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WORK vs JOB
WORK (Noun & verb) - Uncountable
1- Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a result:
I’m busy – I have a lot of work. / I've been working in the garden all day.

2- Work as a means of earning income; employment:

I’m still looking for work / She works as a cleaner at the hospital.

3- The place where one is employed:

I was returning home from work on a packed subway.
I start work at 8 in the morning / I finish work at 5 in the evening.

4- The period of time one spends in paid employment:

He was going to the theatre after work.

5- A task or tasks to be undertaken:

They made sure the work was progressing smoothly.

JOB (Noun) - Countable.

1. A paid position of regular employment:
The scheme could create 200 jobs / He took/got a job as a Walter

2. A task or piece of work, especially one that is paid:

She wants to be left alone to get on with the job.
I have a few jobs to do at home today.

3. A responsibility or duty:
It’s our job to find things out./ Let me do my job!

4. A difficult task:
We thought you’d have a job getting there.

5. To do something well or badly:

You did a good job of removing the stain .
He did a bad job of explaining his reasons.
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WORK vs JOB
TEST
1. She is very happy because she starts her new _____ today.

2. This is his _____. Yes, that building.

3. As a translator I complete two or three _____ each week.

4. When does she leave for ____?

5. When your father is away, it's your ____ to mind

your little brother.

6. I don't like this _____. Can I do something different?

7. When does she leave for ____?

8. He needs to find a new ____.