Work Related Vocabulary

Exercise 1. Read the text and complete the sentences.

 1. A software company in Los Angeles doesn’t charge its employees anything for
_restaurant__ their clothes or when they want to wash __________ . They can also
__vacations________ free of charge all day long.
2. Employees at a San Francisco company can go outside and play ___pool_______ or
____ping pong______during their break. Sometimes they have so much fun at work they
don’t want ___tennis_______.
3. __________ were taken to a concert by a U.K. cell phone company.
4. Employees of an American insurance company don’t have to __________ on their
birthdays and they can spend a quiet moment in a __gift of $100________ whenever they
like.

Exercise 2. Look at the highlighted words in the text and match them with their meanings a-g.

1. Perks _f__ a. Trips or short journeys usually lasting

for a day.
2. Gourmet__d_ b. Go towards.
3. Head for __b_ c. Think about something in a particular
way.
4. Pleasant _e__ d. Food of high quality and often
expensive.
5. Outings __a_ e. Nice, enjoyable.
6. Firm __c_ f. Things you are offered as well as your
salary.
7. Consider __g_ g. Company.

Exercise 3. Complete the dialogue with the words in the box.

interests applied fluent skills previous available assistant

Alex: So? Have you ___applied_______ for that job you were talking about last week?

Matt: Yes. I sent my résumé this morning.

Alex: What did you write about your ___previous_______ experience?

Matt: I wrote that I have worked as a(n) __assistant________ manager for Hi-tech magazine.

Alex: OK. And what did you write under references?

Matt: That they’re ____skills______ upon request.

Alex: OK. Did you include anything about ____interests______ ?

Matt: Just that I like traveling and reading.

Alex: And you did mention that you are ____fluent______ in German and Japanese, didn’t you?

Matt: Yes, under personal ____available______.

Alex: Great! Good luck, then.

Matt: Thanks.