Unit 1 Teamwork

Jobs and experience

Word Definition Translation

civil engineer (n) the person responsible for the

planning, building and repair of roads,
bridges, large buildings, etc.
land surveyor (n) someone whose job is to measure
and record the details of an area of
land
CAD (n) (= computer aided design) the use of
computers to design buildings
self-employed (adj) working for yourself and not employed
by a company
qualification (n) if you have a qualification, you have
passed an examination or course to
show you have a particular level of
skill or knowledge in a subject
training (n) the process of being taught the skills
for a particular job or activity
apprenticeship (n) the period of time someone works
for an employer in order to learn a
particular skill or job
CV (n) (= curriculum vitae) British English a
short written document that lists your
education and previous jobs, which
you send to employers when you are
looking for a job [= resume American
English]
experience (n) knowledge or skill that you gain from
doing a job or activity
education (n) the process of learning

maths (n) British English the science of numbers

and shapes, including algebra,
geometry and arithmetic [= math
American English]
competency (n) the ability to do something well

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