Presentation vocabulary on work and jobs for intermediate English students

1. THE ALPHABET WORK RACE
H O W M A N Y W O R D S R E L A T E D T O W O R K D O Y O U R E M E M B E R ?

2. WORK: A
I´m going to _ for that job I saw on the Internet

3. WORK: B
Who tells you what to do at work?
______________

4. WORK: C
I’m in ____ of the sales department

5. WORK: D
We ___ training courses once a year

6. WORK: E
Microsoft has over 90,000 __ in the world

7. WORK: F
My friend Jackie works ___ Apple

8. WORK: G
A person who grows plants and flowers is a __

9. WORK: H
A ___ cuts your hair

10. WORK: I
You usually have one of these before a
company decides if you get a job with them

11. WORK: J
It´s what you don´t have when you are
unemployed

12. WORK: K
Chefs work in here
__________

13. WORK: L
A phrasal verb which means the same as
“search for”
______________

14. WORK: M
Do you know anyone who´s been ____
redundant recently?

15. WORK: N
My partner works shifts. He works at _____
one week, then works during the day the
next.

16. WORK: O
If you work more than your normal hours,
you do _______

17. WORK: P
It´s an alternative to working full time

18. WORK: Q
Another way of saying “resign”

19. WORK: R
A verb which means when people stop working
after the ages of 65 or 70

20. WORK: S
A person who works for him/herself is
___________________

21. WORK: T
It´s the opposite of a permanent job

22. WORK: U
He decided to set ___ his own business last
year

23. WORK: V
She´s an animal doctor

24. WORK: W
I _______ for an international company in
central London

25. WORK: X
A small, non-speaking job in a film has this
letter in it!
____________

26. WORK: Y
My brother is on his second ____ of University
and he loves it

27. WORK: Z
This person takes care of imprisoned animals

28. Now check your answers

29. WORK: A
I´m going to APPLY for that job I saw on the
Internet

30. WORK: B
Who tells you what to do at work?
BOSS

31. WORK: C
I’m in CHARGE of the sales department

32. WORK: D
We DO training courses once a year

33. WORK: E
Microsoft has over 90,000 EMPLOYEES in the
world

34. WORK: F
My friend Jackie works FOR Apple

35. WORK: G
A person who grows plants and flowers is a
GARDENER

36. WORK: H
A HAIRDRESSER cuts your hair

37. WORK: I
You usually have an INTERNSHIP before a
company decides if you get a job with them

38. WORK: J
You don´t have a JOB when you are
unemployed

39. WORK: K
Chefs work in here
KITCHEN

40. WORK: L
A phrasal verb which means the same as
“search for”
LOOK FOR

41. WORK: M
Do you know anyone who´s been MADE
redundant recently?

42. WORK: N
My partner works shifts. He works at NIGHT
one week, then works during the day the
next.

43. WORK: O
If you work more than your normal hours,
you do OVERTIME

44. WORK: P
PART TIME is an alternative to working full
time

45. WORK: Q
Another way of saying “resign”

46. WORK: R
A verb which means when people stop working
after the ages of 65 or 70
RETIRE

47. WORK: S
A person who works for him/herself is
SELF-EMPLOYED

48. WORK: T
TEMPORARY the opposite of permanent

49. WORK: U
He decided to set UP his own business last year

50. WORK: V
She´s an animal doctor
VET

51. WORK: W
I WORK for an international company in
central London

52. WORK: X
A small, non-speaking job in a film has this
letter in it is EXTRA!
____________

53. WORK: Y
My brother is on his second YEAR of
University and he loves it

54. WORK: Z
A ZOO KEEPER takes care of imprisoned
animals