ESL Topics Word Bank

WORKING
Question:
Which 8 words below are kinds of people?

earn

n. n. n. n.

promote

v. n.

employ

promotion

employee employer

qualified

adj. n.

qualifications quit
v.

employment office n.

F H I J L

fire

v. adj.

quitting time

n.

full-time hire
v.

R S

raise

n. n.

resume
n., v.

interview job
n.

salary

n. n.

applicant

n.

sick leave
phr. phr. n. v.

application form n. apply v.

ask for a raise phr.

late for work look for work lunch break

skills

n. n.

skilled worker summer job

n.

benefits

n. adj.

M N O
adj. v. n.

make money manager

n.

take time off train

v. n.

phr.

blue collar bonus boss

n.

nine-to-five adj., phr.

training

n.

office work on time

adj.

n.

U W

unemployed

adj. n.

call in sick phr. challenging change jobs coffee break company

n. n. n.

unemployment
phr.

out of work overtime

want ads

n. adj.

adj., n. adj.

white collar work

n. n.

part-time pay
n., v. n.

worker

cover letter co-worker

pension position

work place n. working hours

n.

n.

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WORD BANK: Working Answer Key

Aims Supplementary vocabulary building Level Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate

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Time Approximately 25 30 minutes (including extension activity)

ANSWER KEY: Question: Which 8 words below are kinds of people? applicant; boss; co-worker; employee; employer; manager; skilled worker; worker

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