Многие из нас изучают английский для карьеры и использования на работе, поэтому термины, связанные с рабочими моментами, особенно актуальны. К тому же в этом разделе лексики есть несколько очень интересных выражений и метафор, которые могут оказаться актуальными в любой области.
Прилагательные, которыми можно описать работу:
| Challenging | Трудный, но увлекательный; требующий сил | My job is very challenging – it always tests my abilities. |
| Monotonous/ repetitive | Монотонный | She has such a monotonous job! She just checks the numbers. |
| Tedious | Скучный, нудный | I work in the Passport Office – everything is so long and monotonous. |
| Demanding | Требовательный | He is a surgeon, so his job is very demanding and he always has to be smart. |
| Rewarding | Вознаграждаемый | My work makes me happy, as it is rewarding and people always say thanks. |
| Motivating | Мотивирующий | Our boss makes our work motivating by constant competing. |
Фразы и метафоры, связанные с работой:
| Be in charge of | Отвечать за | He is in charge of a very big department. |
| Be responsible for | Отвечать за | What are you responsible for? |
| Deal with | Иметь дело с | She has to deal with men only. |
| Be off work | Не работать, иметь выходной | Jane is off work today, please, come tomorrow. |
| Be on a maternity leave | Иметь отпуск по уходу за ребенком | When she was on a maternity leave, she also got some salary. |
| Be on a sick leave | Быть на больничном | Steve has never been on a sick leave in his life. |
| Be part of a team | Быть частью команды | Would you like to be a part of our team? |
| Work for your own | Работать на себя | I will never stop working for my own! |
| Have your own business | Иметь свой бизнес | Not everyone wants to have their own business. |
| Have the opportunity to travel | Иметь возможность путешествовать | This job gives you this great opportunity to travel. |
| Get promoted | Получить повышение | John has been promoted recently! |
| Have good prospects in the job | Иметь хорошие перспективы на работе | You will have good prospects working as a chief director. |
| Temporary job | Временная работа | This is just a temporary job, so don’t stop searching. |
| Be on a short-term contract | Иметь краткосрочный контракт | They only signed a short-term contract with us. |
| Have a constant/permanent job/position | Иметь постоянную/временную работу/позицию | She is a student, so she has never had a constant job yet. |
| Have no job security | Иметь гарантии трудоустройства | This contract has no job security at all! I can be fired any moment. |
| Be sacked (inf) /fired | Быть уволенным | She was sacked for having quarreled with the boss. |
| Be self-employed | Работать на себя | Sometimes self-employed people have fewer benefits in the banks. |
| Run a business | Управлять бизнесом | He is extremely good at running this horse business. |
| Work part-time | Иметь частичную занятость | Working part-time allows you to have a lot of hobbies of your own. |
| Be made redundant | Быть сокращенным | The employees were made redundant because of the crisis. |
| Be out of work | Не иметь работу | And now they are out of work. |
| Do voluntary work | Выполнять добровольную работу | She is doing some voluntary work to please her soul. |
| Get some experience | Получать опыт | Before you get a decent job you should get some more experience in this field. |
Существительные:
| Job/work | Работа | How long have you been looking for the job? |
| Career | Карьера | He has made a career in construction. |
| Position | Позиция | This position is quite stable. |
| Profession | Профессия | I chose my profession when I was still a kid. |
| Salary | Заработная плата | The salary is high enough to buy a house in a couple of years. |
| Wage | Оплата за неделю | Builders are paid wages every week. |
| Bonuses | Бонусы, премия | Nobody got bonuses last year. |
| Perks | Дополнительные доходы, чаевые | Both their salary and perks are high. |
| Staff/employee | Работники/сотрудники | The staff were angry with the new rules of the company. |
| Employer | Работодатель | The employer can hardly ever be your true friend. |
| Skills | Навыки | I need more skills to do this work. |
| Qualifications | Квалификация | Her qualifications weren’t brilliant, but she could easily cope. |
| Timetable | Расписание | They have changed our timetable! |
| Working hours | Рабочиечасы | Do you ever have long working hours? |