centre police station Town or city hall suburbs housing estate industrial estate pedestrian precinct

What facilities would your ideal town have?

Problems
Traffic jams Slums Vandalism Overcrowding Pollution Crime
Are any more problem you are facing in your town? Mention.

Adjective for describing towns


Historic spacious magnificent atmospheric Crowded shabby elegant lively

Succeeding Manage, succeed, accomplish


Attain an ambition Attain a target Reach an agreement Reach an obligation Reach a target Reach a compromise Realize an ambition Realize a dream Fulfill an ambition Achieve a target Achieve a compromise

Failing
Misfire Lack of success Come to nothing falter Difficulty Hard Have trouble Had a lot of bother with Cope with

Correct
1. I find very difficult to understand English idioms. 2. She succeeded to rise to the top in her profession. 3. Do you ever have any trouble to handle the photocopier? 4. Ive accomplished to work hard this last month 5. Im amazed that you can cope all of the work they give you.

What would you do if-- 1. A plan misfired? 2. You are having a lot of bother with your car? 3. A club had only two member left out of 50? 4. A student faltered in one exam out of six, but well do in all the rest? 5. You started a small business but it come to nothing? 6. You couldnt cope with your English studies?

Prefix Meaning
ab Ad Ambi Ante Anti Bi Contra, counter Of, away, from To, near, at Both, around before against Twice, double Against, opposite

Examples
Abnormal, absent, abstain, abuse Adapt, adjacent, admire, adopt, Ambiguous, ambitious Antedate, antenatal Antibiotic, anticlimax, antidote, antiseptic Bicycle, bigamy, bilateral, binocular Contraband, contradict, counterattack, counterfeit

Prefix Meaning
Dis ExExtraFore Hyper Not, less Former More Front, before

Examples
Disable, discount, disarm, dishonest Exit. Exclude, ex-president Extraordinary, extracurricular Forehead, foreground, forecast, foresight

Over, too much Hyperactive, hypercorrect, hypersensitive Inactive, illiterate, impossible, irresistible Interfere, intercept, international

In, il, im, irNot Inter Between, with each other

Prefix Meaning
Kilo Mega Mis Mono Multi Non Octo, oct
Penta, pent

Examples
kilometer, kilogram Megaphone, megawatt, megahertz Misrepresent, misspell, mistake Monotonous, monopoly Multiple, multifaceted
Nonsense, non-toxic, nonchalant, nonconformist

Thousand
Large, a million

Badly, wrong One Many, much Not Eight Five

Octopus, octane, octet, octpule Pentacle, pentagon, pentateuch

Prefix Meaning
Poly Post Pre Quadri Quasi Re Retro
Semi

Examples
Polygamy, polytechnic, polygon, polythene Postwar, postpone, post meridian (pm) Preface, precaution, prefabricated, precept Quadrilateral, quadrant, Quasi-intellectual Recall, refresh, rebuff, rebel, revise, reinforce, remind, revile, refrigerate Retrospection, retrograde Semoconductor, semidetached, semitone

Many
After

Before Four Like Again, back Backward Half

Prefix Meaning
Sub Trans Tri Ultra Un Under Uni, un Under
Across, beyond

Examples
Submarine, subordinate Translate, transform, transparent Triad, triangle, triplicate Ultraviolet, ultraconservative Unhappy, untie, uncouth, unbend Underwear, underwater, underpay, underweight Unicycle, unanimous, universe, unity

Three Beyond, too much Not, back Beneath One

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